Corryites Arrested in Erie Raids on Speakeasy
Eight men were arrested in a weekend raid by police at an Erie speakeasy and two Corry men were booked as visitors. Nine cases of beer and a bottle of whiskey were seized at 140 French Street. Proprieter Joseph De Santi and six others faced charges while two women paid fines and were released. A second raid on a disorderly house at 140 French Street yielded Helen Morgan the proprietor and Ruth Miller an inmate with fines paid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erie
Aue
Laker
James McGuiré
West 77Th Street
AL McKhiney
Boston
Norman Pifer
Cascatie Street
George Seibold
West Ath Street
Roy Moore
de Santi
Pifer
Vanity Clinic
Corry
John Fowler
East Wayne Street
Frank Evans
South Center Street
Final Date Set for 1941 Wheat Acreage Allotment
R. G. Davidson, chairman of the Erie County Agricultural Conservation Association, states August 31 as the deadline to determine the 1941 wheat acreage allotment and to notify county offices of changes in allotment choices. Farmers urged to cooperate with farm checkers to expedite 1849 compliance checks and to expect payment applications for the 1940 program, with checks sent from Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. G. Davidson
Erie County Agricultural Conservation Association
Security Peoples
Erie
Davidson
Washington
Washington, D. G
Your Town at Rex Tonight
The film Your Town at the Rex theater tonight showcases the American system of free private enterprise shaping home communities. A brief sound-picture with patriotic music portrays a single town’s growth over years, highlighting community prosperity and civic spirit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parc Pagen Oy
Rex Theater
Yeggs Loot Safe in Erie Church During Break In
Erie police report a burglary at a church office where an unlocked side door allowed entry. The safe was damaged when criminals knocked the combination off, but the office suffered the only losses. No other areas were disturbed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yeggs
Erie
Church of Iy
Don’t Be Tortured With Your Feet Soap Ad
A vintage advertisement encourages relieving foot pain with San-Cura Medicated Soap and San-Cura Ointment. It promises soothing rubs, cooling relief, and dreams of dancing tomorrow after a night of use.
Weddings and gatherings mark Sparta calendar
Sparta calendar reports Lena Isabelle Ehrhart and Michael Knieser wed on August 12 at the Catholic church in Sparta. The couple, from Olean, left for Crystal Beach and Detroit before returning home at 313% North Union Street. The issue also notes moving pictures by Meadville’s Gardiner, social visits, picnics, and numerous hometown gatherings with extended families and neighbors across Harbor Hall district and surrounding towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spartansburg
Ray Ehrhart
Lena Isabelle
Michael Knieser
Olean
Pather Chemaly
Sparta Grange Hall
Tlock
Day
Mallon
Myra Cowden
William Laughlin
East Liverpool
Manhattan
Besch
Long Island
New York City
Mabel Schreckengost
New England
New York
Pittsford
Harriett Wooster
Boston
Mass
Schreckengost
Eric
Nown
J. R. Daugherty
Sara
DuBois
C. H. Fairfax
Randolph
N. Y
A. C.grant
Helen Scarem
Corry Hospital
U.S. Army
Fort Monroe
Reba Robinson
James
Coast Artillery
Wedding Gifts and Local News Roundup in Ingram and Shreve Celebrations
A community newsletter details a reception at Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Ingram home after a wedding dinner for the Shreve couple, with plans for a Garland home. A miscellaneous shower for Miss Mae Ingram hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Wirt Ingram featured pink and white decor, a 500 and Chinese checkers games, with prizes awarded to Mrs. Wendalean, Mrs. Cyril Skiff, and Miss Letha Shreve. The piece lists numerous social visits, family gatherings, and hospital news including Evelyn Sherlock’s appendix operation and Mrs. Florence Peterson’s vacation visit with her parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James
Frank Holmes
Arlene
Bradford
Raymond Holmes
Laura
Rochester
Olean
N. Y
Ray Ehrhart
B. H. Puller
Samuel Culver
Allison Culver
Jamestown
Culvers
R. V. Shreve
Vernal Torrey
Mary Doohet
Farrell
Pennsylvania Firemen’s Association
A. G. Dicky
Elle
Glen Steadman
Archie Shreves
Till
Emery Albers
Canton
Eugene B. Squires
Port Allegany
Morris Jackson
Minnie Myers
Dorus Shreve
Luke Shreve
Mae Ingram
BF. Ingram
Youngsville, Pa
Dibble
Wendal Kean
Oil City
Garry Shreve
E. B. Ingram
AL P
Wendalean
Cyril Skiff
Letha Shreve
Miss Ingram
Girland
Lyle Davis
Corry
George H. Davis
Will Wetherbee
Greek
Henry Ward
Youngsville
Eliott Hutchinson
Evelyn Sherlock
Isaac| Sherlock
Hatchtown
Florence Peterson
Erie
Eliott
Hutchinson
Adrian Slif
Elton Darraw
Washington, D. C
Harry McBride
Centerville
Driver Admits Being Drunk After Meadville Crash
Alfred Irlam 8 of Meadville was ordered held for drunken driving after his car struck a vehicle injuring three, including 16-year-old Janet Wagner in serious condition with a fractured skull. Others hurt were George Maynard 90 Suegertown and Dorothy Dennis 28. The crash occurred on Poplar Street as Inlam claimed he thought he was headed to Cochranton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meadville
Inlam
George Maynard
R. D
Suegertown
Dorothy Dennis
Also Mentioned on This Page
Sparta
Lena Isabelle Ehrhart
Michael Kniefer
Qlean—Shreve-Ingram
Maying
Harbor Hall
Fine Crater
Evening Journal
West South Street Dial
Georgia Brannon
Titusviile
Clyde Kinney
Familly
Elizabeth Hockheimer
Uniontown
Carl Mallon
Anna Roth
Lethal Shreve
Pymatuning Dam
Harvey Davis
Kathryn Loomis
Nora McClintock
Mary
Iva Brown
A. J. Northrop
Northrop
Harry Beacon
Bevery
Arlington
Charles Major
Portageville
Lockport
Carl Flagg
Clyde Major
Clyde
Jean
Methodis
Methodist Church
Greer
Shirley Temple
Jack Oakie
Aileen Whelan
REX Theatre
Follett’s Market
First Avenue
Oscar Lidstrom
W, von Epps, B.D. A
Dial
Crawford M
Woods Company
G. A. Gregory, R. D
Gilbert Reed
Byron Nichols
Russell Little
B.D
Guy Rogers
S. First Ave
Auc Fletcher
Aun Tek
Plymouth
JH. Miller
Russell McCaslin
Richard
Rossbacher
Insurance Agency
William Langham
DeSoto
Michael J. McMahon
Clarence Wallace
Corry, Pa
Elizabeth M. Lite
Franz
Asktor Golden Rule Glub
Business
E. Main Corry
Reese
Bismadine
Corry Drug Co
Walgreen Agency
N. Center St
Wing
Willi
Martha Mount
J. L. Spielman
Ruth Kinley
Martin Willams, R. D
Albert, Jacobs
Shambaugh
West Main St
Conden
Budapre
Hur
London
Cendiary
the Atlacks
Wadsworth
Rushvil
Air
Lion
Couply
Harrise
Harrisa Missioners , Aystem, Absessors
Pontini
Bhemba
Youterville
Pers
Tunhie
WEAF
Orches
NBC
Phony
MBS
Dai Jy
Washin Hornet
NBC Orchestra
A. m
Tunes Bom
WJZ
Horne
P. Chestra
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