Pennsylvania Farm Column Reports Weather Hit on Peach Crop
The Pennsylvania agriculture department reports a 20 to 30 percent drop in the peach crop due to wet weather. Rain and heavy humidity halted picking and hauling, driving demand above supply. Grape quality improved in the Erie belt, while stem rust remained limited and leaf rust appeared in wheat statewide. Cattle TB tests show 277 positives of 50,847. indemnities paid total $54,17 by feds and state. Potato blight reduces projected yield to about 20 million bushels from 25 million.
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Associated Press
Warrisburg
Pennsylvania
Department of Epicculture
John
Erie
Aericulure Department
Orst
Light
Funeral Services for Reg H Howell in Erie
Reginald G. Howell former register of wills in Erie county died at Hamot hospital after a long illness. Funeral rites were held at the Donald G. Burton funeral home with Dean Prancis B Blodgett officiating. Interment followed at the cemetery with pallbearers named.
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Erin
Dean Prancis B. Blodgett
Donald G. Burton
Reginald G. Howell
East 24Th Street
Register of Wills
Erie County
Hamot
City Advances Dredging Project Near Hope Windows Plant
The city council awarded a 51000 contract to Glen Selomonson to dredge to eliminate erosion and reduce danger around a small island in the Chatakoin River near the Hope Windows Inc plant. Work begins within eleven days.
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Soenws Yi
Chatakoin
Hope Windows. Inc
Glen Selomonson
Ing
Rex Theatre Joins Big National Bond Drive September
Cory's Rex theatre participates in the Treasury's billion dollar stamp drive set for September 1. The Rex will host a Salute to Our Heroes with Junior V. PW bugle and drum corps, a brief talk, and a war bond selling campaign. The effort involves about 16 000 theatres nationwide and aims to mobilize the entire economy in support of bond sales.
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Cory’s
Rex Theatre
Treasury
Rex
V. PW
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
M. A. Silver
Morris Rosenberg
Treasury Department
Showmin
Noto
America
No Headway in Murder Probe
Aug. 27 The Good Pritay murder of Naval Petty Officer Lloyd Wilkinson remains unsolved as District Attorney Burton R. Lair says the investigation continues daily. Thousands of tips have been pursued, but none has led to the slayer, and the hunt may take a long time.
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Pritay
Lloyd Wilkinson
Burton R. Lair
Tere
Harborcreek
Erie reports 20000 housing units registered
Erie Rent Control officials announced that over 20 000 dwelling units including houses apartments and similar accommodations were registered under the enrollment program. Registration ended August 20 and work is continuing to register hotels and rooming houses in the city and county.
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Erie
Erie Rent Control Office
F. 5. Anderson
War Bonds Help Buy Marine Entrenching Tools
A wartime notice explains that a shovel and tunic carrier cost 86 cents total, 08 cents for the shovel and 39 cents for the carrier, totaling 1 07 for the set. Marines use such tools to trench, lay barbed wire, and defend camps, urging purchases of War Bonds and Stamps to equip troops.
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U.S Thratury Department
Solon Poll Milne Disappears in Naval Patents Note
Unclear readable text shows a fragmentary report referencing Milne, naval patents, and a poll result. The exact facts, dates, and entities are not fully decipherable in the available snippet.
Fragmentary OCR Item From News Page
Scant readable words show fragments from a larger article. no clear event, names, or entities can be identified. The text lacks actionable details to form a coherent summary or headline.
Tormer on the New dies in Erie incident
An obituary note from Erie dated August 14 reports the death of Tormer on the New in an unspecified incident. Further details are not provided in the readable text.
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Erie
Tormer
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