Winter season wrap and local notices in Corry area
Community notes report Red Cross and Elks memorial service plans near Corry as Christmas trade opens. Dances at Wrightsville White Swan end Friday. Murray duo may return next year. State tax and vehicle plate reminders, highway patrol drives on illegal plate transfers, and a December rail service decision affect local residents. Deer season results and city plow operations are also noted.
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Murray
White Swan
Wrightaville
Aged Man Found Dead in Sub Zero Weather
Henry McKain 79, long time Clarendon resident, died Monday night from exposure after sleeping in a woodshed on his brother’s property. He was last seen Monday afternoon and found Tuesday morning on his left side in a small, unheated shed with cracks admitting freezing air. The coroner noted relatives failed to provide adequate safety measures.
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Warren
Henry A MtcKain
Clarendon
Mead Township
Arthur Miliain
Railroad Street
Ed Lowrey
Monnday
Upot
McKain
Arthur MecKain
Motorist Dies While Trying to Start Car
Bayard Floyd Yarger age 45 of Canal township three miles west of Hamaville died yesterday morning after cranking and pushing a cold motor. He stepped from the car to the roadside and collapsed while still holding the crank as a bystander offered to push the stalled vehicle. Dr. P. E. Cunningtison deputy coroner attributed death to over exertion.
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Airankisen
Bayard Floyd Yarger
Canal Township
Hamaville
P. E. Cunningtison
Yarger
Opportunity Club Bazaaar Plans Take Shape
The Opportunity Club of the Presbyterian church will skip the December meeting due to a bazaar setup. Articles for the bazaar should be given to Mrs Nellie Merker or Mrs Ernest Schuyler by December 10.
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Opportunity Club
Presbyterian Church
Nellie Merker
Ernest. Schuyler
Rural Dramatics Contest at Waterford Tonight
Rural groups from Erie county compete in the Rural Dramatics contest at Waterford High Auditorium Wednesday evening December 18 at 8 o'clock. Musical numbers are planned between acts. The Erie winner advances to meet Crawford county winners, then to the statewide Penn’s Warm Show in Harrisburg in January.
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Erie County
Waterford High Auditorium
Crawford County
Harrisburg
Constable J L Terrill pleads not guilty to extortion charge
Oil City constable J L Terrill of Main street was released on bond of 1000 after pleading not guilty at arraignment before Alderman Fry. District attorney's office says he allegedly submitted a mileage bill for 52 miles from Centerville to the county jail, not Oil City to Franklin, in an attempted extortion case. A hearing is scheduled for December 15.
Former slave wed in Pasadena California
Tyrus, a 28 year old former slave, has married Ague Green, 74. The ceremony follows reports that his loyalty as a slave once stirred claims a master could not pay.
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Pasadena
Green
Tyus
AgaoeUe Green
Tyrus
Union City to Add School Auditorium and Gym
IPWA will pay 31909 toward Union School Union City in Erie County. Douglan Andrews announced the payment of 480.2 to the school district as the second Public Works Administration installment toward 7140 to 70,909 project cost. The new two story addition will house gymnasium auditorium locker rooms and four classrooms. Taxpayers cover 89,000 of the 208 cost while 45 percent is funded by the PWA and the project creates thousands of man hours of employment in Union City and vicinity.
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Union City
Douglan Andrews
PWA
Union Gly
Erie County
Myla
Public Works Administration
More Snow Follows First Frigid Wave Across District
Snow blankets the region from eight inches near Franklin to five inches on Pittsburgh outskirts. Weather worsened visibility and grounded trains and plants as air traffic crippled and buses, streetcars, and autos faced delays amid a rush of workers abandoning cars for safety.
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Hills
Pittsburgh
Franklin
Christmas Savings Drive Totals 26000 In Corry
Local banks report 26000 in Christmas savings clubs aimed at boosting holiday shopping. The National Bank of Corry distributed checks to customers, with Citizena National Bank and Tatler bank contributing to the total. Merchants anticipate an early boost as residents participate in Trade In Corry Christmas.
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Gory
National Bank of Corry
Huliday Savings
Natitution
Citizena National Bank
Tatler Bank
Corry
Madsen Heads Corry Lodge No 365 F and A M
George Madsen was elected worshipful master of Corry Lodge No 365 F and A M at a meeting in the Masonic Temple. Robert E. Brown was named senior warden H Stuart Houghton junior warden Wilson J Edwards treasurer Wallane Young secretary W Bracken C M Howard J Fehiman trustees and Dr Harry R Rhodes representative to the 1937 Grand Lodge meeting in Philadelphia. Retaliation of officers also took place with Past Masters participating.
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George Madsen
Corry Lodge No
A. M
Masonic Temple
Robert E. Brown
H. Stuart Houghton
Wilson J. Edwards
Wallane Young
Corry Hunter Bags Deer With Bow and Arrow
Hunters record deer sightings across multiple locations including Grand Valley Jackson Hill McKean county and Potter County. Names such as Corry Hunter Orval Ress Hellettyilie John Thristopier Turner Hill and Charles Drake appear with various point counts from four to eight. The text notes many places and individuals tied to hunting activity and ends with a rental inquiry and classified ad reference.
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Grand Valley
Orval Ress‘er
Hellettyilie
John Thristopier
Turner Hill
William Surldersk
McKean County
Robert Johnson
Heart's Content
Charles Drake
Jackson Hill
Glen Perry
Paints
Marienville
Larry Thommen
Blue Jay
Frei Hall
Glensor Hall
Brute Taylor
Kingua
Will'um Prine
Neil Morray
Erie Aytalor
Potter County
W. C. Moveith
Tasaints
Heraioek
District Streams and Lakes Give Big Fish
John P. Hosier of Easton and John King of Parentum enrolled in the State Fish Commission contest. Hosier caught a record jnnge mouth Bass of 7 pounds 2 ounces at Bell Water Lake in the Pocono mountains. Edward fought a record Wine amalmouth bass weighing 5 pounds 1 ounce in the Allegheny river. Other notable catches came from Conewango Creek Warren County Conheaut Lake Crawford County Conodoguinet Creek Cumberland County Safe Harbor Dam lower Susquehanna and Pecks Pond Pike County.
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United Press
Harrisburg
John P. Hosier
Easton
John King
Parentum
State Fish Commission
Hosier
Bellwater
Pocono Mountains
Ewidg
Allegheny River
Conewango Creek
Warren County
Conheaut Lake
Crawford County
Conodoguinet Creek
Cumberland County
Safe Harbor
Lower
Susquehanna
Pecks Pond
Pike County
Manufacurer Streuber Found Dead in Snow at Erie
Arthur Streuber president of Brig Reduction Co and Streuber Oil Co died after a heart attack outside his oil works in Erie. He collapsed in a snow bank near the apothe house, was attended by a doctor and died at his office. Streuber, a well known business leader, had been active in the oil industry for years with his brother Albert J. Streuber.
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Arthur Streuber
Eri Reduction Company
BRI
Brig Reduction Co
Streuber
Bust Avenue
Ma. m
Winens
Shieiters
Tom
Ba Ly
Walter Pusky
John Malinowski
Tim
Albert J. Streuber
Mr. Streuber
Taxpayers Meet By United Plan Harrisburg
The Pennsylvania Taxpayers Forum will meet in Harrisburg to plan a program on eliminating waste and inefficiency in government for sponsorship in the 1937 legislative session starting January 7.
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United Plaw
Harrisburg
Tax Payers” Forum of Pennsylvania
Somorvow
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