Local ads and notices from Corry era promotions
Various small ads and notices include coal sales by N Cohen & Sons and K S Durham Singer Shop, furniture and rental listings at 417 West Wayne Street, Christmas card deals at J A Lanston, and gift items from Frank A Wilcox. Also reports on a car accident, births, a home dedication, deer hunting, Christmas tree sales, and a police arrest tied to cutting trees plus local club events and contests.
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Pittsburgh
N. Cohen & Sons
Singer
Ian
K. S. Durham
East Mat Street
Corry
West
Wayne St
D. A. Stennett
Center St
Tse
J. A. Lanston
A. Wilcox
E. Main
Ange
Dale Hine
Corry R
Warren A. Steen
E. Fred ‘Quek Street
Frank A. Wilcox
Healy Studio
Albert Bryant
Rocky Grove
Bryant
Friendship Club
Mra
Cournie
Liberty Street
E. Main St
J. I John Herman
Clinton Sterns
Franklin
CH. Warren
S. D. Deeter
U. B
Agricultural Leaders Before State Grange Session
United Press brief notes R G Bressler deputy secretary of agriculture was chief speaker at the Pennsylvania State Grange annual convention with 1200 delegates in attendance. Charles G Jordan urged cooperatives for favorable legislation as the fight against the gypsy moth borers continues. John F H Light and Jacob Held extended greetings. Election of 1928 officers set for tomorrow. Harold Patterson returns home with a seven point duck weighing 130 pounds. An Ol City station faces possible shutdown as 300 stations must meet new censorship requirements after February 1.
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United Press
BRIE
R. G. Bressler
Federal Department of Agriculture
Pennsylvania State Grange
Charles G. Jordon
State Department of Agriculture
Jordan
State Department
Pennsylvania
John Williams
Jacob Held
John FH. Light
The
Grange
Heavy rains swamp streams and threaten flood warnings
Heavy rains in the past 48 hours flood streams in Jowlands and Oil City with forecasts of colder weather. Allegheny division streams rise and B and O tracks washed out near Waxhure Shippenville. trains halted. Oil Creek at Oil City climbs, Franklin river level rising. motorists face one way traffic as hillside slide blocks highway. Miss Norma Baker and seven Kenner dell students seek refuge at a cottage as Scrubgrass crossings fail.
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AL Kimlenton
Waxhure
Shippenville
Allegheny Division
Franklin
Allegheny
Oil City
Oil Creek
Wennerdell
Norma Baker
Kennerdell
Funeral of Dr Maitland Saturday in Spartansburg
Dr Maitland prominent physician of Spartansburg died at Corry hospital after a lingering illness. Funeral services will be held from his Spartansburg home Saturday at 2:30 pm. J B Winans undertaker moved the body to the home. Interment in Spartansburg cemetery. Born in Butler County June 20 1862, he was sixty five. He had lived in Spartansburg 25 years and practiced there long. His wife and daughter Mrs John Wilson of Pittsburgh survive.
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Funeti
B. Maitland
Spartansburg
Corry Hospital
J. 8. Winans
Spartansburgh
Maitland
Butler County
John Wilson
Pittsburgh
Death Claims Former Resident of City
Mrs Harriet Raymond died at her Spartansburg home around 6am yesterday. Her body was moved to Alexander Company parlors for funeral services Thursday at 2pm. Burial is in Wheelock cemetery. Widow of F A Raymond, she lived on Corry most of her life before moving to Crawford county. One son Earl Raymond and seven grandchildren survive.
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Harriet Raymond
Spartansburg
Hhis City
Alexander& Company
Wheelock
Raymond
F. A. Raymond
Corry
Crawford County
Earl Raymond
Local Creek Rises Flooding Forcing Return Home
Three hours later five men from the vicinity cited the incident. Pupils and the teacher were moved to a nearby resident's home and later returned to their homes in the morning. The creek reached its highest level since 1906, washing away part of the highway and forcing children to travel home over rough country.
Uncle of missing child released in Carlisle case
Clarence Walken, uncle of Vernon Bitner, 18 months, from Newville, released as investigation centers on the father held in Cumberland County jail. Father faces a hearing on charges of wilful neglect and abandonment of child. Walker remains under surveillance as a material witness.
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Union Rr
Carlisle
Clarence Walken
Vernon Bitner
Newville
Cumberland County
Walker
Funeral for Mrs Mark Grey Friday in Titusville and Corry
Funeral services for Mrs Mark Grey, a former Corry resident who died yesterday morning, will be held at her Titusville home at 11 o clock Friday. After services in Titusville, the body will be brought to Corry for interment in Pine Grove Cemetery. She was well known locally and survived by her husband and two daughters.
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Mark Grey
Corry
Titusvile
North Franklin Street
Titusville
Pine Grove
Mercer Mine Flood Traps 150 Miners at Lehigh Gap
Mercer, Pa., December 14. A flood from Nestannock Creek poured into the Penny mine at Leenburg, forcing 150 men to flee to safety. A 24 hour rain caused the stream to overflow its banks and four feet of water rushed into the mine as workers near the pit mouth urged others to evacuate.
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United Press
Mercer
Leenburg
Here
Nestannock
Night Cough Relief With Thosine Claims Quick Stop
An Ames Drug Store advertises Thosine as a fast cure for night coughs caused by irritated throats or bronchial pathways. It promises rapid relief in minutes, with no dope or harmful drugs, pleasant taste, and safety for children. Sold at Ames Drug Store and Condea Pharmacy and other druggists.
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Abe
Tie
Ames Drug
Condea Pharmacy
all_good
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Stuart
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Norman J. Bender
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Stanley Miller
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Don Miller
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Murray’ Fisher
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Erie County
C. L. Chapman
Erie
W. Vanderveeken
Scranton
Boosack State Bank
Third National Bank
B. W. Stennett & Son
Kelly's
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Arird
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Harold Patterson
East Irvine Street
WHBA
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CG. Shaffer
Federal Radio Commission
Washington
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Clase
Claon
Citizens National Bank
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