Board Approves $10,000 Loan To Meet Obligations
Corry area board of education, with seven members present, votes 6 to 1 to borrow $10,000 from National Bank and Trust Co of Erie to cover current obligations and set up to $28,000 total, ensuring a four percent rate on the credit. Funds to pay teachers’ salaries and other bills held up by finances. A light installation report for the gym at Dumbor High is referred to the property committee.
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Board of Education
National Bank and Trust Company
Erie
C. Barnes
Wefest
Cerry
Erie Bank
Dumbor High
J. W. Lambing
Motor Capital Looks Ahead to New Prosperity
Detroit observers saw a surge in prosperity as about 100000 GM workers returned to work and a $1 billion corporation prepared to operate on a full schedule. Packard raised its workers pay, Chrysler and GM planned output, while union tensions and potential strikes loomed. In Anderson Indiana National Guard troops imposed martial law to prevent a labor dispute spillover as automakers negotiated pending contracts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cyrus L. Sulzberger
United Press
Detroit
Motor Capital
General Motors
Usuday
Packara Motor Car Co
Chrysler
M. C
Maren
Joh L. Lewis
Ford
Ehyvster
Lawla Salt
Ugien Genery
Bly Henry Bord
Wallyr Uhryster
Ibams
Lewin
United Automobile Workers of America
Lewis
Recovery Now Moving Along On Own Momentum
Washington reports from February 13 say business is good and improving despite floods and strikes. Commerce Department economists forecast 1937 and 1938 gains with 1936 domestic income at a record level, while foreign capital shifts could unsettle credit. They cite rising stock prices and a large federal deficit as factors in the outlook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandor S. Klein
United Press
Washington
Commerce Department
Daniel C. Roper
United States
Landon Leads In GOP Attack At Lincoln Dinner
Alf M Landon former Kansas governor and 1936 GOP nominee condemned President Roosevelt s federal court reorganization plan at the National Republican Club s Lincoln Day dinner in New York His remarks urged careful congressional deliberation and framed the issues as nonpartisan and national in scope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Pross
New York
Rousevelt
Alf M. Landon
Kansas
National Republican Club
Prisoner Linked in Mercer Kidnapping Case
Fittsburgh dispatch reports Alex Daviucust, 36, tied to a robbery and gang activity after arrest for attempting to pass stolen welfare checks. Police records suggest Dzubenski and Carl York, both wanted for Mercer County kidnappings, are the same man, with York allegedly forcing a driver to a remote Mercer location where the car was robbed and the driver thrown out.
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Anney Press
Fittsburgh
Alex Daviucust
Alice Todo
Garge
Dzubenski
Carl York
Mercer County
Sit Down Strike Closes Erie Plant Over Firings
Erie Pa Feb 12 A sit down strike by about 100 workers shut down the Ule Lovell Manufacturing Co. and put 560 employees out of work. The strike followed disputes over the discharge of a worker on February 3. Union leaders weigh whether to strike again or pursue a reopened negotiation plan with management. Plant officials would not say when operations would resume.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Anderson
Ind
National Guard
Michigan
Inn
Natonal Guard
Chiffon
Townsend
Taurtia
Madison County
Ceparie
Blardsiven
Fink
Lansing
Mick
Cts
Ubil
Troma
General Motors
Soutiweslern
Amarled
Guide Lawp
Delo Henny Auto
Blink
Harry R. Baldwin
Terre Haute
Bloomington
Indianapolis
Greensburg
Franklin
al- Hea
Shelbyville
Lebanon
Crawfords Ville
Larayelle
Delphia
Wahab
Darlington
Erie
Ule Lovell Manufacturing Co
Nion
Federal probe urged into punchboard racket in city
Chief of Police John Tranigan announced a federal investigation to halt punchboard distribution linked to juveniles. Mayor Glen Miller Postmaster Sullivan and police say punchboards passed through malls and mail, prompting calls for federal action to stop the scheme and protect children.
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John Tranigan
James Sullivan
Flanigan
Glen Miller
Sullivan
Solire
Spicer Named to Head Legion Post
Harry E. Spicer was elected commander of Elmer Carrier Post No 385 American Legion at a meeting in North Center street post home. Spicer, previously senior vice commander, succeeds Justin Butters who resigned. Stephen Brooks becomes senior commander and Leon Brown is elected junior commander. Plans for the benefit production The Night of January 16th were announced for next week to aid the post.
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Harry E. Spicer
Elmer
Carrier Post
No- 385
American Legion
North Center Street
Spier
Justin Butters
Stephen Brooks
Leon Brown
Legion
Lindberghs Arrive in Egypt for Aerial Vacation
Col and Mrs Charles A Lindbergh reached Alexandria on their aerial vacation today. After landing at Dekhela airport they evaded reporters and photographers several times en route to the Windsor Palace Motel, taking elaborate precautions.
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Lindberghs
Egypt
Alexandria
Heyat
Charles A. Lindbergh
Dekhela
Éhanein
Osra
Windsor Palace
Hunt for body in Brandywine Creek after teen's disappearance
In Coatesville Pennsylvania on February 18 five hundred men and boys searched Brandywine Creek and nearby woods for 16 year old Helen Moyer whose shoes hat and schoolbooks were found by the roadside. A shattered car headlight and hair matching the girl were found nearby as police feared mob violence if a suspect was arrested. Corporal C M Ross of the state highway patrol said she was likely struck by a car and the body hidden nearby or the car driver fled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Coatesville
Brandywine Creek
Helen Moyer
Helen
Modena
C. M. Ross
State Highway Patrol
U.S. Veterans’ Hospital
Kidnap Plot Against Quintuplets Bared
In Callander Ontario police girded the quintuplets after a purported kidnap threat caused fear for their safety. A woman reported a call claiming a kidnap plan, while authorities remained skeptical of the plot. The incident prompted security steps and questions about who was behind the threat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Callander
Hxtra
Charlotte Surgebt
Poulee
Bloibstede
Lownship
Toxonto
Altead Feenland
Hal
Ring of & Bus
Ontario
Rush Aid to Snowbound near Cunl Canyon
Rush workers aided an isolated group of 34 people near Jacob's Lake Arizona including an expectant mother Mrs Cart Cox and her husband. Two tractors crawled through one foot snow to reach the Cunl Canyon rim where they had been stranded since Christmas.
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Grand Canyon
United Press
Jacob's Lake
Aus
Arizona
Cart Cox
Kalbab
Iker
Gerres
Iso
witAige Vivey
Dust Storm Eases After Wide Coverage Across Plains
Dust-laden winds across the Texas Panhandle western Oklahoma and southern Kansas abated today easing the season’s most extensive dust storm. Pilots from Albuquerque report reduced speeds from 70 to 35 mph as visibility improves to less than a quarter mile in Wichita and about a half mile near Dodge City.
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Dy United Press
Kansas City
Texas Panhandle
Oklahoma
Kansas
AL Buglerque
N. M
Kansas Line
Wichita
Dodge City
Fugitive hunted in Buffalo girls killing case
Photographs and data from state police files show Howard Dinger 38, escaped murderer, linked to the killing of 16 year old Buffalo New Jersey girl Mary ilew Bacock. Dinger convicted of murdering Mrs Annie Horvath in 1929, served five years, released from Farview State Hospital August 23 1935, and reportedly seen in northern Pennsylvania as police pursue leads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ayvance Press
Marrisburg
Howard Dinger
Mary Ilew Bacock
Buffalo
N. J
Dinger
Annie Horvath
Eastern State Penitentiary
Farview State Hospital
Farview
Pennsylvania
Eemeilep Bs
Binpolice
White House hosts calls on court reform by three senators
Washington Feb. Three senators active on judiciary reform met with President Roosevelt at the White House to discuss the administration's plan. Senators Know Utah King, Van Nuys Indiana and Burke Nebraska joined Byers and Harrison after about 90 minutes of talks. Some senators shifted stance with Kit Kin as the president’s reform plan drew mixed reactions.
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United Press
Roosevelt
White House
Celgyes
BoogeVelt
Sens
Win
H. King
Utah
Prederic van Nuys
Indiana
Ward R. Burke
Nebyaska
James F. Byres
D, S.C
Pat Harrison
D. Miss
Sen
Kitiz Kins
New Drive on Madrid Looms From Loyalist And Nationalist Sides
Madrid reports indicate an early renewed Nationalist attack on Madrid with reinforcements from across Spain. Loyalist sources expect a siege before Madrid gates as troops released from Malaga join the push. Government plans a fresh offensive against insurgents near the Madrid Valencia highway south of Argantia bridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid
United Press Madrid
Spain
Malaga
Madrid Valencia
Argantia Bridge
Capitol
Additional Funds For District Rural Electric Aid
Morris L. Cooke, rural electrification administrator, announced allotments totaling 4.8 million dollars for rural electricity projects in seven states. Pennsylvania Northwestern Rural Electric Co operative of Meadville received 25 thousand dollars. West Virginia’s newly formed co operative to obtain power from Potomac Edison Company was allotted 172 thousand dollars.
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United Press
Washington
Morris L. Cooke
Pennsylvania
Northwestern Rural Electric Co-operative
Meadville
Weat
Virginia
Potomac Edison Co
Auto Wrecks and Building Collision injures Pastor’s Wife
L Wagner wife of a Liltherayefhuren pastor nearly escaped injury after a car she was driving struck a sedan on East Min Street, then rammed into a building, pushing a garage door and damaging a battery service shop on Main Street. The other vehicle and Clark suffered minor damage with no injuries reported.
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L. Wagner
Liltherayefhuren
East Min Street
Dirk
Corry
Ceaule Road
Has
Main Street
Wagner
Battery Establishment
Clark
Two Killed as Wall of Mine Collapses in Pennsylvania
In Williamstown Pennsylvania on February 18 two miners were killed when a wall collapsed 1900 feet below the surface at Susquehanna colliery. William Wingert age 3 and his father William In age 38 were entrapped at 9 p.m. rescue teams recovered their bodies before midnight after a delayed effort due to hazardous gas conditions.
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Williamstown
William Wingert
Mirebellwville
William In
Wiconsico
Susquehanna
Indicted for Murder in Huntington Case
Huntington, February 13. Charles B Baldwin aged 41 was indicted on a murder charge by the grand jury. The defendant is accused of killing his mother Mrs Juliette Bhalow in a case that has drawn local society attention.
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United Press Huntington
W. Va
Charles B. Baldwin
Juliette Bhalow
Huntington Society
Wen
Grand
Body recovered of United Airlines crash victim
The body of Myron Lorge, a Los Angeles auto salesman and one of 11 who perished in the mysterious United Airlines crash in San Francisco, was recovered from San Francisco Bay early today. Officials said the body was only partly clad, suggesting he struggled to swim ashore.
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Sy United
San Francisco
Myron Lorge
Los Angeles
United Airlince
San Manicisco Bay
Trayan
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Packard
Landon
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