Red Cross Flexibility in Drought Relief Debate
The article discusses Paul A. Kellogg's observations on Red Cross relief in past disasters. It notes federal assistance to San Francisco, Midwest tornado grants, and Ohio and Illinois support, questioning whether the Red Cross should accept new federal aid amid rising unemployment and ongoing emergencies.
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AED Cross
Paul A. Kellogg
Ays
Mississippi
Red Cross
Congress
War Department
Midwest
Tilinois
Ohio
San Francisco
Edward T. Devine
Kellogg
Self Landing Plane Demonstrated At Eastern Airport
An air plane shown at an eastern airport lands automatically with its motor off, without leveling out. The pilot kept hands high during the landing while feet stayed on the rudder bar. Wings tilt up to 14 degrees and, with a tail flipper design, prevent dives or climbs. The inventor says safety devices boost usefulness and public patronage. The piece then asks why Chicago does not run Scarface Al against Big Billy Al, suggesting Al would govern the city.
Traveler’s owner and canal city quiz answers
Answers recap: 1) General Robert E. Lee rode Traveler. 2) The Virgin Islands were purchased from Denmark. 3) A calorie is the amount of heat to raise one grain of water by one degree Celsius. 4) Rex Beach wrote The Spoilers. 5) The Atlantic end of the Panama Canal is in Colón.
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U. S
Virgin Islands
Atlantic
Panama Canal
Robert BH. Lee
Denmark
Rex Beach
Colon
A Problem a Day Time Puzzle from Noon to Midnight
Two hours after a certain time this afternoon was two sevenths of the two from noon to midnight. What time was it. Yesterday's answer was 66 days. Explanation: multiply 80 by 5, subtract 180 from 240, add 5, divide 40 by 4, subtract 15 from 80.
County Press renews fight on Tuberculosis Hospital
Erie County Press Association seeks injunction to restrain county from building a tuberculosis hospital. Commissioner Davis says construction may occur late this year if finances permit. A civic committee urged early construction, noting voter approval in 1922 capped cost at 75 000 while later plans ranged 260 000 to 360 000. The case has lingered since.
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County
Davis
BRIE
Erie County Press Association
Charles R. Davis
Boston
James English
Press Association
Twenty Years Ago From the Journal Files February 18 1911
Excerpts note events in Corry area as of February 1911. Love of Cory Tee Co. secured artificial ice and distilled water contracts for Nile. St Marys College North East was robbed of sacred articles. Family updates include Oli and Mrs Barlow’s Gibraltar trip, Col H W Ransom and son James with Lee Wilson aiding Hotel Tuclid fire victims, Wockey Powers leaving for Buffalo, Mrs Weisser returning March 15 to run millinery, and Clarence Rogers’ return from Washington, D C.
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EB. Love
Cory Tee Co
Nile
H.W. Ransom
Hiis
James
Lee Wilson
Corry
Wesley Howard
Tuclid
Mr. Howard
Frank Weisser
New York
Daily Lessons in English by W L Gordon and words note
A compact educational snippet from Daily Lessons in English by W L Gordon lists common usage mistakes and pronunciation notes. It highlights misused phrases mispronunciations and spelling quirks and introduces the daily word monosyllable with examples.
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W. L. Gordon
Easter Dance Plans Hint at Annual Ball Details
Corry residents gathered in the Upper hall of St. Eid ward's school last evening to discuss the annual Master Monday ball to be held in the Armory. The event will feature card and bingo tables, with sandwiches and assorted cookies served. Mrs. Frank Brooks and Mrs. Arshue Pitts led the planning session as Miss Mary Frances Brooks and Miss Morenre Lynch were among the winners in recent activities. Further details of the event will be announced later by the organizing committee.
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Corry Arwuen
St. Eidward's
Adler
Peguilar
Frank Brooks
Arshue Pitts
Mary Frances Brooks
Misa Morenre Lynch
Dunkirk Man to Be Arraigned for Slaying
Valentine Pawenska, who killed his wife with a two foot stove poker in their Pine Street home after a heated quarrel Monday evening, will be arraigned before Judge Anthony Johnson in Municipal Court at 9 o'clock Wednesday on a murder in the second degree charge. The crime left nine children without a mother. The 17 year old son John found his wounded mother and she died at Brooks Memorial Hospital after surgery.
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Duneirk
Peh
Valentine Pawenska
Pine
Anthony Johnson
Chautauqua County
Pawenska
John
Cenon
Richards
Brooks Memorial Hospital
Death claims aged Corry resident Mrs Susan Johnson
Mrs Susan Helen Johnson died at her home 343 West Wayne street at 12 18 this morning after a long illness. She was aged 86 and had lived in Corry since 1905, born in New York State May 7. Survived by two sons TH R Johnson and J G B Johnson, both of Corry. Services from the late home Friday at 2 30 pm with interment in Ping Grove cemetery.
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Susan Helen Johnson
Amos Johnson
West Wayne Street
Johnson
Corry
New York State
Isis
James
Louise
Wenv- AY
York
TH. R. Johnson
J. GB. John Bot
City
Ping Grove Cemetery
On the Down Grade We Expect Old Men to Be Conservativs
A fragmentary headline notes a view that old men grow conservative as a nation’s youth reach sixty eight. The garbled text references Taima Henrye Ward Beecher and Ward Beecher, suggesting a period voice on generational politics and moral leadership.
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Vondy Taima
Henrye Ward Beecher
Meeting of Quaero Club at Geiger home Valentine party
The Quaero Club met at Mrs. C H Geiger with a Valentine program and a roll call. Mangaret Sangster wrote a Valentine story and members made red paper heart figures, distributed Valentines, and read part of the club book for entertainment. The Quaeros plan to meet on the twenty fourth with Miss Sarah Powell and others.
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Quaera Club
C.H. Geiger
Mangaret
Sangster
Quaeros
Sarah Powell
Adopt Unemployment Insurance Project Explain Benefit Plan
The article outlines an unemployment insurance scheme for employees with at least one year of service who earn under 50 per week. Benefits equal 60 percent of normal pay, up to 22.50 weekly, for six to twelve weeks based on service length. Benefits begin after two weeks of unemployment and apply if temporary earnings do not exceed prior wages.
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Page Vue
Sitl
Roof Collapse at Chautauqua Ampitheatre Sends Snow Clearing Crew
A section of the east side roof at the Ampitheatre on the Assembly Grounds collapsed Tuesday after a mass of wet snow slid from a higher section. A crew of men was dispatched to shovel snow from the remaining roof to avert further damage.
Arkansas Senator Sees Russia Facing Prosperity Test
Senator Bronson Cutting of New Mexico, visiting Soviet lands, argues the Russian system could not tolerate wide prosperity and unemployment. he questions if Communism can endure rising wealth. He notes Americans would not accept current Russian conditions and ponders future stability of the regime amid temptations and corruption concerns.
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Bronson Guiting
New Mexico
Cutting
Sovietland
Hela
Melba Dying as Opera Star Weakens in Australia
Relatives were summoned to Dame Nellie Melba's bedside in Melbourne as the famed singer grew weaker after weeks of illness. The opera star, recently arrived by steamer from England, reportedly suffers from a tropical skin disease contracted during her voyage.
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Melba
Australia
England
Tropics
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Chicago
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Big Billy
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Oli Barlow
Gibraltar
Monte Cario
Nice
Wockey Powers
Buffalo
Clarence Rogers
Washington, D. C
Dunkirk
Quaero
Jamin
Osl Cox
Motcr
Charles A. Smith
Oil City Sand and Gravel Company
Petroleum Street
Wyllis Street
Rexall
Drug Store
North Center Street
Corry, Pa
Arkansas
Russia
Charles P. Stewart
Central Press
Washington, D
Mosony
Wika Arkanenr
Senator Ronson Cutting
Hms
Far
Moscow
Chapin
Chapin’s
ARC
Frank C. Chapin & Sons
North Center St
Model Dairy CO
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