Community benefit concert linked to city barbershop acts
The Swipe Hunters and the Ray Spring Four, two city barbershop groups, will perform next Thursday in a benefit concert for the fire company with an overflow show possible. A 3 PM start and a second act 30 minutes later are planned. Separate items note Public Assistance rolls in Erie county for the week ending Feb 12 totaling 2,697 cases and 4,086 people with breakdowns for general, old age, dependent children, and blind pension recipients. Other notes include Civil Aeronautics Administration data on Erie county aircraft, a minor auto crash on South Center Street, and a surge in new vehicle registrations nationwide. Also mentioned are a Cambr idge store reopening after a fire and local deaths and birthdays.
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Swipe Hunters
Ray Spring
Kane
Erie County
Fire crews quell grass and brush fire on city outskirts
Firemen battled a flat giss and brush blaze Saturday afternoon off West Pleasant Street Heat Gates Street. Hames confined to grass and brush with no serious damage. An early look at the 1949 Plymouth automobiles arrived by truck convoy and were unloaded for local dealers.
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Atlantic Service Star
South Center Street
Studebaker
John Windshl
West Washington Street
Julio Sullivan
North Center Street
West Pleasant Street
Gates Street
Railway Express Workers Strike Protests Agency Delays
New York February 21 news reports a work stoppage at six Railway Express Agency terminals in New York and New Jersey with a slowdown at five other depots. Daniel J. Sullivan, general chairman of the express division, says the action targets contract stalling tactics used by the company.
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New York
Feo
Umon Iistak
Railway Express
New Jersey
Metrojuillen
Daniel J. Sulllyne
General Charman
Express
APL Brotherhood of Rahway
Two Thousand Chickens Die In Erie Grass Fire
A grass fire on the McGill road farm of Mike Gordon in Harborcreek township destroyed a barn and killed nearly 2,000 chickens. The blaze caused more than 47000 in damage. Firemen from Harborcreek and nearby towns battled the flames but could not save the barn as rubbish burning and a suspected gas can played roles in the spread.
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Erie
McGill Road
Mike Gordon
Harborcreek Township
Walter Labosk
Harborcreek
Gurdon
Negahota Brass
Brookelde
Fulfeld
Themen
Lahoski
Hames
Kaufmann Declines Cabinet Post in Duff Cabinet
Harrisburg report says Governor Daft will search further for a new secretary of commerce after Arthur C. Hautman of Gimbel Brothers Philadelphia declined the $10,000 cabinet post. Kaufman said his other duties prevent accepting. The department promotes state industries and attracts new business, vacant since January 1. Raymond H. Smith has led the department since then.
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Harrisburg
James BH. Daft
Arthur C. Hautman
Gimbel Brothers Department Store
Philadelphia
Kaufman
Commerce Department
Orus J. Matthews
Raymond H. Smith
Polish Jewish Riots Halt British Theatre Showing in Berlin
Polish Jewish demonstrators rioted outside a British sector cinema in Berlin halting the film Oliver Twist. Police used clubs and water hoses as crowds surged the Kurfuerstendamm. German officials noted Polish Jewish origin of the protesters in a predominantly Jewish displaced persons neighborhood.
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Berlin
Oliver Twink
Kurfuer
Slendamm
Reetor
Orrely
Kurbeli
Asti
Poe
Pabin
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Manage Uoens
Erleounty Court House
Robert Ou, Jr
Corry
Phoebe Wagner
Beaver Falls
Civil Aeronautiics Administration
Pennsylvania
Cornter Street
United States
Nuni Beret
R, L Polk & Co
Offic
Statesquak
Cambridwe
Shirinas
Destens HG
Page
Nichols
Oreat-Im
Ayu
Abe Sinves
Foster Coe
Anc
Sire
Nelthier
Ullama
The
Humber
Eidhripe Manstrip
Biro
Sophie McPherson
Moanna
Skippy
St Pierre
Aleasset Mee
St. Pierre
Washington
Homer Humphrey
Park Street
Gribh Foal
Humphrey
Les Danner
Russell Joussett
Frank
Fast Main St. Corry
Noha Tapas
Far
Patom
Arsonal Finance Co
N. Center ST
Francis Hooper
Lunt
Kaiser
Kaiser-Frazer
Kaiser-Frazer Salon Corp
Willow Run
Mich
Kaiser Traveler
Kaiser Special
Kaiser Deluxe
Padoas
Mertidinchell
Ankens’ Motor Sales, Inc
Kaufmann
Duff
R. P. Beckwith
Wwillys
Center St
Sara Roadie
Bolen's
Huski Garden Tractors Carry Supply & Equipment CO
PaksRigsiaaits Street
LEA
Rotary
Aaa
Fins
Galance Monthly
Reg
Colorful Air Cadet
Colary
U.S
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