Concord meeting and city council plan Monday evening
A list of local items includes a Golden Rule dinner meeting at Concord School Monday at 6 30 and a Wegilar city council session that evening. Police answered a disturbance on East Washington Street but found no serious injuries. Treasury Secretary Morgenthau announced new savings stamps will go on sale in about a month, with about 10000 post offices as sales centers. A dog without a license was found on Northwest Street after a snow collapse incident. The Association of American Railroads reported 675493 freight cars loaded for the week, down 4683 from last week but up 83100 from a year ago. A Rockne car was bumped near a Montgomery Ward store. owner not named. Erie Railroad head RE Woodruff questioned federal takeover during defense crisis. Quarantine for chicken pox declared for Richard Swidersti. Several notices include a possible magazine scam and a down payment of 2 dollars plus 440 and 3 1 0 total 10 40. Anaconda Copper Mining declared a 40 cent dividend payable March 24. Mrs Melvin G Thomas suffered a wrist fracture. Rex Theatre Pot of Silver unclaimed. next week 120 dollars. Chimney spark caused minor fire at 1107 North Center Street. World Day of Prayer services held in many churches. Lyle Clough of Erle commissioned as a major in Chemical Warfare Division. to be stationed near Newark after studies in Washington. WPA funds to extend an 8 million program for state preservation work.
Compensation law changes submitted to legislature
Harrisburg reports two major objectives of Pennsylvania Industrial Union council amendments to workmen's compensation and unemployment compensation laws will be introduced next Monday. John Billips said bills are ready for introduction and others are being drafted, with partial unemployment ideas under consideration. He criticized the current workmen's compensation system as breached since 1915 and noted proposals reflect a 1939 compromise viewed by Republicans.
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Associated Press
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania Industrial Union
John Billips
Phillips
Ashe
Philadelphia salesman slain in car kidnapping shooting
In Philadelphia on February 28 a 23 year old automobile salesman, Morris Dotot, was shot to death after a man forced him to drive with a woman, Mrs Mabel Plack, to a street intersection. The car was abandoned with the motor running three miles from Dotot’s body. Dotot was married with two children.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
Morris Dotott
Mabel Plack
Dolatf
Dotof
Services Saturday for Infant Ken neth Lewis
Infant Ken neth Lewis, son of Mr and Mrs Robert Lewis of East Main street, Corry, born at Corry hospital, will have funeral services Saturday at 11 o clock at Pine Grove cemetery. Survived by grandparents Mr and Mrs Hoy Rickerson of Corry and Mr and Mrs R Lewis of Jamestown NY. Russia bought more cotton from the United States in the last three months of 1940 than in any prior full year.
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Pine Grove Cemetery
Kenneth. Lewis
Robert Lewis
East Main Street
Corry Hospital
Hoy Rickerson
Corry
R. Lewis
Jamestown
N. Y
Russia
United States
County Tax Rate Set at 7 Mills by Erie County Board
Erie County commissioners kept the 7 mill tax rate as they balance the current budget. They will adopt a resolution Friday formalizing the rate and maintaining airport expansion plans for Port Bre. Despite calls and letters urging support for the airport, officials stood firm against borrowing or issuing bonds, insisting no extra funds are available.
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Erie Fey
Port Bre
DL of
Utne
Scout District 6 notes troop news and personnel changes
The district reports Troop 3 Union City activities including a Father and Son banquet, Eagle Scout award for Dennison Whitford, and a Court of Honor with multiple merit badges. Bob Whittier departs for Brooklyn creating a vacancy filled by Wilford Pomeroy. Patrol leaders and scouters welcome new sessions under Harold Wolf and new training provisions.
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Paul Wailers
Union City
Pat
Harold Wolf
Bob Whittier
Bob
Brooklyn
N. Y
Commtee
Corry
Wilford Pomeroy
Hatch
Paul Walters
Dennison Whitford
Merle Sexton
Girl Scouts of
Lesley Shade
Karl Binger
George and Allen Congdon
Dennison
Brest Croker
Wart Billey
Scoultminster
Sail
A. B
CARE URGED IN ADDRESSING MAIL TO SERVICE MEN
In light of more soldiers entering army camps for training, the post office issues strict guidance on correctly addressing mail to military personnel. Public notices urge residents of Corry and Chintty to include the exact addressee name and the return address, and advise delaying letters until the selectee has received the proper address from the Army. Mines of Minnesota produce about 62 percent of the nation’s iron.
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Post Office
Post Office Department
Corry
Chcintty
Army
Warner
Minnesota
Radio Listings Wind Up With Dense Schedule Notes
A compact broadcast grid lists programs across CBS NBC and MBS including talks with Asst. Sec War Patterson and Dr Don Luis Quintanilla, musical segments, crime drama, and a heavyweight fight Lew Jenkins versus Lou Ambers. Also notes School of the Air conference and varied morning and afternoon times across networks.
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CBS
NBC Blue
MBS
NBC
War Patterson
Federal Bar Association
John Hay Whitney
School of the Air
Don Luis Quintanilla
Lucile Manners
Nazimova
al Pearce
Kate Smith
Paul Mutt
Nbc-Blue
Ft. Bliss
Tex
Lew Jenkins
Lou Ambers
Morgan
Nbc-Red
Weekend church services in Hook parish announced
Rev. B A Hook leads Sunday Bible school at the Grand Theatre with morning worship at 11 o clock titled Soldiers of the Scriptures. Harbor Hall hosts a Sunday evening service of song and music with a gospel message The Young People’s Bible class meets Saturday at the pastor’s home 281 West Washington Street followed by a marshmallow roast for all youths.
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B. A
Hook
Grand Theatre
Bible School
We Stock
Harbor Hall
West Washington Street
Former Spanish King Dies in Rome Amid Turmoil
The former Spanish king Alfonso XIII died in Rome, with report noting his exile since 1931 and his view that anti monarchy results reflected a people’s shift. The broader era saw Spain drift toward civil war, while unrelated local items include a Cherry Creek house fire and a 13 year old parking meter saver from Atlantic City earning coinage by tending meters.
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Spain
Alfonso
III of
Pittsburgh Produce Market Slows Amid Mixed East Trade
Produce demand in Pittsburgh was moderate on February 28 with apples in 8 car lots and several varieties priced per basket or crate. Prices listed include Staymans and Delicious apples from Pennsylvania and New York several buck ranges, Maine Chippewas and Russets, plus New York and Florida fruit notes. potatoes, crates, and other produce carry steady to slight shifts as markets in Buffalo and New York show mixed movement.
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
New York
Baldwins
Northern Spies
McIntosh
West Virgina
Maine
Green Mountains
Answers to Best Westions on Page Four Listed
OCR fragment lists answers with numbers and names including Sirius, Anti firearm gun, a chemical element, Home Owners Loan Corporation, Puck, Thomas Nast, James A Farley, Greece, Jenny Lind, Delaware.
Unreadable OCR fragment yields uneven high school hoop chatter
Fragmentary sports note references basketball and local teams, with scattered names and places. Mentions include Raymonds, Titusville, Erie area schools, and county league play, but most details are garbled and uncertain.
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Concord School Muuuttig
Washington Street
Morgenthau
Treasury
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Aiteroon
Doy
Pote Station
Association of American Railroads
Willy i Sear
Richard Giles
Waterford
Whursdey
Rockne
Montgomery Ward
North Center Street
RE. Woodruff
Erie Railroad
Richard Swidersti
Shady Avenue
Donald Parr
Wattsburg
Farr
Anaconda Copper Mining
Melvin G. Thomas
Prospect Street
Warren
Thomas
Rex
L. W. Crossoay
Aiber
Lyle Clough
Erle
Chemical Sfare
U. S. Army
Clough
B.C
Carlisle
Newark
N. J
Jeni H. Clough
Pittsfield
WPA
Iausurentes
Washington
Phila
Soper
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Ion
Weis
Boy Scout
Titusville
Leste Smith
Oil City
Gli Corporation
Oil City Hosspital
the Citizens
National Bank of Corry
Golden West
Chuck
SWIFT
Florida
Clover Lane
Eatwell Peanut
Eatwell
Orne Sterling “Krim-Ko
Erie
Cail
Wrile Lindsley
Auto Body Repsie Repair ‘Collision Service
Wiggers
Auto Body Hospital
Dial
Besson
U. S
Deley
A. G. Bennink
Clymer
N.Y
Burlington
Forsh
Marci
Thompson's Poultry Farms
Bt Brigham
East Smith Street
Atall
Unio
Hammond Coal Eee
Bat
Messinger
Columbus
Spencer's Cash Mill
Center Street
Doane's
SOI
Meg
Gurlip Gil Boutly Center
Sirewall
South Center St
SAT
Miquiré
Band St
Gerald Bagley
Howard's Tannery
GC. Warner
Artin Scola
Spartansburg
Stouma
Rome
Cherry Creek
North Road
E. W. Curtis
Joseph M. Wistey
Atlantic City
American Magazine
Buffalo
Bethlehem Steel
Central
Raiway
Anaconda
General Motor American Smelting
Geo Electric
American Can
Americary
American T&t
Atlantic Refining
Boeing Airplane
Bendix Aviation
Columbia Gas
C&o
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Curtiss-Wright
General Electric
General Motors
Infernatical Nickel
Kannecott
Montgomery Ward National Biscuit National Dairy
Centr Northern Pacifi
Packard . Paramount
Penna RR
Socony
Standard of Cour
Standard of NJ
Studebaker
Texas
United Corp
Steel - Warner Bros
Westinghouse Electric
Woolworth
Youngstown
Curb Aero Supply
Arkansas
Nat Gas Gilles Service
South Penn of
New York's
Jenny Lind
Delaware
Ent
Llesera
Edinboro
Pomeers
Yaniganes
Vgontesis
Cony
Lawrence Park
Parkers
Evenin
Formance
Moose Erie
Champio
Milleresk
Beally
Opys
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Cleveland
Togett al Tumineries
Philadelphi Renaissance
Reni
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