Varied 1930 railway car loadings and local notices mix
The report notes 1930 railroad car loadings 12 percent above 1938 and below 1937, with totals of 24,102,759 cars in 1930, 20,457,079 in 1938, and 7,674,404 in 1937. Local items mention a 3-year-old ill with chickenpox, state game lands added to 820,677 acres, and snow closures on Routes 5 and 20 between North East and West Held.
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Association of American Railroads
Pennsylvania
Game Commission
North East
West
Erie City seeks share of gas tax beat is declined
Erie officials urged county to share its gas and liquid fuel receipts, arguing 75 percent of fuel sold in Erie County is bought by locals. County Commissioners refused temporarily, noting funds fund road work and bonds, while third class cities press for change. Mayor Barber urged review and referral to the budget committee for further study.
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Erie
Charles R. Barber
Barber
Erie County
Jacob B. Held
Corry
Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
Burrelle's Press Clipping Bureau A Library-Like Office
In Manhattan Burrelle's clipping bureau runs like a quiet library with readers perusing stacks of newspapers and magazines. President Harold Wynne notes the firm favors The Corry Evening Journal for client items and other papers locally and worldwide. The bureau began in 1888 with two readers and a few papers and now operates branches globally spending over 40000 yearly on subscriptions.
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New York
Burrelle
Manhattan
Hudson River
Harold Wynne
Corry
Frank Burrelle
Burrelle's
Warren plans safe driving course for seniors
Warren high school pupils in grades ten to twelve may gain an optional safe driving class. Superintendent John G. Rossman said the course could be organized with the Warren County Motor Club if responses to parent letters are strong. The program targets students who are 18 by May 1. Also noted is a low bid for a school addition in Vermilion missing the contractor’s signature.
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Warren Warren
Jan
Warren High School
John G. Rossman
Warren County Motor Club
Court 10 fills vacancy on Erie School Board
Erie Jan 6 the responsibility to fill the vacancy on the Erie school district board created by the death of John MacDonali on December 6 rests with President Judge Miles B Kitts of the Erie county court of common pleas Judge Kitts assumed the duty when a quorum failed to attend the regular meeting Dr Felix Shubert newly named board president said no meeting would be held before Saturday January 6, final date for appointment Judge Kitts will discuss the matter with Judge Elmer J Evans and then appoint an eligible director to a six year term dating from the first Monday in December 1939 to succeed the late director
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Erie
Erie School District
John MacDonali
Miles B. Kitts
Erin County Cow’ of Common Pleas
Judge Kitts
Felix Shubert
Kitts
Elmer J. Evans
The
Cour
Warren Post Office Rebounds With Strong December Totals
Warren Post Master James K. Bell reports December mail volume matched only by 1926, with 1,331,778 pieces handled and 131 416 parcel post items. Income for December totaled 48 249 62 dollars and 9 000 air mail letters included among the totals. 1939 receipts reached 698 769 55 dollars, up 215 71 from 1938, as business rises. Seventy one year old J W Barton, once in English munitions, has built gun and engine models for 50 years as a hobby.
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Van
Warren
James K. Bell
Painesvileb
J. W. Barton
Classified Rates and Index of Services Page Notes
Classified section outlines insertion rates for various line counts and durations, says minimum three lines daily. It lists categories from monuments notices to professional services and ads, plus a quiz answers block with geography and science questions. This appears to be a pantry of ad categories and pricing for a newspaper classifieds page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C Per, Inc
Pittsburgh Market Reports Slow Demand for Produce and Live Stock
January 6 Pittsburgh market notes slow demand across produce items with apples and cabbage near steady. Prices for lettuce, onions, and potatoes show mixed steadying trends while sweet potatoes and peaches vary. Live stock trading reports mixed with cattle, hogs, and sheep showing varied steady to higher values, with calves strong. A local steeplejack recovery and political office change are also briefed.
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United Preas
Pittsburgh
Minn
Idaho
Maine
N. J
Jersey
N.C
S.C
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