Measles Whooping Cough Reported. Local Crime and City News
Several new disease cases are reported to health authorities including measles in Thomas Mason at 657 East Wayne Street and Donna Sharr ged at 657 East Wayne Street, and Nyla Armitage six weeks old at 41 East Columbus Avenue. Police report theft of a hub cap from Sylvester Prontera’s Brudebaker on Hast Street. A boy narrowly escapes injury after being knocked under a car driven by Dave Depew on East Pleasant Street. Thieves flee after attempting to siphon gasoline from Thomas Green’s car near the First Ward fire station. Influenza in a mild form spreads across southern states with several thousand bedded down. City church redecorating work at St Thomas continues with services in the meantime. A drunkenness arrest yields a ten day jail term. City Solicitor Blahie Kincaid improves in Corry hospital from throat injury. National license engineering class registration to be held tonight and tomorrow if enrollment warrants. Banks plan national meetings. two Erie County Commissioners appointed to state committees. Cemetery committee and other civic notes follow }
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Thomas ‘Mason
Donna Shar
Wayne Street
Mary Schultz
Essex Street
Nyla Armitage
Columbus Avenue
Fire Destroys Four Blocks in Arverne Queens Blaze
A five alarm fire in Arverne Queens leveled four blocks of summer homes. An elderly man Hyman Leon 71 died trapped in his basement while his wife Mary reported him missing. Fire engines from Brookyn Wynld and 60 units fought flames, evacuating about 100 families as winds spread embers.
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Associated Press
New York
Arverne
Queens
Land Island
Hyman Leon
Leon
Mary
Pike
Brook~ Wyn
Ares
Funeral Services for James Colegrove
Funeral services were held Sunday at 2 o'clock at Bracken-Kealing Chapel for James M. Colegrove of Concord township who died Thursday evening. Rev. AL Wagner of St. Pauls Lutheran Church officiated. Burial was in Fine Grove cemetery. Survivors included Clarence, Walter, Ray, Clyde, Gary Dingfelder, and Harold Swart, with other relatives John Colegrave and Oscar Raymond of Columbus and a friend from Cony.
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Bracken-Kealing
James M. Colegrove
Concord Township
AL. Wagner
St. Paul's’ Lutheran Church
Fine Grove
Clarence
Walter
Ray
Clyde
Gary Dingfelder
Harold Swart
N P Fernstrom Dies. Body to Return for Burial
N P Fernstrom of Youngstown has died. His body will be brought to Columbus for burial on Wednesday. He previously resided in Jamestown and Corry. Committal services will be held at the family plot in West Lawn cemetery.
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N. P. Fernstrom
Youngstown
Columbus
Fernstrom
Masena Mickleson
Corry
Jamestown
West Lawn Cemetery
Probe Shooting at Emlenton Worker Wounded
Reports say Joseph G Weckerle aged 69 of near Emlenton was shot twice in the left side with a 32 calibre revolver. He is in Oil City Hospital and the incident is being investigated by state motor police and Butler county officials. Condition is not believed serious.
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Emlenton Oil Cry
Joseph G. Weckerle
Emlenton
Oil City
Butler County
Corp
P. E. Carlson
Motor Police
Weckerle
State calls up two more artillery units
Pennsylvania orders 1st and 2nd artillery units to Fort Shuthy Idaho for training and mobilizes 3,034 draftees for a year or more. About 1,600 National Guardsmen from 166th Field Artillery report to home armories for a 10 day incubation before joining the Mississippi force.
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Associated Pres
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Fort Shuthy
Idiss
Woth Aid 166Th Field Artillery
Wilkes-Barre
Pittsburgh
Altoona
Philadelphia
Population figures show county and Erie city gains
The 1940 census reveals a 3.2 percent county rise to 180,889 from 175,277 in 1930. Erie city grows 998 to 116,743. Corry declines to 6,935 from 7,152. Statewide, Pennsylvania totals reach 9,900,180, up 268,830.
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Erie
Corry
William Lane Austen
Burea
Lane
Week of Prayer Closes With Large City Service
The final prayer services of the Week of Prayer, sponsored by the Corry Ministerial Association, were held last night at the Methodist church. Rev. Edward L. Wagner of St Pauls Lutheran preached on The Coming Kingdom and the Methodist choir provided special music to a full house.
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Corry
Tampa Pilot Fined for Flying Under Influence
In a unique Florida case, a Tampa pilot was convicted in city court of operating an airplane over the city while intoxicated. He was fined 100 dollars plus costs for the offense, the only instance on record in the state.
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Florida
Tampa
Hot Race For Postmaster
NUBOTS Pa Jan 1 Competition for the appointment as Dubois postmaster has been feverish with Civil Service Commission interviews and background checks. Thirty one aspirants are in the running, all named as Democrats including Miss Rita McNany, who has acted as postmaster since the previous incumbent died ten months ago.
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Nubots
Dubois
Civil Serview Commission
Civil Service
Rita McNany
Inte
James J. McNany
Miss McNany
Soealic
Ellis Named Postmaster Nominee for Cambridge Springs
Arthur F. Ellis was nominated by President Roosevelt to be postmaster of Cambridge Springs. A former Mestiville resident, Ellis has run the Cambridge Springs liquor store and has long been active in local politics with the Guffey faction. The report also notes Evelyn, a Spitfire in British service, named by a Canadian promoter for Evelyn Lynne.
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Ellis
Spa
Erie
Arthur F. Ellis
Cambridge Springs
Pennsylvania
Roosevelt
Senate
Evelyn
Great Britain
Evelyn Lynne
NBG
Breakitat Club
Dairymen Vote Again On Marketing Orders
The December poll lists 59 225 dairy producers eligible to vote with changes removing deceased or retired deliverers and adding new milk suppliers. Officials quoted say amendments could add over 5 250 000 to farm income but failed to reach required majorities, prompting a second canvass to clarify intent and potential continuation of the federal order.
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Mitl- Ible
Wickard
Noyes
Probe Fails to Solve Barnes Death Three Months On
Sheriff Tom Dean of Rogers county reports the murder case of Blair J. Barnes near Chelsea remains unsolved after three months. No new leads or arrests have emerged, and exhibits have been sent to the FBI with no results. Barnes, a California laundyman, was killed while driving from Corry to California and his body found near Chelsea a week after his abandoned car was found in Tulsa. Police suspect robbery by hold up or hitchhikers and continue to seek clues.
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Tom Dean
Rogers County
Blair J. Barnes
Chelsea
California
Shuriff Dean
FBI
Washington
F Young Barnes
Corry
Tulsa
Answers to TopaY's quiz on page four
Answers to TopaY's quiz printed on page four list names and facts including L Yer sh Genera Grant Thomas detfernon Elizabeth daughter of Henry Webster Para fice Frete BAe Head of the Army Two Washington and Haringy Edgar Alen Poe.
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Topay
L. Yersh Genera Grant
Thomas Detfernon
Pittsburgh Market Report Signals Mixed Demand Across Produce and Livestock
Jan 13 Pittsburgh markets show moderate produce demand with varied berries and apples priced across several grade baskets. Buffalo items list hogs beef calves and lambs with wide ranges. New York and national stocks edge up and down amid uneven mid day activity in a broad market snapshot.
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Staymans
Cortlands
Delicious
Rome
New York
Baldwins
Northern Spies
McIntosh
Kings
W. Va
Maine
Green Mountains
Idaho
Maine Green Mts
Buffalo Livestock
Buffalo
American Can
American Smelters
American ‘ & T
Atlantic Reai
Bethlehem Brtel
Boeing Airplane
Bendix Aviation
Columbia Gas
Ono
Chrysler
Curtiss-Wrighh
General
General Motors
ATT International Nickel
Abu |Wemmecatls
Ey Sins
Montgomery Ward
National Bisout Ceneay National Dairy
New York Central
Northerm Pacific
Ml 'Packard Path Paramount
Penna R
Studebaker Iss
Texas
RSE United Corp
Steali
Snpievol
Werier Aros
Westingnous
Youngstown SA
Asto
Vissies
Arkancoy
Hobbes
Penh
Irington High Wresting Proves Courage Amid Friday Night Collapse
Irington High faced a troubling Friday night collapse as Mahure and Warren led the opposition. The game featured intense defense and a tense crowd at Russell Field with St Joseph's A in attendance.
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Irington High
Mabure
Warren
Grat Joess
Consti
Warren Berth
Vale Russell Field
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Hast Street
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East Pleasant Street
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Thomas Green
First Ward
Charles Collier
Central Spice Station
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213Th Coast Artillery Regiment
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Corry RD
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A. G. Bennink
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New Richmond
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