Allegheny Ice Gorge Drives Rising River Fear
Residents of Parker and East Brady report the Allegheny River forming a dangerous ice gorge as large floes drift downstream past Dam No. 5 near East Brady. With near zero temperatures persisting, observers warn of an ice jam risk and urge rapid completion of flood-control dams along the watershed toward the New York state line.
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Allegheny River
Bost Brady
Parker
Pranklin
Prench Creek
East Brady
West Monter
Sarah Furnace
Bast Brady
Hast Brady
New York State Line
Winter Grange Meeting in Erie
Winter Grange members and nearby residents will attend the Erie County Grange meeting set for March 7 in Erie. Belle Valley Grange and Lake Shore Grange of Girard host the event, with several noted speakers planned to promote city rural ties. Ohio national master Opis J Taher spoke last year and drew hundreds. this year plans and lineup are still to be announced.
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Erie County
Erie
Belle Valley
Eri
Lake Shore
Girard
Opis J. Taher
Ohio
Mii
Grange
Post Offices Get Autograph Requests from McCoy Scheme
Nathan McCoy discovers a method to obtain autographs via a cardboard folder from Jacke Glass of Philadelphia. The folder includes stamped sheets addressed to postmasters and will be sent to capital offices in 48 states, Postmaster General Farley and the President. Glass spent over $25 on the commemorative inserts.
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Coumedy
V. Jan. Vos
Nathan McCoy
Jacke Glass
Philadelphia
Spartansburg Group Enjoys 1940 Farm Show at Capital
Spartansburg pa report from Spartansburg school teachers and students attending the Harrisburg Farm Show. They describe an immense crowd, excellent exhibits, and good weather apart from initial snow. Updates note substitutes at the school and various local social and PTA activities, plus community concerns over illnesses and injuries. Kenneth Thurston, a Marine tuberculosis patient, is critically ill at Mare Island. prayers and sympathy are offered from the community.
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Spartansburg Group
Capital
Spartansburg
Warll
Sparta Vacat
Harrisburg
Loch Haven
Harold Rose
Faith Wallace
Helen Hutchison
J. A. Whitney
Ivy Emirard
Ery Chih
D. W. Kinney
Princess Pat
Helen Shreve
Margaret Morris
Houghton College
Houghton, N.Y
Cape Hatteras
Miss Morris
Jec. Bell
Charles Torrey
Hearts Content
Clara Schreckengost
Titusville
Mabel ‘Schreckengost
Floyd
Harold
Martha
Agnes Riley
Mary
Sophia
Dorothy
Eva Riley
Erie
Ella Thurston
Kenneth Thurston
Mare Island
California
Kenneth
U. S
Tobacco chewer quits at 78 in Anadarko
Nichols, age 78, ends years of chewing after deciding to quit. He gave up tobacco in Anadarko Oklahoma, breaking long habit with plain resolve and willpower.
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Anadareo
Okla—t
O. Nichols
Nichols
County to aid Erie boroughs with 11000 budget share
Erie County commissioners approved adding about 11000 to the 1940 budget to aid boroughs in street-improvement programs, a compromise after discussions with borough representatives. Last year funds totaled roughly 20000. this year aid is halved and distributed by mileage, assessment and population across three classes of boroughs including North East Union City Albion and others.
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Union City
County Erie
Erie County
Thomas Pratley
North East
Albion
Girard
Waterford
Edinboro
Pattview
Plates
Cranesville
North Girard
Wattsburg
Backseat Driver Wins Sify Approval
Taylor G Soper executive secretary of the Illinois Road Builders Association argues that intelligent backseat driving can reduce traffic violations train wrecks and dangers. He says the backseat driver offers early danger signals and more time to monitor others and traffic signals, describing it as a real aid for motorists.
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Taylor G. Soper
Illinois Road Builders Association
Soper
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Allegheny
Winter Grange
Girard Chapter
Pomona Grange
North Carolina
J.C. Bell
Thurston
H. H. Robinson
Corry Hospital
Charles Scarem
Walter Hamma
Townville
Searem
Glenn Steadman
Corry
Paul Weed
Glair Lindsay
Oil City
R. & Hewitt and
Fami
Clarabelle
Model Dairy Company
W. Smith St
Corry, Pa
Thrift
Benjamin Franklin
Federal Reserve Syste
Cohner
Phoenix Hosiery
LOT
Ustoy Eorsgad
Wort
Ovs
Mackinaws
Bernstein Bros
North Center Street
Corry, Pennsylvania
Gifrel
David
D. A
Hoover's
Del
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