Sparta Man Loses Garage and Truck in Blaze
A Sparta incident reports George Rose’s garage and his new VB truck destroyed by fire after an apparent gasoline tank issue. Firefighters and Piremens Depart ment volunteers battled to hold the blaze to the site in western Sparta, with nearby buildings spared.
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Spartansburg
Piremen
George Rosé
Sparta
Vera Tagram
Osmo Tanning Co
Concord Caners
Corry Hospital
Torrey Invalid Couch
Lo Tearn
Sparta High School
Gamoa
Fire Department
Vartova Entertainment
The
Baptist Church
Charles Pennyer
Neil Stranshaw
Warren
Harrisburg
Harold Schrerkeneost
Erie
Jennie Schreckengost
M. E. Church
Int Smith
Jesse Blakeslee
W.P. Bunningham
Orrin Wethtrie
Meadville
L. L. Murdoch
Sale Rovers
Charles Obert
Winans
Charles Scarem
Mondag Wey
J. A. Winans
Red
Leo Skiff
Corry
Roy Ski
Mary Elizabeth
Luin Wallace
Charles Devilin
George Waggoner
Cornenat Lake
Prank Jones
A. W. Greene
Cleveland
Bert Fuller
C. A. Buxton
Rauswhere
Emporium's Narrow Escape From a 1905 Blast
Older residents recall Emporium near destruction thirty years ago after three dynamite laden cars collided with a yard engine at Wiley Siding. Conductor Edward Bressler and crew saved by fate, with one death among staff and several survivors narrating the perilous moment in a January 1905 incident that nearly erased the town.
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Emporium
Emporium Press-Independent
Emperium
Wiley
Bressier
Emporium Milline Crossing
Theo, Newton
West Penn Power Company
James Pier‘ Weiner
Tom Lyons
Hickory) Ness
Flagman
George Kempher
Gene Mumford
Canvassing Push A City Hospital Fund Drive
Nine days left in a ticket sale campaign by Union City Hospital Board as $1,000 already raised. Solicitors canvass every house and business seeking two hundred dollar cash drawing tickets to keep the institution free of debt. Local residents show strong cooperation and expect manyfold returns on donations.
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Union Cry
Yan
Unita City Hospital Board
Union City
Autoists Must Have Licenses Before Mar. 1
Harrisburg dispatch reports the 1935 motor vehicle operator licenses go on sale with 2,000,000 forms being mailed. The Bureau of Motor Vehicles offers tips: allow time for delivery, file a change of address if needed, read instructions, sign the form, and use a separate check to avoid delays. Names of officials and agencies include Harrisburg, Bureau of Motor Vehicles, and motor clubs.
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Bureau of Motor Vehicles
Penn
Harrisburg
Lcenses
Ando Way
Bureau
Justices of the Peace
Halisburg
U. S. Leads in Oil Production Since First Discoveries
Dallas report traces oil output from the 1859 Titusville discovery to Jan 1 1934. It states the United States produced 65.1 percent of world total with North and South America at 77.6 percent. California Oklahoma and Texas dominate US history while Texas led current output in 1933 and 1934.
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Titusville
Dallas
Tex
Pennsylvania
Elmer H. Johnsonyi
Bureau of Business Research
University of Texas
United States
North
South America
Europe
Asia
Africa
Russia
California
Oklahoma
Texas
Johnson
One Mill Reduction In County Tax Seen
Erie county plans a one mill tax cut for 1989 with a possible two mill reduction under review. Controller Harvey M Willis, until recently against cuts, noted a surplus of $85,000 could support a larger cut but cautioned against risking county financial security. The commission urged a cautious approach, proposing one mill now and considering further cuts next year if conditions allow.
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Erie County
Harvey M. Willis
Willis
Tives
Burglars Break Into Kane Store for $10 Loot
Hanson Music store reported a weekend break in with entry gained through a rear window using a padded brick. Thieves took about $10 in change from the cash register while larger stock remained intact. A safe in the office was opened but未 disturbed. A later inventory checked for missing items.
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Kane
Folice
Hanson Music Store
O. W. Hanson
Hiison
Hanson
Hand Stiff Sentence to Wild Driver
Samuel J. McCracken, twenty five, rerailed two locomotives and damaged two others during a drunken spree in a Pennsylvania railroad roundhouse. In Erie County court Judge J. P. Rossiter sentenced him to two and a half to five years in the Allegheny county workhouse after pleading guilty to malicious injury. Railroad police testified engines were off track and four others damaged slightly. McCracken claimed he was drunk and not a railroad man. Boston Has Village Smithy Cornelius Cronin operates a downtown shop where children look in at the open parlor as they pass home from school.
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BRI
Samuel J. McCracker
Pennsylvania Railroad
Allegheny County
Erie County
J. P. Rossiter
McCracken
Fowlant
Roundhouse
Boston
Mass
Cornelius Cronin
Private clubs in Erie sell liquor on Sunday defy court ruling
Erie private clubs defied a state supreme court ruling by opening Sundays to serve members. About 29 clubs joined the move after a Friday afternoon meeting of the Exile Federation of Social Clubs, citing a county judge's ruling that sales to club members are legal.
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Erie Federation of Social Clubs
State Supreme Court
WRIE
Erie
Federation of Social Clubs
Maennercher Club
Delaware
Joseph Schilling
Erie Marles
Earle
Dauphin County
Media Township
Philadelphia
Contary
Young Couple Weds at Clymer in Corry
Announcement of the January 5 marriage in Clymer N Y joins Miss Charlotte Bacn eendaretter of East Wayne Street and Gerald Staples son of Mrs Anna Staples 102 Second Avenue. Rev G Timmer officiated the ceremony. The couple resides at 102 Second Avenue Corry both are popular locals the bride a senior high student.
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Charlotte Bacneendaretter
Ernest Bachemner
East Wayne Street
Gerald
Sonny) Staples
Anna Staples
Second Avenue
Clymer
Rev. G. Timmer
Second Jayenne
Corry
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Serap
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North Carolina
Wation Ini
Lensea
Optical Fest
Wild Driver
Federsl Reserve System
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Robis
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Bat Huey Inday
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Chai
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