Corry area notes and society items mix in clipped telegraph
A patchy 1930s briefing from Corry includes Erie Railroad 1934 and 1935 net income figures, local church bake sales, relief needs, a chimney fire damage estimate, a wedding breakfast at Hotel Corty, Woman's Club meeting urged attendance, bowling league notes, NBC drama airing on Jan 27, and regional rail, dividend, and hospital updates. Names include M. Hengst, Eric Crawford, Miss Dorothy Whiteley, Lulu Griffin, Marie Rossen, Howard Steitz, and Harold V. Dietzel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Steitz
Buffalo
Hotel Corty
Steitz
Marie Rossen
Jamestown
P S C Reviews 34 Program and Achievements
Harrisburg reports a 1934 overview showing the Public Service Commission handled 4023 formal hearings and 41 7084 formal proceedings over 12 months. The staff wrote 110,100 letters, processed 8685 informal complaints, and aided highway safety by removing 63 grade crossings and installing 49 flashing signals. 7828 public service companies are under jurisdiction, with 619 meter provers inspected and 26 rejected.
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Harrisburg
Public Service Commission
Commonwealth
Commission
Te Commission
Asphalt Solves River Problem Technique Emerges
Washington report notes nine tenths of US asphalt produced domestically. Imports from Trinidad and Venezuela have fallen to under 19 percent. Asphalt serves as binder, preservative, and waterproofing. high grade streets rely on asphalt. Army Engineers claim asphalt rivets river banks to keep channels, using asphalt river embankments. Refineries process Mexican and California crude into varying asphalt cement hardness.
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Washington
United States
Bureau of Mines
Trinidad
Venezuela
United States Army
Mexico
California
Morgenthau Hopes for Slash in Relief Costs
Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau Jr says he is hopeful that business conditions will improve. President Roosevelt may not have to spend the full 4.88 billion dollars in relief, and asked Congress for flexibility. Richard Merker and George Taylor were visitors in Erie on Tuesday, returning home last night.
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Morgenthau
United Press
Washington
Secretary of Treasury
Henry Morgenthaus, Jr
Roosevelt
Congress
Richard Merker
George Taylor
Erie
Heavy seal hold up plan to tow tanker
London Jan. 28 The light cruiser Meboisher and the net layer Guardian stand by the disabled tanker Valverda unable to take it in tow due to heavy weather. Fire in the Valverda damaged the engine room and refrigeration plant threatening the ship’s destruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Lght
Méobisher
Net Layer Guardian
Valverda
Admiralty
Erie to Have Radio Station
Erie on January 23 moved closer to an additional broadcast outlet as Leo Omelian, owner of Poplar Auto Wrectling Co. W, 12th Street, won reinstatement of a construction permit. The order requires a new station built within 40 days and in operation within 90 days at 1100 watts on 1420 kilocycles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poplar Auto Wrectling Co
12Th Street
Seagicu
Peters Communications Commission
Ilmos
Laken
WLEW
Omelian
Butler Inventor of Oil Well Supplies Dies
George A. Spang 85, inventor and head of Spang and Company, a major oil well supplies producer, died after a four month illness at his Butler home. He led 1500 workers during World War I, manufacturing shells for the United States Army. burial set for Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Butler
George A. Spang
Spang
Spang and Company
United States Army
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Mercury
Erie Railroad
St.Thomas' Church
St. Howard's Hall
M. Hengst
Eric Crawford
M.C. A
Cambridge Springs
Corry
Dorothy Whiteley
Lulu Griffin
Hutch Street
Woman's Club
William van Vleet
Carry City
Glennt Barker
N. Center Street
Daniel
A. W. Thompson
Post
Pennsylvania Railroad
Harold V. Dietzel
Saléasta of Nast & Company, Clothiers
Dietzel
Frank J. Fitch
Philadelphia
Margaret Bartholme
Center Street
Corry Hospital
The
Pennsylvania Railroad Today
Erma Jacobs
Columbus
Nasi
P.S.C
Niagara Falls
Pittsburgh
Wejnogd Rowand Trip Railroad
Pullman
Leo Omelian
Vantine
VINCE
Dewitt’s
Packer
Lucky Tiger
Pinand
DR. West
T. Brush
Houbigant
Nanufac
Prince Albert Tobacco
Hershey
Lmond
Castile
Renored Wih
Tay Holland Chocolate
Cat Meyer
Blackstone
Keister
Princess Pat
Armand’s
Coty
Yardley
Paris
Magnesia
MEAD
S. M
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