Corry Notes two shotgun accidents and other local items
Corry reports two gun accidents this week with one hunter losing an arm and another wounded chest while both were seasoned gun handlers. City politics note Civil Service Board firing and a doctor resigning, leaving a vacant examining post. A damage suit in Erie County features a third vehicle unseen in testimony causing injuries. Mayor action on a noisy West Wayne Street hall draws praise. Pymatuning dam project to create a large lake is outlined. Roosevelt praised as liberal organizer by Beamish for Pinchot era reforms.
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Corry
Civil Service Board
J. W. Irwin
Corry Medical Association
Erie County
Corry Union City
Franklin D. Roose
Yelk
Richard J. Beamish
Chtamonwealth
Beamish
Pinvuot
Roosevelt
Ald Ne
Arm Springs Foundation
Georgis
Final Hope of Insull Shattered in Greece
Fragmented OCR reads like a political brief about Samuel Insull's legal troubles. It notes Greece as a destination, mentions extradition prospects, and references a state council and ministers in a quarrel over renewal authority. The passage implies uncertainty over Insull's movements and legal fate.
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Insull
Greece
Iil
Legal Peperta
State Council
Ingall
Nti
France
British Policy Blamed For Arabs Plight In Palestine
Margaret Farquharson, president of the National League, denounces British policy as causing tragedy and despair in Palestine. The meeting commemorated Lord Allenby’s Jerusalem entry and urged justice for Arabs. Messages from Arab leaders and Gen. Sir Edward Chaylor criticized immigration and land rights favoring Jews, warning of economic and social dislocation if current trends continue.
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United Press
London
Palestine
Margaret Farquharson
National League
Miss Farquharson
Lord Allenby
Jerusalem
Col
Waters Taylor
Rutenberg
Dead Sea
Edward Chaylor
Inngland
England
Mises Farquharson
Weismuller and Lupe Separate in Hollywood Rush
Lupe Vendez, Mexican film actress, announces separation from Johnny Weismuller after constant clashes. They married secretly in Las Vegas about a year ago and kept the ceremony hidden for weeks before making it public.
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Hollywood
Lupe Vendez
Johnny Weismuller
Las Vegas
Nev
Tsat
Johnny
Colony
Hayes County Courthouse Town Clock Falls Silent
A town clock at the Hayes county courthouse in Lawrence Massachusetts failed during a wind event, ceasing to tell the time of day. The malfunction leaves the AM/PM and daily schedule in doubt as repairs are sought.
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Hayes County
Lawrence Mass
Protest Over City Workers on CWA Projects in Oil City
In Oil City on January 24, the Journey ian Plumbers Union led a council meeting protest against city workers handling CWA sewer and water mains. Mayor Payne said CWA funding covers trench work by city staff while plumbers would be used if funds allow future projects. The water main on North Seseca Street and interceptor sewers on Colbert Avenue were cited as current CWA projects.
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Oil City
Journeyian Plumbers’ Union
J. G. Payne
Seseca Street
Colbert Avenue
Second Alley
CWA
Jine
Water Department
Early Day Chewing Gum Inventors and Trials
Fragmentary note traces the origin of chewing gum to an American inventor in the 1860s during attempts to galvanize sap from the sapodilla tree for rubber. It mentions discovery of chicle’s properties leading to the rise of modern chewing gums, but the text is garbled and incomplete.
Crosby woman fined under new liquor law in McKean
Carrie Kujawa, 45, of Crosby near Smethport, pleaded guilty to possessing and selling liquor without a license. Judge Charles G. Hubbard imposed a $200 fine and six months in jail. Det. Jack Allison led the raid Saturday night. the case marked one of the first under repeal.
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Kane
McKean County
Carrie Kujawa
Crosby
Smethport
Huge gas well blast at Hebron, Potter County
In Bradford Pennsylvania on January 24 a gas company drilled a third very large producer in Hebron township. The Sturdevant farm well produced 18,000,000 cubic feet of gas yesterday morning and earlier last week yielded over 100,000 cubic feet as the drill neared the Oriskany sand.
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Chautauqua
Pymatuning
Jamestown
Pymatuning Dam
Pennsylvania
Bradford
Hungsville of and Gas Company
Hebron Township
Potter County
Phis
Sturdevant Farm
Oriskany
CWA Worker Fatally Hurt Near Warren
A CWA forestry worker, Wykott of Clarendon, died from abdominal injuries after tripping on a rout line while at a Ramsworth project in Mexic-township. He fell, rupturing intestines, was treated at a local physician’s office, then moved to Warren General Hospital where he died the next morning. An investigation found the accident accidental and no inquest will be held.
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Warren
GWA
Ramsworth
Mexic
Wykott
Clarendon
Warren General Hospital
Wd Lowrey
R. H. Prederick
Glarendon
W. E. Lita
Gan Nur
Jenking
Union City High School
Girard Union High School
Wal
Gruide
Ma Varius
Seid
Sali
Hadlock Faces Fight For County School Chief Job
Joe Hadlock seeks reelection as county superintendent facing challenger Joseph Jenkins, Union City High principal, as directors plan to meet April 10 to choose the successor. Jenkins campaigns among directors. turnout expected from 18 borough and township directors. Courtroom or courthouse setting anticipated if rain allows.
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Brig
Man
Hiddiack
Union City
Dohy ¢. Jenkins
Union City High School
Hadkoels
Hadlocke Aad
J. H. Russell
Rebekahs Host Bridge Party For Sixty Guests
Sixty guests attended the Lady Franklin Rebekah Lodge bridge party at the T.O. O.F. hall last evening with Mrs. 4. E. Wood as chairman. Awards were given in contract bridge to Mrs. E. Davis and Mrs. S. Bentley, auction bridge to Vern Miler and Mrs. Mortis Bernstein, dominoes to Mrs. L. Auer and Mrs. Glen Miller, and five hundred to Mrs. Prank Kinley and Mrs. Delia Kightlinger, with a special prize to Mrs. John Boland Jr. A committee served sandwiches fried cakes and coffee to Rebekahs Odd Fellows and friends.
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Rebekahs
Lady Franklin Rebekah Lodge
T.O, O
4. E. Wood
E. Davis
S. Bentley
Vern Miler
Mortis Bernstein
L. Auer
Glen Miller
Prank Kinley
Delia Kightlinger
John Boland, Jr
Permanent injunction against picketing in Scranton Florida
A permanent injunction restraining members of the United Anthracite Miners of Pennsylvania from picketing property of the End Anthracite Coal Company was issued today in Lackawanna County Court. Judge Newcomb ordered the temporary injunction made permanent after union counsel, still on strike, raised no objection.
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Scranton
United Anthracite Miners of Pennsylvania
End Anthracite Coal Company
Tidge Newcomb
Lackawanna County
Names for the Columbia River
The Columbia River bears many alternate titles linked to exploration lore and early vessels. This brief survey notes several names tied to historic ships and regional usage, reflecting how a single waterway acquired diverse designations across eras.
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Columbia River
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Miller
West Wayne Street
Weismuller
Lupe
Napoleon
Charles Ponzi
Little Napoleon of Finance
Massachusetts
Charlestown
Italy
Cbs
Rochester
F.E. Guignon
Earl W. Wykoff
Warren Hospital
Hadlock
Joe
Synneed Wrest
J. L. Spielman
Oxfords
J. L. Spiesman
First Avenue
Lynn Pray Neel
Andy * Nnners
Scott
Ea Scott
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