Sons of American Legion Meet This Evening
Sons of the American Legion plan a meeting this evening at 7 o'clock in the main rooms. Charles Knickerbocker died suddenly at his Ripley home yesterday morning from heart disease aged unknown. He had worked for the former Buffalo and Great Northern railway for 28 years at the Stathe Line substation. Highlights include community notices and local social events with meals and church services noted.
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Sons of American Legion
Charles Knickerbocker
Ripley
Buffalo and Gre
Stathe
City and Vicinity Glendora Peaches and Notices
A long column echoes local items from Glendora, Meadville and nearby towns. Rehearsals for the Choral class at Mrs. Dorothy Waller Griffiths home on East Congress Street draw twenty new members. social events include bridge at Mr. and Mrs. G. Barker’s with prize honors to Mrs. Harry Alexander and Mrs. Barker. Reports mention car incidents, a resignation from Patrolman M. E. Hans, a school bus accident near Brookville, and a variety of sales, dances, church activities, and obituaries across Erie and Oil City days.
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Glendora Peaches
Igée
W. J. Wilcox
Dorothy Waller Griffiths
East Congress Street
Gilbert and Sullivan Opsrey
Emg
Carry Auto Supply Company
East Main
Johnnie Wood
Erie
M. E. Hans
Meadville Barracks
State Highway Patrol
W. M. Baker
Hawthorne
Brookville
G. Barker
Harry Alexander
Barker
H. L. Rowe
W. Jones
N. Cohen & Sons
Mary A. Blackman
Bradford
Samuel W. Binney
Olean
Tampa
Pla
General Assembly
Harrisburg
Pittsburgh
Warres
Forest Counties
Oil City
Amiti
The
United
Lanston's
Woman's Relief Corps
G. C. Murphy Company
Corps’ Treasury
Arcade
Child's Conservation League
C. M. Howard
Lyle Foster
Harold Patterson
Alton Klinger
Ian
West Ridge Controls B and E Coach Company
West Ridge Transportation Company acquires control of the Buffalo and Erie Coach Company via stock transfer from George MacLeod to Roy Marsh of Fredonia. New directors Fr Bowman and S J Gunnison of Girard Pa elected. Gunnison becomes president, Marsh VP, Bowman secretary treasurer and GM. West Ridge will control B and E though operated as a separate entity. Fredonia line included in the change.
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Buffalo and Erie Coach Company
West Ridge Transportation Company
West Ridge
B. & B. Coach Company
George MacLeod
Roy Marsh
Fredonia
B. & E. Coach Company
Marsh
Fr. Bowman
J. Gunnison
Girard
Gunnison
Connoration
Ir. Marsh
Bowman
Treasier
West Ridge Corporation
B. &D Ach
Striking shale delays Kane and Job on sewer project
Jan 4 report explains why the Hacker Street Sewer project crew struck shale after weather slowed progress. Digging to a few feet remained to reach power, with blasting chosen after a shale layer between Greeves and Bidate streets. Completion expected in early February as a crew of five works.
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Kane
Hacker Street
Greeves
Bidate Street
Arly
Blizzard paralyzes New York as six inches halt city traffic
A March 1688 blizzard shuts down streets as an army of 23,500 unemployed men blocks major routes. Metro politan streets become impassable and the city remains cut off from New Jersey, Long Island, and Westchester. Trains and ferries operate with great difficulty. thousands miss work. Six deaths are attributed to the storm.
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New Jersey
Long Island
Westchester County
New York
Yieiuilty
SEEK SHARE OF HUGE FUND FOR ARMY NAVY
Fragment from pages one discussing a relief fund for national defense. The text argues defense spending is economical, funds go directly to needed materiel, would strengthen the navy to treaty strength, equip the army for ten years, and create a premier air force.
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Army
Navy
United States
Big crowds attest the 18th PA farm show
Harrisburg January 24 United Press crowds flocked to Pennsylvania s 18th annual farm products show despite severe weather on its fourth day Interest remained high as attendance for the first two days reached an estimated 100000 about 5000 less than the opening two days of the 1931 show with judging of short horn cattle and a rural one act play tournament resuming amid conventions of horticultural dairymen beekeepers and nut growers associations Judges and auctioneers evaluated livestock throughout the day.
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United Press
Harrisburg
Pennsylyndia
Blonds Have Larger Feet in Hollywood Study
A garbled report suggests a quirky science note from the era noting hair color and foot size differences among performers. It references an Erith music club and a 200-strong group of showgirls in Hollywood film work, claiming shoes differed by hair shade from brunets.
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Hollywood
Manis
Mysterious Months Flowers From Fragmented List
A garbled OCR fragment lists months with plant names and odd spellings. January appears as snowdron with January items intermingled with February primrose and scattered fragments for March April May July August September November December. The text shows inconsistent spellings and unclear associations, suggesting a corrupted historic garden note.
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Fanthen
Boveysuvllé
Water Ny
Poppy
Merttns Glory
Lips
Ehrysanthonum
Helly
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Wing Willi Star Stores
Chase & Sanborn Tender Leaf Green Tea War
Dl “Te Lepkg
Santa Clara
Campbell’s
Star Stores
Prattlows
Geneva
Wits Beans
Florida
Ade
Jersey
Tbs
Afr
J. A Biult
Angrean
Weth- Jp
Avfono Jackson
Essex Street
St. Howard's
Elizabeth Juckson
Josephine Kolanoski
Berra
Wibel Jackson
Joshua
Spechll
Hasprouick Cash
Concord Street
Marty
Frank Rouse
Thomas Guthrie
Brie
Columbus
Robert Callalan
Glens Falls
Marshall Fulmer
Jamestown
Rochester
Augusta Biffom
State School of Industry
Burton E. Stevens
Summit Township
Crawford County
Arthur J. Byham
Ir]Kane
Susan HB. Longshore
Keane
Greeves Street
Edith Berrey
Phoenix Blue Room
Samuel A
Jack” Reed
East Fourth Street
Corry
S. H.skinner
Presbyterian
TR. S. Dewey
GT. Shoop
Worth Hammond
Lillian Barnes
Alice Messinger
Civic Music Association
Washington School Parent Teachers Association
Islhool
Cleo Haight
Woman's Benefit Association
Merideth Fogle
Corry City
Order of Eastern Star
I. O. O. F. Hall
Tuberculosis Hospital
Erie County Health and Tuberculosis Association
Erie County
Boston
Bank of Wesleyville
Wesleyville High School
Warret
T. Richard Evans
Kenneth Wright
Warren
Weight
Marilyn Pell
Edward Pell
United Brethren Otterbein Guild Society
North Clymer
Merion
Teannette Wiggers
Marian Wiggers
Leona Smith
Leda Reslink
Missindary
West Africa
Cony Hospital
Dughter
Harold Hulings
Hulings
Mildred Lawson
Hom
Cotry Hospital
Calvin, Bidwell
Wrightsville
Walter Landers
Landers
Columbus Community Aid
Gordon's
C.T. Clury
Mary
Margaret Jackson
Betty Mixer
Winifred Laird
Colletta Burkhardt
Mac Garet Zarbo
Miss Laird
Mac’s Inn
Ted Stewart
Spencer Community Aid
B &E
Copry’s Greatest Clothiers
Lincoln
Tedor
Foy
Peers, Ige
Hamburg
J Cor
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