Golden Rule Club sale and varied local notices
A mixed local text cites the Golden Rule Club sale upcoming in one week, Pennsylvania school levies from 1923 to 1993, Ford v R car output resume at Cincinnati March 1, and various local items. It notes high school graduation figures, dog license warnings, Helen Jepson’s Metropolitan Opera debut, St Johns Day banquet coverage, school absentees and illness, American Legion activities, local appointments, a winter forecast, and multiple community notices.
Giant telescope may test space curvature theories
Syracuse dispatch reports Dr Harlow Shapley predicting the Corning telescope could confirm whether space is curved and finite or open and boundless within six years after operation. He notes the instrument will analyze distant nebulae, reveal thousands of new island universes, and expand understanding of the maggalaxy and exploding stars like Nova Herculis.
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Syracuse
Corning Glass
Albert Instein
Harlow Shapley
Harvard Observatory
Shapley
Chich
Dr. Shapley
Built First Irrigation Canal In Artoona
Historical note records extensive irrigation systems once built in Artoona by Iaetant Meine. The canals are now abandoned, marking a legacy of early hydraulic projects.
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Artoona
Iaetant Meine
Red Cross chairman John B Payne dies of pneumonia
United Press reports John Barton Payne longtime Red Cross chairman since 1921 died at George Washington University Hospital at 1 08 a m following pneumonia and prior complications. He would have turned 80 on Saturday. his career spanned public service under five presidents with key roles in war programs and disaster relief. He championed reform in Chicago parks and chaired multiple federal boards before concluding with Red Cross leadership. He valued personal satisfaction over salary in accepting public service.
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United Press
Washington
John Barto Payne
American Red Cross
Judge Payne
George Washington University Hospital
Woodrow Wilson
Payne
Red Cross
Coolidge
Harding
Roosevelt
Fruntytown
W. Va
Virginia
Eugenta
Robert ¥. Mason
Thoroughfare Gap
Prince Wiliams County
Taylor County
West Virginia
Chicago
Chicago Law Institute
Cook County
Ilinois
Chicago Park Commissioner. As A Member of the Park Board
Hls
United States
Wilson
Board of Appeals
the Treasury
U. S. Shipping Board
Emergency Peet Corp
U. S. S. Railroa Administration
U S. Shipping Board
Interior
Jennie Byrd
Mississippi
Florida
West Indies
Warrenton
Sun Worshipers Vary Style In Beach Wear
East and West styles meet in resort season beach wear with brassier top Mahatma Gandhi style and wrap panties. Mrs Eleanor Holm Jarrett models a white satin halter neck suit at the Miami Biltmore meet. Exotic flowers, coolie hats, and cotton dresses with rope straps dominate the scene at the Roney Plaza Cabana Sun Club.
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Mami
Fila
My. Kipling
Roney Plaza Cabana Sun Club
Mr. Kipling
India
South Seas
Eleanor Holm Jarrett
New Land
Striped candy stick origin and legend explained
A brief note on the striped candy stick tracing its origin to European practice. Europeans carried glass walking sticks filled with colored sweets to ward off witches. The legend links the separate candies to protection, though the exact original intent remains unclear.
Parson Bill, Well Known Here, Dead
Rev. William Hyans Thomas known as Parson Billy in the region died at Warren General Hospital Wednesday morning after a weeklong illness from toxemia. Born August 31 1885 in Tidioute, he graduated Tidioute High School and Allegheny College in 1908 before attending Boston University School of Theology. He later toured the world with a college quartet and served Endeavor Presbyterian Church as pastor, lecturer, and entertainer.
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Rev
Thomas
Tidioute
Tidioute High School
Allegheny College
Boston University School of Theology
Ex Sheriff Davis Found Guilty in Erie Duty Breach
Erie January 24 ex sheriff Millard L Davis found guilty of breach of duty in office by an Erie county jury. He was ordered to pay 784.69 to E W Marsh who had won a 710 verdict from Edward Prue for injuries from an auto crash. Marsh levied on Prue’s belongings. Davis reported nothing to levy. Prue jailed until debt paid. After three days Prue released. Marsh’s lawyers said money had been paid.
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Erie
Millard L. Davis
Erie County
E.W. Marsh
11Th St
Marsh
Edward Prue
French St
Pruce
Davis
Prue
Meg
Haveeen
Also Mentioned on This Page
Golden Rule
Pennsylvania
Ford
Cincinnati
Ohio
Department of Revenue
Helen Jepson
Titusville
Metropolitan Grand Opera
Lawrence Seymour
Lawrence Tibbett
Misa Jepson
Metropolitan
Helene
William E. ‘Thomas
Wadeaver
Warren
St Jon's Day
Elmer C. Carrier
Hobart Blanchard
Columbus
Naional Bank of Corry
Ricard Powers
Christosen Motor
George H. Rare
State School Directors' Association
Harrisburg
Charles J. Margiotti
Panérals
J. Clair Ross
Butler
Grover C. Ladner
Philadelphia
New York Stock Exchange
C. W. Moore
White House
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Chautktown
Cluir
Corry
Riley
Washington, D. C
Joen
Red Grass
Tuunville Herald
J. Lewis
John Barton ‘Payne
Rexall
Ae Se
Condra Pharmacy
North Center St. Corry, Pa
Parson Bill
Sunnyfield Family
RED Circle Coffee
Peck
California
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