Noisy political gossip and wartime measures flood local notes
A sprawling montage of 1930s era items runs through a city page: discussions of a council formality, potential candidacy shifts by Gen Edward Martin, a five year plan for Army Air Corps to constrain aircraft, a Boston walnut counter oddity, Candlemar Day observances, Erie Railroad timetable tweaks, delivery pricing changes for Chevrolets, Roosevelt birthday festivities with national broadcasts and Warm Springs Ball proceeds, Antarctic radio link, local police appointments, a compact portrait of Boake Carter, smuggling worries at state borders, scouting bases at Pymatining Reservoir, and broad civic and recreational notes amid a chaotic collage of names, places, dates, and policy hints.
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Civil Service Board
Edward Martin
Country Club
Army Air Corps
Boston
Christ
Erie Railroad
Chevrolet
P.O. D
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Warm Springs Foundation
Georgia
Mischa Elman
George M. Cuban
Nino Mani
Burns and
Allen
Fische
Admniral Richards
Byrd
Antarctic
Aes
Soviet method may solve U S wheat problem
SOVIET METHOD MAY SOLVE U S WHEAT PROBLEM ST PAUL Jan 20 Jaroviza tion a new word and a new method may be North Dakota and Minnesota wheat growers answer to winter wheat in the Northwest cold according to Dr R B Harvey University of Minnesota farm scientist Jarovization the word is taken from the Russian word jaro meaning Spring The jarovization process makes plants that normally require two years for development fruit in the first summer Winter wheat for example is stored at near freezing after partly sprouted After its rest period the partly sprouted grain is sown as spring wheat The processed grain heads and produces a heavier yield in the first summer than true spring wheat according to Dr Harvey Because winter wheat matures earlier and has a heavier yield it is planted in North Dakota and Minnesota Northwest farmers gamble The water wheat often freezes during bitter winters If jarovization can be applied successfully and Dr Harvey believes it can the difficulty of the cold winters will be remedied Dr Harvey recently returned from the Soviet republic where he studied farming methods He said the United States Department of Agriculture has borrowed one of Russia s scientists Dimitre Borodin to introduce jarovization here Discovery of the pre sprouting method is credited to a German Tit Was developed and given its first extensive application by Nikolai Maximov Russian scientist At Washington Dr Harvey said Scientist Borodin is experimenting with the Jarorization of various American grains If his experiments are successful Dr Harvey believes we will ease life for Minnesota and North Dakota wheat growers.
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St, Paul
North Dakota
Minnesota
Northwest
R. B. Harvey
University of Minnesota
Harvey
Nikolai Maximov
Washington
Borodin
New Police Force and Shakeup in City Administration
The council approved a new police force with a 3 2 vote, rejecting several applicants and confirming three successful ones. William G. Swan was approved, while Ross M. Mead and Edward S. McEvoy were rejected. Frank H. Heath was authorized to nominate for fire vacancies. Frank Kinley won the driver post for the First Ward with Mayor Miller voting no then switching to a 3 2 result. Norman Scholton and Ray Ricker were rejected. Ralph Foster and Charles Spiesman won other driver posts unanimously. H S Burlingame was named Acting Chief of Police after explaining the department head’s exam requirement. Bill No. 585 authorized two assistants to the City Controller for auditing municipal accounts. Streets Director Nichols NR Dickson was named city engineer for the remainder of his term, Edward Harrington as street commissioner. Health officer appointment and other routine actions were noted before adjournment.
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Commuen Trom
Civil Service Board Lst
William G. Swan
Ross M. Mead
Edward S. McEvoy
Frank H. Heath
Ailler
L. C. Chase
Edward Baccus
Frank Kinley
First Ward
Miller
Norman Scholton
Ray Ricker
Sof
Ralph Foster
Charles Splesman
H.S. Butlingeme
Mulderick
Burlingame
Streets Nichols
NR. Dickson
Edward Harrington
Solneil
Doris Duke Faces Kidnap Fears On Ten Safeguards
Doris Defies Kidnapers heiress to the Tike tobacco fortune and feared for abductors. The article notes she has ten firm safeguards sketched to thwart kidnapping plots and protect her safety amid rising fears.
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Duke Tobacco
Doris Duke
Tike Tobacco
America
Half Time Operation Considered for Erie Schools
Erie January 25. Willian McClelland vice president of the board of education proposes halting full time operation next year to avert further deficits. Pay as you go is urged as expenditures must match restricted receipts. He says the district may run on a half time basis to reduce salary costs and meet bondholder obligations while keeping schools open.
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ERI
Willian McClelland
Board of Education
McClelland
T Shell
Zmict
Sharon Men Mentioned for Congress Seat After Cochran Retirement
Three Sharon men emerge as potential candidates for the Twentieth district congressional seat after Rep T C Cochran of Mercer announces he will not seek reelection. Leading contenders include H B McDowell bank president. Hage supreme president of the Protected Home Circle. attorney Fred Ruil city solicitor and former assemblyman. plus State Senator Frat Fay of Greenville.
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Sharon
Cochran
Tom
T. C Cochran
Mercer
H. B. McDowel
McDowell National Bank
SH. Hage
Cxpreme
Protected Home Circle, Nations
Fred Ruil
Mercer Countian
Frat Fay
GreenviNe
Court Orders 577000 For Erie County Relief
The court directed the appropriation of 577000 for poor relief in Erie County. Of this sum about 277000 funds the new poor board’s relief work, with 300000 set aside to retire old board debts by selling short term bonds. An embargo on the new board’s share was lifted after stipulations among three groups.
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Pop Board
New Poor Board
Poor Board
Aso Trough
M. Levant Davis
Jaywalkers Almost Cause Catastrophe In Dynamite Truck
Three women jaywalkers stepped into the path of a truck driven by L G Cogan of Kansas City. The vehicle carried eight tons of dynamite and swerved into a building at Market and Brown streets. The dynamite remained undisturbed, the bumper and cab damaged but no injuries report.
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United Press
Brownsville
L. G. Cogan
Kansas City
Cogan
Market and
Brown Street
Illustrated Talk for Club at Corry Woman's Club
Members and friends are invited to a Tuesday evening lecture at Velock Club House on Mott Street. Speaker George Hamilton of the Seystone View Company Meadville will discuss Heaven and Worth with illustrated slides. The program promises to be very interesting.
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Corry
Mrs Cragg Dies at Cleveland Home
Mrs Mary Cragg of Cleveland Ohio died Sunday afternoon about 1 o clock after a period of ill health. Survived by her son Harold Cragg and four other children. Mrs Cragg and family had been visiting here when she departed yesterday morning.
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Mary Cragg
Cleveland
Harold Cragg
Dean of Great Lakes yachtsmen dies at 78
Commodo re Armd Augustus Schantz known as dean of Great Lakes yachtsmen has died at Miami Beach at age 78 from a heart attack after pneumonia. He was commodore of the Shipsmen Association of America in 1925 and led the Inter-Lake Yachting Association, one of the oldest Great Lakes sailing groups, and formerly president of the Detroit and Cleveland Navigation Company.
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United Press
Detroi
Armd Augustus Schantz
Great Lakes
Miami Beach
Fla
Schantz
Achtsmen
Detroit and
Cleveland
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Flanigan
Bill Swan
Boake Carter
Findley Lake
New Jersey
New York
Ropert
Gawthrop
Pennsylvania Tauor Control Board
Gore
Pymatining
Pennsylvania
Golden Rule Clan
Corry Credit Kixchinge
Tion City
Michigan
National Recreational Society
Herman
A.B. F
CWA
Congress
Wali
John Dillinger
Indiana
Belo
Farrell Bank
Chicago
U.S
Doris
Public Sljourner
Planetos
Erie
Chesterfield
Erie County
Cotrolles
Harvey M. Wills
S. ¥. Rossiter
Clarence T. Bryan
Davis
Attornay Rossiter
Willis
Dean
Larrea & Minas Toaicen Co
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