Corry News Recalls 1913 Labor Troubles and Local Dignitaries
Twenty years ago Corry faced labor unrest as nearby towns reported disturbances while merchants enjoyed strong May and June business. A fire threatened the Henratte Hotel in Spartansburg but was contained. Erie’s W E Edson surveyed cable-system impacts with a local wire chief. Pavement work on South and Spring streets progressed, and Earl Raymond sustained a crushed finger at the Keppel factory. Russell Clark returned from Akron to visit family, Edward Crapyer Jr. displayed flying skills, Judge J T Barker and A H Brown traveled to Gettysburg, and Miss Rio Mather and Francia Cronin came home from Chicago for the summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corry
Germans judge American beer as too cold and young
A German diplomat, visiting Washington at the old red brick Federal HQ, says American beer is too young and served too cold. He praises New York, Milwaukee, St. Louis, and D C beers but finds District of Columbia beer flat. He urges aging beer at three months and proper stein cooling.
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Massachusetts Avenue
Paul von Hindenburg
New York
Milwaukee
St. Louis
District of Columbia
Washington, D. C
College Heads Outrage over Muscle Shoals Board Picks
A group led by college presidents and a young lawyer forms the core of the Tennessee Valley Authority board, tasked with turning Muscle Shoals into a vast industrial region. Dr Morgan, Antioch president, letters to Hull reveal ownership details, while Harcourt Morgan of Tennessee University and David Lilienthal, 34, attorney, join as members to guide the project and handle anticipated legal challenges.
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Frederick GC
Othman
United Press
Washington
Marvesses Valley Authority
Ares
Ernest Morgin
Antioch College
Diogenes
Morgan
Hull
America
Roosevelt
Tennessee Valley Authority
Harcourt Alexander Morgan
Alfred Brest Morgan
Tennessee University
Harcourt Morgan
University of Ténmesser
Tennessee Tiger Valley
David Lilienthsl
Philip Lavollette
Wisconsin Civil Service
Lilienthal
Northwestern University
Evanstown
Donald Richberg
Wisconsin
Erie counties two road projects likely funded by federal aid
Erie county appears to receive federal aid for two major paving projects. West 12th Street from Pittsburgh avenue to Asbury Chapel road and West Lake road from N Girard to Onja state line are slated for funding totaling 457000. The state will administer 104 million for road construction with Erie County hoping additional projects from Wattsburg to Beaver Dam and Waterford south of Kearsarge.
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SAIE
Erie County
Wissitme
Royal Committee
Fito Habrishur
Gifford Pinchot
West 12Th Street
Pittsburgh Avenue
Asbury Chapel Road
West Lake Road
N. Girard
Onja Tate Fine
Helen M. Schluraf
Pinchot
West 12Th
West Lake
Wattsburg
Beaver Dam
Waterford
Kearsarge
Young St Marys Druggist Ends Life By Hanging
Hulger Hedstrom aged 28 a druggist of St Marys son of Mr and Mrs Gust Hedstrom of Adams Avenue Ridgway and former resident was found hanging in his apartment on Erle Avenue St Marys shortly after 5 o clock Friday. Hedstrom ran a drug store in that place for about three years. Despondency over business conditions is given as the cause. An inquest is probable. Coroner J T McCabe of Johnsonburg examined the body. A clerk Thomas Bebble opened the store and found Hedstrom. The apartment connected by a stairway leading from the store was where the tragedy occurred. The body was suspended from a bathrobe cord over the transom at the stair. Hedstrom appeared fully dressed and death likely occurred about 4 o'clock.
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Ridgway
Hulger Hedstom
St Mary
Gust Hedstrom
Adams Avenue
Erle Avenue
II St. Marys
Hedstrom
T. McCabe
Johnsonburg
Thomas Bebible
Toollock
All O'cloak
Bebble
City Park Fountain Should Be Operating
The city faced heat waves and a suspended City Park fountain due to budget strain. The piece urges turning the fountain on and using beer license funds or community contributions to cover $25 monthly operation, noting Corry Water Supply would bill $50 for summer water. It appeals for public funding and immediate action to reopen the wading pool for children.
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Bbig
England and Council
England
Corry Water Supply Company
Safe Fourth warnings urge caution for Independence Day
A historical public safety piece outlines the dangers of fireworks and holiday travel, noting past death tolls from motor accidents drownings and fireworks. It urges car safety checks, prudent driving, water awareness, and avoiding inflammables while stressing tetanus awareness and sensible celebration limits.
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Association For the Prevention of
National Organization of Casualty and Surety Underwriters
Hoff Business College Announces Early Registration Discount
Hoff Business College in Warren Pennsylvania offers a special discount to all registering before July 18 for September entrance. Write for details and prepare for better times ahead.
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Hoff Business College
Warren
Hollywood Film Shop Stand-Ins in Glamour Shadow World
Hollywood report outlines stand-ins in the film industry who resemble stars and serve as costume and lighting shadows. They earn from $1,500 to $5,000 weekly but rarely advance to featured roles. Notable cases include Don Wilson as Gary Cooper’s stand-in and Elin May mimicking Peggy Hopkins Joyce, with others like Billian Kilgannone posing for Mae West, Marlene Dietrich, and Nancy Carroll as flexible stand-ins.
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Alanson Edwards
United Press
Hollywood
Heartbreak Legion
Pred Daug
Paramount
Don Wilson
Gary Cooper
Arizona
Cooper
Elin May
Peggy Hopkins
Joyce
Peggy
Billian Kilgannone
Sie
Mae West
Marlene Dietrich
Nancy Carroll
Historic anchors in town life remembered across eras
The record recalls key local anchors from different periods: Orson Sweatland’s tenure as a sales agent for American Express Co., Harriet Woods serving as English teacher at the High School, the Presbyterian congregation meeting in a West Church Street building now used by the Jewish Synagogue, and the Caligraph Typewriter produced on the second and third floors of the Ajax building.
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Orson Sweatland
American Express Co
Harriett Woods
West Church Street
Ajax
Wind Storm Causes Damage in Oil City and Grandview Sanitarium
A brief but fierce wind storm hit Oil City on Friday afternoon, toppling trees and damaging a fire hydrant when an electric pole was blown over at Mylan Street and Bishop Avenue. The storm also ripped a porch from the Grandview Sanitarium, forcing emergency repairs as crews cleared debris.
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Oil City
North Side Hill
Mylan Street
Bishop Avenue
Trafic
Lingmen
Keystone Public Service Company
City Water Department
Grandview Sanitarium
Two Children Rescued From Lake By Bystanders
Two nine year old girls fell into twelve feet of water at a dam while playing. R B Jones, 66, of Pine Street, saw them struggle and swam to reach them, holding their heads above water until he reached the dam. Clyde Bybam assisted in pulling them to safety.
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Kane
South Overlake
R. B. Jones
Pine Street
Himesna
Jones
Safey
Clyde Bybim
Tionesis
Avenue
Democratic Party Attacks G O P Leaders in Pa Campaign
Harrisburg July 1 The Democratic state chairman Warren Van Dyke opened Pennsylvania 1983 pre election drive with a scathing attack on Republican organizers. He alleged indictments and scandals involving Morgan preferred lists and figures including Supreme Court Justice John W Kephart and Judge Thomas Baldridge. Van Dyke urged possible impeachment moves against three court members tied to the Morgan probe and named Republican leaders John nodlure and James Coyne as indicted.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Warren van Dyke
Washington
Supreme Court
John W. Kephart
William J Schaffer
Superior Court
Thomas G. Baldridge
St. of Morgan
John J.nodlure
Delaware
James J. Coyne
Allegheny
Uquor
van Dyke
Supreme
Superior Courts
Dairymen League Meeting At Wheelock Draws 80 Plus Attendees
Over eighty members attended the Dairymen's League session in Wheelock. Delegates Mr. and Mrs. Warner McCray reported on the Syracuse meeting held June 1 and 16, noting a brighter dairy outlook despite low milk prices. S. H. Stephens of Jamestown praised the year's League work. The program featured dialogues, duets, solos, and a cream milk social afterward.
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Dairymen’ League
Wheelock
Symcuse
Warner McCray
Thsese
H. Stephens
Jamestown
League
Charles Diest
Eugene Howrd
Llloyd Harvey
Katherine van Tassel
Mildred Humphrey
August Howard
G Bergman
Corry
Bergman
Frank Harvey
Baby Adela Kawas Born American in New Orleans
One month old Adela Kawas is an American citizen though her parents Mr. and Mrs. Kawas and five siblings are British subjects. She was born in New Orleans during her family’s visit there. Mr Kawas is a merchant in Le Ceiba British Honduras.
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U. 5
Orleans
Adela Kawas
New Orleans
Mr. Kawas
Ceiba
British Honduras
McKean County Jury Awards Record $15000 in Auto Collision Case
The McKean county court affirmed a $15,000 judgment for the Conley family of Olean New York from an automobile collision near Port Allegany. The award, the largest in the county, followed an appeal by defendant A C Simons of Bradford. Conleys were represented by DP Wilson Fitzgibbons and Kent Kane. the defendant by Gillin and Potter.
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Kay Vuny Amon
Preme Court
Conleymily
Olean
McKean
Port Allegany
Ayer
McKean County
A. C. Simons
Bradford
The
Law Tirma
Retired farmer at Platea ends life
A year old retired farmer at Platea, Halstead, ended his life Friday on his brother’s Platen farm a mile east of Plates by shooting himself in the head with a shotgun. Deputy coroner Dr Charles Leone said Halstead had been in frail health and a patient for some time. the brother found the body after hearing the shot.
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Gies Stead
Platen
Peter Hailatead
Plates
Charles Leone
Saf
Halstead
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Henratte
Spartanaburg
W. E. Edson
E41 Telephone Company
Erie
Spring Street
Earl Raymond
Russell Clark
George R. Clark
Dawson
Yukon
Akron, C
U1st Place
Edward Crapyer, Jr
W. Church Street
J.T. Barker
At. H. Brown
Gettysburg
Miss Rio Mather
Francia Cronin
Chicago
Til
Munich
Ticc College
Esme
Muscle Shoals Board
Beaverdam-Wallsburg
ST. Marys
Holgar Hedstrom
City Park
Hollywood Film Shop
LAKE
Flays G. O. P
Dairymen's League
Frank C. Chapin & Sons
North Center Street
Tere Ee A
Platea
Citizens National
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