Bureaucratic bungling stalls Erie County school redistricting hearings
In Our Opinion the State Council of Basic Education bungled hearings on Erie County redistricting. A seven member council sat in Harrisburg with three present, failing to finish the LeBoeuf case and leaving Sparta's hearing rescheduled. Taxpayers bore the cost as council courtesy and purpose were questioned.
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State Council of Basic Edication
Erie County
Sparta
LeBoeuf
Corry
Pittsburgh
Evie
Harrisburg
Time Marches On Boy to Girl Scout Pace
A note from The Adams Jefferson County Journal reflects on childhood milestones with the idea that a boy who graduates as a Cub Scout soon becomes a Girl Scout, illustrating shifting youth paths and gendered organization rites in local culture.
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Adams
N.Y
Jefferson County Journal
Twenty Years Ago July 3 144 With American Troops In France
Dawn attack in driving rain on Cherbourg peninsula coast as American forces press German lines after nightlong artillery bombardment. Fifth Army captures Siena as fighting eases, amid wartime dispatches from Europe. Also reports drowning of 15 year old John Crowell at Canadohta Lake, local cattle panther sightings near Wattsburg, and a baseball loss of Corry Merchants to Irvine.
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France
Cherbourg
la Haye du Puits
Quiet Fourth of July in Corry with few public events
Forty years ago in Corry there will be no Fourth of July celebration. Tomorrow the city plans only two baseball games as public attractions while the Country Club hosts a golf tournament in the afternoon and a dinner and dance in the evening. Elton Van Dresar, 12, son of Mr and Mrs Leo Van Dresar of Third avenue, Was...
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Corry
Elton van Dresar
Leo van Dresar
Third Avenue
Bucknell University
Lewisburg
Michael J. Vincent
Martha M. Vincent
West Frederick Street
Daniel Boone
Berks County
Ce Ge
Navohal Advertising Rep Names and Addresses Listed
The record lists advertising representatives for Navohal at multiple major offices, including BOTMINELLI-KIMBALL INC at 455 Fifth Avenue New York and Chicago Mortgage and Bond Building. Other noted locations include Do trail Chamiger of Commerce Building in Pittsburgh and Weightman Building in Philadelphia.
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Navohal
Botminelli-Kimball, Inc
Fifth Avenue
New York
New Michigan Square
Chicago
Obituary of J Monroe Johnston WWII transport leader
Col. J Monroe Johnston 86 longtime DOT director and former ICC chairman died Wednesday. He served in World War II and led defense transportation policy. The obituary notes the duty to inform and uphold truth as a democratic weapon.
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ICC Uead
Marion
Col
J. Monroe Johnston
Office of Defense Transportation
Interstate Commercce Commission
The Practical Jokers Of The Fawcetts Legacy
Jim Bishop recalls a era of risky gags by Roscoe Buzz Gordon and Roger Fawcett and Ed Lewis. The Fawcetts used bold pranks from slipping a diver into a gelatin pool to juggling roommates. The caper ends with police and a missing Roscoe, highlighting the era’s chaotic humor.
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Ed Lewis
Fawcett
Fawcetts
William Fawcett
Captain Billy
Roscoe
Buzz
Gordon
Roger
Bill Lengel
Three New Jersey Men Cash Big Harness Winnings at Liberty Bell Park
Three New Jersey men cashed a winning ticket worth 72,887 dollars and forty cents last night at Liberty Bell Harness Park after choosing the 785 two win double combination.
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Philadelphia
New Jersey
Liberty Bell Harness Park
Rambles Through Corry News Highlight Local Turmoil
A rambling local column critiques state and city road projects, traffic dangers, and political bickering. It notes Route 426 disrepair, a blockaded Wattsburg bridge site harming berry sales, and calls for cleaner policing in Corry. It also updates on residents’ achievements, scholarships, and local business growth.
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State Highway Department
Lay
Wattsburg
Hid
Pennsylvania
East Main Street
Union City
Curry
Vtay
Farmer, Journal Sports
Tom Titus
Costa Mesa
Calif
Ministers weigh softer targets in magazine crackdown
The report suggests some ministers will settle for less aggressive action on girly magazines. Legal limits and enforcement realities hinder rigorous policing, leading to a compromise approach that could amount to half measures rather than full removal from newsstands.
Judge Orders Pinball Devices Returned
Exe County Judge Samuel Y. Rossiter orders the return of 82 pinball machines seized in the November 14 raid. The machines, initially deemed gambling devices, are declared single coin operated by Judge Roysiler, with the ruling not covering devices from other local establishments. Attorney Edwart H. Carney considers an appeal while police report the local devices were bingo or multiple-coin types.
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Wklg
Exe
Samuel Y. Rossiter
Ann
Roysiler
Edwart H. Carney
Gorry
Corry
Missionaries Speak Here at Christian and Missionary Alliance
Missionary apparitees to Bra zil Hl will be guest speakers at the Christian and Missionary Alliance Church Sunday evening at 7 30. Rev Earl church pastor and Rev and Mrs Emmit Young, graduates of Toccoa Falls Bible Institute and Jaffery School of Missions, Nyack, have returned from Toronto where they attended the Toronto Institute of Linguistics. They plan to sail for Brazil in August. The Rev Young's Home is 15 Cobbs Corners. Mrs Young is a native of Alabama. Rev Docherty said the public is invited to attend.
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Bra Hl
Christian and Missionary
Allance
Earl
Emmit Young
Toccoa Falls
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Anderson Baking Company
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Ranghild Sandquist
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Chester Berg
Jamestown
Corry Journal
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Corry, Pa
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William Eaton
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Ithaca
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Hubbs
Elmira
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George Myers
North Hollywood
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Lyle Watrous
Allegheny Airlines
Allegheny College
Seventh Army
Bad Talz
Germany
Harold J Upperman
Ruth M. Upperman
22Nd Transportation Company
Paris
Tom Shipe
Anaheim
California
Corry City
John Bliley
Europe
Frank A. Toth
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Jona
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