Pinchot Hints Erie County Road Plan Expansion
Governor Pinchot signals possible funding to complete 25 mile hard surfaced highway program for Erie County this year. A Harrisburg conference and a letter to Commissioner Schiuraff suggest most listed projects may proceed, including West 12th street extension, West Lake road, Wattsburg-Beaverdam, and Waterford road. Secondary mileage could push total to about 50 miles before fall.
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Beaverdam
Wattsburg
Gifford Pinchot
Trlé County
Harrisburg
Erle County
Highway Department
West 12Th Street
Erie
Ibylé
Gilford Pinchot
Erie County
Helen M. Schiuraff
West Lake Road
Waterford Road
Kearsarge
Rockefeller Observes 94th Anniversary at Pocantico Hills
United Press reports John D. Rockefeller, frail but spirited, marking his 94th birthday at his Pocantico Hills estate. He enjoys a steady routine with staff, attends a private roll along the grounds with his granddaughter Mrs Abbie Rockefeller Milton, and hopes to reach 100.
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United Press
Tarrytown
Duly
John D. Rockefeller
Pocantico Hills
Rockfeller
Grace
Rockefeller
Abbie x Rockefeller Milton
Farmhand assaulted by chicken thieves at Harold Jewell farm
Shugget Bielowski, a farmhand at Harold Jewell farm on North Center street, was struck and left unconscious around 9 80 last night as a suspected chicken theft occurred. A stranger seen in a garden plot prompted the attack and a sack near the chicken coop confirmed the thefts. the assailants fled. Police searched the area but found no trace.
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Prink Bielawski
Harold Jewell
North Center Street
Bislawski
Bain
Bielowski
Thie Wry
Cloudburst Traps Tourists in Col. Canyon Collapse
Morrison Colo July 8 A sudden mountain cloudburst sent a ten foot wall of water through Bear Creek Canyon sweeping away cabins tourist cars and businesses in Morrison and Starbuck. Four bodies recovered and at least fifteen more missing many tourists. Names include Mrs Vincent Soderman 83 Denver Eunice Corti Ben Corti 14 Buddy Corti 12 W L Burton Starbuck and a tourist family of three. In Connellsville Pa 18 year old William Davis killed crossing a bridge over the Youghiogheny river by a railroad train.
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United Press Morrison
Colo
Bear Creek Canyon
Yista
Partes
Niot
Adalf
Vincent Soderman
Denver
Eunice
Ben Cordi
Buddy Corti
W. L. Burton
Starbuck
Morrison
Mercantile Tax List Notices for Erie County
Announcement that there will be no further Mercantile Tax List publications for Erie County after today and Monday. Businesses not listed must submit their tax forms promptly to the county treasurer, unless already visited by Appraiser Carter.
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Erie County
Uisness
Carter
Eblinty
Soaring prices chief worry in recovery drive
United Press report from Washington notes two main concerns shaping the recovery effort. Prices remain a major worry while output must rise, with administration officials pressing to lift wages and stabilize the cost of living. The piece cites progress yet cautions against a single big price jump that could strain low income earners. A separate brief reports a farm accident at Spring Creek where farm hand Midgar Crane, 30, fractured a leg after hay tipped onto him. he was taken to Corry hospital after the fracture was reduced.
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Sy Raymond Clapper
United Press
Washington, Hily
Mitin Wortles
Snve
Atti~cials
General Johnson
Recovery Administration
Spring Creek
Corry Hospital
New Road to Albion to Be Thrown Open Aug. 1
The Roosevelt highway route west from Union City to Albion is near completion with the Edinboro to Albion segment awaiting final links. Officials predict the full road will open by August, marking a major east to west highway expansion. The Edinboro Independent notes gaps west of Edinboro are nearly filled and travel is improving as favorable weather continues.
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Albion
Union City
Mill Village
Edinboro
Tradi
Roosevelbt
United States
Equili Col Simp son to unveil granite G A R shaft
A granite shaft with 162 names from the Grand Army of the Republic will be unveiled at Pine Grave cemetery Sunday at 2 PM, ending a procession and program of exercises. Col David B Simpson will deliver the address, with the Colored Jubilee Singers and a city ceremonies lineup. Transportation from Guy Park will be provided for those attending the dedicatory events.
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Grand Army of the Republic
Pine Grave
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David B. Simpson
Soldiers and Sallora Home
Erie
Colored Jubilee Singers
America
Corry High School
Perry F. Haines
Verasefettion
Corinne Dean
Olin W. Bracken
Oliver Sasler
Prank
Waglan
H. Ray Harris
Guy Park
Seven gold bloc nations form definte monetary alliance
July 8 Paris report says France Italy Belgium Helland Switzerland Poland and Czechoslovakia agree to defend gold standard. They pledge to avoid actions that disrupt gold flow and balance of payments while seeking a credit policy to restore normal business. Non bloc nations may counter with a united defense of monetary principles.
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Richard D. McMillan
United Press
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Europe
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Italy
Belgium
Helland
Switzerland
Poland
Czechoslovakia
United States
Japan
Argentina
Braziire
South Africa
Australia
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India
New Zealand
Ireland
Barn of Meance
Otter Bloc
Escape After 30 000 HoldUp In New York Bank Heist
Five bandits including a man in a police uniform robbed the Corn Exchange Bank Trust Co branch at 1th and Broadway. They herded fourteen employees and the watchman into a vault and escaped with an estimated 20 000 to 30 000 dollars after forcing the safe. A mistaken license plate hampered the police search as Manhattan north of 1th Street was cordoned off.
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United Press
New York
New York City
Manhattan
1Th Street
Change Bank ‘Trust Go
Broadway
Neds
Proe D F Bartoo Re Named At Columbus High
The Columbus school board re elected Prof D F Bartoo as principal of Columbus High School for the 1984 term after a heated controversy. A petition with property owners names urged Bartoo retention and the board confirmed his hire following reconsideration at last night’s meeting. Bartoo has served as principal for the prior two years.
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Coluumbus
D. F. Bartoo
Columbus High School
Bartoo
Columbus High
Assailants Sought After Crawford County Robbery
Authorities search Crawford and Erie counties for Gerald Robertson and Catherine Robertson believed to have beaten and robbed a merchant in Guys Mills Crawford county. They fled in a Whippet with West Virginia plates toward Union City and may head toward this city.
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West Virginia
Guys Mills
Crawford County
Circuit
Gerald Robertson
Catherine Robertson
Union City
Crawford
Erie
Dedicate War Memorial Here Sunday
Soviet aid plans surface as Jimmy Mattern’s solo world flight faces engine trouble near Anadyrsk. A Soviet seaplane may repair and fly him to Alaska for parts, or, if repairs fail, transport him to Nome with Otto Schmidt confirming Arctic air support. Levanevsky speeds toward the same region with a four man crew to assist.
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United Press
Moscow
Jimmy Mattern
Alaska
Mattern
Nome
Otto Schmidt
Arctic
Early Morning Mail Delivery Suspended Here
Post Office announces curtailment of mail delivery under a June executive order. From July 10 two complete deliveries daily except Saturday, with carriers finishing at 8:50 p.m. and 4 p.m. Clerical changes follow to preserve outgoing and incoming mail handling. Operation likely continues to October 1 with patron cooperation urged.
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Lock Poat
Bentley
Mante
Staggered System for 33 Small Game Season Announced
The state game commission announced a staggered small game season for this fall plus a short open trapping season for deer. The period runs November 1 to 30 with weekly hunting days varying by week. First week allows Wednesday and Thursday, then schedule shifts through the month.
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State Game Commission
Corry Aportamian
Deaver
Penna War Over Prohib Repeal Gets Under Way
Harrisburg July 8 The battle over repeal in Pennsylvania opened with dry and anti dry factions preparing petitions and organizing campaigns for the November 7 election. John A. McSparran leads the drys while anti prohibition forces claim surveys show repeal favored by a two to one margin with Democratic and Republican backing. Prominent leaders including Warren Van Dyke and William Ware join rallies and speak for repeal as the Keystone state is kept dry or moved toward repeal.
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McSparran
Joseph
Wasney
United Press
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Wels
Drys
Republican
John A. McSparran
Stps
Association Against the Prohibition Amendament
Warren van. Dyke
William S. Ware
Noted Flier Seeks New X Nation Mark In St Louis Flight
Anslix Barbert Putnam aims at a transcontinental speed record after an emergency landing forced a brief stop. A loosened hatch in the cockpit caused the pit stop, but crews fixed the hatch and the flight proceeded toward St Louis for a new record attempt.
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Tex
Anslix
Putnam
St Louis
Mediastea
Shires
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