Corry School District Faces Deficit Altered by Salaries
Finance chairman Charles S Monroe told the board the year end deficit will be about 16000 rather than 25000 with possible 2000 more in owed teachers salaries. If salaries due to Sept 1 are listed as bills payable the deficit would rise to about 37000.
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Board 7 Education
Charles S. Monroe
Corry
Treasury
Suth
U. S. Church
National Bank and ‘Trust Company of Erie
Monroe
Orrin M. Hillburg
Death toll from heat wave climbs with Midwest reach
United Press reports a deadly Midwest heat wave with at least 2,012 deaths and $400 million in damage as thundershowers move across several states. In Erie County Court Ronald Nichols, 20, was sentenced to Huntingdon Reformatory for voluntary manslaughter in the July 3 auto death of James Scully Jr. The judge suspended the driving while intoxicated count, and a typical reformatory term is likely 13 to 23 months. Nichols will be moved to the Pennsylvania Industrial School at Huntingdon.
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Morey J. Potter
United Press
Harrisburg
House
Senate
Pennsylvania
Capitol
Earle
John J. Melure
Delaware
Detroit
Chicago
Midwest
Dakotas
Nebraska
Minnesota
Tinois
Iowa
Wisconsin
Michigan
Tidiana
Ohio
James Scully, Jr
East Main Street
Ronald Nichols
Huntingdon Reformatory
William E. Hirt
Erie County
Nichols
Court House
Huntingdon
Heat Toll in Ontario Equals Flu Scourge
Toronto dispatch reports Ontario faces a heat toll rivaling the 1914 influenza epidemic as a 100 degree heat wave continues. Funeral directors store bodies in mausoleums while deaths near 500. forecasts promise cooling air from upper Michigan. International observers note broadJune drought relief efforts extend to the southern states and Midwest.
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Ontario
United Press
Toronto
Hamilton Cemetery
Corry Area Residents Named Jurors for Erie County Court
Erie county criminal court draws jurors for the term opening September 14 with 24 grand jurors and 84 traverse jurors from Corry and surrounding vicinity. About 50 cases listed, including a murder charge against Paul Ferry of Erie for the killing of his wife Mary. Judge William E. Hitt to appoint defense counsel at county expense this week.
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Erie County Criminal Court
Henry Stanczak
Charles Mésteniopi
Traverse
Paul Ferry
Erie
Mary
William E. Hitt
Ferry
Amy Gibsons
Lena Haight
Frank van Tassel
Frank Blair
Lawrence Davison
Frank Geiger
L. J. Kelly
Rose McEloy
Theo P. Williams
Corry
Hapeld Carlson
Wigin
Charles Dible
Fire at Erie airport destroys planes and hangar
A $35,000 fire at Port Erie air field burned a barn and four airplanes with their hangar. The blaze started last night by spontaneous combustion. Owners Fred Jarecki, Russell Tarecki, Hubert Hull, and Norman Gibson reported losses of $18,800 to $8,000 each as negotiations proceed for WPA airport improvements and possible government purchase.
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Erie
Port Erie
Fred Jarecki
Russell Tarecki
Hubert Hull
Norman Gibson
Road to ruin as permits rise to June totals in 215 cities
Building permits issued in 215 cities during June totaled 112 640 dollars, the highest level since 1931, according to Din and Bradstreet. The month saw a 98.5 percent rise from May when permits totaled 21 510 598 dollars, with referenced comparisons to the dime year 1985 showing a 113.9 percent increase.
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Din & Bradstrest
Sister of Toe Louis Charged in Drug Incident Reveal
A Southside detective disclosed that a sister of Toe Louis was drugged in the hours around the Schmeling fight. The Detroit agent reportedly received a hypodermic injection in the left arm the day of the event, with the allegation described as part of the unfolding charges.
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Anneo Press
Chtcaigo
Toe Louis
Detroit Agner
Roosevelt 10 Launch Cruise This Afternoon
President Roosevelt plans a Maine and Nova Scotia sailing trip aboard the 53-foot schooner Sewanna with his three sons as crew. He departs Hyde Park by special train, aims to reach Pulpit Harbor, Maine, for an afternoon launch, then sails to Campobello and Campobello Island before meeting Lord Tweedsmuir in Quebec.
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Frederick A. Storm
United Press
White House
Rockland
Roosevelt
Maine
Nova Scotia
New England
Hyde Park
N. C
Pulpit Harbor
Bay of Fundy
Nova
Quebec
Mr. Roosevelt
Lord Tweedsmuir
Dominion
Former Naval Officer Held for Espionage
John S. Farnsworth, a former lieutenant commander in the US Navy, pleaded not guilty at arraignment on charges of transmitting naval secrets to a Japanese naval agent. Bond set at 10000 dollars. case continued two weeks. Farnsworth, court-martialed and dismissed nine years ago for scandalous conduct, was jailed after federal arrest by agents and intelligence officers following months of investigation.
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John S. Farnsworth
Bowl
Farnsworth
Navy
Monlfis
Snow Drifts Hit Colorado Towns In July Blizzard
Snow blanketed mining districts southwest of Denver as a July blizzard dropped four inches in Climax Kokomo and surrounding areas. Roads and trees were toppled by heavy snow while other parts of the state baked in heat.
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Colorado
Denver
Colo
Climax
Kokomo
Galehouse Resigns as Deputy Relief Director
Harrisburg July 14. Donald Galehouse assistant director of the state emergency relief board will relinquish his $6,000 a year post tomorrow. In his resignation letter he cites personal reasons. Rumors say friction with Relief Director Karl de Schweinits contributed to the move.
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Ay United Prep
Harrisburg
Donald
Galehouse
State Emergency Relief Board
Tates
Capitol Hill
Gatehouse
Karl de Schweinits
Fire Smoke Shrouds Bear Lake Area From Hidden Woods Fire
A woods fire near Bear Lake produced a smoky haze over the district. Reports placed the blaze near Sulphur Springs about three and a half miles west of Bear Lake, with sightings from Bear Lake Pandme Clymer Spring Creek and Columbus. Attempts to locate the fire were unsuccessful.
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Amoke
Sulphur Springs
Bear Lake
Pandme
Clymer
Spring Creek
Columbus
Curb Reckless Driving With New Motor Cop
Police report a motorcycle patrolman has curbed speeding and reckless driving in Clearfield. No arrests were made but motorists slowed as the officer patrolled Center and East Main streets, with expected reductions in minor accidents at intersections. A separate incident from Clearfield notes Peter Chonic, 40, of Indiana, Pa, crushed to death when a truck backed over him.
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Lloyd Ruppersburger
Center Street
East Main Street
Clearfield
Peter Chonic
Indiana
Guardsmen to Leave Corry Friday Night
Sixty-five members of Company A Pennsylvania National Guard will depart Friday evening for a two week encampment at Indiantown Gap. The unit will travel by truck with men and equipment from Harrisburg joining forces from Kane Bradford and Warren. Training quarters will be set at the base and guardsmen from across Pennsylvania will be quartered there before returning by truck August 1.
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Pennsylvania
Natonal Guard
Indlajtown Gap
Atate
State Armory
W. 8. Houghton
Hubert £. Brown
Ross G. Fehlinen
Armory
112Th Regiment
Nimp
Houghton
Harrisburg
Kane
Bradford
Warren
Indiantown Gap
Karpis Pleads Guilty in Hamm Kidnapping Case
Alvin Karpis, a leader in the Barker-Karpis gang, pleaded guilty in St. Paul to kidnapping William Hamm Jr. He switched from not guilty as the trial neared. Judge Joyce postponed sentencing until after co-defendants Edward Bartholomew and John Peiffer face conspiracy charges in the Hamm case.
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Syuare
ST. Paul
Alvin Karpis
Sarker-Karpis
William Hamm
St. Paul Brewer
Karpis
New Orleans
M.M. Joyce
Edward C. Bartholmew
John P. Peiffer
Hamm
Federal probe into Wendel kidnapping case in Newark
Federal authorities opened an inquiry into the alleged kidnapping and torture of Paul H. Wendel disbarred Trenton attorney. Attorney General David T. Wilentz conferred with the federal grand jury for about an hour and ten minutes as the probe began.
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Newark
W. J
Paul H. Wendel
Trenton
David
T. Wilent2
Fede Grand Jury
Sexsidin
Corry Water Supply Near Normal Amid Heat Wave
Corry water customers face no shortage as officials report supply near normal despite heat. Superintendent M Ray Greene notes modest extra use from lawn sprinkling, a practice restricted elsewhere, with supply steady though three days of capacity are typical for summer.
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Corry
Greene
of Water
M. Ray Greene
Mr. Greene
Endorsement of Carp Might Win Lemke Backing
Cleveland July 14 An organized opposition develops within the Townsend Old Age Pension plan to endorse no third party presidential candidate. Dr Francia Townsend arrives and hints Lemke could seek plan support via a WWI era endorsement, though the convention may oppose Lemke. Townsend says he will follow the convention, risking an “evil” choice between Roosevelt and Republicans. The plan aims to win House control, enact a $200 pension plan, and write a Townsend party into the U.S. Constitution. Reverend Charles Cougliin arrives to discuss Lemke support across 13 states, predicting the presidential election could go to the House if no candidate wins a majority.
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United Press
Cleveland
Townsend Old Age Pension Plan
O. A. R. Pla
Townsend
Roweer Lyon
Lemke
Aif M. London
Roosevelt
Lemige
A. R. FB
House of Representatives
United States
Charles J. Couglais
National Union For Burial Justice
Pownsein
M. S.J
Chaiming 13
Couguiin
Noublid
Chile town rocked as quake devastates Taltal area
Santiago, Chile, July 1. Hundreds of residents in the northern Chilean town of Taltal sought shelter after a major earthquake. About 80 percent of houses were destroyed, with geysers and ruinous damage reported. Similar devastation hit Chanaral where many miners were left homeless. interior towns also affected.
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United Press
Santiago
Clie
Taltal
Chile
Chanaral
Fiiley
Roosevelt to Tour Flood Areas From Pittsburgh
In Pittsburgh on July 14 the president announced plans to visit the flood disaster districts early next month as part of a broad tour. Hyde Park discussions included Norman Mcte ad State Senator Wim B Rodgers and Dr James H Green. In Sharon heat claimed the life of Hilhard Dean 11 of Fredonia when he fell from a ladder after being overcome.
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Mit Rsburgh
Roosevelt
Hyde Park
Pittsburgh
Norman Mctead
Wim. B. Rodgers
James H. Green
Sharon
Hilhard Dean
Fredonia
Dean
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