Youths fined in arson plot in Venango Co
Three youths who pled guilty to arson and arson for insurance fraud were fined 1000 each plus costs and placed on three years probation by Judge Lee A. McCracken. Francis Van Dyke 21 Eugene Van Dyke 23 and cousin Max Walters 22 planned to burn the house east of Burkeville March 20. Mrs Elizabeth Van Dyke 52 faced charges but her case was nolled.
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Franklin
Lee A. McCracken
Francis Marlon van Dyke
Eugene van Dyke
Max L. Walters
Burkeville
Clintonville
Elizabeth van Dyke
van Dyke Brothers
Nolle Pros
Eugene
van Dykes
van Dyke
Ludlow Home Badly Damaged by Flames
A two story frame dwelling owned by Mr and Mrs George DeGoyler in Ludlow sustained heavy fire damage on Thursday afternoon. Fire officials estimated losses at $2500 as flames rapidly enveloped the house after papers were burned in the basement furnace. The Kane Rescue Hose Company arrived later and laid one line of hose toward the west end area known as Field.
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Kane
George DeGoyler
Ludlow
Pire- Inen
DeGoyler
Tt Stoad
Union City Golden Rule Club elects new officers
The Union City Golden Rule Club met at Mill Village Tuesday evening for a monthly dinner business meeting. Rodney Clark was named president, Frank Graft became vice president, and Jobin Rose was elected treasurer for a six month term. A secretary position was deferred. Sixty members attended and a chicken dinner was served by the Ladies Aid Society of the Mill Village Methodist Church.
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Union Girl
Union City
Golden Rule Club
Mull Village
Rodney Clark
Frank Graft
Jobin Rose
Ladies’ Aid Society
Mill Village Methodist Church
Sparta Boy Enlists in Army Seeks Photography Training
A letter from James L. Scarem, just three weeks in the Army, reports Fort Monroe Va life as real, busy, and exciting. He trains for the photography division, notes good equipment, and asks friends to write him at Fort Monroe Virginia. Also in Sparta/Spartanburg notes, local events include Legion posts meetings, arrivals, family visits, fishing trips, a fire company outing, and obituary notices. Wealthiest U.S. President George Washington left an estate valued at 5 300 000.
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Spartansburg
James Scarem
United States Army
Fort Monroe
James
James L. Scarem
Fort Monro
Virginia
Jay
C. Hui
American Legion
Guy M. Fish
George Toohey
David Allen
Canada
Roberta Avery
Erie
George H. Davis
Margaret Tuttle
Johnson-burg
Darel Hutchinson
Tuncheon
Fay Sayre
Hall Dimick
Margaret McCray
Marilyn Skiff
Cassius Armitage
Halley Willison
Sewickley
Jimmie Shreve
R. V. Shreve
1O Eal Fire Company
Saegertown
Alisses Frances
Jocelyn Drake
W. H. Drake
Centerville
Athens Township
Moon
Katherine Healy
Glenn Steadman
Ralph McAniieh
Canadohia Lake
Eastern Star Lodge
K. Arden Bennett
Westford
HD. Bennett
Cartie Taylor
Eithel
ER. Smith
Butler, Pa
Hydetown
Corry Boys Attend Summer Camp At YMCA Session
Secretary and Mrs C Reneau and a group of Corry boys departed after noon for two weeks at a camp near Kina Pa. Staff member Lloyd Scherer of Port Allegheny leads the nature program while Robert Baker of Titusville MGA directs athletics. Shantz of Oil City handles swimming and Lloyd Kramer arranges evening programs. Bonnie Gordon Edinboro economics teacher is cook and Kathryn Gillan RN is nurse.
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Ym.c.a
C. Reneau
Cornell University
Scherer
Robert Baker
Titusville Mga
Shantz
Oil City
Lloyd Kramer
Bonnie Gordon
Edinboro
Cook
Mise
Kathryn Gillan
Willkie Plans Denver Farm Conference After Roosevelt Speech
Wendell L. Willkie, remaining in Colorado Springs, announced he would depart for a farm conference in Denver after calling Roosevelt's address last night very interesting. He commented briefly on the nomination issue and declined to elaborate on Wallace’s vice presidency.
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Rere
Colorado Springs
Wendell L. Willkie
Denver
Roosevelt
Willisie
Willkie
Wallace
Farmers Tour of Erie Co on Soil Erosion
Erie county farmers and others are invited to a soil erosion control farm tour on Wednesday July 24. The Agricultural Extension office will lead visits across Grie Crawford Mercer Butler Venango counties, covering 230 to 240 miles with stops at Harold Trask farm Edinboro Laverys Corners Mercer Grove City Harrisville Franklin Cranberry Ol City Titusville Riceville Elgin and Beaver Dam. All farmers, including dairymen and potato growers, can learn how strip cropping and other methods prevent erosion. Bring family and neighbors. a basket dinner and picnic grounds are planned along the route.
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Erie County
Agricultural Extension Office
Grie
Crawford
Mercer
Butler
Venango
Harold Trask
Branchville
Ust
Erie-Edinboro
Erie
Inboro
Lavery
Meadville
Grove City
Harrisville
Franklin
Cranberry
Ol City
Titusville
Riceville
Elgin
Carl Proctor
Beaver Dam
Quarantine On Cattle In Columbus Township Declared
War ren county PA announces a general cattle quarantine to control Bangs disease. Effective August 1 the quarantine covers Parmington Columbus Elk Plessant Eldred Sheffield Pittsfield Kingun Spring Creek Cherry Grove Conewango Triumph and all associated boroughs towns and lands. Bath water in arid southwest Africa is rented at 23 cents per ration for watering plants.
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Africa
Services for Mrs M H Reynolds on Sunday
Services will be held Sunday at 2 PM in Bracken-Resting chapel for Mrs M H Reynolds of East Washington Street who died Thursday at Corry hospital after a lingering illness. The body rests at the home before removal to the mortuary Sunday morning with burial in Wattsburg cemetery. Born September 27 1875 in Mill Village she lived in Corry 35 years leaving many friends. World Auto Supply notes that in 1900 America had one car per 12 000 people, with only Ethiopia and Liberia lower.
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Alan Stewart
W. W. Whitlatch
East McKeesport
Owen Chawden
Washington, Pa
Carl Mallon
D. V. Kinney
David Smith
Townville
Greenlawn
Glenn Morris, Jr
Nevin
Linesville
Ella Morris
Methodist
John H. Clark
Centerville
Erie
Delbert Hall
J. A. Waugaman
French Equatorial Africa
Chicago
Kansas
Friends of the Church (Baptist
Wangaiians
J. C. Crosby
M. H. Reynolds
East Washington Street
Corry Hospital
Wattsburg
Mill Village
Ethiopia
Liberia
America
Kin of Erie Resident Mine Disaster Victim
Mrs. Alex Hapski of Nicholson Heights left July 19 for Sonnan Pennsylvania to attend funeral services for her two brothers among the 103 miners killed in the Johnstown mine disaster Tuesday. A third brother was killed in a similar disaster recently. She traveled with her husband and planned to return Sunday.
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Erie
Alex Hapski
Ralph Biya
Nicholson Heights
Sonnan
Johnstown
Ner Twal Brothers
Hapski
Aged Farmer Fatally Injured In Rural Accident
Lumwra Hayes aged 79 was fatally injured near Valley in southwestern Richmond township when thrown from a wagon around 11:30 a.m. He died in Meadville hospital hours later. Coroner Tauber J. King ruled accidental death.
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Titusville
Lumwra Hayes
Richmond Township
Looming Valley
Meadville City
Taither J. King
London to Hitler offer sparks fears in Rome talks
Fragmentary lines describe a tense diplomatic scene with Britain and Washington facing threats and strategic positions. References to Harris, committees, and ongoing sessions hint at high stakes in European diplomacy during a period of war.
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London
Hitler
Dare
Britain
Ng Geet Alr
Rome
Fiter’s
Within
Fey
Spit Unknown Item Reported in Harbor
An obscure OCR fragment mentions a harbor scene with vague references to numbers and direction. No clear event, organization, or people are identifiable from the text provided. Further readable context is needed to form a complete summary.
Ten Good MBStee Minne Centen Bishop of dezyous
Fragmentary text mentions a bishop and a London reference with times and places, unclear details. Names and events are unreadable due to OCR damage, preventing a coherent summary of people, organizations, or dates.
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Tee
Minnem
Centen
Dezyous
Wi Forum
London
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