World’s Fair trip and local notes in Meadville
A tangle of items from Meadville including Jerome Haight’s return from a ten day Chicago World’s Fair trip, a wedding trip forty years ago, and sectioned reports about the school district’s finances showing a balance of $572.68, receipts of $13,866.35, and expenditures of $15,294.87. Also covered are a fire brigade picnic, Roosevelt broadcast, a downtown disturbance, a parish concert, a train through Erie, and local incidents at Findley Lake and Findley Lake maps by Archie Gollinch.
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Mya
Jerome Haight
Chicago
Milwaukee
Comord Two
Clerk of Courts’ Office
Erie Times
Greyhound Bus Wreck Near Port Allegany Injures Thirteen
A Greyhound bus en route from Chicago to New York left the road near Port Allegany Pennsylvania early today and rolled three times into a field, catching fire but quickly extinguished. Driver James Gatens of Cleveland was the most seriously injured, pinned beneath the bus, with several others from New Jersey New York Illinois and Massachusetts sustaining bruises sprains and dislocations. The crash was blamed on a heavy fox hung over the roadway in fog and darkness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greyhound
Chicago
New York
Corry
Port Allegany
James Gatens
Cleveland
Port Allegany Hospital
Metha Gronbeck
Nutley
Irene Dolzos
Newark
N. J
H. Beaubouin
Bronx
Clair Beaubouin
Anna Deckerman
Minneapolis
David Arroyo
Gatena
Baptists Hold Annual Picnic at Manley Farm Grove
The Baptist Bible school picnic near West Spring Creek drew over two hundred attendees. Automobiles arrived from 9 am to noon for a lunch under the maples with free ice cream and lemonade. Activities included swings, teeters, a tug of war, a mushball game, and swimming, with a singing quartet and a foling organ providing entertainment. Thanks are given to the Manleys for the grounds and preparation.
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Baptist Bible School
Manley Farm Grove
West Spring Creek
Manleys
Daily Vacation Bible School Demonstration Closes
A large crowd attended the Baptist church Bible School closing exercises held over two weeks. Students demonstrated work by class groups under teachers, with a dramatised Acts scene by boys showing the apostles before authorities. Mrs. E. A. Hook supervised the program and teachers served faithfully.
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The
Baptist Church
Gfam
Christ
E. A. Hook
County Firemen Plan Annual Outing at Lake LeBoeuf Park
Corry plans to send a large delegation to the Hunco County Firemen’s Association outing at Lake LeBoeuf Park Waterford on Saturday August 5th. Two baseball games decide the county championship. Union City Albion and other towns will participate in tug of war water battles and games with concerts dances and a fireworks display to close the day.
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Corry
Iremen's Association
Lake LeBoeuf Park
Waterford
Rollo McCray
Wesleyville Freren
Union City
Albion
McCray
Severe wind storm hits Corry and Clymer area
Corry motorists report a severe wind storm near Corry and Clymer around 4 pm Sunday. Trees uprooted in a grove near the state line, causing property damage. Light to heavy showers occurred citywide with a heavier downpour overnight. Drought persists as crops need rain.
Longtime Corry Resident Margaret Haight Dies at 92
Mrs. Margaret D. Haight died Sunday at 2 30 PM at the Hatch Home where she had lived for years. A Corry elder, she would have turned 93 in August if she had lived. She moved to Corry from Chautauqua County New York sixty eight years ago with her husband the late John Haight who died in 1896. She is survived by three sons Jerome Edward and Lynn all residents of Corry and fourteen grandchildren. A fourth son Guy Haight died in 1925 in the Philippines. Funeral services will be held from Jerome J Haight's residence Marion Street tomorrow Tuesday at 2 30 PM with Rev G Stanley West Emmanuel Church officiating. Burial will follow in Pie Grove cemetery.
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Margaret D. Haight
Hatch Home
Haight
Jerome
Edward
Lynn
Guy Haight
Philippines
Jerome J. Haight
Marion Street
G. Stanley West
Emmanuel Church
Phie Grove Cemetery
New Managers Take Over Richfield Station on West Washington
George Curtis and Coasius Sears assume operation of the Richfield Oil Company station on West Washington Street near the Masonic Temple. Hugh Damon had managed since the opening. Mrs Barbara Ann Hill, 98, had her first plane ride and plans a second flight on her 100th birthday with Homer Stockert.
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Jhat George Curtis
Coasius Sears
Richfield Oil Company
West Washington Street
Masonic Temple
Messrs. Curts
Sears
Hugh Damon
Richfield Company
South Bend
Barbara Ann Hillt
Homer Stockert
Engagement Announced for Coletta Bennett and Edgar Deissler
Dr and Mrs G B Bennett announce the engagement of their daughter Coletta Allene Bennett to Dr Edgar James Deissler of Meadville Pa The couple were guests at a July 22 bridge party with prizes to Teresa Masterson Ya Kepler and Kemmeth Preeman Notes include Colletta Bennett a Smith College graduate and a Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania alum Dr Deissler a Hahnemann Medical College and New York Postgraduate School of Medicine graduate The wedding is planned for late summer.
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G. B. Bennett
Coletta Allene Bennett
Edgar James Deissler
Meadville
Bridge
Teresa Masterson
Oil City
Misaya Kepler
Kemmeth Pree~man
Sherrill
N. Y
Bennett
Smith College
Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania
Delsster
G. E. Bennett
Hahnemann Medical College
Philadelphia
New York Post
Dairymen 70 Meet July 27 at Odd Fellows Hall
Dairymen's League will be held in Townville July 27 at the Odd Fellows Hall at 10 30 o'clock. The usual picnic dinner will be served and all members are invited.
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Soap Iaeireamerce
Graeme Egret
Aecea
Dairymen's League
Townville
Odd Fellows Hall
Road projects in Chautauqua county advance amid funding strain
Mayville reports show progress on multiple highway schemes in Chautauqua county. Grading finishes on Kelly's Corner-Predonia and Kelly's Corner-Brecon Bear Lake routes. Centralia-Billery road top courses near completion. Town Line road Finganna graveling done. Open Meadows-Blackville crews work on bridges and culverts. Cutting State Line road advances slowly under state supervision with completion hoped this year.
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State Line
Mayville
Chautauqua County
Kelly's Cormer-Predonia
Kelly's Co
Open Meadows
Blackville
Jamestown
Pennsylvania
Barber seeks divorce after wife drives away patrons
Manuel Lopez accuses his wife of driving all women customers from his shop in St. Louis. In Augusta Maine Charles H Britt and Miss Florence A Gero wed recently using a license obtained three and a half years earlier.
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ST. Louis
Manuel Lopez
Augusta, Me
Charles H. Britt
Florence A. Gero
Huge Whale Exhibition Draws Large Crowd Near Station
A 95 foot long, 68 ton whale from San Clemente arrived and is exhibited in a glass-walled railroad car near the passenger station. The giant sea mammal, preserved by embalming, will stay through tomorrow night. Also on view is Prof. Alexander's London flea circus.
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Pacific
San Clemente
Pissenger Station
Teg
San Clemente Islad
California
London
Alexander
Outing at Wattsburg Brings Church Family Together
The St. Pauls Lutheran Church Sunday School and congregation held an annual outing at Beaver Camp, Waltshire. The event featured swimming, quoits, mushball and other sports with races for children and adults. Winners included Billy Hall in the boy foot race and Jean Lawson among girls, with Kenneth Burr and Charlotte Nagel winning the peanut race.
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St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Beaver Camp
Waltshire
Billy Hall
Jean Lawson
Bobby Boles
Barbara Ann Keppel
Kenneth Burr
Charlotte Nagel
Martha Marie Hawdkins
Mrs. McDonald Hall
Ralph Larson
Severe Storm Brings Relief in Kane Area
McKean county recorded a severe rain and electric storm on Sunday with 3.18 inches of rain in three hours. It helped drought relief and damaged crops. A dairy barn owned by Willer Thornburg near Kane burned from lightning, valued at about $8,000. Lightning struck A. H. Larson's home with little damage. A car carrying three people was struck by lightning. occupants were stunned but unharmed.
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McKean
Willer Thornburg
Kane
A. H. Larson
Pork Principal Food Featured in Nordic Church Outing
A church outing attended by about one hundred members and friends highlighted pork as the principal food. The event offered much pleasure and enjoyment to those present.
Dail Son Wha Utors Urge With High Hara Yanta Yeath
Unclear readable text discusses law penalties and jail terms. Mentions urging actions by crews and specific phrases about stamps and rates. Names and places are obscured or garbled in the damaged OCR.
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Stanford Hose Company
Gates Grave
Shempers
Findley Lake
Franklin’ Roosevelt
Third Ward
Haye
West Smith Street
Fourth Ward
Business and Professional Women's Club
Chautauqua
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Erie Railroad
Tribune-Republican
Citizens National Bank
Spiritual Jubilee Singers
M. H
Scotland
Butcher
Lowville-Erie Highway
Frank Miller
Spring Street
Archie W. Gollinch
Rezin
Miy Matorities
Abbott Dairies
Clymer
Baptists
Bible School
Coletta A. Bennett
Edgar J. Deissler
Dairymen
Wattsburg
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Kane and
Avie Int
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Leadla Say Plana
Iaracer
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