Savings bonds surge nationwide with Corry post office sales
United States savings bonds have proved popular at the Corry post office since March 4th 1935 1885 and total $34 012 50 in bonds sold locally Postmaster James P Sullivan reports sales averaging about 2000 monthly The nationwide daily sale for 1935-1936 rose 1 million plus Impressive growth noted with a 50 percent jump in 1936 over 1935 Purchases for the new fiscal year show higher daily maturity values and a continued upward trend with bonds available at all post offices and by mail purchases in Pennsylvania totaling 1 231 108 25 through May 1 1936
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Sullivan
Seal Post Office
United States Savings
Corry
James P. Sullivan
United States
Treasury Department
Pennsylvania
Attack halts general as cadets join rebels at Toledo
Loyal government forces under General Bago faced a setback when young military cadets allied with rebels to overwhelm his troops in Toledo Spain. The general informed Madrid that artillery would be required to dislodge the entrenched rebel position.
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Riquelme Y Lopez Bago
Toledo
Spain
Bago
Madrid
Toleuia
Daughters of America Meet in Williamsport
Williamsport hosts the Pennsylvania Daughters of America convention from September 22 to 24 with about 300 women expected to attend. Mrs Grima Porsyth e will serve as convention chairman.
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Daughters OF America
Williamsport
State Convention of Daughters of America
Pennsylvania
Grima Porsythe
Aerial Squads to Aid Forest Fire Fighters
Government officials announce extensive US Forestry Service experiments in aerial forest fire fighting. The plan envisions new methods including aerial fighting units and chemical extinguishing agents to combat millions in timberland losses.
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United States Forestry Service
Iiea
Sergt McGill to Direct Sub Station Here
Corry's new sub station of the State Highway Patrol will be under the supervision of Sergt E P McGill of Sharon. He will direct activities at the Warren sub station as announced. Sergt W A Fackler, in charge of Warren and Ridgway substations, is transferred to Kitanning. The Corry station opens August 1 with headquarters at 17 West Smith Street to patrol state highways out of this city. The move ends years of city effort for a sub station and aids in emergencies.
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Sergt. Fackler
Warren and Corry
Corry
State Highway Patrol
Sergt E.P. McGill
Sharon
Warren
Sergt. McGillise
W. A. Fackler
Highway Patrol
Ridgway
Kittanning
Harrisburg
Patrol Offic
West Smith Street
Highway Safety Key Goal In State Road Improvement Plan
N L Lichtenwalner state director of the national emergency council outlined that highway safety is the main aim of Pennsylvania federally funded road improvements. The program covers grade and location changes to remove crossing hazards as well as upgrades and maintenance to existing roads for safer motorist travel. In Erie county US Bureau of Public Roads crews logged 13 715 man hours the week ending June 20 1036 and state wide 14 138 man hours. Across the state 864 persons on highway projects accumulated 284 218 man hours that week.
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Pennsylvania
N. L. Lichtenwalner
National Emergency Council
Erie County
United States Bureau, of Public Roads
Pueblo of Los Angeles in early 1800s settlement details
The pueblo of Los Angeles at the start of the nineteenth century consisted of about 20 adobe walled houses with a population around 400 whites. Twelve houses bordered the Plaza while others spread nearby. nearby lay the Indian village of Yang Na.
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Pueblo of
Los Angeles
Yang Na
Model recreational areas planned in Pennsylvania beaches
Secretary James Bogardus announced that the Department of Forests and Waters will develop a system of model recreational centers near population centers. Beach No. 1 at Presque Isle Park in Erie is the leading site with planned lakefront development including facilities and parking.
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Presque Isle Park
Erie
Harrisburg
James I. Bogardus
Department of Forests and Waters
Lune
State Division of Parks
Eric von Hausstvoltz
Presque Isle
Presque Isle Parl
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U.S
C Model Dary CO
Sorry
Penna
Sergt. McGill
Pennsylvania Parks Assecation
Lake Erie
Ise Bay
Presque
Isle Estate
Philadelphia
Karl G. Miller
College of Libera Arts
University of Pennsylvania
Miller
Merle Af. Odgers
Chard College
Member
Federal Reserve System
the Federal Depositing, Corp
Washington, D.C
Helen
Corry, Penn'a
Center St
Iday
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