Waterford plans bi centennial Washington celebration
Waterford readies a June 22 event marking George Washington with Odd Fellows and Rebekahs from Erie county and New York state. The organizing committee includes Charles Goldings and other notable community leaders while parades, plays, and educational displays illustrate Washington’s legacy with a Meadville Odd Fellows band leading the parade.
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Waterford
George Washington
Washington
Odd Fellows and
Rebekahs
Erie County
Charles Gldtings
Grant
Kgvtin
A. H. Homer
Corry
J. C. McSwan
Union Cly
C.H. McDonnell
Wattsburg
A. J. Corbin
Chas
Goodrich
Hornsby
J ¥d
Rose
West Green
Earl Hunter
Len Platt
North East
LB. Tower
McKean
Cilinens
Vinance
Charles Moore
Girard
Gleon Cappel
Union City
E. A Tate
James Woodrow
Bris Mosic
E. R. Giles
Enairman
Abe Goldstein
Brie
J. Wayne Haskell
Clarence Peterson
Albion
Burn Ham
Wattshire
I. B. Mooré
Bairmen
Four Injured in Erie Crash Near Lundys Lane
Four persons were seriously hurt in a two car collision on Route 18 near Lundy’s Lane, two miles south of Erie. Eight year old Lucille Chipman suffered deep head cuts, with her parents Charles and Lucille Chipman injured, and Mrs. Fred Shaffer hospitalized for back and jaw injuries. Other car occupants escaped injury, including Carl Cashholm and Merril Ward. The head on crash happened around 108 p.m. on Dead Man’s curve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl W. Cashholm
Springboro
Erie
Frank W. Rumney
Conneautville
Merril Ward
Zor
Lundy's Lane
Albion
Garden Party Planned by Corry Hospital Ladies Auxiliary
The Ladies Auxiliary of Corry Hospital met in the Nurses Home to finalize plans for a garden party to be held before June 21 at the home of Mr and Mrs 8 V Stewart. They reported 96 80 raised from a recent tag day for hospital funds and thanked workers in Clymer and Sherman. The auxiliary also noted five pledges in the current Corry Hospital campaign and urged residents to donate canned fruit or vegetables, with collections arranged by auxiliary members.
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Corry Hospital
8. V. Stewart
Muxiliary
Clymer and
Sherman
Roney retires after 50 years with PRR conductors
Erie June 2. Two Erie men among 36 Pennsylvania Railroad employees retired in the Central region on Wednesday. Passenger Conductor Hugi Roney, 3126 Hagel Street, completed 50 years of service when he brought a train to Union station Tuesday evening. Car Inspector Benjamin Wels, 1130 East 26th Street, ended 41 years as an inspector. Roney was among eight with more than 46 years on the line. In all, 122 men statewide quit work to retire.
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ERIE
Central Region
Pennsylvania Railroad
Hugi
Roney
Hagel Street
Union Station
Benjamin Wels
26Th Street
Pennsylvania
Roner
Longtime Rail Worker Byron West Makes Local Visit
Byron A. West of Columbus was in the city today for a brief visit describing his 68 year rail career. He began in the Pennsylvania shops as a blacksmith helper, later tried railroading as a brakeman and worked on road duties during grain shipments before moving on to local freight duties.
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Pennsylvania
Firle
Byron A. West
Columbus
Homa
Train Conductor Recounts Erie Bandit Holdup of 1911
Ti Lune, promoted to messenger brakeman and passenger conductor on March 18 1802, served Uhl Railway long, recounts a dramatic 1911 hold up near Erie at Five Mile Curve. Bandits wrecked the train and attempted a robbery east of Erie, an event still vivid to railroading men.
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Lune
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W. W. Wood
Hiie
Hobart
G. B. Skiff
J. C. McLean
FP. B. Hosbaugh
Kenneth Waldron
North Girard
Ed Marsh
J. H. Mcfannell
W. H. Hovis
H. T. Hoard
Wrunk Phelps
A. P. Sturrock
Mr. Loveland
Korsy
P. G. Richardson
Ross Buchannon
Wdliboro
L. B. Tower
Ploats
Edinboro
North Fast
West Stier
North Gi
Washinglton
Waterford Rebekahs
Marthe Washington
Meadville Odd Fellows’ Orphanage
Rebekahs of
United Press
Chicago
Helen+ Hatyes
Carol Prints MacArthur
Chicago Herald and Examiner
Effeult Court
Miss Frink
Hayes
Charles G
HC. Howe Sales
N. Y
Guernsey
Sherman Live Stock Market
E, Payne
H.C. Howe
Newhouse
Center St
Corry, Pa
East Springfield
Ladies Auxiliary of
PRR
Renovo Division
Salada Brown
Oreste
E. E. Guignon
U.K. America
Thunday
Luckies
Dr.a Cou
James Ny
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