Corry Residents Face Arrest Over 1924 School Taxes
Twenty years ago Corry residents faced arrest for failing to pay 1924 school taxes with a man jailed as delays mounted. Heat gripped the city as temperatures ran into the 90s and top readings neared 100 in exposed areas. Mrs William Densmore of East Main Street died at Corry Hospital from blood poisoning linked to a cut. Milon L Brown, honored at a Junior High party, received a fishing pole as seventy five guests danced to a trio. Warren Ross failed to place in the national interscholastic track meet in Chicago due to intense heat. Junior High closing exercises set for June 5 will feature a work exhibit from home economics, shop, and drawing.
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Corry
William Densmore
East Matn Street
Corry Hospital
Milon L. Brown
Warren Ross
Cony High
Chicago
Sheen
Classified Quiz Questions For Readers
A reader quiz lists items on parliamentary terms military benefits state names and historical facts. Questions cover who heads the chair in parliament the WAC dependent husband family allowance Axis stance Bolivia WWII discharge age limits New England states and more with references to the Crimean conference and Congress postage questions.
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Bolivia
U.S
Bunker Ll
United States
Stalin
Churchill
Roosevelt
Congress
Stabilization of Earth Roads Now Planned
Harrisburg reports Secretary of Highways John A. Shroyer announced a broad 145 46 road stabilization program using department forces. The plan covers every district and most counties with 141 projects totaling about 200 miles at a cost of 3 million dollars. The program aims to start soon as troops move to peacetime roles and be completed over the summer.
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Harrisburg
John A. Shroyer
Shroyer
Funeral Services Held For Mrs McMillan
A large crowd attended the funeral for Mrs Sarat McMillan yesterday afternoon at 2 30 at Bracken- Seating Funeral Home. Bearers included James Scully Sam Bell James Bell Alfred Morrison Walter Windahl and John Dugan. An honorary escort of J W A P Howard Company co workers attended. Interment followed in Pine Grove Cemetery family lot. Out of town mourners included Arch Bell and som from Jamestown and Clark McLyan from Cleveland Ohio.
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Sarat McMillan
She ‘Bracken
James Scully
Sam Bell
James Bell
Alfred Morrion
Walter Windahl
John Dugan
J. W. & A. P. Howard Company
Pine Grove
Arch Bell
Som
Jamestown
Clark McLyan
Cleveland
Ohio
Car escape after gunfire amid cattle stampede
An assailant fled in a car toward the main highway as authorities pursued him. Witnesses said Mr Fox could not fire as the cattle stampede blocked the path and created a chaotic scene.
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Mr. Fox
Glorified officialism dangers urged against private enterprise
A public reflection argues that glorified officialism threatens freedom by eroding private enterprise. It cites Germany as a warning and warns that government planning in farming and business could lead to total government control, harming individual independence and liberty.
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United States
Germany
Total
Associated Press
Chicago
Trinapo Mes
Close Escape for Cattle Thieves in Warren County
A band of cattle thieves attempted a raid near a farm in Warren County. A guard, G A Fox, surprised a prowler near a field at night when his flashlight betrayed the intruder. the man fled after being challenged, leaving fear of further losses among local cattle owners.
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Warren County
Warren
Clarendon
Ain
G. A. Fox
Reading
Local vehicle evades parked car on deserted road
A driver followed a trick to a side road but turned back immediately and sped away, failing to notice the parked car they anticipated. No injuries reported and no further detail available.
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Sini Road
Daily Dozen From the Medical Society of Pennsylvania
The piece questions if the war in Europe is truly over and warns of epidemic disease risks. It notes postwar disarray, displacements, and widespread destruction, with experts recalling the 1918 influenza era and louse-borne typhus as an immediate danger in Europe.
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the Medical Society of the
State of Pennsylvania
Europe
Memorial Service for Soldiers Sunday
Memorial services will be held Sunday afternoon at 2:30 for Pfc. George W. Davis who was killed on Okinawa and his uncle Pfc. Carl A. Bishop who died in action in Germany on February 8. Services take place at Wayne Valley United Brethren Church conducted by Mrs. J Hal Smith. Flowers are requested to be omitted.
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Pfc
George W. Davis
Okinawa
Carl A. Bishop
Germany
Wayne Valley
Thompson’s Borsoma Tablets Promoted for Health Restorative
An old advertisement touts Thompson's Borsoma Tablets claiming to restore health by aiding kidney function and eliminating poisons and acidity. It suggests Golden Lax Tablets as a complementary remedy and lists prices of 50 cents and 25 cents.
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Thompson
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Smallecinailoi Carma Beer
Powell
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Wealth OF Pennsylvania
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Annui High School
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