Corry Hospital Association elects five new directors
Five new directors were elected to the Corry Hospital Association board at the annual stockholders meeting. G G Barker J J Desmond D A Hillstrom H H Keppel and Blaine Kincaid join the board for the coming year. The meeting approved last year’s acts and the treasurer's report as the hospital pushes fundraising to erase a deficit.
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Corry Hospital Association
G. G. Barker
J. Desmond
D. A. Hillstrom
H. H. Keppel
Blaine Kincaid
Mesars
May bar trucks from PA highways Sundays
Pennsylvania weighs closing highways to large trucks and trailers on Sundays and holidays. Governor Pinchot noted motorists complain of heavy trucks clogging roads. He said the revenue and highways secretaries will study the issue to determine numbers upkeep and interference with travel.
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United Press
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Pischot
Secretary of Revenue
Secretary of Highways
King Ad
Lewis
Agreement by two states needed for Sciota road work
Assemblyman John H. King, driving a push to improve the unfinished Sciota road, reports that an attorney general opinion holds the 1200 foot link cannot be built by either Pennsylvania or New York under current township road law. A conference among the five states is required to reach a special cross state agreement before work can proceed. King will press for a conference and pursue action in every feasible way.
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John H. King
Sciota
State Highway Department
Pennsylvania Department
New York
Pennsylvania
Pinehot
Assemblyman Eing
Corry Assemblyman
Alumni Reunion Pleasing Event of Last Night
Alumni of Corry High school gathered in a 58th annual reunion and banquet at the Junior High School with about 200 members and guests, plus 60 attending the dancing party. The Alabian Society of the M. Bt. church served a banquet for over 190 in the school hall. The crowd included 53 members from the class of 1932. Rev William Hall gave the invocation, and Frederick Miller and Miss Helene Lewis spoke for the association and graduates. Music featured Joseph Shertick on violin and Tiffany on piano. Officers named: Helen L Johnson president, Walter H Scott first vice president, Ruth Sheen second vice president, Frank T Babbitt secretary, D Everett Leach treasurer. Milon L Brown and Arch C Lyons named trustees of the Virgil G Curtis Memorial Fund. Mary Jane Petracco, valedictorian of class 1932, received the scholarship. A roll-call noted the class of 1978 won the A D Cole grove cup for living members present, represented by Mrs Kate Tummicliff Chambers of Minneapolis. Entertainment included a stage production “The Little Red Schoolhouse of 1982,” with J W Lambing, Ruth Sheen, Marion Postlethwait, Frank M Loveland, Frank T Babbitt, James H Wright, Merrill Wilcox among participants. (Continued on Page 5)
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Corry High School
Alabian Society
M. Bt. Church
Cings
William Hall
St. Paul's Luitheran Church
Frederick Miller
Helene Lewis
Joseph Shertick
Skepper Tiffany
Helen L. Johnson
Alumni Association
Johnson
Froderick Miller
Walter H. Scott
Ruth Sheen
Frank T. Babbitt
D. Everett Leach
Milon L. Brown
Arch C. Lyons
Virgil G. Curtis
Mary Jane Petracco
Kate Tummicliff Chambers
Eco Eneers
Minneapolis
J. W. Lambing
Marion Postlethwait
Frank M
Jack
Loveland
James H. Wright
Merrill Wilcox
Youthful Extortionist in Jail Dies in Cell
Fickel, 19, held in Camden County Jail as the supposed brains of a plot to extort 5000 dollars from George W Norris governor of the Philadelphia Federal Reserve Bank, attempted suicide in his Camden cell according to police.
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P Mixes Press
Camden, N. J
Pfred
Fickel
Camden County
George W. Norris
Philadelphia Federal Reserve Bank
Coolidge Expected to Condemn Prohibition, Says Celler
Representative Celler reported he was told former President Coolidge would oppose prohibition in a Cosmopolitan interview. He said Coolidge would condemn prohibition and remain a traditional White House figure. House leader Blanton was asked to comment.
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United Press
Washington
Celler
Dem
House
Coolidge
Cosmopolitan
Geller
White House
New Yorker
Rep. Blanton
Tex
Prohibition Reevaluation Urged by Dr. John R. Mott
Dr. John R. Mott, head of the Y M C A, calls for nationwide reconsideration of prohibition via a non political vote after an educational campaign. He supports a clear choice between national prohibition and a definite alternative, stopping short of a referendum within campaigns. He notes Rockefeller's stance on failure but says overall good results outweigh downsides.
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John R. Mott
United Press London
Y. Mc.a
United States
Mott
United Press
Dr. Mott
International Missionary Council
World
John D. Rockefeller
Today’s Five Best Radio Entertainments
A listing of radio programs includes WAEC CBS Network at 7 30 Modern Male Chorus WHAF NBC Network at 5 00 Big Six of the Air WIZ NEG Network at 5 00 Sanderson and Crumill WABC CBS Network at 9 15 Fest Freight and Columbia Symphony Orchestra on WABC CBS Network at 8 30.
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WAEC
CBS Network
WHAF
NBC Network
WIZ
NEG Network
Sanderson and Crumill
WABC
CBB
Columbia Symphony Orchestra
Hoover Favors Move as Confab Nears
United Press reports that President Hoover favors resubmitting national prohibition at the Republican convention in Chicago next week. Walter F. Brown and James P. Garfield are cited as driving the plan, with debates expected on how aggressive the platform should be. The piece notes party leaders face shifts as dry supporters lose momentum and the mood turns toward revisiting the policy.
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Raymond Clapper
United Press
Chicago
Jie
Prohibition Republicana
Hooyer
Tia
Walter F. Brown
James P.garfield
Convention
Washington
Wall Street
Times
Heavl-Ines
Samuel Insull
Eleckion
United States Senate
Jeader
Simeon D. Wess
Republican National Committee
Duil Jing
Anti-Saloon League
Elate Mission
Demand Cash Instead of Food Strike Shuts Three Projects
About five hundred workers on three municipal relief projects in Corapolis Pa went on strike June 9 protesting wages paid in food rather than cash. Pickets urged action and more than 200 voted last night, with no disorder reported as workers laid down tools.
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United Pree
Coraopolis
Alleghey County Emergency Association
Policeman Convicted in Election Fraud in Pittsburgh Area
Policeman Thomas Gillespie of Homestead and Michael Fisherty were convicted today in first district cases arising from the September primary. Gillespie faces sentencing later. Fisherty was charged with voting irregularities as the jury split its verdict. Independent investigator Leo Riordan led the probe.
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Pittsburgh
Thomas Gillespie
Homestead
Michael Fisherty
Gillespie
Pinherty
Pitts Ward
Leo Riordan
McAdoo backs national referendum on prohibition
William Gibbs McAdoo, famed for his 1924 bid, calls for a nationwide referendum to decide repeal or reform of the 38th amendment. He stresses a nonpartisan, public forum to let voters rule, divorcing the issue from party politics while maintaining opposition to intoxicating liquor.
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United Press
Los Angeles
William Gibbs McAdoo
Ciry
McAdoo
Luis Gelatous
Alfred £. Smith
McAdoa
West
Edge Rumored as G O P Chairman Edge Rumored as G O P Chairman
Walter B Edge of New Jersey then ambassador to France surfaced as a leading possibility for chairman of the Republican National Committee. Republican leaders pressed his appointment and his name was said to have been suggested to President Hoover for approval.
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United Prise Washington
Walter B. Edge
New Jersey
France
Republican National Committee
Gre
Hoover
Veterans Defy Police Ready For Long Stay
Veterans of the bonus expeditionary force refuse police removal in Washington. Father James Cox arrived in uniform to aid claims for the 2 000 000 000 Patman bonus bill. The camp on the Potomac remains organized and determined to press Congress for the payment, despite police efforts to disperse them.
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United Press
Washington
James Cox
Pittsburgh
Patman
Glassford
Potomac
Huemor
Congress
Famous woman flier Léna Bernstein believed slain in Algeria
The body of internationally known French aviator Léna Bernstein was found at the aviation field near Biskra Algeria. Her death is a mystery with strong suspicion she was murdered.
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Biskra
Algeria
Léna Bernstein
France
Erie Court Names Adrian Collins Poor Board Head
Erie County court appointed Adrian Collins secretary of Jarecki Manufacturing Co to lead the Poor Board without pay for 80 days with renewal possible. The move aims to curb mismanagement and improve fund distribution. H L R Emmett of Erie General Electric will dispatch unpaid accountants to audit the books and establish a proper accounting system.
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Adrian Collins
Erie County Poor Board
Erie
Jarecki Manufacturing Company
Evie
Jarecki Manufacturing Co
Wile County Poor Board
Collins
H. L. R. Emmett
Erie General Electric
Four Die in Latrobe Auto Crash Near Lincoln Highway
Four people died and two drivers were injured when two cars collided on the Lincoln highway near Latrobe Pennsylvania. Victims include Miss Margaret Burd 25 Kingston Miss Dorothy Miller 20 Manito Miss Rose Miller 35 Manito and Mrs. Robert Fritz 25 Yountstown. Drivers Albert Freeman Greensburg and Ted Ziggentis Latrobe sustained minor injuries.
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Umtco
Latrobe
Margaret Burd
Kingston
Lincoln Highway
Dorothy Miller
Manito
Rose Miller
Robert Fritz
Younestown
Albert Freeman
Greensburg
Ted Ziggentis
Miss Burd
Beyden
Hill
Freasiaa Way
Greensbirg
Laytrobe
Frits
Vietise
Hea
Detroit police nab Purple Gang figure in Lindbergh case linked kidnapping
Harry Fleisher a member of the Purple gang surrendered in Detroit to Prosecutor Harry Toy. Accompanied by attorney Edward Kennedy and Charles Friedman he walked into the prosecutor’s office amid a citywide hunt tied to the Lindbergh baby case. Fleisher, once tied to the 1920s gang wars, has a long arrest record and faced multiple charges from larceny to kidnapping.
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United Press
Detroit
Chime
Harry Whisks Ot
Purple Gang
Edward H. Kennedy
Harry Toy
Pleisher
Hopewall
8. D
Lindbergh
Harry Fleisher
Mieisher
Kennedy
Charles Friedman
Storney
Leanyivted
Tio
Don Martin
Toy
Fleisher
Messiere
Sally” Levine
Mewien
Canada
Toronto
Bleisher
Pymatuning Dam Topic At Kiwanis Address
Rev. F. S. Neigh of Union City spoke to Kiwanis Club on the Pymatuning Dam project. He described flood prevention and a regulated Shenango River flow with a $5,500,000 construction plan over three years and noted the dam would double water storage capacity.
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F. S. Neigh
Union City
Kiwanis Club
M. B. Church
Meadville
Neigh
Shenango Hiter
Shenango
Pymatuniog
Rev
The
Elk
Witte
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Seer
Insciota
Clymer
United Prec
WADOO
Edge
G.O. P
Triple Gang
Pymatuning Dam
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