Autumn Anniversary of Waterloo Battle in City Notes
Unsettled warm weather marks the anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo 1815 as a regular City Council meeting is noted. Regional reports include auto production forecasts, World Wonder Shows opening, and weekday freight totals. Pennsylvania Supreme Court declines superseders on Bingo case. Lincoln Highway reopening linked to Gettysburg celebration. factory contracts and payroll data. dividend from Sharon Steel. appointments and legal codes under review. Sabbath School convention plans. Ringling Brothers circus routing and local farm influx.
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Mountville
Lancaster County
Gettysburg
Child Drinks Poison At Home In Serious Condition
Kane Summit hospital staff fight to save three year old Mona Jean Westerburg after she drank a turpentine and camphor mixture from a clip on a kitchen table. Authorities note the child likely mistook the liquid for water. the family resides at 287 Bayard Street and Mona Jean has three brothers and a sister.
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Kane
Kane Summit Hospital
Mona Jean Westerburg
Kenneth Westerburg
Bayard Street
Mona Jean
Wonder Show Arrives Sunday at Corry Grounds
West's World Wonder Shows come to Corry next week under Veterans of Foreign Wars sponsorship. The event opens at 11 o'clock tomorrow at the Pennsylvania railroad siding on East Washington Street. Features include John Hoffman with Henry Stanley expedition partner, wild beasts, and Mme Blanch the ophidiologist revealing four poisonous snakes in the country.
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West
Corry
East Washington Street
John ‘Hoffman
Henry Stanley
Central Africa
Mme, Blanch
Wool from Sheep Described as Sawtoothed Fiber
A microscope reveals a single sheep hair notched like a saw. The wool is kneaded and beaten, while interlocking torches purportedly hold it together, producing felt as the end product.
Mrs Sample Loses First Parole Bid
June 18 Still ill and confined to Warren State hospital Mrs Elizabeth Sample convicted slayer of her paramour John Hogan once Townsend leader here has lost her first parole bid The state pardon board refused to consider it for lack of jurisdiction due to hospital confinement Attorney John Blackmore will pursue relief by petition in county court She was originally sentenced to an indefinite term in Muncy later moved to Warren where authorities say she may not recover mentally and cannot face return to Muncy
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Saie
Warren State Hospital
Elizabeth Sample
John EH. Hogan
Townsend
State Pardon Board
John Blackmore
Sample
State Industrial School For Women
Muncy
J. Orin Waite
Warren
Woman Injured After Fall From Porch Railing
Mrs. Eleanor Barry, 49, of 3108 Holland Street, was severely injured when she fell 18 feet from a second floor porch after the railing collapsed while she hung a blanket. She was taken to St. Vincent hospital in a semiconscious state with possible skull fracture. The accident occurred at her sister Frances Arnold’s home at 929 German Street. Neighbors aided her. her husband Edward Barry works for Pennsylvania Telephone.
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Eleanor Barry
Holland Street
Frances A. Arnold
German Street
Barry
St. Vincent Hospital
Mrs Patterson Taken By Death In Corry
Linnie A Patterson widow of Charles J Patterson of 1099 North Center street died Friday at 2 30 pm after a two year illness. Born June 18 1863 in Corry she lived there all her life and was a United Brethren member. Survived by husband son Harold and grandchildren Robert and Mary of Buffalo NY. Funeral from the home Monday at 4 15 pm with interment in Pine Grove cemetery.
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Linnie A. Patterson
Charles J. Patterson
North Center Street
Bor
Corry
United Brethren
Christchurch
Harold
Robert
Mary
Buffalo
N.Y
Pine Grove Cemetery
Origin of the Irish Terrier Traced to English Black and Tan Breed
The Irish terrier is believed to originate from the broken-haired Black and tan terrier of England in the early nineteenth century.
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England
Woman Dies In Car Crash Near Meadville
One Meadville woman died and another was critically injured in an ice county automobile crash Friday afternoon near Route 19 between Keatsburg and Waterford. Mrs Edmund Patton, 860 Market Street Meadville, died in the collision. Mrs George Belter, 247 Walnut Street Erie, aged 5? remained at St Vincent Hospital Erie in critical condition. The two women were neighbors returning from a pleasure trip. their car was struck head on by a truck driven by Patsy Tipiano, 80, of R D Road. Patrolman J M Hornik of the Lawrence Park state motor police investigated.
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Erie
Meadville
Edmund ©. Patton
Market Street
George B. Belter
Walnut Street
St. Vincency Hospital
Royal Mint completes silver coin withdrawal plan
The Royal Mint has finished withdrawing all pre 1920 silver coins after 18 years and replacing them with coins containing 50 percent silver instead of 82 3 4 percent. The process began after a 1 006 000 000 coin total, with the task completed recently in London.
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London
Royal ‘Mint
Paving Blame Lays on City Over Southwest Streets
City Solicitor Ed ward Murphy blamed city officials for failing to ensure pavement work met specifications on southwest streets. He said neither the city taxpayers nor adjacent property owners could sue the two firms, due to a six year statute of limitations.
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Brig
Edward M. Murphy
Murphy
Young Couple Weds in City at St Thomas Church
A morning wedding at St Thomas Church united Eleanor Wawrejko and John Choma in marriage. Rev Francis J Graves officiated as the couple, both of Predailli Hill, exchanged vows in front of a small congregation. The bride wore a white crepe gown with train and carried Briar Clit and Sweetheart roses, with attendants Sophie Carnegie and Genevieve Wawrejko in yellow and pink gowns. The groom was attended by Anthony Pokosk and Frank Wawrejko. A reception followed and the couple departed for a short wedding trip.
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Francis J. Graves
St. ‘Thomas' Church
Eleanor Wawrejiko
John ‘Wawrejko
Predailli Hill
John Choma
Pleddill Hil
Corry Boy Graduates From Adrian College
Norman Mountain son of Mr and Mrs C A Mountain 41 West Church Street graduated from Adrian College Adrian Mich with a BA degree this week He starred in football and basketball and led in track and field winning first place in javelin and shot put at the MIAA meet He is a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity.
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Norman Mountain
C. A. Mountain
West Church Street
Adrian College
Adrian
Mich
Montali
Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity
Population Moves Westward 42 Miles Per Decade
The United States has shifted its population westward at an average rate of 42 miles each decade, reflecting a long term demographic drift toward western territories and states.
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The
United States
The First Night Club Origin and Rise
The First Night Club s began as musical restaurants in San Francisco and spread eastward through Chicago to New York by 1910, marking a pivotal shift in urban entertainment as these venues evolved from dining spots to cultural hubs.
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San Francisco
Chicago
New York
W Archie Kent Dies in California
W Archie Kent dies in Oakland California on June 6 after a long illness. A Corry native and Cornell graduate in chemistry, he worked with his father in water supply before turning to mining in Arizona and California. Survived by daughter Mrs Walla Wright of San Jose brother Alba Kent of Richmond and cousin Miss Gertrude Clement of Jamestown.
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Cornell University
Ithaca
Jamestown Water Supply Company
Hroadhedd
Prescott
Arizona
Kent
California
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Navy Departments
Department of the Interior
Walla Wright
San Jose
Cal
Alba Mlent
Richmond
Misa Gertrude
Clement
Jamestown
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