Penn relief rolls decline for fifth week
Pennsylvania General Assistance rolls fell by 1,418 cases or 5,486 people in the week ending June 10, lowering total to about 89,000 below the winter peak. Private industry employment reduced the rolls by 1,224 cases, unemployment compensation cut 761 cases, while WPA turnover added 1,221 cases. Private jobs and unemployment benefits shifted many former WPA workers into industry, with total net assistance expenditures at 1,655,008 dollars, down 4,041 from the prior week.
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Pennsylvania
Milk Producers Meet in Union City to Discuss Milk Market Crisis
Milk producers from Erie and Crawford counties gather in Union City Wednesday evening for a mass meeting under the Central Milk Producers Sales Committee. Leaders from New York dairy circles, Judge RB C Harper and Charles Dickinson, will address the crowd urging farmer education and organization to address the invalidated federal state milk marketing agreement.
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Erie
Crawford Counties
Union City
Central Milk Producers’ Sales Commiies
Curl D. Proctor
Beaverdam
Crawford
New York State
RB C Harper
Lawrence County
Charles Dickinson
Cortland
Pildress
New York
Grange
Gl & O
Norton Named Insurance Fund Senior Representative in Erie
Erie June 19 James C Norton of 811 Montrose Avenue Erie has been appointed senior representative of the State Workmen's Insurance Fund in Erie He will head the Erie office in the Commerce Building succeeding Kenneth W Thompson who was removed two months ago Norton will earn 2100 annually a raise cut from Thompson after Democratic administration The new appointee replaces Joseph G McInerney who has run the local office Norton is to assume duties Monday and other changes in personnel are expected Also reported were weekly claims figures 9291 filed this week reflecting a rise from 7246 a holiday week Memorial Day statewide general assistance rolls totaled 287965 cases 712969 persons on June 10.
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Erie
James C Norton
Montrose Avenue
State Workmen's Insurance Fund
Saurnay
Te Erle
Commerce
Kenneth W.thompson
Norton
Peld ‘Thompson
Arthur H. James
Joseph G. McInerney
Union City
Gijustes
Thompson
Lees
Probe into counterfeit half dollars near West Spring Creek
Warren county authorities investigated the ending of seventy five counterfeit half dollars on the Bennett farm near West Spring Creek. The bogus money was found in a rotted carton buried for some time. Deputy Sheriff Willan Stuart began the inquiry after a noise in the woods.
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Warren County
Bennett Farm
West Spring Creek
Sheri Willan Stuart
Erie Soldier Killed Falling From Truck on Route 20
William Bowers age 58 of the Erie branch of the Salvation Army social service unit died after he fell from an end gate of a truck driven by Joseph Wittenberg on Route 20 three miles east of West Springfield. The accident occurred while they were en route from West Springfield to Deck to Drie. Bowers struck his head on the pavement and died at Brown Memorial Hospital after being rushed there unconscious.
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Erie
William Bowers
Social Service Department
Exc
Joseph Wittenberg
West Springfield
Bowers
Wittenberg
Drie
Brown Memorial Hospital
Obscene Magazine Raid in Venango County Case
A Venango County court hears charges against five defendants for possession of obscene printed material. Rev. Mary Mubbertill of Philadelphia leads the Youth Protective Association in the case. Arraignments: Les Black, William Early, Marlin Schwaria, Brown and Gehagan, and Frank Galbraith. A mass meeting for women at Grace Methodist Church is planned with Rev. Ellis speaking.
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CPPY
Pie
Alermian Hom Lane
Sabara
He Charses
Mary Mubbertill
Philadetphis
Youth Protective Association
Ore
Chy
Assseu
Childtinn
Oil City
Franklin
Emilenton
Emlenton
Ili Hardles
Pmlenton
Ellis
Oi City
Grace Methodist Church
Eis
White Waves on Sand of Jet You Have Not Seen
A travel note describes the Bay of Naples near Torre del Greco where the sea meets sands black as jet from pulverized lava from Vesuvius. The white surf contrasts with the dark beach, highlighting unique volcanic geology.
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Europe
Torre del Greco
Bay of Naples
Vesuvius
Perfect Attendance Across Corry Public Schools 1938 39
Pupils in Corry Public Schools reported flawless attendance for the 1938-39 term under Superintendent Ralph S. Dewey. The list names students with perfect records by school and grade, including Harding, Concord, Washington, Junior Elementary, Junior High, and Fairview, with many individual names across grade levels.
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Corry
Ralph S. Dewey
Stools
Harding
Patrview
Washington
Concord
Jumior
Martha Goring
Trene Mentes
Casmer Bogniak
John Bognisk
Anna Klepler
Donald Hurlburt
Howard Swanson
Marion Goring
Blaine Hamilton
Richard Owens
Sante Pate
Concord School
Frank Amproso
Loyd Lundy
Phillip Amoroso
Mary Allen Colegrove
Julia Ficcardi
Joseph Nichols
Jean Spiesma
Donald Sturdevant
Rey Bimons
Baybaral Smith
Grace Amoroso
Albert Ficcaril
Clyde Henton
Richard Hunt
Lloyd Lillie
William Loveland
Frederick Mitchell
Clara Moora
Louise Street
Arthur Ven Keuren
Keith Orn
Robert Owens
Eunice Theobald
Altor Armitage
Alfred Ficcardi
Margaret Firster
Clara Giacoma
Toa Hepler
Rollin Sewell
Charlotte Mulligan
Fairview
Albert Amoroso
Trank Cole
Barbara Joseph
George Ayers
Tony Catalty
Onariette Cole
Autumn McCastle
John Ayers
Phyllis Bond
Thomas Maloney
Washington School
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Venango County
Via Boucher
Audrey Briges
Jean Chase
George Fox
Louise Goodwill
Mary L. Hurlbert
Jeanine Niehuls
Carrall Crowell
George Arseuty Lawson
Oneus Haenel
Richard Shannon
David Andrus Milton McIntyre
Edward Dewey
Charles Fitch
Richard Fitch
Donall Gison Henry Hill
Joely Westley
Charles Bughee
Marjorie Capwell
Charlotte Watrous
Joan Blakely
Patricia Cragg
Joe Carryfall
Eva Gates
Eugene Graham
Mary Lou Haigh
Barney Sheldon
Irene Wills
Grilde G—Carlyle Coons
la Verne Fitch
Richard Perking
Mary Baker
Earl Bailey
Maewell Brown
Phillip Whiteheld
Esher Goodwill
Beatrice McGraw
Martha McIntyre
Jean Mould
Marjorie Slattery
Raymond Blurt
Robert Curtis
Jack Foster
Douglas Hurlbert
Robert Hurlbert
Frank Mitchell
Garmen Picirillo
Howard Pier
Evelyn Clark
Marjorie Cronin
Jean Poster
Marjorie Geting
Clara Hill
Grace Hotchkiss
Betty Lundy
Dorothy Madison
Gloria Nielson
Alice Reynolds
Evelyn Smith
Robert Drake
Jean Anderson
Betty Boss
Agnes Prager
Nancy Stewart
William Durham
Billy Lee
Donald Mosher
Robert Parsons
William Scott
Robert Spencer
Warren Spicer
Jack Spiesman
Richard Gates
Laurence Porter
Wileen Cragg
Jem Curtis
Lois Fredetl
Marion Heath
Phyllis Houghton
Julia Valetti
Neva Nichols
James Consol
Lawrence Eckman
Ralph Hepler
Robert McCaslin
Arhur Picigillo
John Sheldon
Leo Tucci
Winifred Buell
Jeannette Hepler
Betty Taylor
Carlyle Caldwell
George Davis
Francis Long
Owen Lewis
Alvenia Chase
Martha Gates
Florence Hotchkilss
Gertrude Titus
Norman Mitchell
Lloyd Pyotter
Jeanette Clark
Genevieve Gibus
Lena Jewell
Mary Ann Mer~ Vick
Doris Ghrm
Parbara Ohrn
Gene Parsonis
Mildred Preble
Elsie ‘Tripp
Benneta Wattons
Grave
Howard Blakeslee
Has Ol Doigherty
Robert Marsh
Glen Street
Raymund ‘Tanner
Chaid Weber
Leong Hulton
Florence Lawson
Agnes Lee
Altria Reynolds
al Ra Swacsa
Jessie Wojtaszek
William Udiize
Allin Brooks
Warren Miller
Walter Peake
Robert Smith
Jeananne Marthy
Gens Hillpurg
Mildred Hur~bart
George Kinley
Philip Amoroso
Chaly Arnold
William Baker
Thomaet Crowe
Ralph Poster
Everette Greley
Betty Woou
Virginia Armitage
Jeane le Baressi
Lucille Barnes
William Brown
Helen Bush
Clair Caster
Chiles Dingfelder
Gene Haybrouck
Olivia Menton
Lewis Hurtburt
Doris Jaderstrom
Rolland Fox
Frank Lawson
Charlotte Mack
Betty McCray
Jean McCray
Mary Spenser
Joe St. Pierre
Victor Wojciechowski
Ear Ostrom
Jack Sai Jple
Hebe Akem
Mary Bacha
Ruth Bennett
Donna Betram
Raymond Cathers
Lawrer Clark
Wendall Gaze
Maxine Greley
Kathaleen Hazel
Keith Henton
Gertrude Johnson
Marlon Keefer
Katherine Krizanick
Mary LaMchip
Lillian Morris
Paul Nichols
Shirley Ohrn
Lois Reesick
John Blower
Theodore Swanson
Lernio
Wade
Inez McCraw
Poley
Fred Waring
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F. C. Chapin & Sons
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