Corry Kiwanis to Host Big Jamboree at Oakland Beach
The Corry Kiwanis Club teams with Erie Kiwanis and others across Pennsylvania New York and Ohio to stage a Jamboree at Oakland Beach hotel and Connenut Lake on Wednesday July 18. Golf practice rounds start in the morning with tournament play at 1 pm. Bridge begins about 2 pm with many tables and prizes. Recreation includes footraces swimming dancing and more. Dinner at 6 30 followed by dancing. Peter Welmer district governor and Frank Finley international trustee will attend with their families.
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Corry Kiwanis Club
Erie Kiwanis Club
Pennsylvania
New York
Ohio
Oakland Beach
Connenut Lake
A. J. Scheppner
Corrychi
Peter Welmer
Distriet Govatmo
Kiwanis
Frank Finley
International
Pile Torture Relieved by San-Cura Ointment
J Williams of Detroit testifies that piles symptoms vanished after using Antiseptic San-Cura Ointment. Ad-promotes Ban-Cura Ointment price 50c to $5 in drug stores. Also suggests Golden Lax Tablets for constipation while using San-Cura.
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J. Williams
Detroit
Expect approval of big rea project by July
Harmesuuns, gune 24 Menum sylvania potatoes are shipped to twelve other states, the State Department of Agriculture reports, Maine potatoes are marketed in twenty-one states, New York potatoes in seventeen, New Jersey fio ateea In twenty, Ohio potatoes in five, Michigan potatoes in thirteen, solamide potatoes in twenty, Ne braska, potatoes in seventeen and [daho potatoes in twenty-nine.
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State Department of Agriculture
Maine
New York
New Jersey
Ohio
Michigan
Nebraska
Northwestern Rural Electric plans 841 mile line expansion
A $341,000 project will add 841 miles of fill-in lines in Crawford Erie and Venango counties to double service and reach 1,600 farms next year. Bruce Hecker said construction will extend existing energized sections into three Erie township areas Washington Union and Concord with rights of way secured from 1246 farmers. The plan includes a new eight mile line in Creek Township Erie and emphasizes rapid farm connections from the Saegertown substation toward a Diamond Cherry Tree expansion in Venango.
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Wiie
Crawford
Northwestern Bars
Electric Cooperative Association
Bruce ‘Hecker
Saegertown
Crayford County
Erie County
Washington
Union and Concord
Union
Concord
Heaven Wam-Corry
Hecker
Northwestern Rural Electric
Erie
Venango
Bik Creek Township
Saeger
Crawford County
Conneaut
Beaver
Spring
Summerhill
Summit
East Pallowfield
Greenwood
Vernon
Fairfield
Ast Mead
Weat Mead
Cussewago
Steuben
Athens
Sparta
Bloomfield
Unes
Cherry Tree Township
Venangy County
Partridge Hatching Declared Successful In Pennsylvania
United Press reports Pennsylvania’s Game Commission calls the Hungarian partridge hatching program a success. Charles W. Wessell led research producing 2200 home-grown birds this year with egg fertility at 89 percent. Three hatches this season yielded 660 chicks from state farms and 28 birds sent elsewhere.
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United Press
Tuarrisburg
Pennsylvania
Game Commission
Charles W. Wessell
United States
Weigell
Michigan
Czechslovakia
Students Must Secure Social Security Cards
Students and Wey graduates entering commercial and industrial work this summer were reminded by H C Hoover, manager of the Labor Security Board field office, that they must obtain social security numbers. He advised applying by mail, phone, or in person, noting about 1,000,000 students may begin their careers. Employers must report wages and the employee’s social security number to the federal government.
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Wey
H.C. Hoover
Labla Siecurity Board
Trust
Hoover
Veterans of ’61 Meet Next Week at Gettysburg
Gettysburg National Military Park hosts a joint reunion of Civil War veterans from across 28 states. About 12,000 survivors, with escorts, are to arrive June 29 30 as a four day observance marks the 79th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg. The event, supported by the federal government, includes 12 reunion trains and extensive park preparations.
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Gettysburg National Military Park
Gettysburg
Meade
Lee
Suly
Grand Army of the Republic
United Confederate Veterans
National Parkc Service
Seminar 18 Planned On T A Movement
A June 5 notice by Dr. Lester K Ade announces Seminar 18 on the parent teacher movement to be held July 5 to 10 at the National Congress of Parents and Teachers in Washington D C. The program aims to involve HAR hospunes and other participants in a series of discussions and activities.
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Har Hospunes
Rescue Cry
National Congress of Parents and Teachers
Washington, D. C
Lester K. Ade
Public Instruction
Game Commssion
Wessel
2400 Miles of Roads Improved in Three Years
Secretary of Highways Roy E. Brownmiller reports Pennsylvania gained over 2400 miles of water and better highways in three years. The 1935–1938 period saw 2017.10 miles rebuilt by contracts and Department forces, plus 1003 railroad projects and numerous bridge repairs. Figures reflect flood-related replacements and extensive farm-to-market road work with varying surfaces and guard fencing.
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Roy E. Brownmiller
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Ami Ge
Nuiliey
Department Fores
Noise hardly lowers work efficiency study says
June edition reports Northwestern University psychology professor Freeman completed experiments showing workers under hot noisy or quiet conditions produced nearly equal outputs. Subjects showed initial muscular tension in noise but eased as they adjusted, suggesting noise affects comfort more than productivity.
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Urwayu
Ator
le Freeman
Northwestern University Psychology Department
Studenta
Preeman
Refunding Proposal Studied By Council
MARRISBURG June 4 Pennsylvania reports show 84 09 farms receive electric service, with California leading at 117 354 electrified farms. Ohio follows with 92 595 and New York with 87 787. Pennsylvania ranks twelfth by percentage of farms served at 54.4 percent, while Rhode Island records the lowest share.
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Marrisburg
Pennsylvania
Department of Agrculture
California
Warning on Blank Vehicle Title Assignments in Harrisburg
Harrisburg officials announced scrutiny of auto dealers for improper title handling. Investigations show many dealers retain improperly executed titles, risking fines up to 800 dollars per dealer and potential state costs nearing 200000 dollars for notices and mailings. Officials warn blank titles facilitate stolen car rackets and mandate prompt dealer notification to the Bureau of Motor Vehicles within ten days of a vehicle being held for resale.
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Charles M. Dougherty
Bureau of Motor Vehicles
Dougherty
General Assembly
Chinese Women Painted Nails Through Centuries
A fragment notes that Chinese women long ago reddened and painted their nails with designs of constellations or animals and used willow bark as mascara, reflecting ancient beauty practices and materials described in a brief historical snippet.
City considers bond refunding proposal to save taxes
City Council weighs a refunding plan from John son and McLean Pittsburgh bond brokers. It could save over 1 000 a year in interest and taxes by refinancing municipal debt. Brokers seek 1 000 for services. Officials discuss changes and funding moves, with several conferences planned and no action yet.
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Johnson & McLean
Pittsburgh
Dawss
Pittsburgh Bonding House
Nest
Johnson
Moen
Blaine Kincaid
Mn. Johnson
Council
Fey
Counci
Bike craze of 1895 spurred road building in Pennsylvania
Harrisburg June 24 The current bicycle craze of 1895 spurred road development as Henry W Shoemaker spoke to the Harrisburg Chapter of the American Federation of Labor noting the bike boom helped create a strong statewide highway network. He traced road progress from 1800 to 1830, through canal and railroad shifts, to a modern system and the return of focus to costly highways including a planned Pittsburgh-Barksburg superhighway.
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Harrisburg
Henry W. Shoe
Atule
Sirrisburg
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Pittaburgh
New York
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