Erie system appoints Weston as industrial commissioner
A city tax penalty increases by one percent monthly after today. George Weston is named industrial commissioner of the Erie system effective August, succeeding the late C Ward, while also serving as special representative in the president's office. Meanwhile, local plans include traffic light speed-up ideas, airport development talks in Cory and nearby sites, and several regional notes on travel, industry, and entertainment through early July.
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George
Blaze razes Shadowland dance hall on Holinboro road
Investigation launched Monday into the cause of a fire that destroyed the Shadowland dance hall shortly after a Saturday night event. The wooden building, five years old, was a mass of flames when farmers arrived. only the concrete foundation remains. Loss pegged at 15,000 with little insurance. Owners T. A. Clapper and Henry Banford noted two men were seen around the hall when closing at 1:30 a.m. Sunday, but no definite cause or incendiary link established.
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Shadowland
Holinboro Road
T. A. Clapper
McKean
Henry Banford
Erie
Clapper
Railroad Magnates Work On Merger In Eastern Conference
New York June 80 A joint statement by New York Central Pennsylvania and Nickel Plate railroads denied reports that George Slade the Nickel Plate arbitration figure would file his report soon The statement said no such submission had been made and he had not considered the matter The meeting aimed to iron out final details for a consolidation of four eastern trunk lines began in the morning and stretched into the late afternoon.
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New York
New York Central
Pennsylvania
Nickel Plate
George Slade
Decision Soon In Move To Free Erie Attorney
A Erie arson case proceeds as Judge O Clare Kent weighs habeas corpus rulings to decide if Attorney C Battison Lund will be held for grand jury action. The defense contests admissibility of statements to police and challenges expert valuations of farm buildings in Summerhill township linked to a May 24 Crawford County fire.
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Meadville
Dune
C. Battison Lund
Brie
O. Clare Kent
Commonwealth
Lind
Lynch
McMinsters
Summerhill Township
Crawford County
McMasters
Haldren
Airport plans announced for Dempseytown Field in Oil City
I A Foye and Lee Taylor announced development plans for the Splane Memorial Field on Dempseytown Road to operate as a commercial airport. A 25 by 40 foot hangar will be built, oil and gas facilities installed, and a Waco two passenger plane will be stationed on site. Ground work starts immediately with grass cutting and field preparation for passenger service by July 4. D. W. Hoskins of Pittsburgh visited West South Street. Mexico rejects Ardmore verdict as resolving the slaying of a Mexican student, awaiting U S investigation results, says Foreign Secretary Genaro Wilheit.
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Oil City
Splane Memorial
Dempseytown Road
I. A. Foye
Lee Taylor
Foye
Taylor
Foye and Taylor
Feld
Waco
Mexico City
Mexico
William
Genaro Wilraite
Three Men Sell Oklahoma Line for Huge Fortune
United Press reports Oklahoma City deal: Two Kansas City wheat farmers and an Oklahoma City railroad man will sell the Beaver Mesdale and Englewood line to the Missouri Kansas Texas Co for 2,800,000 dollars, including debt settlement. The line, started in 1914 to serve wheat country, pivots to a profitable sale after a decade of growth. The rolling stock includes two engines a few box cars and two cabooses.
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Oklahoma City
Ikea
Kansas City
Beaver, Mesde
Englewood
Okahowa Panhandle
Missouri, Kansas, ‘Texas Co
Jacob’ Achenbach
R. B. Blackstock
Snch
Wheat Plains
Citizenship Denial for Texas College Dean Over Army Service
Citizenship was denied today to BUN D. Ryden, dean of Southwestern Junior College at Keene, Texas, after he told Judge Ames J.B. Wilson he could not shoulder arms in war. Ryden, who came to America 30 years ago from Sweden, said he would not serve as a combatant because killing conflicts with his Christian beliefs.
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Bun D. Ryden
Southwestern Junior College
Keene
Texas
Ames JB. Wilson
United States
Ryden
America
Sweden
Army
Jubilee Singers to Perform at Spartansburg Hotel Corry
The Jubilee Singers, including Edward Lang tenor Miss Willson alto Mrs Wethers soprano and Miss Bowman pianist, presented spirituals at the Spartansburg Hotel Coryts. Horton J Davis longtime club president reported on activities during his administration Ghosts noted Crawford Carlisle Union City Rev A W Gibson Spartansburg Kimmett Cronin Bigin
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Jubilee Singers
Spartansburg
Corry
Coryr
Jubilee Quartette
Edward Lang
Logan
Miss Willson
Wethers
Miss Bowman
Horton J. Davis
Crawford Carlisce
Union City
A. W. Gibson
Spartans- Jburg
Kimmett Cronin
Bigin
Westinghouse Places Giant Electric Locomotive Parts Order
Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Co reports a $8 million order with Baldwin Locomotive Works for electric locomotive parts. Parts will supply Pennsylvania Railroad locomotives, with assembly at Lester, Pennsylvania, and delivery in early next year.
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United Press
Pittsburgh
Westinghouse Electric &Manufacturing Co
Baldwin Locomotive Works
Pennsylvania Railroad
Ibis
Baldwin Company
Lester, Pa
Westinghouse
Cassandra Daughter of Priam and Hecuba Beloved by Apollo
The myth recounts Cassandra, daughter of Priam and Hecuba, loved by Apollo. She vowed to serve as a prophetess in exchange for the gift of foresight, which she gained but whom she broke her promise. Apollo cursed her prophecies with disbelief, ensuring no credence was given.
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Priamnd Hecuba
Apollo
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