Red Cross Role Expands Across War Veterans and Blood Program
The Red Cross remains essential to armed forces overseas and to veterans, with about 18 million veterans receiving aid. It oversees the national blood program, boosting annual expenses to around 9 million dollars. Disaster relief costs rise as staff receive cost of living increases, underscoring why donations support core services and could offset higher taxes if the Red Cross did not operate.
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Red Cross
Red Crass
United States
Twenty Years Ago Highlights from Journal Files
March 1 1928 items include Roy Leslie advertising a Stainless Dry Cleaner growing markets in Buffalo and major cities. Corry to be its headquarters. New births at Corry Hospital two leap year babies one girl and one boy. Kiwanis Club adds two members Rev C Wesly Adams and Chris Christensen. Death of Ed Cortner in Englewood California noted as father of Mrs Elmer McIlroy. George H Patterson to sell his general Insurance business on North Center Street. Former school superintendent Frown to take local agency April 1. Three year old Merle Long given accident injuring both legs when a flower box toppled.
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Roy Leslie
Buffalo
Leslie
Corry
Corry Hospital
Manley Robbins
East South Street
Effie Bacon
Wattsburg
Kiwanis’ Club
George H. Patterson
North Center Street
Legion 1
Frown
Meadville
Brown
Francis Tong
Merle Long
Molt Street
Daily Dozen on Premature Births and Care
Premature birth is a leading cause of infant and general mortality. Affected infants weigh 5 pounds 8 ounces or less and need highly trained medical and nursing care to survive. Key needs include maintaining body temperature, oxygen, fluids, nutrition, and infection prevention. Care involves heat, wrapped in blankets or incubators, with feeding begun by droppers if necessary.
Bingo Drive Fails to Halt Jamestown Gambling Raids
Amid a county wide crackdown, Dunkirk bingo continued openly a week after Jamestown raids on bookie joints. Sheriff deputies ordered Fluvanna bingo closed as operators warned the anti-gambling push may spread north. Reports say many machines disappeared earlier, with slot and punchboard activity noted.
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Vin Dunieirke
Dunkirk
Jamestown
Tamesyown
Serch
Dunkirke
Chautauqua County
Sheriff's Department
Fluvanna
Shirley Temple
South Pole
Capt. James
Roald Amundsen
Richard E. Byrd
Smoke Director May Likely to resign over Salary
March 1 reports Leonard K. Deeds appointment as smoke control inspector has caused dissension in the smoke abatement bureau. May, who earns 93,330 a year and led the team to 17 straight victories, is considering resigning as salary for Deeds at 9,800 a year is only 20 dollars less than the bureau director’s pay.
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Leonard K. Deeds
Smoke Sbatement Bureau
Il May
May
Deeds
Corry Red Cross Chapter Seeks Community Support
Corry and its Red Cross chapter urge voluntary annual memberships of one dollar or more to sustain local services. The Pittsburgh Press notes in this year’s appeal that a national goal of 6 million dollars is set, with the organization continuing its budget efforts after 1947.
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Red Cross
Corry
Pittsburgh Press
American Red Cross
Remembered clues on history quiz and naval hero
A distractingly garbled quiz lists questions about World War II intervention, the Rex liner, a southwestern state nicknamed Sunset, crystal gifts anniversaries, the 1898 battleship explosion in Havana, saliva testing in sports, matrilocal marriage, and a vanished country. The prose shows memory aids and references to a classified page’s correct answers.
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Syltsylea
Stormy Petrel
Germany
Baltimore
U. S
Havana
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ED. Cortner
Englewood
Calif
Cortner
Elmer McHlroy
Daily Dozen
Holt Furniture Store
Eastman Kodak Company
Carry High School
Hugh A. O'Hare
Gilbert L. Boyd
Robert W. Bart
Gang
Eastman
Patterson Photo Products
Lydia
Pinkhamn
Slydia
Pinkham
East Main St
Dial
Page & Nichols
W. Main Street
Noe
Jewel Gruen
Fed. Tex
Lanston’‘S
South Center Street
Stereuns
Powell ‘Loan and Finance CO
Consumer Discount CO
C.H. Gens, Jr
Ford Garage
Agrico
Agrico Phosphate & Potash
Corry Feed & Supply CO
Corry, Po
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