Local notes on relief, appointments and social events
District news highlights relief for about 2000 people as Harriott Myers secures a state post via ex Assemblyman John J King. Includes notices of Burns from coffee spills, new bookkeeper at Montgomery Ward, marriage bells, NRA probes, and upcoming community happenings around Corry and Beaverdam.
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Mike Lite
Miso Harriet Myers
East Avayne Streat
Jax
Orrin M. Hillburg
Williams and Hillburg
Curley" Willams
Bil Duke
Tionesta Hatchery
South Branch
French Creek
Beaverdam
North Side
Ev Hubby
Worth Hammond
Perry Nichols
Euclid
West Chuek
Leena McKay
Harrishire
NRA
Betty” Smith
Beamish May Be Named Counsel for PSC
Philadelphia March 2 Gov George H Warle held talks with state Democratic leaders on tax relief proposals aimed at helping the unemployed. Senator Guffey and David L Lawrence backed the governor, saying they are in full harmony with his legislative program and Roosevelt’s national plan. Beamish’s possible appointment to counsel the Public Service Commission was discussed, with Margioth expected to announce next week as Warle shifts from Workmen’s Compensation board confirmation efforts.
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Guffey
Lawrence
Earle
Beamish
Public Service Commission
United Press
Philadelphta
George H. Burle
Joseph Fguffey
David L. Lawrence
Earle -Yeste- Way
Warle
Roosevelt
Washington
Richard J. Beamish
Commonwealth
Charles J. ‘Margioth
Harle
Workmen's Compensationn Board
Senate Committee On
Two Erie County men charged with murder in Chauncey Myers death
Erie March 2 two Girard township men Samuel Tutka forty and Geo Gresh fifty five face murder charges over the death of sixty one year old farmer Chauncey Myers. The information alleges a heated argument caused a fatal heart attack on January 15. If held for court the case will go to grand jury for indictment.
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Turko 12
Burn victim seeks plastic surgery at Mercy Hospital
Mareh Fay, a senior at Smethport High School, travels to Pittsburgh this week for plastic surgical treatment at Mercy Hospital under eminent specialist JW Rebinaca. He suffered serious neck burns last summer when gasoline ignited while wearing a toren near New City, causing extensive damage that healed but left unsightly scarring and discomfort.
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Mareh
Auenael Fay
Smethport High School
Pittsburgh
Mercy Hospital
N. JW. Rebinaca
Rew City
Local liquor store posts 1934 sales of 83276.08 estimated per resident
Figures from the Corry liquor store show 1934 total sales of 83276.08 with population around 6500 implying high per capita spending. Maint Street store averaged 212.38 daily and December sales peaked at 8088.86. Managers Flint N Parker and Edmund S Finucane noted transfers and retrenchment plans affecting staffing.
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Corry
Learing
Conryix
Frie
26Th Street
Focall
North East
Flint N. Parker
Edmund S. Finucane
Robert J. Seer
Parade Street
Liquor Control Board
Petition Shows Boom in the Coffin Business
Galion Metallic Vault company reports business booming as officers apply to the NRA for a 45 day exemption from the funeral supply code to allow three shift operations. The code currently restricts to two shifts, and the request aims to expand production amid demand.
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Galion
Galion Metallic Vault Company
NRA
Glass Tariff Sparks Protests in Kane Over Belgian Accord
Murmurs of discontent over the glass tariff policy grew into protests among Kane glass workers after a reciprocal trade deal with Belgium, announced Wednesday. The accord cuts tariffs on some glass products by 50 percent and plate glass by about 33 percent, Belgium a major global glass producer.
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Kane
Piaren
United States
Belgium
Fur
Diseases drop in nearby city amid quarantine decline
In Kane the health officer reported a downward trend in contagious disease since the start of the year. About 50 dwellings remain under quarantine while February recorded 226 cases including 111 measles and 2 mumps. January totals included 50 measles, 8 mumps, and 3 chicken pox. A separate note mentions 80 Robertson sheep losses after a heavy snowstorm and raid on William Robertson ranch.
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Kane
C. W. Persing
Pogs
Wye
Corrais
William Rlobert
Robertson
Dynamite Car Mystery Solved in Ridgway
In Ridgway on Osterhout street a derelict Chevrolet sedan was found with 36 blasting powder sticks mistaken for dynamite. Police Chief James W. Leyer identified the car as Shoemaker’s, from TriBois, noting a Dodge plate due to a recent trade not yet recorded in Harrisburg.
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Ridgway
Osterhout Street
James W. Leyer
TriBois
Sykesville
Shoemaker
Harrisburg
Leyer
Gum Tooth Madison Girl Names Gum Brand Blindfold Test
Pauline, a two and a half year old girl in Madison, Wisconsin, has gained a reputation for identifying a preferred brand of gum from several options while blindfolded.
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Madison
Wis
Pauline
TCE Gorge Holds Fast With River Rising Slowly
Parkers Landing faces a serious water shortage as the Allegheny river ice gorge blocks the water plant and the river rises slowly. Residents rely on nearby springs for cooking and drinking while officials assess contamination risks and health concerns after the plant was shut when flooding flooded the pumps.
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Parkers Landing
Tee Gorge
Otl City
Mare 2
Allegheny
Parker
State Health Department
Indoor Fair Planned by Emmanuel Parish in April
Committees appointed by Emmanuel Episcopal Church sponsor an indoor fair to be held in the Parish Hall on Tuesday and Wednesday April 28 and 29. The event will feature booths selling useful articles and special attractions including fortune telling bingo and other games under E L Morrow and Horton J Davis. The Lillian Guild runs the kitchen with cafeteria style supper served, a refreshment booth organized by the Altar Guild led by Mrs Marjorie Peck.
Man Critical After Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound
Andrew Walker, 61, of Hast Valley Road near Smethport, is in critical condition at Kane Community Hospital after a single gunshot wound to the lung. Police report he shot himself in the left chest Wednesday at 1:20 p.m. He was alone at home when the boiler from a .4 caliber revolver passed through the lung and exited near the left shoulder.
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Kane, Mar
Andrew Walker
Hast Valley Road
Smethport
Kane Community Hospital
Halt Work on Dam at Columbus
Work on the Columbus dam has been suspended amid statewide retrenchment in work relief projects. Twenty men were employed on the project, with splash boards and flood gates remaining to be constructed and two to three weeks of labor needed to finish.
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Columbus
Columbus High School Debating Team Defeats Lander
In Columbus Pa the affirmative debating team hosted the Lander negative team at the high school. The judges were Rev Wagner Mr Wolfe and M Brown of Corry. The affirmative won by a two to one decision.
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Columbus
Lander
Rev. Wagner
Wolfe
M. Brown
Corry
Eleanora, Christensen
Mike Savko
Evelyn Wynn
Norma Car Gon
Eleanor Strong
Hmer Wilcox
Louise Mitler
Myrna Sghramling
Eleanora Christensen
Louise Miler
Demonstration as ship reaches Frisco protests Nazi tactics
United Press report from San Francisco dated March 2 describes the docking of the German cruiser Karisine prompting a protest by about 40 longshoremen. A half hour strike followed and a fistfight occurred between civilians and longshoremen during the demonstration.
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United Press
San Francisco
Karisine
National and State Leaders to Attend Jackson Day Dinner
Covey plans a large delegation for the Jackson Day dinner at the Hotel Lawrence in Erie on Saturday evening March 1. Rush A Holt will be the brief speaker. Holt is unseated in the Senate due to age. Other expected attendees include Wesgard M Jones Thomas A Logue Thomas Kennedy Arthur Colegrove Adrian Bonnelli. A music program features Teresa Mary Gorey with an Eric singer. James Sullivan handles local reservations for an event expected to draw 400 to 500 party members from Erie and nearby northwestern Pennsylvania counties.
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Covey
Lawrence
Erie
Rush A. Holt
United States
West Virginia
Holt
Congress
Senate
Wesgard M. Jones
Labor
Ant Industry
Thomas A. Logue
Thomas Kennedy
Arthur Colegrove
Adrian Bonmelll
Irs
Teresa Mary Gorey
Eric Singer
Hig
James Sullivan
Democratic City Committee
Pennsylvania
Probe report four in Tindy kidnaping continued appeal fund drive
Continued coverage notes Hauptmann’s appeal funds moving forward with reports of $15,000 collected. Mrs Hauptmann leads the drive soliciting donations in Queens last night. She gathered about $200 at the Queensland Ballroom under the Queensland Bauern-Schanke banner.
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Hauptmann
Queens
Queensland
Queensland Bauern-Schanke
Osmium Heaviest Substance Explored in World History
This item notes osmium as the heaviest substance on record, valued for its extreme density and hardness. It mentions its use in manufacturing pen points and cites a numerical density figure, illustrating early chemical knowledge and material science.
Baptism Schedule Notes March First Evening Service
Fragmentary notice lists times and names for a baptism event on March 1 at 7:00 PM. Contains scattered references to Saint Paul area and individuals likely involved, including Lui and Ray Bur Quinqua, with a note about Melody Sermon and secondary 30 PM timing.
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Lui St
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