March Civic Employees Meeting Report and Local News
March lion edition reports the Civic Employees Association meeting at the Municipal building at 7 40 pm. It notes 43 in gross receipts from Saturday's tag day aided by the Tri-Hel-Y girl who will receive 20 percent. Also covered are Anaconda Copper reopening the Orphan Girl mine, zinc unit reopenings at Washoe smelter, oil production and revenue updates, a national hookup speech by Taft and Smith, emergency taxes, and city finances.
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Civic Employees! Association
Clvie Employees’ Asclasion
Anaconda Copper
Butte
Washoe
Zoning talk targets junk yards and buried gas tanks
City officials study eliminating or screening junk yards to protect nearby property values. Directors Nichols and Rosa bacher push for zoning controls on nuisances and demand buried or protected gas tanks at local stations to prevent fire hazards, recalling a Jamestown blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nichols
Stanley H. Nichols
Richard Rosabacher
Junie Yardy
Rossbacher
Jamestown
Corry
Lettuce Land Boasts Salinas Salad Stats 1938
Salinas Watsonville Holliston area produced 49.6 percent of all lettuce eaten in the United States in 1938. The output totaled 21,491 carloads, a volume sufficient to form a refrigerator car train about 178 miles long.
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Salinas, Gal
Salinas
Watsonville
Holliston
United States
Progress With Street Graveling Program in City
The graveling of Hast Smith and Sciota streets is well advanced as part of a WPA project. Director of Streets Stankey Fl. Nichols told the City Council last night that a heavy cut of gravel is being laid on both streets and they are being put in splendid condition. Other streets are also grated for similar improvements under the program.
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Hast Smith and
Sciota
Stankey Fl
Nichols
Two North East Club Bandits Get Five Years
Two of the three bandits who robbed four men at the St. Joseph's club in North East on January 9 were sentenced to two and a half to five years in the Allegheny workhouse by Judge William B. Hirt. James Delmont and Anthony Oliveri, both Buffalo residents, received the terms while a third accomplice, Lin Peachio, is being sought. Prosecution by Mortimer E. Graham noted prior arrests in Buffalo for horse racing bookmaking.
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WRI
Allegheny
Pittsburgh
Willam B. Hirt
St. Joseph's Club
North East
Youngatown
James Delmont
Anthony Oliveri
Bultaln
Nyes
Lin Peachio
Buffalo
Mortimer BE. Graham
St. Joseph's Elm
Pioalé C. M. Mathias
Youngstown
Charles Rivaldo
Hirt
Emporium Borough Ranked Thriftiest in United States
Emporium Borough in Cameron County Pennsylvania is highlighted as the thriftiest U.S. community. The town holds a surplus of over $82 million and earns about $111,000 to $111,000 in yearly interest from a $250,000 gilt edged bond trust, subsidizing operations with minimal annual spending and a well maintained infrastructure, schools, churches, library, and airport.
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Cameron County
United States
Reding
Philadelphia
Willeh
Emporium
Eiki
Emporina
Miporium
West Penn Power Company
City Council Plans Sale of Abandoned Properties
The City Council reviewed a list of about 150 abandoned or tax delinquent properties, to be offered for sale within two months if owners fail to pay. Owners have varied intentions, with some not planning to retain ownership and others likely to arrange payment to avoid sale. The list was sent back to Treasurer Trene M. Mullen for action, with guidance to pursuing sales only where owners do not intend to pay.
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City Council
Trene M. Mullen
I Weaver
Cily
Blaine Kincaid
Lst
Wna
Erie Commended On '38 Traffic Record
Erie officials praise Rochester committee for a 1938 traffic safety record highlighting a low fatality count. The letter to Safety Director Joseph C. Martin asks how the achievement was reached and was referred to Traffic Captain James Donlin for response. Last year 17 people were killed, down from the year before.
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Erie
Rochester
Joseph C. Martin
Trale
James Donlin
Hunter Sentenced Two Years In Shooting Case
Payne was convicted of negligence in connection with a fatal hunting incident that killed Simpson. Miller, the local game warden, helped investigate and Payne faced a two year sentence for the shooting carried out while both men were in a hunting party.
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Hunter
Comunneu
Simpson
Payne
Donald Miller
Jump on the Cold Menace with World's Tonic
An early cold prevention appeal promotes World's Tonic as a remedy to prevent constipation and boost resistance. A testimonial from Mrs. Young via Ketster's Cut Rate describes improved digestion, appetite, and fewer illnesses after six weeks of use, urging readers to buy at drug stores.
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Tonle Hoe
Ile Ros
Myrtle Ring
Chestnut Street
New Castle
Tonto
Japanese Flavor Keeps Classic Sushi Traditions Alive
Eat Fish Row notes that Japanese diners typically savor fresh flat fish, diced and dipped in soy sauce. The emphasis remains on simple preparations that honor the fish’s natural flavor.
Afraid of Your Shadow in Animal Fear Theory
The Belter Vision Institute notes that fearing one’s shadow illustrates a basic instinct in many animals. Small creatures with limited senses or defenses often react to shadows and reduced light, seen as the ultimate fear when contemplating their own shadow.
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Belter Vision Institute
ERIE GAS STATIONS PICKETED AS UNION TALKS FAIL
In Erie the Gasoline Station Operators and Attendants Union No Lit Monday failed to reach a profit margin agreement with Atlantic Refining Co. causing widespread picketing. Gasoline prices rose by one cent per gallon, while Atlantic stations continued selling at 1 1/2 cents per gallon amid ongoing efforts and scheduled talks for February 24 and March 4.
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Erie, War
Uss Tribuling
Atlantic Refining Co
Union
Imatestuline
Rovers
Auiarte
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Wiliam F. Hirt
Erie County
Warren County
Pat Madden
Warren
Proom
Wqnor
Burau of Mines
Robert F.taft
Rep
T. W. Smith
Congress
Walter J., Kress
State Revenue Secretary
Adam Shumeky
Concord Township
Shumsky
United States Post Office Department
New York City
Erie County Medics Society
Hamet Hospital Auditorium
Claire L. Straith
Detroit, Mich
Pennsylvania
Erle
Pennnsylvania State College
Hhe City
U.S. Naval Reserve
Weel
Tron and Steel
Bandits
Aaa Engineering
Pontiac
Michigan
Transporta
General Motors
Corry Motor Sales
Converenw
Emporium Boro
Lone Originale
Mareh
Hines Oniginare
Frank C. Chapin
Council
Uur
Model Dairy Co
Dial
Member
Federal Reserve System
the Bank
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