County ponders reform of poor relief board plan
A debate in Erie County centers on abolishing the three member Directors of the Poor and replacing them with a salaried board of relief administrators appointed by the court. Proponents cite cost comparisons with other counties and urge centralized, efficient distribution of relief funds amid rising expenses and overlapping agencies.
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Lackawanna County
Brie
Erie
Pennsylvania
Daukin
York
Clearfield
Erie County, Poor Board
Att County
Poor Board
Indomie
Erie County
Ory Nolitice
Twenty Years Ago From Journal Files
Twenty years ago a gas explosion seriously burned a woman on West Main Street. The Miller brothers planned a late night flight from Irvine. The son of Arthur Pehman was badly cut in a coast ing accident on Irving Street. Union City granted three saloon licenses. The Sureve Chair factory in Union City burned, about $250,000 loss. S. E. Miller was injured after being run down by a horse on West Main Street. James Loveland lost to Charles Keating in a straight pool match at the Elks building. Dora Farnham left her Fur nishings Store clerk job for a position with J. N. Adams Company in Buffalo. Charles Barton bought a team of mules for a rural route. Col Fred Carry’s equestrian act was at Cosmos theatre in Washington, DC. James Hassett and son went to Cleveland to buy steers for markets. Florence Smith became piano player at the Lyric theatre. First jig-saw puzzle champs Rogers, Ark. Mr. and Mrs. Blanchard Tull won Arkansas’ first public contest.
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Rogers
Ark
Blanchard Tull
Arkansas
Phony peach disease alarm prompts USDA memo
Washington reports warn about a phony peach disease used as a false quarantine barrier. The Agriculture Department calls it insidious and deceptive, noting its spread and ongoing fight to eradicate the problem amid efforts across states.
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Washington
Sam
Department of Agriculture
Agriculture Department
Cony High Latin teacher tenure and related dates
The fragment cites Ethel Parsons teaching Latin at Cony High and later references D. D. Reed publishing Corry Leider and Emma B. Gail teaching at the Concord building. It also notes a game where the German Orioles, world champions, played the Municipal Club Five at the State Armory, but details are incomplete.
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Ethel Parsons
Cony High
D. D. Reed
Corry Leider
Emma B. Gail
Concord
German Orioles
Municipal Club
State Armory
Hollywood Film Shop oddities and A-list names emerge
A jumble of Hollywood captions and blurbs lists stars and crew, mentioning Buster, Jean Hersholt, Maris Dressler, Eugene Pallette, Ramon Novarro and others. The piece hints at props, lighting, and production quirks, noting artificial rain and sound department chatter for a town of 8,000.
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United Press
Hollywood
Hollywood Boutoyari
Buster Kutta
Jean Hazinn
Bluvie
Ben Lyon
Myrwin
Iia
Roosevelt
Uwrene
Grant
Kalsey
Willie Jiminy Disante
Selwyn Tas
Jean Hersholt
Robe
Montgomery
Andi Eamierm
Maris Dressler
Canragt Naval
Ola Iluber
Charly Mace Arthig
MUM
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Bootlegging case stirs Jonesboro proceedings
In Jonesboro Avi without trial and jailed, he pressed to begin serving his sentence, seeking to end the term while acknowledging sentence risks. In Terre Haute Mary Miller aerial performer prepares to start her third year with the circus, as the show plans an April 13 Dallas opening.
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Jonesboro
Avi
Terre Haute
Ind
Mary Miller
Hill Circus
Dallas
Tex
Underground Blast Mystery Shakes Liberty Neighborhood
Residents report a subterranean explosion near Liberty damaging pavement and revealing a chamber about 25 feet deep and eight feet in circumference. Emergency crews found no gas leaks and old residents recall no shift at the time.
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Liverty
Bangor
Stover
Villin
Rabio Vaudeville at Rex Theatre Sunday and Monday
A Rex Theatre program offers vaudeville with a feature film this Sunday and Monday. Acts include Pildy Vallee in The Musical Doctor, Burns and Allen in Your Hair, Cal Calloway with Mine hit The Moodher, and The Stress Singer in Reaching More Moon. Admission is 10 cents, advertised as a bargain show.
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Rex ‘Theatre
Pildy Vallee
Burns and Allen
Caltlway
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Union City
Erie Lolly
Sureve
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Charles Keating
James Loveland
Elks
Loveland
Keating
Kearny
Dora Farnham
Ladies’ Furnishings
J. N. Adams Company
Buffalo
Charles Barton
Otis Loretto
Fred
Carry
Cosmos Theatre
Washington, D. C
James Hassett
Cleveland
Oneida
Miss Plorence Smith
Lytic Theatre
Roy Larsin
Nelly Don
Frank C. Chapin & Sons
North Center Street
Hollywood Film Shop
Oil City
Rabio
REX Theatre
Te Hole
Wontgomery Ward & Co
Molly Stark
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