Weather and business notes from Corry and region
Cloudy cool conditions dominate as April approaches. School board meets Monday evening. Ward's Automotive predicts weekly car truck output of 84 095, up from last week 76 20 and last year. Fire department reports seven alarms this year, Rubay farm blaze the heaviest so far. Lone Star Gas activity on Pittsburgh Exchange with minor losses. Over 17 percent of Pennsylvania residents receive relief, 896 000 on state rolls and 885 000 on federal work relief. Railroad employment rises with Class 1 railways at 941 979 in February. Coronation broadcast of Pope Pius XII planned overnight. Pennsylvania railroad February gross up 15.7 percent. freight up 22.8 percent, passenger down. Weather outlook: rain ends Sunday night for mid Atlantic, generally dry thereafter with mixed rain and snow north. Texas to resume six-day oil production by April 4. Girl Scouts Week set with Presbyterian unit participation. Herbert Johnson dies suddenly at Warren General Hospital. Minor car accident on West Smith Street near state police barracks. no injuries reported. Graves building remodeling contract awarded to Arlo wallets. remodeling to convert to modern club quarters. bids total about 2 500, project set to start Monday, two weeks.
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Pius XII
Vatican
NBG
CBS
MBS
Pennsylvania Railroad
Martin W. Clement
Graves
West Main Street
Arlo
Tislian-American
Mondry
Tve
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture
Farma
Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh
Trenton
New Jersey
Boston
Lawrence
Lowell
Milk Output Near Peak on Feb 1 1932 in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania reports milk production on February 1 was about 6 percent higher than a year earlier and near the 1932 date’s peak. Output per cow rose about 7 percent from January, with heavy grain feeding and ample feed cited.
Burns Funeral Rites Set At St Thomas Church
The body of Mrs Margaret Burns of 30 East Frederick Street, who died Thursday of a heart attack in Buffalo, was brought home last night and will lie in state until Monday morning. It will then be taken to St Thomas Church for funeral services at 9 30. Burial will be in the family plot at St Elizabeth's Cemetery.
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Burns
Margaret Burns
East Frederick Street
Buffalo
St. Thomas’ Church
St. Elizabeth's Cemetery
Ask the Professor shines in Corry High operetta
A capacity crowd enjoyed Corry High School glee club’s two act operetta Ask the Professor set on a girls school campus. Doris Bergman Mary Ida O Neal and Jewel Hasbrouck Emily Lee led the cast with support from Isabel Gates John Stowe June Ainsworthy and Red O Neal. Mrs Chaffee and Mrs Lewis directed with Miss Bergman and the orchestra providing musical numbers and dancing.
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Corry High School
Glee Club
Carlton Chaffee
Mary Lewis
Thomas Raelofs
Massic
Chaffee
Doris Bergman
Maryida O'Neal
Mary
Ida
John
Jung
Red O'Neal
Marylda
Keith Henton
Will Breakeasy
Stern
Frank Rouse
Tommy
Rose Perry
Polly
Miss Bergman
Disa
Minx Hasbrouck
Lewis
Lee Club
Sherman Man and Son Killed on Crossing
The article reports a crossing accident where a Sherman man and his son were killed. Train fireman B J Mulligan of Old City and conductor B L Axtell of Titusville were involved. Coroner Crandall found no signs of collision devices. the verdict labeled the deaths accidental. Surviving relatives include widow Berths Plow and three children Talend Clifford and Irene.
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Ploss
Berths Plow
Tsons
Talend
Clifford
Irene
Third Judge to Assist at Erie
An outside judge will sit in Erie to handle a large civil docket. Judge Miles B. Kitts will preside, with Judge Orin Waite and Judge Wilts annoginee assisting. President Judge Harry G. James of Bedford is likely to accept an invitation to attend during trials next week, potentially the following week.
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Erte
Iuss
Miles B. Kitts
Orin Waite
Wilts
Harry G. James
Bedford
Dnty
James Waited Jinge
Jay
Kitts
Wilpin E. Wielow
Arthur H. James
Jyder Ily
James
Kis
Tolola
Waite
Senior High School Honor Roll and Credit Lists Published
Principal Howard J. Sheen announces the Fall through spring honor rolls and credit lists for Seniors Juniors and Sophomores at Senior High School with numerous named students honored. Included are names across Honor Roll and Credit lists for each class and post graduates.
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Sheen
Howard J. Sheen
Earliy
Gertie Johnsoh
Marian Keefer
Fiste Lindberge
Mary Maloney
Phyllis McClintock
Helen Morton
Shirley Ohrn
Catherine Wells
Robert Wickwire
Helen Hush
Chyie Tingtether
Levy Mitchert
Kurt Lindberg
Telly Lite
Charlotte Macl
John Martin
Nancy Miller
Alice Neff
Mary Ingloss
Anny Romanosky
Roman Sayake
Mary Ton
Report Decline in Motor Vehicle Wrecks in Early 1939
Harrisburg reports a drop in motor vehicle accidents in the first two months of 1939. Total crashes numbered 5214 with 124 fatalities and 4009 injuries, down from 612 crashes with 158 fatalities and 1725 injuries in the prior year. Rural areas logged 2201 accidents, 77 deaths, 1682 injuries, while urban zones recorded 2922 crashes and 47 fatalities with 2827 injuries.
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Harrisburg
Mar
Decision of board upheld in Millcreek township case
Judge upholds board decision awarding Bancroft 7401.04 in a suit claiming faulty plans and delays in sewer project. Bancroft, hired December 4, 1994, to furnish machinery tools supervision for a township sewer system, alleged poor plan design caused 17 month delay and extra costs.
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Bancroft
Poon
Naval Armory Proposed in Erie at $150,000 Cost
Erie officials and U S Naval Reserve officers urged building a naval armory on city land at the foot of State Street. The plan would cost about 150000 with WPA funding covering most of the remainder and a tentative city share of 10000 to 15000. The effort hinges on detailed plans and demonstrated cost estimates before approval.
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NAVAL
Erie
Erie Naval Reserves
Connell
WPA
Chang Barbe
Connelly
U.S. Navy Department
Auto scooter for postmen use gets test in Columbia
United Press dispatch reports a gas powered scooter developed for postal carriers received government interest after demonstrations led by Calumbrit officials. The prototype runs 4 to 12 mph, costs around 150 dollars, and could speed up mail delivery if adopted. postmen may receive allowances to use the vehicle for faster service.
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Allen Bonner
United Press
Columbia
8. C
Smith
Kaigier
Wow
Hower
Hay News
Veyaner
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Corry
Pittsburgh Advices
Lone Star Gas Corporation
Pittsburgh Exchange
Tt Tost
Public Assistance Department
Department
Interstate Commerce Commission
North
Middle Atlantic
North Atlantic
Thuraddy
Texas
The
American Petroleum Institute
Presbyterian
Herbert
Johnson
Youngaville Viciniy
Warren General Hospital
Regu Fe
H. J. Grant Cash
DE Jean and Cochran's Barber Shop
N. Center St
Corry, Pa
Sutherland
Iowa
Jock
Coash
Pitt
Cathedral of Learning
Skyscraprr
Mark
Bedford County
Nelly Dons
Marie Bressler
Sunnyvale
F. C. Chapin & Sons
Eters
Coun
Kingley
Member
Federal Reserve System
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