Truck train on P R R pays city official visit
A motor truck presented as a rail road hybrid vehicle drew crowds near Corry de Pot. The truck rode on rails with rubber wheels raised, then lowered for road travel. Officials will use it for free trips in the district, with upcoming runs to Buffalo, Salamend, Warren, and Eric via the P R R line.
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Corry de Pot
Pennsylvania Railroad
Ue East
Corry
Depo
Builuto
Salamend
Warren
Eric
Vets to Spend Bonus on New Homes Says Murphy
Hay Murphy national commander of the American Legion announced on a nation wide broadcast that about 400000 war veterans will use their soldier bonus to buy or build new homes under the Federal Housing Administration. He cited American Legion Monthly survey showing about 11 percent of members planned to spend the money on housing.
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Philadelphia
Mar
Hay Murphy
American Legion
Federal Housing Administration
Murphy
American Legion Monthly
Organsattion
Deadline Extended for New State Personal Property Tax Returns
The Department of Revenue extended the filing deadline from March 16 to March 31 for personal property tax returns. The tax on stocks bonds and other negotiable securities aims to raise about 6 million dollars for unemployment relief in the first year ending May 31. Secretary Raymond Eylith noted the law is new and many citizens seek clarity, calling the extension fully justified.
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Department of Revenue
Tex
Revanno Raymond
Jobin B. Kelly
Florida
Kelly
Byleth
Erieites object to two mill tax increase
Indignant Erie property owners harass Chief Assessor Andrew Sterrett and City Treasurer C. Francis Hagerty for two days after 1986 tax statements mailings. Tax rate set by council in December remains contested as residents blame officials for the higher levy.
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Evin
Andrew Sterrett
C. Francis Hagerty
Council
River Stage Surges on Franklin River Amid Fresh Flood Threat
A spring freshet on the Allegheny River sent the pump house stage to 17 feet by noon with more rain expected. The Franklin readings showed 15 feet that morning, 18 feet the previous day, and 47 feet at noon as water continued rising quickly. A flood warning follows ice breakup noted February 27.
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Allegheny
Youth Administration aid aids Corry students and community youths
The Nation Youth Administration program assists about 33 000 Pennsylvania students to continue education and 7 000 youths aged 16 to 25 with direct relief. Grants average 400 000 monthly reaching 24 000 students in 950 high schools and 87 colleges. Non educational projects employ 40 hour weeks at 25 percent monthly wages.
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Corry High
of the Nation Youth Administration
Isaac C. Sutton
Pennsylvania
Sutton
Regulas School
WPA signs mark U S Work Program projects nationwide
Washington announces red white and blue identification stickers for nearly all WPA projects. About 500000 stickers bearing U S A Work Program WPA are printed and distributed by state administrators to identify professional and women’s work on road and construction sites. A mummified leg is donated by Mrs Melani Mattfeldt to the University of California Anthropology Museum.
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Washington
Mar
WPA
Hary L. Hopkins
Worl Progress
U.S. A
WEA
Hopkins
San Francisco
Melani Mattfeldt
Res
Anthropology Museum
University of California
County officials weigh converting Girard home into tuberculous hospital
County commissioners on Wednesday began exploring turning the calmty home near Girard into a tuberculosis hospital. Architect William Myers who drew the plans for the new hospital was instructed to inspect the Worthly home and prepare an estimate of the probable cost of roof work. Estimates are expected within a week.
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Calmty
Girard
William Myers
Worthly
Thompson's Barosma Tablets Charms Minister's Health Claim
An old advertisement features Reverend J. Bass praising Thompson's Barosma Tablets for kidney and bladder relief and claims of liver and stomach aid. It urges use of Barostan Cablery and Golden-Lax Tablets to detoxify and regulate digestion, listing price 23c and availability at drug stores.
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Thompson
J. Bass
Miusville
Thompson's Barostan
Whompson
Daily crossword puzzle clues from a email style tease
A noisy grid of scattered crossword clues shows mixed phrases and garbled entries like forms of tie, fabrics, rivers, and letters. The readable bits mention Nuneo Dent and references to Napoleon and Behold, with many unreadable fragments creating a jumble of terms and possible answers.
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Ravel
Switzerland
King of All
Aitle Bashan
Pharm
Chiat
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