Political and civic notes shape Pittsburgh area scene
Paragraft reports a Democratic booster meeting at the Municipal building and a Rex Theatre weekly award boosting next week's prize to 75 dollars. It notes William Coleman proposing a Constitutional Democrat type for president, plus PA Railroad plans for 10,000 freight cars and a WPA broadcast on Columbia network. An Erie region incident, National Guard ratings, a juvenile gymnasium disruption, a drunken incident, and upcoming welfare meetings in Erie are also mentioned along with plant telephone upgrades and a high school debate result between Youngsville and Columbus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rex Theatre
I. Leiper
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pittsburgh
Deer Herd Sighted Near French Creek in Mic
Local notice reports a herd of fifteen deer observed near French Creek, Mic. The item mentions nearby residents and a follow up note on community events in French Creek including a pastor's funeral service for Mor Rin Belknap, a 72 year old resident. It also covers hospital news, town board meetings, and social gatherings in the area.
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French Creek
Mic
Belknap
California
Jennie Groters
Clarence
Pasadena
Cal
Glenn
Sheffield
Everett
Waterford
Vernon
Merle Newhouse
Clymer
Bellingham
Wasi
Garrett Timmers
Reform Church of
Cutting Town Hall
Earl Storer
Roy TenHarken
TenHarken
Edith TenHarken
Lee Miller
Frank
Ernest Dunnewold
Sam Dunnewold
Earl Edwards
Sugar Bush
Earl Reed
Mildred Proestier
Irene Stover
Genvieve Emery
Ralph Williams
Edward Wenzel
Walter Legiors
Albert Reslink
Walter Legters
Dunnewold
Youngsville
Ethel King
Buffalo General Hospital
Clifford King
Belief that Indians built stockaded forts west of the city
Erie County Archaeological Survey reports preliminary survey near the State Hatchery, Corry area. H Milner Rupp Jr describes three stockaded forms, ditch defenses, and possible fortified villages or refuges as archaeologists prepare dual excavations. Proximity to timber, water, soil, and trails influenced site choices.
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Corry
H. Milner Rupp
Anne
Roosevelt Highway
H. Milner Rupp, Jr
Eri County
Alte
Rie County Archaeological Survey
Erie County Archaeological Survey
Leaders to Visit Corry During Salvation Army Inspections
Adjutant James I. Coates of the Salvation Army leaves Pittsburgh for a northern Pennsylvania swing. He will conduct semi annual inspections in Kane Bradford Corry and Warren with an over Sunday stay in Warren and speak at two services there. Captain David W. Isaac accompanies him.
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James I. Coates
Salvation Army Corps
Salvation Army
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Army
Coates
Kane
Bradford
Corry and
Warren
Warren Corps
David W. Isaac
Uniontown
Franklin
Oil City
Erie
Erie Corps
County to hold vote on tuberculosis hospital again
County plans another electorate referendum on building a tuberculosis hospital at the November election. Commissioner Helen Svtiarast seeks voter input, with Solicitor Held endorsing resubmission. If federal funding via PWA is unavailable, the plan may be dropped, though previous 1922 results favored the hospital. Officials await cost estimates for converting the county alms house near Girard into the facility.
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PWA
Girard
W C T U Public Meeting Plans Published
The Woman's Christian Temperance Union met with Mrs C Hemingway in a well attended session. Plans were laid for a public meeting with a special program featuring union departments. Youth Temperance Council members will lead the April meeting at Mrs Lillian Whiteley's home. A change in Alcohol Education syllabus was discussed along with short articles from papers. Refreshments were served afterward.
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Woman's Christian ‘Temperance Union
C. Hemingway
Youths Temperance Counc
Lillian Whiteley
White Street
Lotta Prickman
County official offers tax return aid at municipal building
County Commissioner Thomas W. Pilley arranged help for Corry and emily residents with the 1938 four mill county personal property tax roll. Austin O Brien the E county property tax collector will be at the Municipal Building next Monday and Tuesday March 47th and 18th to assist taxpayers, provide blanks, and answer questions about assessments and returns. A separate Toledo note reports a Detroit woman’s ongoing license puzzle after a remarriage and divorce, prompting a new license application to precede a subsequent marital status inquiry.
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Thomas W. Pilley
Luxnayers
Corry
Emily
Flatley
Austin O Brien
E County
O'Brien
Tragic Death of Young Bride Shocks Family
Thelma Stewart aged 26, wife of Dr Wayne H. Stewart, died by suicide amid domestic troubles following her marriage. She is survived by parents Mr and Mrs Earl Downey of Porkey and brothers Russell, Frank, Wayne, Allen, and Blaise. Funeral services were held at Shelm for burial.
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Thelma Stewart
Prine
Pittsburgh
Wayne H. Stewart
Allegheny College
University of Pittsburgh
Weenun Cornutll
Earl Downey
Porkey
Russell Downey
Eldred
Frank
Wayne
Bradford
Allen and
Blaise
Shelm
Urge planting of more food for game in Pennsylvania
Harrisburg March 13 0 plan now to plant more game food is the keynote of a statewide appeal to sportsmen farmers COC camps Boy Scouts and school children by the Pennsylvania Game Commission. Spring offers a good chance to plant trees shrubs and other perennials that produce nuts fruits or seeds desirable as food for game and will help game populations.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania Game Commission
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Tesluy
Democratic Booster Club Organization
Council
William 4. Coleman
Alleheny County
Carter Glass
WPA
Columbia
First Avenue
Mendvillé Rans
12Th Infantry N Ational Guard
Smischers
Oy’ Stowe
Tuselly
American Legion
Crawford County
Conneaut Lake
North East
Asketiball
Rai
Louis Wagner
Union City
Bureau of Business Research
Karl de Schweinitz
State Emergency Relief Board
Robert I, Godrich
University of Pennsylyinia
Earle
Lawrence Hotel
Pennsylvania Telephone Corporation
Corry-Jamestown Manufacturing Corporation
PAX
Youngsville High School
Columbus High
Columbus
Alla Maude Faulkner
Ruth Hulett
Helen Brown
Fred Carlson
Betty Huston
Delloyd Dunkin
Morris Belknap
Russell More
Hazelle Gabriel
Anne Vander Schuatt
Jamestown
Arthur Johnson
Dames
Condra’s Pharmacy
T. B. Hospital
W.c.tu
Floral
Nelda Crepes
Mets
Nelly Dens
Frank C. Chapin & Sons
North Center Street
Corry, Penn
Toledo
Detroit
Porke
Batiste
Montgomery Ward
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