Corry area news and business items from 1940s era
Readable fragments report Montgomery Ward earnings of 23 million, 1940 net sales top 515 million. Local autos collision near post office. U.S. retail trade hits 45.5 billion. City Council weighs Corry to North East bus line with hearings April 2. 4-H club meeting at YWCA Warren with Miss Isabel Myers. Nickel Company Canada nets 35.9 million. Kennecott Copper earns 43.8 million. Local hospital admission after plant accident. Paysoon sought for car fraud. Derailment at west end yard briefly halts PRR traffic. Harrisburg proposes teacher pay during military leaves. Scarlet fever cases noted in Corry area.
Yellow Hornet faces trial in Erie courthouse
James Willard Porter alias the Yellow Hornet stands charged for sending a threatening letter to Betty Grable and attempting to extort 2000 dollars. The case will be considered by the March federal grand jury in Erie. if indicted it will be moved to Pittsburgh for trial. Porter was arrested in Washington after FBI and Postal Inspectors traced the letter from the Pittsburgh area.
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Betty Grable
Hollywood
Liim
Mottday
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Porter
United Postal Inspectors
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Miss Grable
Pittsburgh
FBI
U.S
Mashanie
John H. Burgess
Ridgway
R.M. Gibson
Storm Leaves Sparta Roads Drifted Plan For Farm Meet
Sparta area reports one of winter's worst storms with deer drifts hindering travel on Sunday night. Highway crews worked from dusk to morning to keep roads passable while Sparta Grange held a farewell party for two workers A E Brown and wife. The event in Sparta Grange hall featured school orchestra, vocal numbers, a poem, bingo prizes, and a later supper as residents braced for continued travel disruptions and resumed school week plans.
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Faewell
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Shirley Rose
K. A. Bennett
Elizabeth Newman
Alan Green
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Spartansburg — Vocational School
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Aaliel
Helen Schem
Slippery Rock State
Raymond Fuller
David
Sharon
Cassi Fuller
Wilbur Farley
Linesville
Wiliam Farley
Meadville
Auld
John Parity
Esther
Paul Blakeslee
Pranklin
J James Reed
New Kensington
Wesley Calahan
Ralph Meaninch
Harry McAninch
Claude Blair
Tyrone
Herman Blair
George Pollack
Union City
Willard Tilotsom
Rexford Still
Spring Creek
Still
Walter Measor
William LaPaze
Corry
Ernest
Real
R. B. Pratt
Maxine
Titusville
O. K Rhodes
Arthur Cochran
Carry
Twenty Naturalized Citizens Swear Oath in Erie Court
In Erie this morning the oath of allegiance was given to 20 naturalized residents, including two repatriated women, in federal court. The class, first of 195 to take citizenship at this term, was presented to Judge R. M. Gibson by U.S. Naturalization Examiner Joseph Kelleher, with oath administered by Court Clerk Lyman Shreve.
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Rm, Gibson
U.S
Joseph Kelleher
Lyman Shreve
Card of Thanks for Henry Ainsworth Death
Mrs Henry Ainsworth and family express gratitude to cia ttorg neighbors and friends for sympathy and help during bereavement. J Scully N J Kitne B J Sheldon and others are thanked for kindness. Mrs Russell C Really extends thanks for sunshine wishes during illness.
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Ancia
Henry Ainsworth
J. Scully
N. J. Kitne
B. J. Sheldon
Russell C
Sunshine
Markets Snapshot Buffalo Livestock and Pittsburgh Produce
Buffalo market reports hogs cattle calves and sheep with prices and day trends for 180-260 lb hogs, cattle steady, calves strong at day’s advance, and Western weights. Pittsburgh summary shows slow produce demand with price ranges for apples potatoes and related commodities plus scattered freight and regional quotes.
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Wilcox Gre rom Kasper lenéllock bet the Tender Teague
The fragmentary note mentions Wilcox Gre, Kasper, and Teague in a terse, unclear headline style. No full context or clear event is present to determine a definite news outcome or location. Further readable text needed for a proper summary.
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Wilcox Gre Rom Kasper Lenéllock
Fragmented OCR Brief Leaves Names Unclear
A small readable fragment mentions Russel and Eyeni with unclear roles. No dates, places, or organizations are identifiable. The incomplete text suggests a local notice or brief item but lacks concrete facts to confirm event or outcome.
Tak eterson and Mandicap Totals In Malitek IV Score
Fragmentary OCR reads Tak eterson Malitek IV Score Mandicap frungmeiser Anderson Boutwell Mandicap totals Sperry Deyo. unclear events or context.
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Mandicap
Frungmeiser
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