Lions Colony at Gay lion farm Impresses West Coast Tourists
South Gen treet resident C. B. Porter writes home about a five acre Los Angeles area lion farm where over a thousand African lions are bred and raised for motion pictures. Visitors see arenas with painted jungle scenes, learn about a 700 pound king of beasts, and witness daily shows and feeding rituals. Porter urges others to visit when in the region. Also noted is a Wakefield Indon knitting circle led by Jolly with Mayor and Deputy Mayor Watson attending.
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South Gentreet
King of Beasts
Los Daily
Monson
Botile
Gay
Tcme
Los
Africa
Vner
Guide
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Panel Discussions Highlight Allegheny Anniversary Events
Allegheny College marks its 125th anniversary with four day celebrations June 6 to 19. Prominent alumni will chair forums on medicine law and business and press and radio led by Dr Charles Burwell John W Kephart and William Benzell. Events include dedications dramatic programs and student and alumni activities concluding with the commencement ceremony honoring 1940.
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Mhadville
Allegheny College
Dune
Philip 4. Benjamin
Ali Aniversary Committee
Allegheny
Charles S. Burwell
Harvard Medical School
John W. Kephart
Pennsylvania Supreme Court
Law and Business Forum
William P. Benzell
New York World
New York Citizens' Committee On the Control of Crime
Hurst R. Anderson
Allegheny Speech Department
Ince
Pennsylvan ia to paint traffic lines on 6000 miles
The Department of Highways in Harrisburg announced plans to paint at least 6000 miles of road this year, a 25 percent rise from last year, using white solid lines on grades and curves and 2000 miles of broken lines for fog and night visibility. The total paint need exceeds 75,000 gallons, with 1745 for macadam and 43,445 for concrete roads.
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Harrisburg
Department of Highways
Kane Moves To Retain Pickup Air Service
March 23 report: without action by the Gli Aeronautics Authority, All-American Airway plans to drop Kane from its Buffalo Pittsburg mail pickup route this summer. The Kane Chamber of Commerce organized petitions to keep Kane on the schedule and seek a rehearing if needed. Senators Davis and Guffey and Rep Rich urged reconsideration. Dupont of All-American urged direct appeals to the Civil Aeronautics Authority. The plan would remove Kane and Ridgway from the tentative pickup list unless restored.
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Kane
Gli Aeronautics Authority
Washington
Tie
Chamber of Commerce
Aeronautcs Authority
Washinton
Buffalo-Pitts
Robert F. Rich
Kane Chamber Group
Richard Dupont
All-American
Dupont
Civil Aeronautcs Authority
Postal Department
James J. Davis
Joseph Guffey
Licenses Required for Bakeries and Ice Cream Plants
State Department of Agriculture warns bakery operators ice cream plants and oleomargarine vendors that they face prosecution if licenses for 1940 are not renewed. Fines range from 25 to 100 plus costs, with annual license fees for bakery, ice cream, and oleomargarine manufacture set by output and use categories. Hotels dining rooms boarding houses and farms are subject to licenses. exemptions apply to low flour usage and certain institutions and farm dairies. Prosecutions will start where licenses are missing.
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State Department of Amiculture
Ue Bureau of Foods and Chemistry
Department of Agriculture
Greyhound Opens New Terminal at Erie City
Erie officials and Greyhound executives gather at 28 North Perry Square for the formal opening of a new terminal costing about 65 000 dollars. The Erie terminal is praised as one of the finest for a city of its size and a public open house is planned Saturday.
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Erie
Mar
Greynoungines
North Perry Square
Erie Greyhound
United States
DNDulant Fever Spreads in Atlanta Report
Atlanta records indicate undulant fever cases more than doubled over five years, per the State Department of Public Health. Health officials warn against dairy and livestock exposure as they monitor the rising trend and urge precautionary measures.
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Atlanta, Ga
State Department of Passle Health
Girl 4 Is Heroine Garnett Saver of Sister in Tub
Four year old Saral Bell heroically saved her 21 month old sister Joan from a scalding tub, pulling her out as danger loomed in Garnett Kansas.
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Garnett
Kas
Saral Bell
Joan
Erie Man Slashed in Inklet Assault at Home
George Nesbit, aged 52, of 348 East 11th Street, slashed multiple times with a 66 inch saber in a dispute between Wade Darrell and Telly Darrell at their Hamahos apartment. Nesbit died? police say Nesbit was stabbed as he tried to stop the argument. Darrells arrested and facing aggravated assault charges in Ha met court.
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George Nesiit
Rezo
East 1Th Street
Hamahositil
Priday
Willis
Wade Darrell
Telly
Thirrell
Tiainen Jouin Hilbert
Joe Matt Tyee
Hamet
Lyle Ov
Nesbit
Darrells
Oldest American Made Press On Exhibition In Philadelphia
The 1793 press, oldest known American made, is shown at the Franklin Institute. It belongs to the Times and News Publishing Company of Gettysburg and was used to print the Adams Sentinel, a misspelled word that persisted for decades. After the Battle of Gettysburg the press produced extra editions describing the battle.
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Philadelphia
Franklin Institute
Times and News Publishing Company
Gettysburg
Maine Vermont Stars Out Sharon Young Democrats Headline
Vermont and Maine highlighted in a municipal political note as a 40 star American flag hangs in Sharon Pennsylvania with Young Democrats members explaining the counting discrepancy and political enthusiasm.
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Mane
Vermont
Sharon
Sharon Young
Maine
Bear Lake area program advances amid spring notices
March 22 notes visitors from Celoron to Mrs Rose Evans and local relatives. Edinboro graduates return for Easter at home. Residents south of town wire for electricity to come by summer. Gone With the Wind seen in Corry. Easter at the boro school and local weddings planned at Goshen road home. Easter services with special music planned at United Church.
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Bear Lake
Marjorie Evans
Celoron
Rose Evans
Jean Manwaring
Dorothy Tillotson
Edinboro State Teachers College
Violet Vancpps
Union Clive
Couldin
Waren
Cora Turbin
Gorey
Frank Smock
Meadville
May Fullom
Alberta
Ruth Wilson
Corry
Edith Hawkins
Ethel Bond
W. B. Hawk
Boro
Donald Engle
Wrightsville
Adda Engle
Guy Cornish
Tke Goshen Road
Maude Ayling
United
Passengers Barred From Trucks In Pa
Public Utility Commission rules bar passengers from trucks except in emergencies or by written carrier authorization. Applies to employees, contractors, and forwarders using motor vehicles not designated for passenger transport. The rule allows exceptions for accidents or emergencies. Newlyweds News: Hura Bugwell and Miltoy cross border to marry. mailing of marriage certificates to friends. Rev J W Barrett to deliver sermon at Brethren church Sunday at 11 AM.
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Harrisburg
Public Utility Commission
Lineker
San
Brethren Church
J. W. Barrett
Harrisburg Highway Department Cuts Road Types to Nine
The Department of Highways in Harrisburg announced a plan to reduce road types from eighty to nine, effective June 1, to simplify maintenance and accounting. The overhaul preserves current classifications while easing clerical workload and records keeping.
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Highway Records
Harrisburg
Department of Highways
Diary Keeper J J Jackson Barstow Dies at 96 in Weeton
Britain's champion diarist J J Jackson Barstow, deputy lieutenant of Somerset, who kept a daily record for 80 years, died at his home in Weeton-super-Mare at age 96. The diary began January 1, 1802, recounting his fall from a tree.
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London
Britain
J. J. Jackson Barstow
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