Meadville Balloonist Mead Thurston Dies at 93 in Meadville
Meadville sturdy balloonist and dairyman Alle Thurston dies at 93 at Spencer Hospital. From 1860s ballooning lineage through 1915 he made 215 ascensions including a Labor Day 1908 flight from Meadville Market House using the Meadville balloon. He built a local business, marketed mineral water from his farm, and had Thurston Road named for him. Funeral at family home Thursday at 2:30 pm, burial Greendale Cemetery, Ham Funeral Home in charge.
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Alle Thurston
Spencer Hospital
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Thurston Road
Samuel Sylvester Thurston
Alic Thurston
Labor Day
Greendale Cemetery
Byham Funeral Home
Fair trade laws in trouble across states
The article reports state by state attacks on so called fair trade laws facing potential federal action. It notes a Justice Department advisory panel considering a report on legalizing practices under these laws as antitrust concerns. It cites Schwegman and McGuire act history, recent court invalidations in several states, and the rise of discount houses undermining retail price stability.
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U. S. Department of Justice
Supreme Court
Schwegman
Tydings-Miller
House
Senate
Arkansas
Florida
Georgia
Michigan
Nebraska
Utah
Corry News Years Ago 20 Years Back March 23 1935
Notice of an $11 000 000 state highway program to start with favorable weather and completion of the Corry Spar tansburg stretch plus Beaverdam Wattsburg road work. Mrs Henry Keppel of Mott street wins first prize in William Hengerer Company Group A Needlepoint Contest. Fire from a refuse blaze spreads to a fox farm pens on West Columbus Avenue owned by Harry Lyons, destroying three silver grey foxes.
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Corry
Spartansburg
Beaverdam-Wattsburg
Henry Keppel
Mott Street
William Hengerer Company of
Buffalo
Fox Farm
West Columbus Avenue
Harry Lyons
Union Frame Building
Brick house near completion and new club room plan
The brick house on Park Street built for Dr. G A Elston is nearly finished and leased to W Stewart. City building renovations begin with a pool and billiard room for the Stanford Hose Company. Corry Metal adds Tourists Auto Baggage Carrier to its line. Trade associations deny anti fair trade rumors. national retailers remain pro fair trade.
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G. A. Elston
Park Street
W. Stewart
Stanford Hose Company
Corry Metal Products Company
Reward Expired in Search for Doris Hatch
ERA reward for information on the July 1953 disappearance of Doris Eileen Hatch, a 22 year old Cambridge Springs bank clerk, expired in February per State Police. The case remains open but chances of her being alive are slim, with investigators noting a possible burial in the 200 acre swampland north of Cambridge Springs where searches are difficult.
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ERIE
Doris Eileen Hatch
Cambridge Springs
Doris Hatch
Lenten Meditation by Arthur O Burgess Readings on Christ
The meditation contrasts Caiaphas and others who conspire against Christ, depicting Jesus as a revolutionary whose truth and following threaten established power. It cites Matthew 2 3 5 and urges vigilance against denial and betrayal as faith endures. Nevada approves 2 percent retail sales tax in Carson City reflecting tax policy change.
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Arthur O. Burgess
YMCA
Christ
Caiaphas
Jesus
Nevada
Carson City
Nev
How Smart Are You Quiz Question Set
Quiz prompts test knowledge of current events and facts of national and international importance. Questions cover religious services in Moscow, parity of women in legislatures, marriage license medical tests, and Napoleon’s death location, aiming to gauge general awareness.
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U. S
Moscow
Congress
House of Commons
Helena
Napoleon
North Atlantic
South Atlantic
Mediterranean
Indian Ocean
Virgin Islands purchase question and Dew Drop Inn collapse
A fragmented note questions the 19th century sale of the Virgin Islands from Napoleon’s France and reports Dew Drop Inn sliding into Anchor Bay during a heavy rainstorm in Bay Port Huron Michigan. The obscure text mixes fiscal phrasing with a local accident tale.
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Virgin Islands
Napoleon
France
Vin
Bay Port Huron
Mich
Anchor Bay
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