Construction Strike Halts Major Projects in Warren District
About 60 Structural Iron Workers union members began a strike halting work on Woolworth’s Murphy’s Trask’s Boston Store and GE warehouse. Meantime 60 Leven 12 plasterers and cement finishers plan to strike Wednesday. Union demand is a 25 cent hourly raise. about 350 members affected across Johnsonburg Warren Conneaut Meadville Jamestown and the Veterans Hospital.
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ERIG
Conserucuc
Watckingers
Structural Iron Workers Union
Wool- Worth's
Murphy's
Trask’s
Boston
General Electric
North Warren State Hospital
Widd
Leven 12
Ingu
Johnsonburo
Warren
Conneaul
Veterans’ Hospital
Meadville
Jamestown
Martin Honored at Weekend Testimonial Dinner
Hundreds of neighbors and military colleagues honored Senator Edward Martin at a testimonial dinner after a parade by nearly 2,000 members of the 110th Infantry Regiment of the Pennsylvania National Guard. Martin, who retired as a major general after commanding the 28th Division, reviewed the parade in his old uniform. Senator Kenneth S. Wherry praised Martin as a leader in the crucial battle against social advances.
Edinboro Barn Fire Destroys Mathewson Property
Fire Saturday night destroyed the Finer Mathewson barn in Edinboro, the largest in the area. Loss estimated between 10000 and 18000 dollars with a bull and three cows killed. Other livestock saved. rabbits reportedly lost. Fire responders from Edinboro and Fairview assisted. damage tallied by Fairview secretary P.O. Neibauer.
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Edinboro
Mathewson
Pairview
PO. Neibauer
Fairview Fire Company
Former North Clymer Resident Succumbed in Cleveland
Charles Guounth 7, son of Mrs. Ivan H. Price, died Saturday in Cleveland after moving there a year ago from North Clymer. Survived by two sons Charles Goodrich Jr. of Panama and Vincent Goodrich of North Clymer, a daughter, 12 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren. Mrs. Goodrich previously died December 1948. Funeral arrangements set with body at Spitzer Funeral Home Clymer then Bear Lake church service Tuesday at 1 PM, Rev. A L Pang officiating. Burial in West Lawn Cemetery Columbus.
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Charles Guounth
Ivan H. Price
Cleveland
North Clymer
Marion Goodrich
Charles Goodrich, Jr
Panama
Vincent Goodrich
Goodrich
Evangelical United Brethren Church of
Bear Lake
Spitzer
Clymer
Evangelical United Brethren Church
Oelocke
A. L. Pang
West Lawn
Columbus
Thornhill Orchestra In Wreck Near Erie
May 2 Claude Thornhill and 25 orchestra members escaped injury when their bus collided with a truck on Route 20 near Erie. The chartered Greyhound driver Paul Kuykendall 45 of New York was the sole injured party and in critical condition at Hamot Hospital. Police said the bus struck the rear of the truck, ploughed through a fence, hit a tree and halted after 120 feet. The orchestra continued to Pittsburgh aboard another bus.
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Erie
Claude Thornhill
Greyhound
Paul i Kuykendall
New York
Hamot
Rochester
Pittsburgh
Corry High Youths Dominate Local Photo Contest
Three Corry high students Bradley Baker David Johnson and Douglas Brown won weekly prizes in a five week contest by Une Patterson Photo Products. Baker and Brown took two $5 firsts Johnson earned a $1 prize and a tied $3 second prize for portrait works. The top images will enter the Fourth Annual National High School Photographic Awards by East Smith Kodak. winning photos are on display at Patterson store on Avenue.
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Corry Tugn
Hugh O'Hare
Gilbert Boyd
Robert Burt
Robert Brown
M. G. Miller
East Smith Kodak Company
Patterson
Dolph dies before 102nd birthday after long life
SCRANTON Pa May 2 Plorshee E Dolph who celebrated her Wisconsin birthdays by slicing down the bannister in her home died yesterday eighteen days before her 102nd birthday Born May 19 1847 in Dickson City Pa Miss Dolph moved to California in 1902 lived there forty four years and then returned to Seran eta
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Scranton
E. Dolph
Dickson City
Dolph
California
Seraneta
Services Tomorrow for the Late Frank Pero
Frank Pero a former resident died Saturday at Warren State Hospital after six months as a patient. Born February 12, 1860 in New York, he lived near West Spring Creek as a woodsman and farmer. He moved to this city 16 years ago. Survived by a brother CW Fern of Orchard, Wash. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m at Brocken-Keating Memorial Home. Interment in Spring Creek Cemetery will follow at the family's convenience.
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Frank Pero
Frank Peto
Warren State
New York State
West Spring Creek
Woodsman
Pero
Hunt
CW. Fern
Orchard
Wash
Brocken-Keating
Sprine Creek
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Swaenes
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Thornhill Orchestra
Corry High
Borstorff & Fitch
First Avenue
Corry
Tee Gomcy
Galance Monthly
Bulanea
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