Resignation, Harmony Four concert announced, and local fires
May 4 1925 report notes First Lieutenant Clifford A Miller resigns from Company A National Guard for business reasons. Harmony Four from Corry to perform May 13 at 7 pm via Station WOLC Jamestown. Fire destroys rear garage on Liberty Street, Car and Chev destroyed. Company A wins 1925 Pennsylvanian National Guard Rifle Championship, 484 points, over multiple teams. FT England becomes city secretary in Municipal Building, leave of absence from Erie Railroad. Warren High School defeats Cary in Lack meet, Ross Was top scorer with two firsts and three seconds.
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Clifford A. Miller
Company A
Focal Unit
National Guard
Tate
Corry Radio
Wolc Ab
Jamestown
Harmony Four
Leo Cook
Harold Diettel
Clifford Jourdet
Clyvie Weir
Penn Wwania National Guard
1Th Infantry
103Rd Cavalry
Philadelphia
1Pth
Milton
Lock Haven
George B. Kemp
Warren High School
City
Stralight
Cary
Russell Field
Warren
Corry
Oil City
Ross
Daily Dozen From the Medical Society of Pennsylvania
There is no quick cure for tuberculosis. Recovery is slow but rest remains the best treatment. Rest is hard for a patient who worries about family finances and feels well. The rehabilitation of TB patients should accompany healing, educating the patient to adjust to condition, family, work and society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saye
Compromise on School Funds Approved in Harrisburg
Associated Press reports a compromise bill in Harrisburg increases teacher salaries and state school subsidies. The measure totals 29 million dollars for the next two years, written into the Here-Dee- Sallenberger bill by Senate Republicans by a 20 to 19 vote. The House- Senate education committees say Governor Martin supports the plan as the 1945 session ends with passage of his compensation program amid partisan tensions.
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Associated Press
Harrisburg
Senate
House Education Committee
Sed
Martin
General Assembly
House Gop
J Bennett Named Sheriff Candidate in Erie County
Dan yo penpew announces his candidacy for sheriff of Erie county on the Republican ticket. Born in Warren county he moved to Erie county at age eight and lives on a Girard dairy farm with his wife and four children. He has worked 15 years at General Electric and has twenty years active in independent Republican circles seeking voter support on June 18.
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Dan Yo Penpew
Oupre
Erie County
Tcket
Mr. Bennett
Warren County
Corry
Girard
General Electric Company
Bennett
Germany After Armistice Transitions To Weimar System
The text outlines Germany’s political shift after World War I ending in 1918 and the 1919 armistice. It describes the preservation of government structures, Prince Max of Baden’s role, abdication, and the move toward a republic under Social Democrats with a provisional council and a later National Assembly. It notes the formation of soviets, the abdication of rulers, and the eventual Weimar Constitution completed in 1919 with elections in January and a 1920-25 timeline.
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Germany
Reich
Rihing
Max
Baden
Reichstag
Wilson
Bavaria
Kaiser
W National Assembly
National Assembly
Weiß Share
Détiann
Schelde
Bauer
Gorlier
Hincanthief
Quiz questions on history and geography appear on classified page
A reader question sheet lists ten queries from branding the correct answers page. Topics include Pleasant Valley author, Pacific island groups, Shakespearean allusions, Carson City versus Reno, birth records, The Plumed Knight, Siam’s present name, Continental Congress location, stalactite limestone formations, and Mary Ann Evans cross pen name.
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New House
Pleasant Valley
Pacific Ocean
Nevada
Carsa City
Reno
U. S. Census Bureau
Washington
Plumed Knight
Siam
Continental Congress
Motorcyclist and Wife Injured in Jamestown Collision
May 4 report from Jamestown states motorcyclist Richard Smith, 20, and his wife Margaret, 25, were hospitalized with hip fracture, brain concussion, and abrasions after his motorcycle collided with an Anheuser Busch truck driven by Milton F. Smith, 45, as he turned onto Valley Street. Hospital staff describe the rider as in fair condition pending further exams while traffic officers complete their investigation. The item about the U S battleship Town having more than 50 cooling systems appears as a separate fragment.
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Jamestown
General Hospital
Fils
Hey Richard Smith
Flutunna
Anheuser Busch, Inc
Margaret
Funeral Services for E. J. Lillie Thursday
Funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon at 1 p.m. from the Bracken-Keating Fliers Home for E. J. Lillie with Rev. Wilmer Heffer officiating. The service included singing by the Mather and Crane party, bearers named, and interment at East Braunch Cemetery. Out-of-town attendees included the Lindseys, Lillies, Beers, Ball, and others from Spartansburg Meadville Sherman Union City Columbus.
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H. J. Lane
Bracken-Keating
Wilmer Heffer
Christian and Missionary Alliance Church
Ray Mather
Paul Mather
Leo Mather
Helen Grace Crane
Jesus
Leo Carroll
George Bensink
Albert Sandburg
Harl Chelton
Arden
Garland
Mary Hillyer
Arden Rowland
Ray Lillie
Union City
George Benaink
Ama Carroll
Columbus
Treasury Report Washington May 2 Receipts Expenditures Net Balance
Treasury position shows May 2 receipts 84 million 654 thousand 514 23 cents expenditures 219 million 317 thousand 617 50 cents net balance 10 billion 046 million 241 012 60 debt 136 billion 287 million 058 196 07 increase over previous days 74 million 246 thousand 844 10 cents.
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Treasury
Washington
North Corry Emblem Oil Station Ad
Center at Columbus Ave advertises CLENZOLENE cleaning fluid for home use from L. Armitage manager with phone contact 34-681.
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Ienrnnnenners
Escaped Nazis Caught at Erie Facing Trial
Erie May 4 William Seheumen 20 and Walter Kamp 22 German war prisoners escaped from Reading with a stolen U S Army tuck and were captured here March 1 by Patrolman Joseph Meyers. They will face a general court martial at 10 a m May Pbase at Indiantown Gap where Major John F Bilison requests Meyers testify. The prisoners say they fled an interment camp with gas and feared forced labor in Russia after being captured near State Street.
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Meyers
Christoph
Appee
FBI
Alaska
Russia
Seventh and Fifth Armies Near Juncture
News reports state Seventh and Fifth Armies close to link near the Baltic as Allied forces press German pockets from Rostock toward Hamburg. RAF Beaufighters destroy or damage many Nazi vessels in port and in flight. Red Army accepts large German surrenders, with Berlin prisoner total rising. Yugoslav Partisans seize Pola and Plume as Tito signals major advance.
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Suonunuva
Som Faye de
Paul Joseph Loebbels
Baltic Sea
Rostock
Hamburg
Germany
Dunkuerque
Denmark
Norrway
RAF
British
Air Ministry
Red Army
Berlin
Adriatic Sea
Plume
Pola
Istrian
Marshal Tito
Nurses Nab Convict Who Entered Home Erie
May 4 George Duke Connelly aged 38 allegedly molested nurses at Hamot Hospital Nurses Home. He entered the home Wednesday night and was captured by several nurses after a brief struggle. He was held in a chair until police arrived and is jailed awaiting arraignment before Mayor William Schabacker.
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Erie
George
Duke) Connelly
Hamot Hospital
Connelly
Arthur Bonamino
Roy ‘Youngsbeler
Maermen William Schabacker
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William Goring
Libxty Street
Aulive Chamber of Commerce
FT. England
England
Erie Railroad
the Medical Society of the
State of Pennsylvania
J. Bennett
and, Bennett
U. S
E. J. Lillie
Reading
East Washington St
Dial
Ae Doz
Parkerhouse
Boz
the Corry Bakery
Murphy's Oil
Kalsemine
Cas Seed
Wea PV
Chevrolet
Traub
Phillips
Pillsbury
America
Ing Man
the National Bank OF Corry
Federal Deposit Insurance) Corporation
Dunior
Ward
Arthur May
Spring Rowtal
Esterbrook
John Sullivs Feeney
Combract
Sally
Peggman
Wat
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