Erie Man Durkin Found Dead in Home Stairway
Thomas Henry Durkin, 69, a Fallroad conductor from Erie, was found dead Tuesday morning at the bottom of a stairway inside his Pennsylvania Avenue home. Acting Coroner Prank St. George said a fractured skull is suspected after Durkin left Monday night, visited a cafe, then fell while descending the stairs upon returning home.
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Erie, Mayo
Thomas Henry Durkin
Pennsylvania Avenue
St. George
Cash
Durkin
Davis to Announce New Crop System
Davis is set to reveal a new crop system with advisory county administrators and committees given limited duties. Critics argue the farmer committees have become mere followers of AAA guidance rather than leading the program.
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DAVIS
County Farmer Committees
Congress
BAK
Directrom Aaa
Book Reviews and Notes on Philosophy and War Romance
A mixed review column covers The Ballad for Buenos Aires by Sax Bradford, Mind, Medicine and Man by Gregory Zilboorg, Thomas Wolfe's Letters to His Mother, The Story of Wassell by James Hilton, and Order in the Court by John C. Knox. It discusses themes from Argentine politics and psychoanalysis to war memoirs and legal thought, with critical takes on each work and its portrayal of individuals, ideas, and events. The piece blends literary criticism with brief plot glimpses and authorial intent across multiple titles.
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John Selby
Buenos Aires
Sax Bradford
Marcourt, Brace
Argentina
Bradford
Americas
Berlin
Hee
South America
Gregory Zilbourg
Harcourt Brace
Gregory Bilboorg
Dy Zilbourg
Freud
Kennedy
Kennnedy
Funn
Big Molly
Molly
Hays
Stubblestone
Thomas Wolfe
Julia Elizabeth Wolfe
John S. Terry
Scribners
Wolfe
Vancouver
Julia Elizabeth Wolff
Asheville
Chapel Hill
N. C
Koh
Carmer
University of North Carolina
Welfe
Harvard
New York
Europe
Or. Wassell
James Iillen
Little, Brown
Arkansas
Dames Hilton
Maison
Wassell
Waswell
Oae
John C. Knox
Scritmers
Justice Holmes
Max Lerner
Little Brown
John L. Lewis
Morro Castle
Knox
Max Lerter
Lerner
America
Holmes
OPA to Crack Down Upon BC Gas Rations
Washington notes a nationwide campaign against pleasure driving on extra gas rations. Drivers may be interviewed and license numbers noted while officials assess whether nonessential trips burn fuel beyond A book allowances. Police will assist in identifying motorists at race tracks and amusement spots.
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Associated Press
Washington
Prentiss M. Brown
Brown
OPA
State Supervises County Prison After Inspection
The State Corrections Bureau, following a county prison inspection, urged cleaning in cells, painting the interior, and new bedding for the Women's range. The board referred the matter for future reconsideration and noted a per capita feeding cost of 39 cents daily as of April. A local concern offered to sell a pillar for 579 dollars.
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Erie
State Bureau At Correction
Department of Welfare
Concen
Hoffman heads State Police in this district
Captain William F. Hoffman promoted to major and named commander of 23 western Pennsylvania counties. He will supervise 68 troopers from Greensburg, directing five troops: Greensburg, Washington, Punxsutawney, Butler, and Brisbin with listed officers.
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Pennsylvania
Erie
Associated Press
Harrisburg
William F. Hoffman
Squmtiton
Western
M. Wilhelm
Jacob G. Maul
Hoffman
Greensburg
Eac
A. Greensburg
Taeut
Martin Crowley
Washington
W. H. Hanna
Punxsiutawney
Dr. Dooson
D. Butler
A. J. Hudoel Brie
Lieut
J.C. Bricker
Corry Faces Tight Rebublican Margin Across Vote Count
Fragmentary text notes a close Republican margin in Corry with references to registration, canvass, and expected totals. Specifics are unclear due to damaged OCR but imply a disputed or narrow tally and ongoing vote counting.
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Corry Senior High
Liberal
H Lynn
Rice
Mary
Art
Noble Cain
Chopin
Schon Rosmarin
Kriesler
Mary Grahim
D. Tobias
Chillun
Arthur Ward
Jordan
Glen Zimmerman
Mary Jean Sullivan
B. Lyrin Rice
Birchard
Ezekiel Sunde Wheel
Joshua Fit de Battle of
Lawrence Marton
H Lynn Rice
Burleigh
Frances Williams
Joseph Haydn
Old Ark
Noble Gain
Henry Smith
The
Lambs
R. Nathaniel Dell
H. T. Burleigh
R Hays
Raphael
Leo
Jhe ‘X
TODS
Newton
Miller’s
STATE
Bracken-Keating Company
Morticians
Johnny
Uncle Sam
the National Bank OF Corry
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Washington, DC
REX Theater
Hitler's
Tin Holt
Bonita
Granville
Eirias
Geraldine Dunton
Charles Mack
Guy Rogers
J. L. Spiesman
Elva Owens
Audrey Patterson
Boston House
Mildred Alfred
Wilton
Franz
Trene Stewart
Wing
Willi
Duz
Party Loaf
Can
Gertrude
Corry’s
Kotex Super, Reg, JR
Bond
Robert Catlin Ald
Shambaugh
West Main St
Arvid Anderson
Wayne VanGuilder
Univ
Asnay
Dyehead
Paris
Cor Down
Corry
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