Mother sought after abandoning infant found at station
Latrobe Pa May 7 a young woman carrying a baby was sought by notice for abandoning the child. The infant lay in the station rest room beside a note reading I was born April 24 1936 and I am baptized. A bundle of clothes was found nearby. The woman named Sophie Rachocki RD 1 Latrobe, about 24 with red hair and a shabby dress was seen after stumbling from a railroad car with the infant.
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Hy United
Pe Latrobe
Railroad
Pennsylvania Railroad
Francis
Bobe
Sophie Rachocki
Latrobe
Modern Underwear Shapes Wardrobe For Women
Paris Styles Aris May 7 notes underwear plays a varied role in the modern woman wardrobe. Satin bias fitting foundation garments vanish wrinkles, while slips and gowns mold the body with simple seams. Empire and Princess line gowns predominate for tea, with turquoise mousseline, dusty pink satin ensembles, and rose faille jackets featured.
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Aris
Ines
Wayne Twp lowers school tax by two mills
Wayne township school board adopted the coming year’s budget and reduced the property tax by two mills while keeping the per capita tax at 4.00. Local social notes mention visitors and weekend visits among townspeople including Slye, Bloss, Lindquist, Leekman, Proctor, Snapp, Morris, Follett, and others. A 16th birthday party for Neil Thomson drew about 20 friends and a noon meal.
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Carter Hill
Wayne Township
Clarence Silye
Lynn Chaffee
Stewart Hill
Clifford Bloss
Grand Valley
C. J. Follett
Beaverdam
Will Adam
Neil Thomson
Pittsburgh
Bi) Sieklucki
Josephine Moore
Westfield
Ernest Triscuit
Stockton
D. B. Lindquisi
Observations and Reflections on Corry Fourth and PA Politics
A local column reflects on a potential Jilly 4th celebration in Corry, praising a traditional Independence Day. It also rails against gasoline tax hikes and legislator recesses, notes Corry High School’s record graduation class around 112, and discusses broad economic concerns. The piece cites lottery scams and Pennsylvania registration shifts, highlighting Democratic gains in counties like Lackawanna and Lehigh.
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Stanford Hose Company
Corry
Fremien
Corry High School
Board of Education and
School Authority
Rex Theatre
Record of party registration shifts across Pennsylvania counties
The text details 1880s through early 20th century party registration trends, noting Democratic gains and Republican losses across counties such as Carbon Monroe Northampton and Greene, with city totals for Greensburg Harrisburg Wilkes-Barre Pottsville Norristown showing similar shifts in Democratic and Republican enrollments.
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Penn'a
Harrisburg
Commonwealth
Pennsylvania
Tuckawanns County
Scranton
Lehigh County
Hilo County
Lucerne
Monroe County
Northampton County
Greene County
Armstrong County
Greensburg
Hartisburg
Wilkes-Berte
Pottsville
Norristown
Hollywood on Shop Hollywood on Shop at Hollywood
Hollywood star Ross Alexander ranks among Hollywoods best dressed All Stars and spends about $4,000 yearly on clothes. He buys four to five tailored suits annually at around $100 each, keeps two full dress suits he’s worn three years, and adds hats, shoes, shirts, ties, scarves, slacks, and overcoats totaling about a thousand dollars per year. He urges buyers to choose quality materials and proper tailoring over quantity and to hang clothes to preserve wear.
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Hollywood
Ross Alexander
iHe
Alexander
Star Signals May 8 1936 Advice Card
A dated guidance note warns of a difficult day with caution on arguments and contracts in the morning. It notes disillusionment in the late afternoon and urges personal advancement. It hints at possible gains through romance travel or children in November 1936 and travel or expansion in February 1937.
Microbes From Little America Studied In Laboratories
At Allegheny College laboratories in Pa Dr Chester A Darling honorary bacteriologist of the Byrd expedition reports microbes from the Little America leg reaches are being studied along with snow crystals soil mosses and other minute debris. Of about 160 cultures isolated several are hitherto undescribed.
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Mwhadvieee
Little America
Allegheny College
Chester A. Darling
Snow and storm lash Montana causing air ground delays
In Montana on May 7 heavy snow hail and freezing temperatures disrupted travel and flights. Avalanche and mudslides blocked the Yellowstone Glacier highway near Neibaut with clearing times estimated at a week. Bozeman reported heavy snowfall and parked about 100 vehicles including cross country buses.
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Hidlona
Atont
Montana
Yellowstone-Glacier
Neibaut
Bozeman HL
Salt Lake City
Sunday Social Notes Mention Local Visits
Sunday notices show James Proctor hosting a Triacult visit while Charles Deist spends the day with aunt Mrs John Orcutt at Mertz Corners. Mrs CW White of Waterloo visits Leo Schuknecht’s home and Mrs George Patriisi and Mary Ann call on Mrs C G Lindberg. Hawaii hopes to shed a red balance by June 30 as a territorial surplus nears 832 100.
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Triacult
James Proctor
Charles Deist
John Orcutt
Mertz Corners
CW. White
Waterloo
Leo Schuknecht
George Patriisii
Mary Ann
C. G. Lindberg
Hawaii
Honolulu
Baptist Missionary Society Meeting Report
The ladies of the Baptist Missionary Society met at Mrs. Charles Hubertz's home on Wednesday May 6 for an all day gathering. Twenty one attended a tureen lunch. Activities included sewing for the Lake Erie Bible Conference and an afternoon business session led by Mrs. Mer Westley with devotions by Mrs. Roy Wout and a study led by Mrs. A Hook and others.
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Ladies of the Baptist Missuunary Society
Charles Hubertz
Lake Erie
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Honesdale
Wayne County
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Owen Optical Traction
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New Deal Optical
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Donaldson Bros
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Gorry
Knowlton Lynn Corggn
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Crossman Garden
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