Erie's varied week features court cases, talks and incidents
Tomorrow marks a county non-support court session in Erie on Monday May 22. The M M A Gospel Team will join the Sheffield meeting Sunday evening with travelers including Perry Haines and others. R W Reynolds of the Titusville C A will speak at services. A collision at Main and Center streets damaged a Kinney Spies man Waller truck, with Gen Edward A Martin settling with the firm. Erie Prohibition Emergency Committee meets at the courthouse, Dr F S Neigh to keynote at the event. In Corry alien insect swarms invade Kane, needing sun to curb the plague. About 144 properties were sold at Sheriff Davis sale Friday, and beer license applications near 400 filed, six returned properly.
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Sheffield
Perry Haines
Horace Brynolfson
Amnour Hillstrom
Robert Sears
Keppel Tiffany
R. W. Reynolds
Titusville
MM. C. A
Kinney, Spiesman
Waller
Edward A. Martin
Main
Center Streets
Gen. Martin
Erie County Prohibition Emergency Committee
Court House
Bhe
F. S. Neigh
Union City
Farmer Swanson Dies After Fall Through Cellar Door
John A. Swanson a 72 year old Chandlers Valley farmer died at Warren General Hospital after falling through a trap door from the market stock room to the basement. He was accompanied by his wife and aided by store employee George Look when the accident occurred around 9 to 12:30 p.m. Coroner and police investigate the cause of the fatal fall at Rowley Johnson Market 701 Pennsylvania Ave East.
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Warren
John A. Swanson
Chandlers Valley
Warren General Hospital
Rowley & Johnson Market
Pennsylvania Avenue
Rowley & Johnson
Swanson
Ed Lowrey
George Haehn
Phillips
Man Shot Self at Wife's Grave in St Marys
May 10 report from St Marys says J Schafer 48 of St Marys attempted suicide at his wife's grave in the cemetery and remains in critical condition at Kaul Memorial hospital. His wife died last year and Schafer, a World War veteran and pool room operator, is the father of ten.
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Ridgway
J. Schafer
St. Marys
Kaul Memorial Hospital
Schafer
Progress on Kinzua road link reported at Kane
Kane May 18 progress on the newest Kinzua road link shows about one mile left to roll and surface cost. About 20 men work on the bermed section while most crews concentrate on the completed portion. No start date for resurfacing given though work may begin next month and a new link may gain approval. The completed sections may be resurfaced when the new link starts and other road sections show wear.
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Kane
Cobouuen
Kinzua
Peat Bogs of Ireland Supply Fuel Across Regions
A fragment notes Kilkenny and adjacent Galway counties with coal-like peat found, but not in large quantities. It mentions Ireland’s extensive bogs, especially the Allen bogs, as major peat fuel sources.
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Tretad
Kilkenny County
Goluitley
Ireland
Allen
Mrs Ball Convicted In $6 000 Union Theft
Miln May 1 Mrs Meryall 45 year old widow of Union City was found guilty late Friday on charges of stealing 6.00 in cash and bonds evet Mrs Edna Stark also of Union City last August. Mrs Ball and her alleged sweetheart Frank Hardy were arrested at Payton C on charges of robbery. A jury disagreed in the first trial. Fisrdy on the witness stand yesterday testified that he accompanied Mrs Ball to a barn where she hid the money and received 500 of the stolen loot. Hardy also stated on the witness stand that he had been promised part of the 1 000 reward if he would assist police in solving the crime. He was sentenced to sight months in the county jail for receiving stolen loot.
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Miln
Meryall
Union City
Edna Stark
Fisrdy
School Pupils Plant Trees at St Edward's School
Pupils at St Edward's school planted three trees yesterday in Holy Year observance. The program opened with Arbor Day song, Rev Francis Graves assisted by Rev Francis O Connell blessed and placed the trees. A poem Maple Lead by a high school teacher was read, exercises closed with benediction and America.
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Blessed Trinity
St. Edward's School
Trinity
Francis Graves
P. R
Francis O'Connell
America
Champion Debaters Dobbs Henry Lead Altus High to National Title
Altus Oklahoma high school wins national championship in a speech tournament conducted by the National Borreinsie league at Wooster Ohio. W C Dobbs tops the team with Ray Henry as key members after defeating the Hutchinson Kansas squad in the finals.
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W. C. Dobbs
Ray Henry
Altus
Okla
Hutchinson, Kes
Wooster
Erie School Board Votes Big Issue of Scrip
ERIE May 18 The school board voted a 400000 scrip issue at six percent three month notes to pay teachers back pay since March 15 and future salaries. About 900000 in scrip will circulate locally including county city and school board issues. Todd Co Rochester supplied 100000 notes and a signature device to ease printing. Herring business improves in Denton with Tom Rinch catching 45000 herring and 163 shad on Chowan River.
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Erin
The
Todd Co
Rochester
Denton
N. C
Tom Rinch
Chowan River
Grand old lady of Corry recalls sixties life
Mrs. Francis, 99, reflects on Corry in the 1860s and early city life. She recalls muddy streets, wooden post office on First Avenue, Eugene Wright’s theatre, and holidays of small-town days. She notes the Pine Grove cemetery plot, her work as a seamstress, and changes in business conditions. Her family and civic ties remain strong as she hopes for better times. County Treasurer Blair at Franklin will begin issuing licenses in Venango county Monday.
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Eere Ly
Oil City
Ays
Center Street
West Smith Street
Bow
Pine Grove
Francis
Columbus
Erie
Anmi Wilcox
Nancy
Billy Hammond
Wallace Hammond
Merrill Wilcox
Corry
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Thie
Millard L. Davis
Lawrence Taylor
Eile
Mcenseal Erie
Ray Smock
Meadville
Veterans’ Council
Corry Country Club
Smock
Republican County Committee
H. H. Jones
Lieut. Jones
John H. Clemens
D. D
Home Economica Department
Turner High
Corry Bellet Fund
Flanigan
Mark Fullom
Orrin ‘M. Hillburg
American Railway Association
Oday
Ie Corry Hospital
New York Stock Exchange
Ana Dss Samuel £. Willard
James Tym
Ania
Farmer
Warren Market
Kinzua Road
Bill
Sikes”) Boyd
the Rex
Baptist Young People AT
Baptist Church
Chestnut Street
Petersburg
Ind
James Amon
Citizens National
Erie School Board
Mrs. Francis
County Treaminer
Blair
Franklin
Venango County
Theo P. Williams
Barlow Accredited
Me” Wy Corne
Kee
L. Boco
Churer
LG Mo
Chris
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