City notes mingle tragedy and town lore in busy column
Town gossip covers a spectrum from a blue girl tragedy to Blaine Kineslid set to assume city solicitor duties at Monday council, and a new fire truck arriving in June. Local events include Legion hopes, a double lookalike visit, Mila Waller’s illness, a motorist rescue in Union City, and horse show chatter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blaine Kinesld
Stenford Howe Company of Firemen's Relief
American Legion
Pogt Fooling
North Center Street
John Blatt
William
Patton
Mila Waller
Joe Shamburg
Titusville
Union City
Oak Hill
Model Dairy
Howard J. Sheen
West-End
West Main Street
Woman's Club
Not the Corry of Old We Need a New July Celebration
The writer laments changing times in Corry as the Stanford Hose Company cannot raise 600 for a Fourth of July event. Once a leader in fairs the town drew visitors from miles away with a festive, neighborly spirit. They recall past leaders and urge revived community gatherings and civic booster efforts to rekindle enthusiasm.
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Stanford Hose Company
Corry
Suich
Alexander
Nell Waters
Oki
Gollen Rie Club
Scientific feeding myths spark debate on child diet
A California expert warns mothers against strict diet purism for children noting diverse substitutes in meals. He argues balanced offerings at intervals, cautions about misused claims, and stresses reliable foods and growth concerns amid mixed advice from parents and doctors.
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Morlieil Sooiety
Corning
Ehill
Dr. Sweet
Califwonia
Walla
Tyne
Chile
Wat
Twenty Years Ago From Corry Journal May 15 1916
The Corry scene shows new well drilled into the fourth sand east of the city on the Howe estate leased by Coury parties. Telegraph reports note a lively state primary election with attention on Clark-Ryles for the Republican congressional nomination. City Park beautification plans and Pleasant Street paving were approved with bids for West Wayne Street from Frederick to Mound to be advertised. Stephen Brooks buys a building lot on Pleasant Street to construct a bungalow. Fred Miner of Corry Odd Fellows attends the Lake Convention. Mrs Ioin Fuller returns from Bradford after weeks away.
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Board of Education
Edward Kinleys
East South Street
Berle
Erie
Central Manufacturers’ Mutual Insurance Company
van- Wert
Ohio
O. M. Hillburg
United Brethren In Christchurch
Corry
Wall Street
Roosevelt
Jackie Sorenson
the Rex
Ly Bracken
Yalta
Jobijsuiy Pecke
Howe
Telegraph
Clark-Ryles
Star Signals May in The Planetary Influences Today
The forecast warns that planetary influences today may affect those born around April 1 and April 10. Pay attention to mornings and evenings with potential aggravations, caution about magic and old friends offering assistance in March and April, and possible headaches from upcoming developments.
Hollywood film stars seek fitness in pools and sports
A Hollywood column notes actors like Bing Crosby Joan Crawford Dick Powell Delores Del Rio Johnny Weissmuller Margaret Lindsay Ginger Rogers Robert Montgomery Cary Grant Gary Cooper and others favor swimming table tennis polo cycling and golf for fitness relaxation and social status. The piece references pools at studios and private ranches near California with playful observations on exercise culture among the film elite.
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Wang Hous
Bing Crosby
Holly Wood
Joan Crawford
Dick Powell
Joan Blomwell
Delores del Rio
Johnny Weissmuller
Margaret Lindsay
California
Ginger Rogers
Tw Mova Colony
Ginger
Robert Mont-gomery
Chester Mayris
Cary Grant
Gary Cooper
Uw Sands
Pale Springs
Winer
Jeve
J Holywood
Bapdéy Phen
Townsend Meeting At West Spring Creek
Residents are urged to attend a town hall meeting at Grange Hall in West Spring Creek on May 19 to discuss a recovery plan and future scheduling. Attendees will hear updates and vote on proposed steps for the community.
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Townsend
West Spring Creek
Grange Hall
Weal Spring Genet
Cutaliey
Aktractiola
Paris Styles Spring Prints Show Ornate Novel Fabrics
Paris fashion notes describe Ardgose’s white mouse print on crepe with bias skirt and high neck bodice, black ribbon accents, and a glowing Firefly fabric. New patterns include perfumed materials, luminous prints, and a map of Paris with Seine routes and transit marked in bright colors.
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Paris
Ardgose
Gamle Couturiere
Seine
Cornwall Furnace in Lebanon County Historic Site
The Cornwall Furnace near Cornwall Lebanon County dates to 1735. Proprietors supplied cannon and munitions during the Revolution. Accessible via Route 5 or Route 422 from Lebanon, with connections to Route 72 near the square.
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Cornwall Furnace
Cornwall
S.ebanon County
Lebanon
Square
Rouko
School Bridges Distance Leadore Students by Bus Route
Leadore Idaho rural high school superintendent Joseph Dilley runs a long distance program with T7 pupils averaging 31 miles daily to attend. Two pupils travel notably long distances, including Julies Wally.
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Leadore
Idaho
Joseph Dilley
Orchestra Upsets Home Pup tsburg in Fractured Play
A scrambled fragment reports an orchestra upsetting a home audience in Pup tsburg amid a messy dispute over divorce and alleged infidelity. The text is garbled but suggests a wife accusing a husband of mistreatment and a sanctimonious home as a misused space.
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Puptsburg
Farm prices show gain of one point
The Federal-State Farm reporting service and Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture announce a one point rise in farm prices from March 16 to April 15. Higher prices paid for meat, animals, cotton, cottonseed and potatoes drove the gain. The April 15 index was three points above the pre war base, and for the first time since October the Pennsylvania index fell below the national level.
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Barr Assums
Iran Reporting Service
Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture
Pennsylvania
Legionnaires Prepare for 36 Convention in Johnstown
United Press reports the Pennsylvania American Legion plans a three day convention in Johnstown from August 20 despite flood damage. Officials say 75 hotel rooms are reserved for officials, with more help needed. Joseph A. Straub becomes vice president in charge of the general division, succeeding Stephen Mayer. Dr. A. Wendell is named vice president of the Convention Corporation to oversee competitive events.
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United Press
Johnstown
Pennsylvania American Legion
Curtis Pacaster
M. M. Chady, Jr
Loca
Edward A.linsky
Jegion Ofteins
Linsky
Legion
Joseph A. Straub
Stephen Mayer
A. Wendell
Convention Corporation
Marble and Pin Games Taxable Under 1935 Act
Harrisburg May 16 John Kelly Secretary of Revenue said marble and pin ball games are taxable under the Amusement Tax Act of 1935, not the 1907 law. He cited Dauphin County Court ruling and addressed operator confusion after Judge Hargest's decision, urging taxpayers to follow the 1936 act and clarifying its application to marble and pin games.
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Harrisburg
John Kelly
Scretary of Revenue
Kelly
Department of Revenue
Dauphin County
Operalans
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Board of Commerce and Industry
CI Commission
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Wayne Street
Frederick
Mound Streets
Stephen Brooks
J. ©. Dart
Fred Miner
Odd Bellows
Ioin Fuller
Bradford
Hollywood Film Shop
Mollywood
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Convention City
Eal
Dr. Weddell
Arthur Schofield
Philadelphia
Adrienne
Aready
Condra
Bek Drug Store
Okie
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