Rodgers Named To Head Northwestern District Letter Carriers
W M Rodgers of Oil City was named president of the Northwestern District Association of Letter Carriers at a Union City meeting. The next gathering will be in Oil City where Rodgers will preside. Sixty four towns represented. 190 delegates attended. 18 Oil City and 9 Franklin carriers present. Officers named include Glenn Heath vice president J J Robinson secretary and John Quay treasurer. The Saturday event opened with a banquet and featured speakers from Philadelphia Pittsburgh Meadville and Duquesne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oil City
W. M. Rodgers
Northwestern District Association of
Umion City
Min Rodgers
Old City
Getaver
Pennsylvania
Letter Car
Akers
Oll City
Pranklin
Glenn Heath
J. J. Robinson
Johnsonburg
John Quay
Meadville
Chris J. Halberstadt
Philadelphia
State Association
B. Lenno
Ladies’ Auxillary
John O'Brien
Pittsburgh
John Cusick
Duquesne
Southwest District Association
Harry Young
Harrisburg
Erie Bandit Given Long Term In Prison
Five of seven defendants received long sentences in Erie County Court. Stanley Bubicki, 32, got seven to 15 years in the Western Penitentiary for a payroll robbery at Erie Burial Co. He also must complete four years in the pen after a prior parole. Albert Chaloner, 64, was fined and given six months and a county jail term for enticing two girls and assault. John Chofnack, 18, and Joe Kyintkowski, 16, drawn two to four years in the Allegheny County Workhouse for robbing a railroad boxer. Theodore Nistor, 1117 Parade, and Stanley Sec- 16, address given, face two to five years in the workhouse for beating and robbing. Victor Buscher, North Test, convicted of a statutory offense, must pay $3 weekly for the child’s support until age seven and post a $400 bond to ensure compliance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. P. Rossiter
Albert Chaloner
Parcade Street
John Chofnack
Ash
Allegheny County
Pennsylvania Railroad
Joe Kyintkowski
Stanley
Theodore Nistor
Parade Street
Victor Buscher
North Test
Two More Deaths Mark Corry’s Longtime Citizens
Yesterday Corry mourned the loss of two prominent residents Charles L. Mather and Theodore Payne. Mather, Corry’s oldest citizen, died at over a century old after a life spanning much of the city’s growth including roads railways and modernization. Payne, a 40 year Corry resident and longtime Climax Manufacturing Company executive, died suddenly after decades in local business and as a veteran I C C F member.
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Corry
Charles L. Mather
Mr. Mather
West Washington Street
Theodore Payne
Mr. Payne
Mrr. Payne
Climax Manufacturing Company
Morgaridge and Payne
Mather
Payne
Local traffic accidents rise as season opens
The article notes increasing motor accidents in Corry with more reckless driving on East South Street West Pleasant Street and North Center Street. Authorities promise stronger enforcement by the State Highway Patrol and local police to curb drunken and dangerous driving during the principal motoring season.
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Corry
East South Street
West Pleasant Street
Nort Center Street
Thieves Target Parked Cars Across Union City
Union City police seek suspects preying on parked vehicles with many cars drained of gasoline in the past week or two, as authorities investigate the fuel theft pattern.
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Union City
Twenty Years Ago from the Journal Files May 17 1912
Entries recall Dan Shea a former city stone mason boss killed at Cambridge Springs. Corry Council Knights of Columbus and Daughters of Isabella plan the 13th anniversary celebration next Wednesday. General Manager DeRosty secures 950000 paving brick contract for Corry road work near Angola. Milks hosts first meeting of Corry lodge B P O Elks in new lodge room. Mrs Herert Bracken hosts lunch for Angie Bracken ahead of June wedding. Whittlesey and Cole at Raymond Mfg Co visit Horn’s siding for business.
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Toca Coumcil
Knights of Columbus
Daughters of Isabella
Corry Council
DeRosty
Corry, Brick and Tile Company
Harley and Lines, Contractors
New York
Angola
Hungarian Actress Joins Hollywood Film Scene
George E. Helmer notes Zita Johann, famed on Broadway for Tomorrow and Tomorrow, joins Hollywood hopefuls with Slavic beauty and Park Avenue poise. Also highlights Leslie Banks, British star signing a RIGO contract for The Most Dangerous Game, and Constance Bennett learning to yodel for The Ruth About Hollywood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George E. Helmer
United Press
Hollywood
Park Avenue
Zita Johann
Broadway
Migs Johann
Hungary
United States
Sever
Leslie Banks
Banks
England
Henry
Constance Bennett
Lowell Shermann
Ruth
Senate Grumbles Highlight Curtis Rule Over Floor
United Press reports in Washington on May 17 a chorus of Senate criticisms of Vice President Curtis as he polices proceedings like a schoolmaster. Senators long to curb his authority, while Huey Long’s floor turnover sparked further dispute amid a larger debate on farm relief and decorum in the chamber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Washington
Senate
Curtis
Huey Long
Long
Sager
Howell
Ned
Cato
Carthage
Seipio
Rome
Gato
Idle freighters anchor at Erie bay in quiet harbor
Twenty six idle hulls lie at a Erie bay anchorage with long seaweed on their sides, reflecting two years of idleness. The anchored fleet would, in normal times, move 260000 tons of freighter traffic, with $1,000,000 investments per ship. Also tied up are the W L Connors and the Sir Thompson at adjacent docks, signaling a slack water period in the Great Lakes freight trade.
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Erie
W. L. Connors
Great Lakes
Sir Thompson
Busines i
Birle
Lake
Mem
Westfield Man Hurt Pulling Fish Nets
Ralph Spicer, 30, was badly injured Sunday while handling nets on a boat tied to Barcelona harbor near Westfield. A cog wheel struck a file, driving the pointed end into his body barely missing his heart and lungs. He was treated at a nearby shore and at Shine hospital. full extent of injuries to be determined.
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Westfield
Ralph Spicer
Lake Erie
Michael Smith
Barcelona Harbor
Spicer
GA. Heist
Barcelona
UNKNOWN MAN SLAIN ON RAIL TRACKS NEAR WARREN
A mutilated child's body found beside a Pittsburgh and Lake Erie freight train near Warren Pennsylvania is under police investigation. Bullet wounds indicate homicide to cover murder. A German Mauser 32 cal revolver was recovered nearby. Nine-person collision on a Pleasant Township road left one serious and seven minor injuries. one car lacked lights, both vehicles destroyed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Coats
Warren
Pital
L.E
New Castle
Orville Potter
Pittsburgh and
Lake
Pittsburgh
Cleveland
Dorothy King
Water Street
Mary Rapp
Dartmouth Street
Mimgoe
Audrey Olson
Oneida Avenue
Thompson
Dorothy Park
Howard Hahn
Pennsylvania Avenue Westy
Leonard Thompson
Also Mentioned on This Page
Rodgers
Ass'n
Erie Bandit
Erle
Philippines
U.S
Wyoming
Secretary of Pennsylvania Highways
Dan Shea
Stone Masons
Erie Railroad
Cambridge Springs
Corry Lodge
B. P.O. Milks
Bath
Herert Bracken
Angie Bracken
F. B. Whittlesey
W. H Cole
Raymond Mfg. Co
Horn’s
Hollywood Film Shop
Ashurst
Arizona
Sensetors
Fletcher
Florida
Fredadrick Moreh
Sheets Gallagher
Sylvia Sidney
Paramount
Ike
Pola Negro
Clara Bow
Citizens National
Oil City Trust Company
Oi Tang
Nainsook Union
Frank C. Chapin & Sons
Center St
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