Major issues on railroad and relief problems continue
Washington reports detailing labor and farm relief actions. The House steering committee mobilizes to pass a basic wage and hour bill with no differential changes, backed by about fifty representatives. Farm interests push to add 212,000,000 to the Roosevelt recovery plan while Roosevelt requests 107,145,000 in new appropriations to restore the commodity credit corporation's capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis
White House
Roosevelt
Pennsylvania
Duesday
Washington
House
Mary T. Norton
N. J
House Labor Committee
Congress
Commodity Credit Corporation
Personal Notices From Erie Area Residents
Local society notes list visitors and stays from Mrs Hawking and Martin Keppel heading to Coopers Town for a weekend with daughter Miss Martha Marie Hawkins a Knox School student. Others include Mrs Dawson in the city from Warren and Bert Jamison of Pittsburgh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawking
Martin Keppel
Cooperstown
M. D
Martha Marie Hawkins
Knox School
R G. Dawson
Warren
Bert Jamison
Pittsburgh
Harry T. Stabler
Cleveland
Ohio
Buffalo
Cora Snow
Titigville
George Roof
South Second Avenue
R. C. Barth
Jamestown
N. Y
Mary Ann Kiehell
Salamanca
Mis Jane Raymond
Bucknell University
Lewisburg
F. M. Raymond
East Smith Street
Francis Gilson
Bucknell
Erie
Samuel L. Gilson
Richard Robinson
Titusville
Robinson
Leland Crosscut
Elmer Sharer
Winifred Williams
Jessie Jenson
Columbus
Lois Lee Harvey
Max Harvey
Corry Hospital
Davison
Pine Grove Cemetery
Dell Darling
George mx
Lewis Brothers Circus
Presbyterian Girl Scouts Attend Camp
The Presbyterian Girl Scouts departed this afternoon for the Erie Girl Scout camp between Edinboro and Fairview for a weekend outing. Leaders and chaperones include Louise Whiteley Adele McCray Mrs Francis Slattery Mrs Vincent Anderson Mrs R J Foxle and Erie county supervisor Miss Mary Waggoner.
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Presbyterian Girl Scouts
Erie
Edinboro
Fairview
Martha Wallace
Billie Abbey
Blaine Haight
Mather
Ellen Goodwill
Ruth Lindsley
Jean Mould
Carolyn McCray
Dora Noxon
Meredith Fogle
Jean Foster
Maxine Snapp
Rovemay Dewey
Merrily Brooks
Barbara Anderson
Jeanne Nichols
Jean Curtis
Eva Lou Crowell
Shirley Dickinson
Beverly Stowe
Marjorie Slatter
Martha McIntyre
Florence Beckswith
Janet Vanderhoff
Virginia Young
Myrtle Sheas
Joan Brown
Honor for Ex-Corryite Robert Geiger at Strong Vincent High
Robert C Geiger of Erie formerly Corry and grandson of Charles H Geiger was inducted into the National Honor Society at Strong Vincent High School last Wednesday morning. The honor recognizes character scholarship leadership and service and Robert was among five seniors chosen at the assembly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert C. Geiger
Frank D. Geiger
Erie
Corry
Charles H. Geiger
Strong Vincentigh School
Robert
Washington PTA elects officers and funds plan
The final meeting of the Washington Parent Teachers Association elected officers for the year and approved a shift from playground sponsorship to funding an afghan scholarship sale. New officers include Mrs. Guy Brown as president and Mrs. William Haenel as first vice president. A student loan representative was named, and Room No. 4 won the term’s banner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Parent ‘Teachers’ Association
George J. Patterson
Guy Brown
William Haenel
Helen Johnson
Lawrence McCray
Harold Raincher
C. A. Lawson
Merle Amy
Anne Baressi
Alice Reynolds
Dorothy Madison
Ellen Louise Vanderhoff
Onetta ‘Williams
Anna May Patterson
Jean Foster
Elaine Haight
Ual Anderson
Misa Anderson
J. Aymang
Nest A. Williams
Rolland Stowe
Genowe Patterson
Omar Crowell
Clyde Reynolds
Corry Chosen as Meet Site for U B Missionary Event
The Erle Branch of the Women's Missionary Association of the United Brethren in Christ has invited the annual conference to be held in Corry at the local U B church in 1939 marking the 60th anniversary. The invitation followed by Mrs Hugh Mosher and notes the history beginning with the 1879 Corry meeting and the Africa mission connection. Twenty one delegates from Corry attended recent sessions with Mrs Lynn Campbell and Miss Helen Bugs contributing to the program.
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Erle
Women's Missionay Association
United Brethren In Christchubch
U. B
Hugh Mosher
Women’s Missionary Society
Temastown
Corry Chuyce
Aday
Missionary Branch
Lynn Campbell
Helen Bugs
Giraffe Neck Vertebrae Count Matches Other Mammals
Despite its remarkable neck length, a giraffe has the same seven cervical vertebrae as most mammals. The long neck results from elongated vertebrae rather than extra bones.
Pomegranates Grow Wild Across Regions
Pomegranates thrive in Afghanistan and northwest India with wild growth in districts south and southwest of the Caspian Sea. The fruit offers a refreshing acidic juice and is noted for its hardy, spreading vines in arid zones.
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Afghanistan
India
Caspian Sea
Stocks Edge Higher as Government Bonds Hit Fresh Highs
NEW YORK May 20 Stocks were regular with an early rally. aviation shares stumbled. Trading quiet as corporate bonds fell, government issues hit yearly highs. Cotton futures eased. copper dropped to multi year lows. Pittsburgh wholesale produce markets show mixed but steady trends in apples, cabbage, onions, potatoes and meat.
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United Press
New York
Atlantic
Auburn
Bethlehem Steel
Boeing Air
Chrysler Columbia Gas Continental
Cuetie-Wright
National Biscuit
National Daily
New York Central Crv
Paskard Sicciyisiteies
Radio Rene Nas Wweseees
Socony Vacuum
Standard Oil
Calif
ABA Studebaker
Espeat
Feeein Redt
United Corp
Us Steel
Warner Broa
Westinghouse Pwetrie
Youngstown
N.Y
Aero Supply
Ark Nat
Servius
Lone Star Gas
Pittsburgh
Texas
Corvallis dog catcher resigns over empty beat
Odd local note: Barbs He ideal holder of public office resigns as Corvallis dog catcher after finding no dogs to catch. Other items include 50 Toronto factory shoe thefts, a Boston zoo emu trade rumor, a whale gift to the Smithsonian, and a playful line about a new driver reliability test.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corvallis, Ore
Toronto
Boston
Seek Investigation Of Highway Department
In Harrisburg on May 20, the State County and Municipal Workers of America asked Gov George H Earle and the state labor relations board to investigate alleged union activities of Highway Secretary Roy F Brownmiller. SCMWA regional head David Kanes accused Brownmiller of coercing highway workers to join the AFL.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Harrisburg
Tyein
Municipal Workers of America
Af Gillate
Roy FB. Brownmiller
George H. Earle
State Labor Relations Board
David Kanes
SCMWA
Labor Board
Brownmikies
Lem
American Federation of Labor
Picketwire River Noted As River of the Spirit
An excerpt describes the Picketwire River near Las Animas Colorado as the river of the spirits, referencing its connection to El Rio de las Animas and the Purgatorio in a mystical sense. The fragment notes the river’s mouth into the Arkansas and hints at cultural or linguistic associations with spiritual imagery.
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Arkansas River
Las Animas, Colo
Las “Animas
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U. B. Missionary Association
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