Twenty Years Ago Announcement of Rogers apartments sale
Twenty years ago the Rogers apartments on North Center street were sold to Mrs Velma G Phelps who recently moved here from Bradford. Mr and Mrs Foley of Second avenue welcomed a son born November 3. Local groups prepare for the upcoming basketball season with strong teams. Mrs L A Tiffany hosted visitors from Lolli California and Mrs Leslie Woodworth of Lolli Calif visited. A birthday dinner honored Mr Walker's mother Mrs Cecil Walker at the home of Mr and Mrs Roy Walker with food and games. Prizes at the meeting of the Bauallty Club were won by Mrs Mark Coyle and Mrs Ernest Schuyler at the home of Mrs John Meinnes on Pyerick street. Lawrence Desmond returns home to Georgetown today for anniversary. Mrs Guy Butters and son Guy travel today for treatment. Mrs John Rogers left with party for Stuly College to visit her son Jack.
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Rogers
North Center Street
Velma G. Phelps
Mark Coyle
Ernest Schuyler
Uy Bauallty Club
John MeInnes
Pyierick Street
Et Clotignett
Population Shift From Big Districts To Rural Areas
The 1940 census shows a trend of Americans moving away from large metropolitan districts toward rural areas. Decentralization is widening across Pennsylvania and Michigan, with urban growth slowing and rural counties gaining status. The study predicts forthcoming political influence shift toward rural districts and smaller towns.
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America
London
New York
Berlin
State Planning Board
Pennsylvania Department of Commerce
Dearborn
Michigan
Detroit
Queens
Brooklyn
Pennsylvania
Congress
Bard of Avon and trivia questions in the daily quiz
The page presents a daily quiz with ten questions about literary figures, government departments, Red Cross leadership, New Deal agencies, science facts, geographic depositories, religious affiliations of Wendell Willkie, authorship of the Revolt of Tuam, and meanings of White plague.
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Avon
Wake and Midway Islands
War Or Navy Department
American Red Cross
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
U. S
Wendell Willide
Signed Letters Only Will Be Published
The Journal will publish letters to the editor only if signed by the sender. If desired, signatures may be shortened to initials, but no letter will appear without a name. Several letters on the election campaign were not printed due to lack of signature.
Young man finally gets plane and crashes in Masontown
Tony Michael 23, son of a miner, bought his own airplane yesterday in Waynesburg and flew it in West Masontown where he crashed and died on his first flight. His father Peter Michael witnessed the tragedy as authorities noted he overshot his landing and may have struck his home area.
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Masontown
Tony Michael
Peter Michael
Michael
Waynesburg
West Masontown
Frightened deer killed after shattering windows in Erie
A frightened deer leaped through two plate glass windows of a downtown Erie store and had to be destroyed. Traffic Officer Edward Grose said the animal wandered into the city from Peninsula Furnace yesterday. A utility truck driver killed the badly injured deer with a long knife.
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Erie
Edward Grose
Peninsula Furie
Teioke
KDKA First Station to Broadcast Returns
The piece recalls KDKA in Pittsburgh broadcasting the 1920 Harding Cox returns and notes today’s widespread plans with hundreds of broadcasters across three networks to deliver election returns quickly. Richard P. Brown, secretary of commerce, contrasts modern efforts with the lone KDKA effort of 1920.
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Uheusbung
Richard P. Brown
Commerce
Pittsburgh
KDKA
Postwar unity urged as election nears across nation
The piece calls for patriotism and national unity amid sharp political divisions as voters prepare to choose leaders after a turbulent campaign. It notes proposals for self reliant defense groups, domestic preparedness, and cautious confrontations with hostile powers while urging cooperation and calm. It references Mussolini, Greece, and the idea of a voluntary defense force and local guard formations.
Curious refractions of trade from a southern poet to Latin America
A fragmentary passage discusses a poet's jewelry noting amber glow and a vest becoming notable. It shifts to the era of Virginia in 1621 and claims southern literary influence until the Revolution. It then covers peppers seed chemistry and a cross-hemisphere defense theme with Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iis
America
George Sandys
Virginia
South
Voice of the People letters urge Roosevelt third term
Corry readers debate Roosevelt versus Willkie, urging readers to consider Roosevelt's eight years and opponents seeking a third term. The letters defend democracy, warn against fear tactics, and call for steady leadership to preserve America and its possessions.
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Corry’ Evening Journal
Corry
Becaue
Mr. Roosevelt
Ita
Willkie
Roosevelt
Corry Eyeuine
America
Americas
Lester Knapp
Brooklyn
Daily Dozen Notes on Scabies in Early America
Medical Society of Pennsylvania notes discuss scabies history in colonial America. Articles reference Napoleon worse skin itching, 18th century colonists' struggles, and a 1741 advertisement for scabies ointment by Benjamin Frantley’s mother in the Pennsylvania Gazette.
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The
Medical Society of the State of Pennsylvania
Napoleon
America
Benjamin Frantley
Pennsyledonia Gazette
Lelaire
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Thomas Foley
Second Avenue Af Unter City
High School
Company A
American Legion
Keystones
LA. Tiffany
Leslie Woodworth
Lolli, Calif
Roy C. Walker
Lawrence Desmond
Yote
George
Mis
Guy Butters
Guy
John Rogers
Stuly College
Jack
Hay
Wilson
Busan
Uae
Domvetle Pester
Mussolini
Greece
AL Teast
Tavoma
Leathor
Teer
Tacoma
Byaewation
Tighinrs
Eyglinds
Hiller
Ithn
Americo Cooperat
Lazard Carrenas
Gir
Mexico
Latin-América
Tontheld
Voice of ‘the People
Nervine
Sloans Liniment
Pinkhams Vege
Scott's
Vicks VapoRub
Queen Ann
Jane Parker
A&p
Sauer Kraut
Si Tores
Chester He Morris
UCR An
Werdelaym
Opus
Wild Yaaaty Ree Oma Lt Eras
Axminster
Montgomery Ward
North Center St
Tonig
ATTH
Hotel A Turkey
John Fai
James
Carlton Jewell
Hepler
Mahon
Main Street
Toma Toma Vero Saue
OYSTE
Bana Graporan
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