Logging Truck Wreck on Curve Injures Driver near Meadville
A log truck overturned on Route 27 near Black Ash injuring driver Lyle A. Parker of Centerville. He was taken to Meadville City Hospital with facial cuts bruises and contusions. Police estimated the truck damage at 1500 dollars and logs were scattered across a field.
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Meadville
Black Ash Yester
Jay
Lyle A. Parker
Centerville
R. D
Meadville City Hospital
Parker
Titusville
Judge Dismisses Trapper's Appeal
Judge Herbert A. Mook dismissed the appeal by Arthur Arnold of Pittsburgh, fined 34 dollars for disturbing a trap near Cambridge Springs. Arnold testified he pleaded guilty due to a jail threat, while Deputy Keith Hinman testified Arnold admitted shooting a raccoon in a trap.
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Keith Hinman
Cambridge Springs
Arnold
Enight
Pittsburgh
Hinman
Pa. prizes seek greatest iron and glass output
The piece notes rewards for Pennsylvania makers who produced the state’s largest iron and oil output, best pottery and glassware, and other crafts. It reflects on Pennsylvania’s industrial leadership and urges private enterprise to solve today’s problems, citing historical awards and local industries.
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Oohy
Journal
Dally
South Street
Carry
Pennsylvania
Fred Kimball, Inc
York
Chicago
Mortgage & Bond
Detroit
Com
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Associated Press
Corry
Aucri
Tate
United States
Dts
Jail man for trying to burn landlady's home
A 5 year old San Antonio Democrat attempted arson at a landlady's home. He barricaded firefighters in a rear garage apartment and fought officers as they breached the door. He told Patrolman Ramíres he did it because he disliked her attitude before being jailed on arson charges.
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San Antonio
Tex
Smiths
Republic
Tandlady
City
G. G. Ramires
Twenty Years Ago A Patchwork of City Tales
Sporadic raids target bootlegging in the city and nearby areas as state troopers and nine constable raids crack a speakeasy at a former powder plant north of the city. A suspect is arrested on possession charges. News notes speculation of Erie Railroad upgrades and crossings security amid public opposition. Social items cover a party honoring wedding anniversary guests at Mast Brewer street. Additional items include Pittsburgh fair employment bill heading to city council and a deal by Edward Danish to take over City Market operations. A college chum leads Cory Independents to a 25-0 win over Jamestown Crescents at Athletic Field.
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Pro- Aniegor
Edward Danish
Erie
Lincoln
J. C. Phelpson
South Center
Shest
Laban
Big Bill” Myers
Cory
Freddie Pysch
Union City
Corry Independents
Jamestown Crescents
Athetic Field
Funeral for Maud F Huntley Held at Bracken-Keating
Funeral services for Mrs Maud F Huntley were held yesterday at 2 PM at Bracken-Keating Funeral Home with Rev Francis G Whiteman officiating. Interment followed in Beaverdam Cemetery in the family lot. Relatives served as bearers including Glennis Warner Gerald Lilley Hugh Peterson Dee Peterson Donald Warner and Gerald Kennedy. Friends and relatives attended from Sonny and vicinity and visitors came from Jamestown Union City Hackensack Harborcreek Erie and Franklin among others.
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Maud P. Huntley
Maud F. Huntley
Bracken-Keating
Francis G. Whiteman
Familly
Beaverdam Cemetery
B50 Bomber Crashes at Dunmow England Kills Crew of Eleven
A U S Air Force B50 Strato bomber with 11 aboard crashed and burned near Dunmow England during a training flight from Upper Heyford base. No survivors were found and next of kin were to be notified before releasing unit details.
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Associated Press
Dunmow
England
U.S
Air Force
Upper Heyard
America
Industrial growth in Pennsylvania and its 1828 roots
A Pennsylvanian reader learns Pennsylvania leads the nation in steel production, coal mining, farming, and defense industry expansion. The piece recalls the Franklin Journal's January 1828 issue and the Franklin Institute's prizes for industrial innovations including steel, cast iron pipes, eye instruments, and table cutlery.
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Pennsylvania
Franklin Journal
Franklin Institute of Philadelphia
Institute For Industrial Improvements Ab
Union States
McKinley Assassination and Historic US Sites Quiz
A vintage quiz asks about McKinley’s 1901 Buffalo shooting and prompts recall of a large Virginia office building housing the National Defense Establishment top offices. It includes questions on botany, transport implied by Tittyhawk, and a famous political nickname from American history.
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Buffalo
William McKinley
Virginia
National Defense
California Quake Shakes San Joaquin Valley Regions
A southern California quake rattled buildings early in the day with no reported deaths or injuries. The tremor was felt as far as Shafter about 20 miles north and Wheeler Ridge roughly 30 miles south, in the San Joaquin Valley area.
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California
Bakersfield
San Soaquic Valley
Shafter
Wheeler Ridge
Tricky quiz questions about names and history
The questions ask meanings of thyrmex formica and ule in Dutch, identify Grace Moore, explain the ARG, name the war that made the U S world naval power, and choose between George Arliss and Emil Jannings for a 1932 performance award in The Way of All Flesh.
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Ule
Grace Moore
U.S. A
George Arliss
Emil Jannings
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