A Big Night for Radio Advertising
Gannett papers tested radio reach in twelve cities October 28 between 9:00 and 9:15 p.m. Ten investigators per city called residences by random sampling. Of 909 contacts, 25.8 percent listened to a station, with 217 identifying a station and 26 stations named from WHAM to others. The report notes several refusals or non listeners, and the cryptic line that it must have been a big night for radio advertisers.
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Gannett
WHAM
WGY
Stadio
Cutting Townships Taxes in Erie County Probed
County controller Harvey M. Willis asks township supervisors at the Erie county annual meeting to consider a two mill tax cut. He argues adding rural roads to the Pinchot program will save money and enable lower millage for 1932. Wayne and Concord may support the move if finances permit amid prior 1931 funding shortfalls. Tax reductions are urged due to reduced revenues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erie Couuty
Harvey M. Wills
Erie County
Erle
Wayne and
Concord
Willis
State Highway Department
Wayne
Quillaga
Daily Lessons By W. L. Gordon
The column features guidance on word usage and pronunciation. It highlights common misuses and misspellings and provides examples such as expert and imperial words, aiming to boost vocabulary with daily focus on a single word and its correct usage.
Turn Home of Gilmore Brothers Burned East of Wattsburg
A Sunday afternoon fire destroyed the Turn home of Gilmore Brothers located about a mile east of Wattsburg, consuming all contents. The report from the superintendent lists a total school enrollment of 1118 pupils for the past month.
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Gilmore Brothers
Wattsburg
Superintendent of Schools
Woman inwreck injures and crashes near Jamestown
A chaotic Jamestown dispatch reports Mrs Julius Anderson, 30, injured in a car collision at 4 80 pm dragging a pelvis injury, with Frederick Philes, 19, and a dog theft claim. A second accident on East Fourth Street injured David Luwergren, 13, after he was struck by Joseph Sgro, 22, as the boy darted into the street. Both victims were taken to Jamestown General Hospital with stable conditions.
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Jamestown
Julius Anderson
Palconer Street
Frederick
Phijes
Elfy
Evergreen Dome
Sinclairville
Joseph Sgro
Sugar Grove
East Fourth Treet
Prendergast Ave
Church Street
Sgro
Jamestown General Hospital
Union City youths celebrate seventh birthday at East Main home
Mister Rexford Paulson entertained about ten of his Uute friends Saturday afternoon at his East Main Street home in honor of his seventh birthday. The report notes a community fund for a public park and mentions Deputy Factory Inspector Baker heading to an official inspection trip. Lon Jourdet was home Sunday and left for Philadelphia to rejoin the University of Pennsylvania football squad after participating in a game against Michigan. Mrs. Mary Plunkett of West Church Street returned from Erie to visit her grandson Boyd Tozer, who was recently injured in an automobile accident.
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Rexford Paulson
Uute
East Main Street
Lon Jourdet
Philadelphia
U. of P
Jourdet
Michigan
Mary Plunkett
W. Church Street
Nét
Erie
Boyd Tozer
Death O Briens Foes In Chicago Prosecution Legend
Chicago November 20 Desperadoes who swore vengeance on James O’Brien known as Ropes found their threats come to nothing as he died at 57. Once feared as Chicago’s top homicide prosecutor he wore red ties in trials and secured multiple death sentences from 1912 to 1920 before leaving the state attorney’s office for private practice.
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Chicago
James
Ropes O'Brien
Cook County
O'Brien
Heiveken
A Problem A Day Fence Building Rate Puzzle
A puzzle asks how many days to build 75 rods given 45 rods in eight days. It presents arithmetic steps from yesterday and an explanation with fractions, describing Roy and his brother’s work and assorted fractional subtractions and additions to reach a result.
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Roy
Hiccoughed 13 Days Is Believed Recovering
Auto dealer Ira A King from Mansfield is reported to have hiccoughs for 13 days. A physician said the hiccups averaged seven per minute and that diagnosis showed improvement within 24 hours. No cause named, with calls for remedies from experts across the country and even Will Rogers offering advice.
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United Press
Childs Conservation League Holds Meeting
The Childs Conservation League met last evening at the home of Mr and Mrs G Emory Drake of Pari street with fourteen attendees. Papers on Child Culture and Labor by Mrs Drake and Mrs Lyle Foster were read, a piece titled White Washing the Fries! was read by Mrs J Roscoe Dearing, and light refreshments followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Child's Conservation League
G. Emory Drake
Pari Street
Drake
Lyle Foster
J. Roscoe Dearing
Heateas
League
Spinning Jenny Inventor and Planet Saturn Quiz
Answers list claims James Hargreaves invented the spinning Jenny and Saturn is a superb planet with winged systems. It identifies horsepower as the unit of power, quartz as a common mineral substance, and England as the first country to use postage stamps.
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Jenny
James Hargreaves
Saturn
England
Homemaking Club plans community service year
The Corry Woman's Club Homemaking Department met at Moll Street to set goals for the year with Carrie Allen as chair. They will donate canned fruit to Corsy hospital and distribute other supplies, meet twice monthly, and sew for the needy and related projects. In Pittsburgh a crash on Saw Mill Run boulevard left Robert Rolfe dead from a broken neck and several injured including two Uniontown girls and four others.
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Corry Woman's Ub
Moll ‘Street
Carrie Allen
Corsy Hospital
Robert Rolfe
Uniontown
Mercy Hospital
Mary O' Brien
Anna Vock
John Collins
Edward Carnighan
Alice Collins
Jamies T. Collins
McWenauer
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Corry Evening Journal
West South Street
Corry
A.D. Colegrove
Arthur Colegrove
National Advertising
Fred Kimball, Inc
New York ‘Tribune
Chamber of Com
Pittsburgh
Askai
W. L. Gordon
Sault
Sainte Marie
Mich
Ascar
Jul Creek
Gardner
Lankink
Union City
Baker
Forest Emiity
O’brien
Theo P. Williams Barlow
Coats
Frank C. Chapin & Sons
North Center St
King
Wired
Kansas City
Houston
Texas
Will Rogers
Beverly Hills
Calif
Rogers
Ersonal Finance CO
Beneficial Loan Society
South Center ST
Corry, PA
ST “Privacy
Home Dept. OF
S Six Club
Hurtin
Woman’s Club
Saw Mill Run
Stennett’s
Stennetts
Zaae
Chest of Drawers
Montgomery Ward & Co
N. Center ST
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