Roosevelt Highway Route Six Gains Transcontinental Prominence
The Roosevelt Highway U S 6 grows in importance as a transcontinental route from Cape Cod to California. Major improvements cost millions, including a new sky line between Scranton and Carbondale and reconstructions near Milford Wellsboro Coudersport and Kane. Colorado adds a stretch over the continental divide and Yosemite Park pavement exceeds 1 million dollars. The route passes notable sites in Pennsylvania and other states, tracing a historic north central corridor opened 1927 at about 16 million dollars.
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Care TV
New York Herald‘Tribune
Corry
Cape Cod
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Utah
Utah Highway ‘Commission
Scranton
Carbondale
Milford
Wellsboro
Coudersport
Kane
Pennsylvania
Continental Divide
Denver
Colorado
Charles D. Vail
Yosemite Nations Park
U.S. 6
California
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
New York
Ohio
Indiana
Ilinois
Iowa
Nebraska
Wyoming
Nevada
Poconos
Chicago Honors Clifford W Barnes Real Hero of City
Clifford W Barnes 76 of Chicago, a lifelong civic leader and philanthropist, was named Chicago first citizen for his four decades of public service. Born in Corry PA October 8 1884, he helped found the Chicago Community Trust and the Chicago Sunday Evening Club, led Hull House and University of Chicago settlements, campaigned for sanitation and anti vice measures, and earned international knighthood for Red Cross work. His tribute luncheon at the Palmer House gathered leaders from Hull House Olivet Institute University of Chicago and many city organizations.
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Clifford W. Barnes
Corry
Joseph
Anna Webster Barnes
Chilcago
Middlewest
Joseph Barnes
George N. Barnes
West Wayne Street
Chicago News
Barnes
Timets City
Chicago
Palmer House
Arthur H Compton
University of Chicago
Oscar G. Mayer
Association of Commerce
Ralph Wakefield
Chicago Church Federation
Edward L. Ryerson, Jr
Mr. Barnes
Maine
Daniel Webster
Senatoris Gladiator
Clifford W
Pan
Yale
Divinity School
Oxford
Near North Side
City Hall
Hull House
Jane Addams
Tlinois College
Committee of Fifteen
Chicago Association of Commercial
Chicago Community Trust
Illinois
Chicago Sunday Evening Club
Taft
Charles Evans Hughes
William J.bryan
Wilfed T. Grenfell
Henry van Dyke
Marshall Doffre
Harry Emerson Fosdick
Canterbury
York
Orchestra Hall
Religious Education Association
The
Legislative Voters’ League
Sunday Evening ‘Club
Council of Social Agencies
Young Womens Christian Association
Community Fund
Chicago Recreation Commission
Five defendants jailed in Franklin court term
Nov 30 five defendants were sent to Venango county jail or Allegheny Workhouse after the Franklin court term. Harold Lyons of Oil City received two years probation after admitting to taking an airplane from Titusville and damaging it. Daniel Umstead was jailed six months for burglary and larceny tied to theft of two firearms. Dervil Long got six months and a $100 fine for failing to stop at the scene. Gary E. Wilcox paid a $1 fine, six months, and restitution for passing worthless checks. Elton Hoffman faced a $200 fine and 0 days in jail for drunken driving. James Drew of Greenville and John Daugherty of Brookville were each jailed three months and fined $25 with costs, to be released if they obtain jobs.
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Pranklin
Venango County
Jaiani
Allegheny Workhouse
Lee A. McCracken
Harold Lyons
Ol City
Titusville
McCracken
Daniel Umstead
Route 2
Dervil Long
Carlton
Gary EB
Wilcox
Erie County
Wis
Elton Hoffman
James Drew
Greenville
John Daugherty
Brookville
Funeral Services for Fred M Wheelock in Wright City
Funeral services were held Friday at 2 pm in Bracken-Keating chapel for Fred M Wheelock of Wright Street. Rev Gilbert Boyd of the Presbyterian church officiated. Temporary interment followed in Pine Grove mausoleum. Bearers were Walter Hammond Ray Hammond Frank Wilcox S Donald Wilcox Wallace Hammond and Harry Fleming. Out of town relatives attended from Buffalo New York.
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Bracken-Keating
Fred M. Wheelock
Wright Street
Gilbert
Boyd
Presbyterian Church
Pine Grove
Walter Hammond
Ray Hammond
Prank Wilcox
S. Donald Wilcox
Wallace Hammond
Harry Fleming
Former Corry Pastor Narrowly Escapes Erie Train Collision
The Rev. Vitus Reiser, pastor of Sacred Heart church, escaped injury when his automobile was struck by a Nickel Plate passenger train on We FOL street between Walnut and Cherry in Erie. Snowfall caused the vehicle to halt on the tracks, leaving him unable to move off the rails as the westbound train approached.
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Erie
Vitus 2
Reise
Sacred Heart Churity
We Fol Street
Walnut
Cherry Wheels
Reiser
Cherrytreet
Driver Held After Erie Accident Hits Cars
Erie November 30 a Detroit truck driver was held on $300 bond after a crash at 106 and Chestnut Streets. He faced charges of operating under the influence and driving while intoxicated as a locomotive struck a car owned by Edwin G. Hunger. A Reverend Reber escaped injury as his car was wrecked.
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Erie
Detroit
Ely
Edwin G. Hunger
West 19Th Street
Chestnil
Lameraux
Ale Aerman Lyle W. Orr
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Tray
Nsoe
Franklin
Elks Memorial
J. Orin Waite
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Elks
Corry Lodge
Dan
Jewel
E. E. Guignon
Venter
Ar Holt
Alexander
Alexander Smith
Good Housekeeping
HOLT
N. Center of
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Vitus J. Reiser
St. Elizabeth’s Church
Worth
Rev Reter
Thomas Motor Co
Clinton Street
Corry, Pa
Loblaws
U.S
Florida
Cortland
Orchard Park
Virginia
Sauer Kraut
Circle
Eaning Energy
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