Registration Mess At Erie Calls For Scheduled Voter Enrollment
County commissioner calls for fixed times and places for voter enrollment to end the chaotic process. They note the board already volunteers many evenings but suggest hiring one or two clerks and restricting registration to regular days and hours to avoid duplicate entries and rushed signups. The editorial warns against instability and urges orderly procedure.
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Erie
Board of County Commissioners
Dangerous Playthings and Gun Safety Debate
A First Ward shooting case highlights the danger of youths handling firearms. The piece urges supervised, limited youth access to rifles and shotguns and calls for more adult and youth education to reduce accidents in coming weeks. It also touches Lindbergh charges, railway financial strain, and a liquor license petition trend in Corry.
Peace Conference Hints Rise From Washington Column
A Washington columnist notes a possible renewal of the clash between business and government or a peace conference among government business and labor. The public hopes for cooperation for domestic well being, comparing it to international efforts in Europe. The piece urges genuine peace without sacrifice or harmful framework.
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Washington
Europe
Munich
Behind the Scenes in Washington by Rodney Washington
Roosevelt appeal for peace in labor unions stalls as leaders fear loss of control in a potential merger. UAW factional strife, Detroit talks, and the absence of a central authority hinder a unified front. Editorial notes Martin board shifts and arming tensions with Hillman Murray.
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Rodney Washington
Roosevelt
Hoft L
Tabor
Silney Hillman
Ifor
Hays
Philip Murry
United Automobile Workers
Pittsburgh
Lavestone
Homer Marlin
Stall Cormiunists
When
Antil
Martin
Murray
Hillman
United Board
Jana
Lewis
William Green
Green
Lewi
Hollywood film shop publicity parade of stars for public photo ops
A studio publicity office routes requests from American Legion, Salvation Army, and local papers for stars to pose at events. Wayne Morin cannot attend, Janet Chapman travels with Governor Merriman, and others are arranged for Bakersfield Frontier Days and Los Angeles Fair stock photos. The piece questions if stars really have an easy time in publicity.
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Hollywood
Everyoe
Ue Stdio
Studia
American Legion
Tiward G. Tobinson
Pat O Brien
Marié Wilson
Legion
Sitdis
Los Angeles
Wayne Morin
Valley of the Giants
Morris
Salvation Army
Merriman
California
Bakersfield
Janet Chapman
Medical marvel of a 43 year old father of five dies
An elderly man described as a medical marvel, who reportedly wed twice and fathered five children, died at Steham Hampshies. The report notes his extraordinary age at marriage and large family, with sparse details on his death.
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Medical Marvel
London
Steham Hampshies
Twenty Years Ago From Journal Files October 11 1918
Reports from the front say Sergeant Raymond Cooney is in a French hospital with gas burns to face and eyes. condition not serious. Liberty Loan total rises to 341,700 with 26,100 sold yesterday. Influenza cases decline slightly. emergency hospital entries allowed at State Armory. Theodore Goring dies of bronchitis. Rooney deaths due to influenza. US Army to replace private guards at munitions plants with soldiers from Corry and others joining plant forces.
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Eed
Sergt
Raymond Cooney
France
Athe Liberty Loan
State Armory
U. S
Weie
Corry
Sign Names for Voice of the People Letters
A reader urges that all letters in the Voice of the People column be signed to prevent anonymous submissions and reduce confusion about authorship, addressing Corry citizens and stressing accountability for published letters.
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Voice of the People
Corry
Respectfully Yours RUDY BACHOFNER Opinion Letter
A reader from Corry criticizes local taxation and governance, arguing a taxpayer curtain hides truth while praising a theater owner. The letter references a city ordinance to shield grocers, merchants, peddlers, and photographers from license charges and defends workers’ protections within Cary.
Democratic Self Government Lost in Versailles Reform Debate
A 1938 reflection argues the Versailles settlement failed by excluding self determination for vanquished peoples and economic integration. It criticizes imposed democracy in Germany, limited Austrian union, and fragile alliances, noting British and French diplomacy collapse and a shift toward great-power rule. The piece questions the value of mutual defense pacts and laments rising German hegemony with Soviet Russia as the counterbalance.
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Washington
Gerwus
League of Nations
League
Germany
Austria
Berlin
Belgium
Czechoslovakia
Jugoslavia
Poland
Roumania
Geneva
England
America
Buresesmann
Bruening
Hitler
Abyssinia
Spain
Chamberlain
Daladier
Mussolini
France
Russia
Winston Churchill
Great Britain
Europe
Ventilation and health tip from the Medical Society
Three men discuss room air ventilation in a short piece stressing that indoor air grows stale and fresh air is vital for health. It notes some people ignore ventilation while outdoors breathing deep. with cold weather, air quality becomes even more important and mentions a subscription pitch for the Tonynat with a Corry connection.
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Randolph Hearst
Lindbergh
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Lone Eagle
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Pennsylvania Liquor Dealers' Federation
Dre
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Mie
Dutcher
Hollywood Film Shop
Journal
Theodore Goring
East South Street
Thomas Rooney
Winnifred Rooney
Rudy Bachofner
Corry Journal
Silat
Tam
J. Flaherty
By William Ferguson
Paul du Chailly
Nan
Begar Allen Post
Wulrcers
Rue Morgue
The
Medical Society of the State of Pennsylvania
Loblaw’s
Spring Lake
DR. Olding
Diana Brand
Orchard Park
Chateau
D'Or
Harlem Oil
Rex-Mentho
Og Rexall
Miller’s Pharmacy
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