Beaver Falls and surrounding notes of interest
Local notices report a wide range of items from road and bridge work near Johnsonburg to firewood and housing for ordnance plant workers near Geneva. Also covered are police transfers, state highway projects, a skeet club field day, school openings, hospital admissions, and a bridge construction progress update with work crews and equipment moving into position.
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Powell Motors
Geneva
Meadville-Conneaut Lake
Roa'd
Ordnance Plant
Vieny Trickehy
Rod Ahd
jGun Club
Skeet
San
Clarion S River
Johsonburg
Worlaten
P. H.R
B. P. Rs BP
Eatdne
James F. Casson
Kane
Pennsylvania Fotor Police
Oliver A. Smith
Diu- Bois
Casson
William J. Hil
New York City
Mercer County
Jair
James Folisngen
Colume
Grove City
Stnneboro
Holsinger
Franklin
Venango County
Armed Services
Erie
Air Corps
Navy
Masins
Coast Guard
Grange Hall
Aily
Eva Jéan Pless
Counties Will Protest Tax Heads Meet in Erie
The Pennsylvania State Association of County Commissioners elected John Snedeker of Bradford County president at the annual convention in Erie. Alvin E Maurer Schuylkill County first vice president William Cyckhank Butler County second vice president James A Kelt Westmoreland County secretary treasurer Pittsburgh chosen for 1849 convention. A resolution opposed congressional plans to tax general bonded state county and municipal debt saying such measures would threaten local government finances and taxpayers statewide.
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ERIE
Pennsylvania State Association of County Commissioners
John Snedeker
Bradford County
Alvin E. Maurer
Schuylkctl
William 8. Cyckhank
Butler County
James A. Kelt
Westmoreland County
Pittsburgh
Gederal
Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh auto crash kills Kraus and injures three
Benja min F. Kraus 70, Pittsburgh businessman, was killed when his car crashed into a tree in Schenley Park while returning from a theater party. Three others, Mrs Strassburger 62 Harvey S Strassburger 88 and Mrs Kraus 4, were seriously injured at the scene. Kraus was owner of Kraus and Company bottle crown manufacturers and president of Pittsburgh Stoppers Company.
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Associated Press
Pittsburgh
Benjamin F. Krans
State liquor store employes get increase
Sept 3 Harrisburg managers of one man state liquor stores and chief clerks in larger units will receive pay boosts raising their salaries from 1390 to 1500. The board noted raises for junior clerks have leveled pay with higher classifications while a wage demand pushed by workers unionized in the state. Clerks start at 1200, rise to 1260 after a year, 1820 after two, and 1980 after three years. Co operative sugar mills in Louisiana grow from less than a decade ago to seven associations processing increased cane volume amid wartime demand.
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Harrisburg
Americanion
Co-op
Louisiana
Funeral Services for Mrs Mary Ellis
Funeral services for Mrs Mary Ellis of Corry were held at St Thomas church at 9:30 this morning. Rev Brandis J Graves officiated the requiem high mass. Members of the Catholic Daughters of America and a Business and Professional Women's club delegation attended as guards of honor. Interment was in St Thomas cemetery. Attending from away were Mrs Walter Campbell and Stanley Cartig of Buffalo among others.
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Pineral
A. Eis
Corry
Erie
St. ‘Thomas
Brandis J. Graves
Catholic Daughters of America
Deseastdl
Habor
Business and Professional Women's Club
Chris Morgan
Austin Dempsey
John Sihittery
Charles Kinley
Charles Burkhardt
Charles Selste
St. Thomas’ Cemetery
Walter Campbell
Stanley Cartig
Buffalo
Bessto ‘Winxerter
Maybe ‘Keefe
A.M. Hess
Erle
Anne Greer
Cineliat
Joseph O'Conner
Irvine
Downed Bomber Crew Surrenders to Teenager
London dispatch says a four man German bomber crew, shot down near Britain, surrendered to a teenage lad. The crew set fire to their aircraft and, after tea, turned themselves over to home guards with the boy as guide. A second bomber in the same six plane formation was knocked down before reaching land.
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London
Britain
House of Horrors Doctor Dies in Prison Cell
Dr. Zimmerly, known as the House of Horrors doctor, died at age 74 in Baston state penitentiary after seven years’ imprisonment. He had been convicted for performing illegal operations that led to Mrs. Gladys Lawson’s death and for related narcotics violations. Witnesses described neighbors’ screams and a haunted house setting during his trials.
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Associated Presa
Philadelphia
House of Horrors
Bob Dr. Hang
Zimmehy
Mechanics Grove
Baston State Penitentiary
Prioh
Hoag
Zimmerly
Rising Sun
Lawson
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Baker's Cocoanut
Dixie Margard
Kellogg’s
Heinz Kidney
Chuck
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Heath Club
Baske
Calif
Ager
North
Acorn
Calif. Oranges
Crisco
Wing- Willi Star Stores
Wilcox Grocery
W. B. Gray
Niyo
Gray
el Paso
Pevas
Dr. Gray
Homestead
J. J. Gray
Seattle
Washington
Dunit
Dunkirk
Bradford
Paul Johnson
Hiddford
Johnson
Mt. Jewett
Olin
Sherif Jotter
Hamburg
Union Street
Bihde
Ernest Loop
Jamestown
Lakewood
Jrrmnis
W. Boyar
Boyar
Poland ‘Society
Depuy
Potocki’s Grove
Scidta Road
Journal
George "Kinley
Wright Street
Hester
Hewis ‘Kerr
John Kerr
Titusville
Allan Spencer
Wayne Street
Loren Exley
Ford
Wain Exley
Erle Armory
Sam
Nellie Neen
Mainsteel
Brookville Hospital
Lawrence P. Lovering
Dayton
Mass
Third Ave
Nue
Schenley Park
Mary. Ellis
You
Bernstein Bros
North Center St
Corry, Pa
Posit Insurannce Corporation
Nebo Ioe
Suira
América
Eurorie
Asia
Hay
America
Hin v Ih
Exsista
Gore
Nyk
Mary Dano
Ravie
Ansle
Dalle
Sitek
Cha Batter
Girearn
Carla
Phrey Essaul
Wsiki
Steven
Louis
Drivi
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St. Mary's
Army
Harvard U
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