Methodists Gather Sept 12 at Jamestown Erie Conference
The 104th Erie Annual Conference of the Methodist Church will convene September 12 at First Church Jamestown with Rev. E Roy Myers as host pastor and Bishop A W Leonard presiding. Sessions run Tue Wed Thu to settle old conference business and integrate linkedMethodist churches with new. Longtime members HB Frampton and Rev M W Stone are noted, with Rev Edmunds and Rev Lockwood having died recently.
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Erie
The
Methodist Church
Jamestown
E. Roy Myers
A. W. Leonard
Methodist Episcopal Church
Episcopal Church
E. B. Allen
Hidgway
Norris A. White
Titusville
HB. Frampton
Wampum
M. W. Stone
Town
BF. Edmunds
A. M. Lockwood
Gonneautville
Lockwood
Rev
Edmunds
Thompson's Rorsoma Tablets and Golden Lax Advert
An old advertisement touts Thompson's Rorsoma Tablets as a stimulant to kidney and liver function, claiming they cleanse poisonous waste and reduce misery. It recommends Golden Lax Tablets for constipation and notes pricing at 50 cents, with the message urging readers to enjoy life.
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Thompson
Harvest Sale Plans Loom in Corry Full of Bargains
Golden Rule Club leads a harvest sale in Corry from Thursday to Saturday September 20 with a city wide shopping spree. M St Nast heads a merchant committee at Nast Company store to promote discounts. Stores decorate with corn pumpkins and leaves while banners emblems and ads anticipate strong turnout and a $50 prize on final night. Street dance rope off planned with city approval and novelty stunts to cap off a memorable event.
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Corry
Golden Rule Club
Turner
M. St. Nast
Nast Company
National Bank of Corry
H. Sips
Sugar Grove Community Fair Opens In Sugar Grove
Sugar Grove begins its tenth annual fair running through Saturday with exhibits already on display. Highlights include a baby show, exhibit judging, a goat milking contest at 4 p.m., and a morning exhibit placement.
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Sugar Grove
Relief Applications Rise as WPA Layoffs Continue
Sept 7 Erie County officials report 335 of over 1,000 WPA layoffs have sought relief. L. White, executive director of the Erie County Public Assistance Board, said he expects few more applications as many displaced workers find private employment.
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WPA
L. White
Erie County Public Assistance Board
China’s Mongol Era Under Kublai’s Grand Empire
China reached peak power under Kublai Khan 1280 to 1294, founder of the Mongol dynasty in China. His realm stretched from the Dnieper in Russia to the Pacific and from the Arctic Ocean to the Straits of Malacca. Laws were codified and literature enriched during this period.
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China
Kublai
Genghis Khan
Dnieper
Russia
Pacific
Arctic Ocean
Straits of Malacca
Graham will oppose leniency for Ferry Rim
Mortimer B. Graham will appear before the Pardon Board of Pennsylvania in Harrisburg on Wednesday, September 20, to oppose commuting the sentence of execution for Paul T. Ferry. Ferry, confined in Erie county prison, was found guilty in May 1986 of the murder of his wife Mary at their East Avenue home. Governor James has considered arguments from Ferry's attorneys that he is insane and should receive life imprisonment.
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Bey Wee Arene
Mortimer B. Graham
Pardon Board of Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
Paul T. Ferry
Perry
Erie County
Mary
East Avenue
James
Ferry
Release Two German Navy Boys In Erie County
Two German youths aged 18 and 17, Max Horl and Bernhard Bhuj, longtime prisoners of war, are to be released on their own recognizance in Erie County. Immigration Inspector A L Barkman announced the plan assigning Attorney Albin Curze and a German-American group to place them in good care, possibly on a local farm, pending Labor Department guidance in Washington.
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Erie
Sept
T—Bethynd
Way Country
Max Horl
Bernhard Bhuj
Erie County
Firiso
Tsehttnl
Baltimore
Milas
Germany
Hitler
A. L. Barkiyrn
Barkan
Albin Currze
Cur
Barkman
Department of Labor
Washington
Lake Michigan Ties Entirely Within the United States
A brief note explains that Lake Michigan lies wholly within U S borders with no Canadian coastline. The statement clarifies geographic boundaries and emphasizes the shared status of the lake being bordered only by U S states.
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Lake Michigan
The
United States
Polio Cases Drop as Buffalo Health Reports Peak Passed
Health Commissioner Francis Pratiemk says the poliomyelitis peak is past and a decline may follow cooler weather. Of 118 cases on records, 22 are treated at home while others are hospitalized. 11 hospital patients have been released from quarantine but remain in hospital for past-parment.
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Duelalo
Health Department
Francis ¥. Pratiemk
Kane Children Exposed As Scarlet Fever Case Ties to Local Family
Kane reports 28 schoolchildren were kept home after exposure to scarlet fever linked to four year old Patricia Swedenhjelm of 634 Vonesta Avenue. Health Officer C W Persing quarantined the child and traced activities over ten days, noting attendance at Church of God Sunday school. Students will be observed for twelve days and barred from school during that period.
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Kane
Patricia Swedenhjelm
Church of God
Beggar Arrested After Trick Exposed in Rock Hill
Police nabbed a beggar in Rock Hill whose hand bandages drew crowds for coin donations. Investigators uncovered the man had been using a raw deer hide to coax more money, exposing a deception tied to his charity scam.
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Gar
Rock Hill
Clarion Native to Head Board
Clarion native Arthur H. James awaits a 41 justice department ruling on his authority to remove Howard Eisaman from the state milk control commission chair. John M. Melee of Crafton is named as text chairman at 6400 a year. McKee is awaiting litigation and Eisaman’s resignation status. Snyder, Democrat from Northamption, opposed the chair and backed the governor and McKee in the controversy.
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White Guy
Arthur H. James
Justice Department
Howard G. Bisaman
Erle County
Inllk Control Commission
John
M. Melee
Crafton
Allegheny County
Clarion County
McKee
James
Eisaman
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Buffalo
Clarion
Wenn
A&p
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Ajax
Cosme Deans
Kirkman's Soap
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