Corry News Roundup Signals Slow Postwar Tensions
Local notes report ongoing debate over a city ordinance not repealed by the council and hints of federal relief for small business taxes. Corry’s Legion Band earns praise after Labor Day parade, while shortages in basic metals threaten manufacturing. Community items cover a panther sighting near Mayville, CPA fabric orders, fire safety, and a busy week of local gossip and developments.
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Washington
Congress
Department of Commerce
The
Treasury
Mayville
Wee Tury
Arvid Johnson
Hannan Road
Johnsons
Corry
New Legion
James Hardigan
Legion
Corey
George Piccard
Salamanca
Imve Squirerd
Warlshurs Fair
CPA
Rod Ant
Dewey
Harold Stassen
Wallace
Oly
Elof Dahl
Mel Smith Streets
Iverold
Lin
Holt
Aircraft Building Furs
Abbey
Company A
Gowry
Tadisnown Gap
Nghline
Paulson
Pioneer reminiscences color Corry visit and trade week
The visitor records tales from Corry’s pioneer era told by Mrs Bates and local residents. Morrison W Smith, longtime Tabitt plantation operator, is noted as a resident. Merchants report exceptionally heavy Labor Day week retail activity, with Wednesday cited as the busiest midweek trading day since Thanksgiving.
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W.H. G. Stulth
Morrison W. Smith
Tabitt
Miss Bates
Corry
F.C. Bates
Eugene Weight
Twenty Years Ago Prom Journal of 1926 News
Prom journal files recount a September 7 19d entry noting a baby’s death at Corry Hospital after brief illness and weekend burglaries with loot under $80. The town also saw bootlegger probes during Prohibition and a large Erie County Volunteer Firemen parade with athletic events and a grand ball.
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Prom Journal
Erie County Volunteer Fireman's Association
Hole Inauptivad
State Armory
Babson on Causes of Mariet Breach and World War II Fears
The fragment discusses political and economic futures including a potential Republican victory in 1948, stock market optimism tied to global events, and speculation about postwar upheavals in Europe, with references to Stalin’s death, possible Russian Revolution, and fears of atomic, biological, and chemical warfare influencing markets. It mentions alliances, peace treaties, and labor trends amid uncertain times.
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Europe
Russia
Stalin Oy
Danube River
Balkan
Anddo
England
Southern Dem split eyed as Arkansas plans third party
A proposed separate Democratic party for the South was to be presented at Arkansas State Democratic Convention. The move reflects deep Southern restiveness after the two thirds rule was scrapped at the 1938 Philadelphia convention, weakening Southern leverage and fueling antiadministration sentiment tied to fears of communists and policy undermining southern values.
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Soutil
South
Arkansas
Philadelphia
Arkansans
Futher
Chicago
Lousiana
Mississippi
Virginia
Harry V. Byrd
Roosevelt
Byrd
Myn
Texas
Roosvelt
State Supreme Court
Lst
Louisiana
South Carolina
Charleston
Stephen Douglas
Baltimore
Daily Dozen From the Medical Society of Pennsylvania
A quirky excerpt discusses yawning, its causes such as hunger and drowsiness, and how it differs from stretching. The text notes yawning can be influenced by ventilation, boredom, and even observed in animals, with a brief nod to associated phenomena like pleasured suppression and teething in infants.
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The
Medical Society of Une Ite of
Pennsylvania
Milany Guinevere
Agthue
Two Strikes A Batter and the Eye Reading Images
fragments discuss how the eye records images like a camera with inverted pictures, noting that perception may shift as vision processes scenes. No clear event or concrete subjects are named in readable text.
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Iim Om Dare
Questionable IQ Quiz From Classified Page
A reader lists quiz items and true false prompts from a classified page. Questions cover politics science and history such as presidential war powers, capital cities, government science bodies, Swift and King Arthur references, and public health facts. The set includes opinions on economic trends and labor markets.
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I. Q
U. S
Managua
Colombia
Nicaragua
Venexuela
Hans Durag
Beusder
Caloh— Smithsonian Tristltitton
Smithsonian Institute
Swift
Kingdom of Tatton
King Arthur
Arthur
Alfred Lord Tennyson
Thomas Maley
Thomas Babington
Cauley
Securities and Exchange Commission
Treasury Department
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Moore
Erie Railroad
Malton
Iieldes
Corry, Nin
Jdally
United States
Mechanicsburg
Ohio
Gerrd Damon
North Side
OPA
Esther Willard Bates
Rhode Island School of Design
Providence
Bates
Erie
Cory Gaily
W. HL. Smith
Eugene Wright
Smith
Hs Town
William B
Ellen Wright
Iason
Downer Oil Works
Bates Hall Holt
Harvard
Warren Smith
Walter
Wiliam ‘Taylor
Corry Hospital
Minis City
G. A. Wrisket
East Main Street
Prank Logaland
Park Street
Yellow Tis Jeu Company
Perry Nichols
Pittsburgh Yayties Js
Calaw Him Avenue
Il Beige
Cory's Paulie
St. Edward's Parochial School
Babson
Mariet Brea
Senate
Atles
Gall
City Cab Company
Bours
Narn Jost
Haiting
Shamburg
Mews & & Sport
Al's Clothes Shop
Pullman
North Center Street
Corry, Pa
J. Fred Kinley
Kinley Insurance Agency
Wilcox Grocery
Son Diamond
North Corry
Columbus Ave
Armitage Whartazer
Rhodes
Suring Street
Tawhenge Airport
All-Way Electric CO
F.D.I.C
Lanston’s
South Canter Street
DIAL
Ane
Solie
Uspany
Bach
Don Wiss
Bernard Fa
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