Sparta Prepares for Big Community Fair
Sparta announces the eighteenth annual Community Fair and Ox Roast for September 15 16 17 at the High School grounds. Events include a boys bicycle race a poultry prize and cake contests with prizes from Isaly’s Baldwins Market and more. Airshow by Victor King includes stunt flying and a parachute jump with free attractions. Parades cattle entries and old fashioned evening entertainment are planned with various sponsors and rules.
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Spartansburg
Sparta
Conkey's Food Co
Cleveland
Isaly
Leskurag
Union City
Baldwin's Market
Miller's Pharmacy
Corry
Victor King
Warren
Blakeslee Bros
The
Fair Association
Clana
Sparta High
Crawford County
Bang
Bogus Lottery Tickets Flood Erie District
Erie reports reveal thousands of counterfeit tickets for the Trish Hospital’s Cesarewitch sweepstakes, selling at $2.50 each. FBI agent Harry M. Kimball and federal investigators warn of a large scale fraud with 5,000,000 bogus tickets seized on a New York boat. The scheme aims to flood the U S market before the October race in England.
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New York
Erie
Trish Hospital
New Market England
Pune
Harry M. Kimball
FBI
United States
Brie
England
Plan improvement of Chautauqua Lake Road
Reconstruction plan for three six mile sections of Chautauqua Lake Road Jamestown to Bemus Point Bemus Point to Dewittville and Dewittville to Mayville proposals to be opened in Albany on September 27 inviting bids for the work including the three aligned segments and dates for bid opening and officials involved
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Chautauqua Lake
Suas Yium
Townsend bill author to speak at Jamestown meeting
Jamestown Sept 9 The author of the Townsend plan bill in Congress General Welfare Act No 4199 will address a City hall meeting Sunday at 2 40 pm Arthur L Johnson who drafted the bill and secured support from 102 congressmen to vote for it with or without amendment and 167 members to hold hearings will speak on National Recovery the American Way Delegations of pension and labor groups will attend from western New York and Pennsylvania.
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Jamestown
Congress
Arthur L. Johnson
House
Johnson
California
New York
Pennania
Gasoline Price Drop Hits Erie Stations
In Erie most stations cut motor fuel to 18 cents and 20 cents for Wthyt gasoline after a one cent reduction on Wednesday. About 90 percent of outlets report the lower pricing with some persistently undergelling ahead of the seasonal trend. Corporate and local dealers expect the adjustment to continue as market conditions stabilize.
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Erie
Sept
New Soldiers Home at Erie Moves Forward
Erie reports a proposed 5 million dollar Soldiers and Sailors home has been advanced toward realization. State authority approved the project and placed it on the long range building program with priority status for next year's plans. Local trustees and officials expect submission to the PWA soon, contingent on legislature action. The home would be built in units, with total cost near five million dollars.
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Erie
Harrisburg
General State Authority
Barle
PWA
Fnally
Three Escape From Smoke Filed Home Fire
A family of three fled a Woodside drive home after smoke roused them at 2 30 am Thursday in Erie. Thirty five West Lake Hose Company volunteers under Chief John Larminay saved the two story structure. total damage around 500 dollars. Edward Delaney alerted firefighters from Delaney's service station on Powell Avenue.
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Brie
Kenneth Armour
Matnole
Woodside Drive
Erie
West Lake Hose Company
John Larminay
Armour
Delaney
12Th Street
Powell Avenue
Edward Delaney
West Lake Use Company
Warren Youth Missing at Erie
James Angone 17 of Warren Pa was reported missing by Warren police. He left home Thursday wearing a Beatty High sweater. Police believed he headed toward Erie and may be at Anthony Fernandes 1124 Cherry Street. He is five feet tall, about 95 pounds with black hair.
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Erie
Bépl
James Angone
Warren
Ta.m
Harold Look
Bert Hagerty
Anthony Fernandes
Cherry Street
William F. Mather dies in Jamestown funeral set
Funeral services for William F. Mather of Jamestown will be held Saturday at 2 PM at his home 310 Price Street. Interment follows at Bear Lake Cemetery. He is survived by his widow Cora Mather and a daughter Mrs Albert Benson.
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Puneral
William F. Mather
Jamestown
Price Street
Bear Lake
Cora Mather
Albert Benson
Injured Worker Falls From Crane At North East Site
George Mercer, about 40, of 82nd Street and Grubb Road, was critically injured at noon Thursday when he fell 28 feet from a crane platform on the Electrical Materials Co project at Washington Street North East. He suffered a fractured skull and internal injuries and was rushed to Hamet hospital in an ambulance. hospital authorities said recovery chances were slight. Mercer was descending on a steel cable when it struck a berm, throwing him earthward. He was treated at Dr T G Shelley’s office before being sent to Jamestown Hospital. He is survived by wife, two grandchildren, and other relatives.
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George Mercer
Hout
82Nd Street
Grubb Road
Washington Street
North East
Hamet Hospital
Mercer
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Léc
Keister
Paris
Mange Remedy Glovers
U.S. P
Miles
Philips
Absorbine, Jr
Cascara Quinine
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Corryite
Roy Mather
Arthur Mather
Orlando
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