Twenty Years Ago in Journal Files September 10 1927
Reading through twenty years back, a Corry area raid by federal agents led by Lieut. Ross of Pittsburgh disrupted three moonshine plants with full operation intact. A deadly accident claimed Frank J. Bond’s life near Sherman on the PRR line. Social events included Mrs. Lee Shepard entertaining guests for Mrs. Weldht’s departure. The piece discusses labeling and grading debates, Federal Trade Commission actions, and wartime price controls, noting shifts in consumer rights and product standards amid ongoing policy debates.
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Corry
Fededral
Quiz Questions From Classified Page
A reader asks seven trivia items from the classifieds including which session of Congress, location questions about Paris and a port, a Swiss vineyard owner, a large area comparison, a briefly serving Truman cabinet member, Selim Lagerlof’s profession, a sentence correction, a book title, a presidential election anomaly, and a Japan related work.
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Champs Elysees
Jeareel
U.S
Brazil
Australia
Truman
Selim Lagerlof
Japan
U. 5
House of Representatives
Giterihon
Reading disability Strephosymbolia outlined by medical group
The Medical Society of the State of Pennsylvania discusses Strephosymbolia as an inherited reading weakness not tied to mental deficit. It notes many failing readers have various causes, with ambidexterity and speech issues common among affected boys, and warns that misclassification can lead to school failure without proper treatment.
Judge voids will in major estate dispute
Erie judge discredits key testimony and sets aside Katheryne J. Fay will, ruling Dr. Root forged and manipulated signatures while Fay was drugged. A later will leaving assets to Willoughby couple was probated, with disputed property deed to Dr. Root challenged amid testimony on Fay’s competency. Estate valued with life use of apartment at 152-2 West Ath Street in play.
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West
Eriz
Sh Erie
J. bin Waite
Katheryne J. Pag
J-A. Root
A Willoughby
Attormy A. Gran) Walker
Coniivel
Dr. Root
Tudge Waite
Coroner probes attack death of steel worker Wilkerson
Coroner Warren Woon opens an investigation into the August 22 assault that killed Harry A. Wilkison, 24, a steel worker. An autopsy at St. Vincent's Hospital found a subdural hematoma caused by a head blow. City police and 9th District Attorney Damian McLaughlin will review the case as a full report is prepared. Jim died at 1:00 a.m. after a relapse.
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Warren W. Woon
Harry A. Wilkinson
Erle
St. Vincent's Hospital
Wood
Wilkieson
Damian McLaughlin
Jim
Bond Issue Wins Pittsburgh Public Works Bonds
Pittsburgh voters backed a $21.1 million bond issue to improve public works, streets, bridges, and playgrounds in yesterday's primary election. It ranks as the second largest city bond in its history, surpassed only by a 1919 issue, with subway bonds among the oversubscribed totals. The article also oddly notes an estimate of the earth's mass as about six sextillion, 100 quintillion tons.
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Pittsburgh
Slingshots Targeted by Chief as Windows Failures Rise
Chief of Police Tipton urged parents to warn children about slingshots after many reports of broken windows and near misses. Enforcement of the law is planned. Mrs. Dawson Olmstead prepares to move to Washington D C for family residence, while aiding local church activities. Exie County grand jury retried true bills in Aguor cases. defendants await arrival of court. Product labeling debate centers on consumer trust and brand appeal versus safety grades.
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Tipton
Exie County
Bold daylight bank robbery shocks Hamburg
Law officers were alerted after a trio of armed bandits robbed a Hamburg bank messenger of 28000 dollars in broad daylight. The men fled toward the southwest state area in an automobile as roadblocks went up and police pursued.
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Jamestown
Hamburg
Lor
United Press
Methodist Church Rally For School Program Initiated
A church rally is planned at the Methodist Church Thursday at 7:30 pm for teachers, officers, workers, and board of education members plus others interested in the church school program. Rev Fred Hunt of Greenville, Erie Conference Board of Education executive secretary, will attend as resource. Hunt is a former US Army chaplain with the rank of major. The four year program from the general conference marks the current year of church school planning.
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Board of Education
Methodist Church
Fred Hunt
Greenville
Erie Conference Board of Education
Hunt
U. S. Army
General Conference
Kidney Fatigue May Cause Pain and Backache
The notice warns that overworked kidneys fail to remove poisons, causing pain and backache. It promotes Thompson's Borsoma Tablets for relief and urges gent druggists to stock them. It also recommends Golden Lax Tablets for constipation.
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Geb ‘Thompson
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Frank J. Bond
PRR
Sherman
Bond
Lee Shepard
Ersk Wayne
Harry
Weldht
DuBois
Federal Trade Commission
Congress
OPA
Altea
the Medical Society of the
State of Pennsylvania
Dawson Olmstead
Washington, D. C
Olmstead
City
North Corry Emblem
W.L. Armitage
Western Auto Associate
Rowland
Jamestown Mfg. Corp
Corry, Pennsylvania
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Powell
N. Genter St
Aikens Motor Sales, Inc
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UNION
United States Testing Company
Al's
Morth Center Street
G. I
Marine
Coast Guard
International Correspondence Schools
Warren
Tels
Frank
East Main St. Corry
Minnesota
Lanston
Varin
South Center St
Dial
Cherry
Hoste
J. Fred
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Wiches
Mi Hastess
Colun
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