Sparta Fair closes after rainy start and warm weekend
Evelyn Merkle reports on the Sparta Fair parade and weather turning pleasant for Friday and Saturday. Frances Moline is named Parade Queen. Notable visits include Mrs. Sadie Bryant and Mrs. Vista Sherlock with relatives from Danville and Erie. Open house for 45th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Smith planned at St Francis Church Youngsville.
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Evelyn Merkle
Sparta
Fair Association
Frances Moline
Sadie Bryant
Coalville
N.Y
Vista Sherlock
Ivan Bergendahn
Danvile
N.J
Sherlock
Bryant
Larry Caffrey
Danville
St. Francis Church
Youngsville
Carl Smith
Community notes and fair prizes mark East Branch news
Mrs Bes sie Johnson celebrated her 87th birthday at Quist Acres Nursing Home with family gifts flowers and cards. Barry Brentzer and Enos Lamb won first prizes at Spartansburg Fair. Mrs Vivian Bailey earned second for watercolor. Local families travel Er ie to Memphis Navy duty and Phoe nix Arizona moves. baptisms and summer visits noted as Janet Moravek and the Moravek family plan Knoxville return.
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Quist ‘Acres
Bessie Johnson
California
Chicago
Barry Brentzer
Spartansburg
Enos
Vivian Bailey
Carson Munn
Susan Munn
Corry
Richard Morton
West Spring Creek
Virgil Tubbs
Spring Creek
David Tubbs
Heather
Erie
Sandra
Memphis
Phoenix
Ariz
Lillies
Arizona
Mr. Lillie
Agnew Mainline Visit Draws Expected Erie Turnout
Gov Spiro Agnew the Republican vice presidential candidate is set to speak Friday at Erie Central Mall drawing a large tricounty crowd. The event, at the invitation of Rev John Edwards candidate for 24th District representative, marks Agnew being inaugurated Maryland's 58th governor with noted distinctions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erie
Spiro T. Agnew
Erie Central Mall
John Edwards
Congress
Maryland
Voting Set For Chautauqua ASC Committees In September
Harold M. Berg announces the ASC County Committee elections in Chautauqua County will be held by mail this September. Eligible voters include farm owners tenants and sharecroppers in the Clymer and French Creek areas with ballots due by September 21. Candidates listed include Hiram Beckerink Jr Howard Beckerink Jr Ivan Beckerink James Briggs Jr John Goldberg Ralph J Holthouse David E Beckerink Leroy Doncav age Jack Gibbons Leo McCray Melvin Reslink Wilbur Van Earden Roger White and Joseph Yaiko. The note covers program administration price support acreage diversion and conservation duties with emphasis on informing neighbors.
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ASC
Chautauqua County
Harold M. Berg
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation County Committee
ASC County Committee
ASCS
Jamestown
Clymer
Hiram Beckerink Jr
Howard Beckerink Jr
Ivan Beckerink
James Briggs Jr
John Goldberg
Ralph J. Holthouse
French Creek
David E. Beckerink
Leroy Doncavage
Jack Gibbons
Leo McCray
Melvin Reslink
Wilbur van Earden
Roger White
Joseph Yaiko
One Missing Digit Delays Airport Pickup
Joy Stilley recounts how a six digit telephone number caused a family scramble when a Maine friend planned to call after a farewell party. Delays, dead ends, and multiple attempts with area codes finally revealed the seven digit number, easing tension before the daughter departs for school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joy Stilley
New York
Maine
Gay
Priscilla
Two New Planners For County Office
Erie County commissioners named three part time staff to the Metropolitan Planning Commission led by Planning Director Chris Capotis. Janet Ryan of Millcreek was hired as part time planner at 2.50 dollars an hour. Jeffry Carlo and William Doyle, both of Erie, will serve as draftsmen, Carlo having summer planning staff experience.
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Erie
Erie County Metropolitan Planning Commission
Chris Capotis
Janet Ryan
Millcreek
Ryan
Edinbors State College
Jeffry Carlo
William Doyle
Carlo
Phone Books Out Contain Changes for Erie County
Delivery of the 1988 69 edition of the telephone directory to thousands of business firms and homes across Erie County is underway. New books include emergency numbers an area code map payment agencies long distance rates and general information. Lincolnville will gain extended area service with local dialing for 2400 more phones and long distance charges between Lincolnville and Union City will end. New central offices and switching equipment appear in McKean with new numbers issued effective November 3 1968. Double listings show both old and new numbers. Customers in the Spartansburg Exchange will receive new numbers effective April 20 1989 with both numbers listed.
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Erie County
C. A. Crain
Erie
General Telephone
North East
Lincolnville
Union City
Lincolnville Exchange
Riceville
Tillotson
Brittain Road
Canadohia Lake
McKean
McKean Exchange
Spartansburg Exchange
Erie County Keeps 40 Percent Real Estate Assessments
County commissioners accepted the county tax assessment and revision board's decision to continue real estate assessments at 40 percent of market value without comment. The move, made after a closed door meeting, counters the board's July stance for full market value with proportional millage cuts and drew Realtor opposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erie
A. George Stadtmueller
Tax Board
Erie Board of Realtor
Hippies Will Move From Meadville Farm
A hippie group called the Anthropodeic Church plans to leave the Harmonsburg farm within a week with vague future plans. Leader George Hurd cites potential moves to Maryland New York or West Coast and says he aims to open a Meadville coffee house meditation center and metaphysical library. Colony membership has fallen from 34 to 18 after court action and dropped charges.
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Meadville
Harmonsburg
George Hurd
Hurd
Maryland
New York
Crawford County
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East Branch News
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