Twenty Years Ago Random local notes and events
Twenty years ago today a fire damaged Mrs E M Storer’s West Irving street home but was stopped before spreading. Motor laws would be crack down on drunk drivers. Mrs Fred Ross was surprised by 31 friends at her Worthsline birthday party. Camp Beulah attendees visited Elgin for a pleasant afternoon. Earl Engie narrowly escaped a highway collision near a fish hatchery. Harold Sweet and Harold Blanchard left Corry High for Beckley College in Harrisburg. English children once wore peony root necklaces to deter convulsions and aid teething.
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Pire
E. M. Storer
West Irving Street
Fred Ross
Worth
Putte
Ringworm of the scalp in children cited by Medical Society
The Medical Society of the State of Pennsylvania reports a high incidence of tinea capitis in the United States. It affects mainly boys, spreads via barber clippers and shared items, and is diagnosed with Wood’s light. In epidemics, schools may exclude infected children and treat with head shaving and antiseptic cleaning. The condition often clears after puberty.
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United States
Wood
Former Erie Athlete Dies in Dodge City Auto Crash
Former Erie Tech High basketball star and Merchant Marine veteran Olsen age 25 died in an automobile crash in Dodge City Kansas. Parents Mr and Mrs Walter Olszewski received a telegram from Sheriff Charles D Selig confirming the death with few details. Olsen had spent the past six months working in the western states.
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Arie
Amvin Youn | Olsen
Tech
Merchant Marine
Dodge City
Kansas
Walter Olszewski
Young Olsen
Charles D. Selig
Seven Quiz Questions from Classified Page
A playful Q and A set asks about Menuhin’s instrument Pianist. It asks why Groswold is in Greece and which country Pearl Buck spent childhood in. It quizzes whether gambit belongs to chess. It asks wind speed measured by barometer. It ponders Alexander the Great reaching Asia. It seeks the twin surface area formula for a cube and which Wellington is the capital of New Zealand Australia or South Africa.
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Yehudi Menuhin
Dwight P. Groswold
Greece
Pearl Buck
Alexander the Great
Tonia
Wellington
Australia
Union of South Africa
New Zealand
Jamestown nurses aid General Hospital amid shortage
Jamestown nurses joined the General Hospital staff to treat potto cases as one new patient arrived and another was expected. Dr Hall G. Van Vleck said the temporary help from Buffalo and Jamestown alleviated the nursing shortage and no further alerts were needed.
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Jamestown
General Hospital
Buffalo
Hall G. van Vleck
Liberty East
London
Whyland
Philadelphia
Boston
Mass
New York City
Short murder trial ends in second degree verdict
Erie jurors convict James Black 33 of second degree murder in the June 28 bludgeon killing of Robert Lee Campbell. Judge Elmer B. Eyans imposes six to 12 years in Western Penitentiary and a $1000 fine. Black offers no remarks and shows relief at escaping a first degree conviction.
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Erie
James Black
Robert Lee Campbell
Elmer B. Eyans
Black
Western Penitentiary
Evans
Paul Babbit
Special Sessions in U.S. History and Executive Calculations
President Truman faces pressure from advisers to call a special session immediately upon returning to Washington while others urge delaying until January. History shows presidents rarely gain from early summons. since 1789 only 26 special sessions occurred, with half meeting in the last 50 years.
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Congress
Truman
Washington
Bach
Wilken
Paris
Senate
Taft
Canada
Roosevelt
Hoover
Wilson
Tait
Mareh
Merrisey
Kidney Fatigue Relief Tablet Advertisement
An old style ad promises Sepling Ingelive kidneys and Thomp son s Borsoma Tablets as diuretic aids to flush waste from kidneys and blood. It claims relief for aches and night awakenings and adds liver and stomach benefits. Also suggests Golden Linx Tablets for constipation.
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Thompson
Wake Pleasant Evangelical United Brethren Church Service and Study
Lake Pleasant Pa Reverend J Leon Maneval leads morning worship at 9 30 with Selected Ones at 10 15 a m for Sunday church school directed by Mrs H H Williams Bible study and prayer Tuesday September 16 at 1 00 p m features First Martyr in the Acts series at Wake Pleasant Evangelical United Brethren Church
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Wake Pleasant
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Journal
Arthur Mapes
Camp Beulah
Francis McCray
Elgin
Earl Engie
Fish, Hatchery
Harold Sweet
Harold Blanchard
Corry High School
Harrisburg
Beckley College
the Medical Society of the
State of Pennsylvania
Arthur Colegrove
Fred Kimball, Inc
44Th St
New York
Michigan Square
Chicago
Mortgage & Bond
Detroit
Chamber of Com
Pittsburgh
Weightman
Associated Press
Corry
L. Q
Builty
Powell
Loan and Finance'co
Consumer Discount CO
Chgee JR
WRAT
FORD
Center’ St
Iron Tone
Erie Stadium
Loblaws
Green Peppers
Tokay Grapes
Freestone Prunes
Pembroke
Chuck
Swift
Hardware & Service
East Main Street
Dial
King Oak
Apex
Style-Mart
Turner
Olor
Syracuse
China
Phillips
Topp
Corry's Smart Women's Shop
North Center Street
Blue Jay
Bunion
Lanston
South Center St
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