Protest Over Corry Oil City Trains Removal
Oil City Chamber of Commerce protested the Pennsylvania Railroad plan to remove trains 951 and 950 between Oil City and Corry. General Superintendent Davis said the decision is under advisement, with possible alternative arrangements discussed. Rail service would drop to one local round trip plus through Pittsburgh and Buffalo trains, affecting local business and mail.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Corry
Oil City
P R. R
Cary
Old City
Pittsburgh
Buffalo
Rail Worker Severely Burned in Gas Explosion
Sechriest 40 of Warren suffered severe burns when a gas storage cabinet west of West Wayne street exploded last night around 9 30. He was aiding a maintenance crew at the roval P RR yards and was rushed to Corry hospital in serious condition. Firefighters battled flames reaching a nearby telephone booth and telegraph pole while two chemical tanks were cooled. E B Brigham assisted, then transported the man to hospital for treatment.
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Sechriest
Warren
Brateman
Roval P. RR
Yarusyis
Corry Hospital
Jess
West Wayne Street
Cross Pits
Sinclair Oil Company
E. B. Brigham
Tae Man
Fall meeting of Federation held in Corry
Members of the Erie County Federation of Women's Club met in Corry for a formal Fall gathering at the Woman's Club on Mott Street. Attendees from clubs across the county plus guests from Crawford Warren Clarion and Jefferson counties heard reports, enjoyed a luncheon, and heard speeches by Mrs. Martha V. Conrad and Mrs. J Chalfant. The event was described as a complete success with notable musical numbers. In London Prohibition workers promote American athletic superiority to youth as an abstinence incentive noting the United States led in the last Olympic Games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erie County Federation of Women's Club
Woman's Club
Mott Street
Crawford
Warren
Clarion
Jefferson
Charles B. Scowitt
North East
Federation
Woman's Club of
Corry
Bax Harvey
HB. Hawkins
Ralph S. Dewey
Charles R. Coblentz
Martha V. Conrad
Jefferson County Federation
J. Chalfant
State Federation
County Federation
London
America
United States
Winland
H. Crell Heath
United Kingdom
Today’s Five Best Radio Entertainments
Listings detail NBC and CBS network programs across WEAF WABC and W12. Programs include Generous Electric Hour Hank Simmons Showboat Ditch Master Minstrels Jesse Crawford and May Kyser’s Music with varied start times in EST.
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WEAF
NBC Network
Genersc
WABC
CBS Network
Hank Simmons
Ditch Master Minstrels
Jesse Crawford
May Kyser
Stocks Weak Hits Trade Comeback
United Press report from New York on September 20 notes modest business gains offset by stock weakness and political instability in Germany. Industries improving include steel auto retail and manufacturing, while building and oil sectors show ongoing softness. continued recovery remains uncertain.
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Richard L. Gridley
United Press
New York
Germany
Girl Flier Ruth Alexander Had Three Marriages
Irving Kas Sept 20 Bewildered by tangled marital ties of 20 year old Ruth Alexander killed in a crash near San Diego her parents learned she had been married three times and divorced once That included unions to Mac P Alexander of Olathe and Ensign Robert Elliott navy flier The first marriage was to Aldona Nelson of Cleblime Kansas Secretly divorced in Richmond Missouri in 1996 and then she married Alexander two years later.
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Irving
Kas
Ruth Alexander
San Diego
Mac P
Alexander
Robert ‘Elliott
Navy
Bob
Aldonanuelson
Cleblime
Kus
Richmond
Alexander Tywo
Flying club aims to bring airplane inspection to city
Last night at the Municipal building a Flying club meeting drew interest in forming a city aviation group. A plane may be inspected tomorrow at Range Farm on the Sorty Union City road to gauge support for new members. another meeting could draft the formal organization next week. Relph Leiplein of Salamanca returned home today after visiting his sister Mrs. Meridlinger.
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Flying Club
Tass
Union City Road
Relph Leiplein
Salamanca
Dh Corr
Joseph Meridlinger
Identify Gunmen in N J Brewery Killing
United Press reports in Elizabeth New Jersey identify the six attackers who raided the Rising Sun brewery killing John G Finiello. Prosecutor Abe J Davis said one killer is established and two others are known though not photographed. Arrests are expected shortly. attackers came from Camden Philadelphia and New York.
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United Press
Elizabeth
N. J
Prohipision
Rising Sun
John G. Flenelle
Abe J. Davis
Keilers
Camden
Philadelphia
New York
Davis
Federal Avenue
John G. Piniello
Probe on Soviet wheat policy shocks U S farm board
Washington dispatch says Samuel McKelvie of the Federal Farm Board questions an ulterior motive in Soviet efforts to push wheat short selling in Chicago. Agriculture Secretary Hyde prompted the probe via telegram to Hoard of Trade president John Bunnell, while Rep. Hamilton Wish of the House Communist investigating committee plans to investigate upon Hyde's request.
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Chicago Board of Trade
Federal Farm Board
United Press
Washington
Samuel R. McKelvie
McKelvie
Hyde
John A. Bunnell
Hoard of Trade
Ambrg ‘Trading Corporation
Chicago
Hamilton Wish
Special House
Wish
Hoover
Valuable antiques stolen from Vatican Lateran palace
Valuable mosaic fragments and other antiques were stolen from the Lateran palace in Vatican City. Robbers climbed the facade via a lightning rod to reach the hall. Police arrested 18 men on suspicion as authorities imposed strict border vigilance to curb smuggling of the stolen items abroad.
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Vatican City
Lateran
Raskob Jr. Plans Marriage To Office Girl
Miss Minerva Aaronson a New York secretary and John J Raskob Jr son of the Democratic National Committee chair plan a spring wedding despite being of different faiths and large wealth differences. They describe themselves as a loving couple and want to wed.
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United Press
New York
Minerva Aaronson
John J Raskob, Jr
Democratic National Committee
Anronson
Thor
New Officers Elected By Roosevelt Highway Assn
F Brown and James Mead represented Corry at the Roosevelt Highway Association annual meeting in Wellsboro attended by about 80 from Union City to Scranton and others. M Burt of Coudersport will head the association, Raymond Gibbons named secretary, F J Hogan treasurer, J Rice field secretary. Judge Newcomer urged extending the Roosevelt Highway into Ohio via Meadyike and Conneaut Lake as the group discusses funding and promotion of the vital New York to Chicago route.
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F. Brown
James Mead
Corry
Roosevelt Highway Association
Wellsboro
Tracy Montague
Elton Blatt
Union ‘City
Rooseveltighway
Union City
Scranton
M. Burt
Coudersport
Raymond Gibbons
F. J. Hogan
Kine
J. Rice
Smethport
Judge Newcomer
Bryan
Ohio Jurist
Ohio
Meadyike
Conneaut Lake
New York
Chicago
Bootleggers Begin Jail Terms in Warren County
Three alleged bootleggers from this city began sentences in Warren County jail after Federal raid convictions in Erie. Charles Cardeney and Tony Rezzelle receive two and five month terms with fines, while George Ward also gets two months. Two others from the July raid, George Steglen and J D Dingle, had not yet arrived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren’ County
Sherif Harry Jefferson
Journal
George Ward
Tony Rezzelle
Charles Cardeney
Futlers
Erie
Cardeney
Warren County
Rezaeus
Ward
Prohibition
George Steglen
West Main Street
J. D. Dinegle
Union City
Radio heroes in flood chaos face rum plot charges
New Bedford Massachusetts September 20 two men faced federal charges after agents raided a three story building on McGurk Street and seized a radio station they say used coded broadcasts to guide rum ships off New England. Manuel Travers licensed radio engineer from New Bedford and Emanuel Carpenter of Boston were released on 4000 bail each after pleading not guilty to violating the Prohibition laws.
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United Press
New Bedford
Mass
Vermont
Department of Justice
New England
Rim Row
McGurk Strat
Manuel Travers
Emanuel Carpenter
Boston
U. S
George EB. Lilley
Travers
Carpenter
Siinor Seizxures
Bell Is Cleared in Uniontown Murder Case
Uniontown Pa Sept 29 Anthony W Bell was freed today of a murder charge in the death of John Donohoe former deputy constable. Donohoe body was found in an automobile near July 1 1929. The jury returned a verdict of acquittal after five and a half hours deliberation, four ballots taken before acquittal.
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Ey Suiley
Prest
Uniontown
Anthony W Bell
Wes
John Donohoe
Donstable
Gales Reach Hurricane Force Off England
London Sept 20 A furious gale lashed the English channel and southwest coast causing ships to seek aid and property damage. An air ministry warning indicated hurricane force winds. Tanker Tuscania sent SOS off Ushant while Chesham Dohoda’s and Templemead ships requested help. The drifter Champion ran aground near Loser mouth. crew rescued by rope lines through heavy seas. Bournemouth harbor lost most pleasure boats. tents and structures toppled. communications disrupted. heavy seas damaged Swanage. Gales reached 70 mph at Plymouth with torrential Dublin rains flooding basements and Isle of Man damage estimated at 2.3 million dollars. Scotland and Wales crops damaged. homes flooded along Pon Typool and lower Clar mouth. rivers Conway Clwyd Dee Severn overran banks in North Wales.
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United Press
London
English Channel
England
Air Ministry
Dhyland
Plymouth
Dublin
Isle of Man
Scotland
Wales
Antil
Pontypool
Blzenaven
Lower
Clarmouth
Conway
Clwyd
Dee
Severn
Worth Wales
Canada Adopts Tariff to Meet U S Raise
Canada's House of Commons approved in principle a new tariff bill raising duties to a maximum of 50 percent to curb U S dumping. The measure allows excluding products from non Versailles signatories and targets Soviet coal and pulpwood while protecting wheat growers. Opposition argues 50 percent is too high, noting U S duties reach 75 percent.
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House of Commons
United States
Canada
United Press Caada
Bue
Bennelo I
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Carl Sechriest
Erie County Federation of Women’s Clubs
United
Planeto City
Corty
N.J
Robert Young
Young
Finiello
Vatican
Lateran Palace
Raskob Jr
Ic. F. Brown
Wellshoro
Coast Guards
Bell
U.S
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