Local notices snapshot from Corry area week
Reports of Aero Supply plant shed replacement and road project talks surface alongside rising material costs as rubber firms announce price shifts. VFW appeals to Congress for neutrality policy while draft enlists expand at Langley and Fort Belvoir. Divorces filed, sidewalk repair eyed, domestic incidents recur, and police warn of a stock-farm scam. Youth vandalism damages Ball garden Hind property. fire at Aero Supply contained.
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Ball Garden
Raymond Avenue
First Ward Fire Department
Aero Supply
Erie Lineman Escapes Death After 2300-Volt Fall
Erie September 20 Raymond Hedderick 35 of 1093 Oakmont Avenue lineman for Erie County Electric narrowly escaped electrocution when he slipped and fell onto a 2300-volt line while repairing a pole at 26th and Chestnut. He hung for over 10 minutes in a life belt before rescue, suffered burns to the chest hands and knees, was aided to safety by colleagues and transported to St. Vincent's Hospital in critical condition.
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Erie
Raymond Head
Hck
Oakmont Avenue
Erie County Electric Company
26Th and
Chestnut Streets
Hedderick
St. Vincent's Hospital
Ulindhes
Mrs Ella Armitage Dies at Erie Hospital
Mrs. Ella Armitage 35 wife of Harold W. Armitage of East Pleasant Street died this morning after a weeks illness in Erie. She leaves six children Betty Jane Mary Ann Jack Jean Phyllis Nancy at home and her mother Mrs Selma Smedley of Of City two sisters Edna Smedley of Ow City and Ethel Smedley of New York City and two brothers Harry Jr of Old City and Ronald of Oklahoma. Funeral at 1 30 Saturday from 519 East Pleasant Street with interment in Of City.
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Ella Armitage
Harold W. Armitage
East Pleasant Street
Erie
Jack
Jean
Phyllis
Nancy
Selma Smedley
of City
Edna, Smedley
OW City
Ethel Smedley
New York City
Harry, Jr
Old City
Ronald
Oklahoma
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Parent ‘Teachers' Association
Corry
Ol City
East Pleasant
Oi City
American wealth statisticians estimate 1778 output
Statisticians estimate that since 1778 America produced about three times the world’s total wealth, surpassing global outputs. The claim highlights significant national growth but lacks clear sources or methodology.
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America
Dilapidated Buildings May Be Wrecked Here
Attorney General Claude T. Reno ruled that boards of health in third class cities including Corry may demolish any house or building deemed a public nuisance by the board. The power is extraordinary and not to be used arbitrarily or with improper motives. The opinion's effect on local demolitions remains to be seen though council has sought to wreck several dilapidated structures.
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Claude T. Reno
Boards of Health
Third Eles
Corry
Wattsburg to Erie road widening and resurfacing begins
Work has started on widening and resurfacing the Wattsburg Erie road, the shortest Corry to county seat route. J M Doyle Brothers Construction of Erie leads the project with over 200 workers and heavy machinery on the highway, making travel precarious now. Completion will be welcomed by local motorists who use the route to Erie.
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Wattsburg-Erie
Corry
J. & M. Doyle Brothers Construction Company
Erie
Elaine Dart Stricken Today Widow of J Dart
Mrs Elaine Dart of Corry died at her daughter's home 304 Concord Street this morning after a period of illness She was born November 2 1861 in Sherburne New York and lived in Corry many years Survived by daughter Lila Foster She was a member of the local Methodist church Funeral Friday at 2 30 from the Day ton funeral home with interment at Pine Grove cemetery
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Cony
Elaine Dart
J. ©. Dart
A. J. Foster
Gonvord Street
Dart
Corry
Columbus
Sherburne
N.T
Lila Foster
Jim
H. E. Manley
Fitch Tillotson
Ets
Curry
Paster
Dayton Funeral Home
Pine Grave Cemetery
Profiteering Topic Weighed for Pennsylvania Session
United Press reports Governor Aru H. James may include war profiteering in a planned special session. Attorney General Claude T. Reno says existing law lets him curb profiteering in food and necessities amid European war. Observers note sugar and flour price spikes and debate over relief funds and broader anti-profiteering legislation.
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United Press
Asarisburg
Aru H. James
Claude T. Reno
Penmsylvania
Congress
Pondy
Meadville Man Killed In Highway Tire Change
Meadville, Sept 20. Carl Chason 21, a Meadville truck driver, was killed instantly when struck by a Nissan while changing a tire along a highway in Venango Township about three miles from Cambridge Springs on the Cambridge Springs Edinboro road. Deputy Coroner Carl Levine scheduled an inquest for Thursday night. Batista Madonna 41, Erle man driving the bread truck that struck Chason, has been released on his own recognizance. his vehicle is held for inspection for possible mechanical defect cited as contributory cause.
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Meadville
Carl & Cha~Son
Venango
Cambridge Springs
Edinboro
Carl Levine
Batista Madonis
Erleman
Chason
Madonna
Two Day Walkout at Brackenridge Ends in Return to Classes
Brackenridge Pa high school students returned to classes after a two day walkout aimed at pressuring township officials to build steps over a hill for a shorter route to the school. Over 100 students participated, circulating petitions during the recess demanding the steps. Norman High School in Oklahoma will offer a fall course in retail selling training with local merchants assisting to make it practical and focused on distributive occupations.
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Brackenridge
Har-Brack High School
HGH
Norman
Okla
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Aero Supply Corporation
Fourth Ward
Corry-to-Clymer
State Highway Department
Red Cross
Hels Pub
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Otis N. Brown
Roosevelt
Brown
V. F
Pittsburgh
Air Corps
Langley Field
Virginia
5Th Engineers
Fort Belvoir
66Th Infantry
Fort George C. Meade
1Sh
Carlisle Barracks
Port Hoyle
Army
Erie County
Plorence V. Young
South Street
J. Harold Young
West Park Place
Imperial Hotel
West Main Street
Wately
Farry Phillips
Liberty Street
Theodore Amaroso
Sherman Street
Planipanast
Bikses
West Ent
New Philadelsnia
Cadi
Olio
Raymond Hedderick
Erie Hospital
Wattsburg
New York
Erie Way
Eric
Hudson
Sy. Masaceri
Gag U
Utah
AAA
Aeeey Motor
Franklin Street
Seclaw
Detroit
Equippea
Olriew
Enduraice
Country Club
Pennsylvania
Fiov. James
F.C. Chapin & Sons
Goldette
Suotar
Onal
Sure Jong Tse
Torridaire
Root’s Furniture Store
Graham
Chrysler
Auburn
Plymouth Tudo
Dumfries
Powell Motor CO. Ford-Mercury-Zephyr
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