City officials review routes for new pavement project
Twenty years ago, T C G Frame, district engineer for the State Highway Department, spent hours in the city with Mayor Alexander W C Murray and Wm Desmond reviewing routes for a proposed pavement link between the city and Combus. A final route decision was expected within weeks. Columbus sought better train service as the Public Service Commission ordered two more express trains to stop at the barouett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. GC. Frame
State Highway Department
Alexander
W. C. Murray
Wi. Desmond
Combus
Columbus
Public Service Commission
Janet
Charley Keating
Carl Smith
Cleveland
Supreme Council
Masonic ‘Temple Auditorium
Bricker
Balvation Army
Sue
Adj . Morrison
Katherine Wells
Punxsutawney
Ace
France
U. S
Italy
General Patch
Corry
Colmer Committee of
Congress
Advertising and newspaper masthead obscured text
Local Corry Pa publication details advertising rates and Associated Press affiliation. Mentions multiple city advertising offices and postage pricing notes.
War and Politics in Wartime Unity Across the Nation
As election time nears Americans deplore the clash of campaigns with two wars ongoing. Thomas Kershaw, a worker, laments the timing while a crane accident injures an employee at Climax Mfg. Co. Yet the piece praises bipartisan war support and urges political tolerance to strengthen victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Kershaw
Mfg. Co
Ayatt
Vic
Rooseveld
Mavine Albert
Clark
Dorr
Penelec) Clark
Tinian
Saipan
Pacific
Ray Burgows
Elgin
Lovells
Northern
Ontario
North Wast
Corry
J. W. Campbell
Olean Independents Postpone Openers. North Easts to Play
The Olean Independents cannot reach terms for the season opener at Gerry Tndependents field and postpone the game. The North Easts will replace them in the first game this season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crange
Olean Independents
Gerry
Notable Medical Pioneers From The Pennsylvania Society
From the Medical Society of Pennsylvania a list highlights doctors who advanced science and health. Bethlehem’s Otto first produced cotton seed oil, Gesner found kerosene from shale, Rush first chemistry professor, Black coined carbonic acid gas, Gilbert proposed magnetic Earth, Cesalono noted flower sex, Chappell and Division developed fertilizer for farming, and Draper photographed the sun. These figures pursued discoveries to ease human suffering and save lives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethlehem
Pennsylvania
Otto
Abraham Gesner
Benjamin Rush
America
Joseph Black
William Gilbert
Andrea Cesalono
P. 5S
Chappell
William Divison
Henry Draper
Seven Quizzed Questions From a Fragmented Page
A garbled page presents seven trivia prompts about presidents Mother’s Day timing, silent film actors, paralysis outcomes, church denominations, and poets. The text is incomplete with misread names and unclear context, offering fragmented clues rather than a coherent story.
Two Freed on Bail in Gas Ration Fraud Case
Suspects released on bonds of 8000 each as federal court opens next session for alleged gas rationing conspiracy. A third man, Rudolph Lindner, is being sought for forging and possession of coupons, with government agents and U.S. Marshal John Sloan involved in the search.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John F. Piradibe
Jill Hesday
Rudolphy Lintner
United States
John B Sloan
Lindner
Jane
Ajax Marine Engine earns global notice in steam power history
A wartime era feature extols the Ajax Marine Engine for its 1300 bap rating and robust design including crosshead guides, roller bearings, and full metallic packing. The piece notes wide adoption in Liberty Ships, marine and industrial use, and highlights leadership changes at Ajax in 1957 alongside the firm’s enduring reputation.
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Ajax
Ipl
Fess
Tha
Liberty
Nowshowt
Maritime Commission
Ajix
VOTH
Coe
Bisy
J 3
Castor
Tig Enone Incuairy
Mead Park pool plan sparks drive for 25 thousand
Local citizens push development of a real Mead Park swimming pool fed by Corry Water Supply lines rather than Bear Creek to avoid pond issues. The ambitious project could cost $25,000 or more, with sizableSubscriptions reportedly available.
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Mead Park
Corry Water Supply
Bear Creek
Germany
Britain
United States
Corry
Cigs
Bull Durham
John R. Patterson
G. L
West Washington Street
Army Air Forces
Tyndall Field
Cpl. DeGraf
Jimmy. Kelly
Washington
Cpt
Benler
Erie
Moose
Worth Hammond
New Lodge
John Planigan
Dim Davis
Warren County
Miscellaneous notes from a wartime era town column
A wide mix of notes reports and brief items. Local soldiers gifts parcels and supply requests from Southwest Pacific islands. Navy trainees and personnel are mentioned alongside civilian matters including a fire scare in a building a farm transfer real estate and a number of social items. Also noted are counterfeits wage issues OPA measures and wartime economic updates.
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Mmye
Urttera
Southwest Pacific Islands
Crawford Woods
Erie Center Dedication at Cathedral Prep School
Erie's Cathedral Center dedication set for October 25 with Archbishop Apos tolic delegate Erim, Rev. Amleto Giovannis, and Bishop John Mark Gannon overseeing the project. The expansion includes St. Peter's Cathedral, a new mortuary chapel for bishops, a chancellery, a basement cafeteria, and other improvements.
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Erim
Thymosh Rey Amleto Giovannis Olehrgunt
United States
Turse
Fiw
Atye Cathedral
Mortuay
John Mark Gannon
Mile Catholi
St. Peter's Cathedral
Cathedral Center
Polio Cases Rise in Chautauqua Jamestown Area
Jamestown reports two new infantile paralysis cases Friday raising the city total to 21 and Westfield to six. A five year old girl and a four year old boy, both Jamestown residents, receive hospital treatment as state officials track the outbreak. The county total reaches thirty-one with the latest figures. A separate note mentions a planned high mass at St Peter's with the Apostolic Delegate, a landmark event for the Erie Catholic diocese drawing bishops nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jamestown
Toyal
Chounagla
M Yiellin
Walter C. Levy
New York State Health Department
Westfeld
St. Peter's
Erle Catholic
United States
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Jen "Thompson
George Thompson
Propikiin Stewet
Carl Peterson
Charles Peterson
Carlen
Daiey Dozen
He Medical Society of the
State of
Mark Brothers
Betrymere
Inies
Peati Barber
Tyitt
Tom Whit Tao
Simdles
Chile
Cuba
Hitler
Napoleon
Nazifuehrer
Robert H. Brown
Army Air ‘Transport Command
Mediterranean
Middle East
Casablanca
McLaughlin Farm
Washington Street
Great Lakes Naval Station
George L. Kinney
Pairview Street
OPA
Voice of the People
Department of Hately
Phil Murray
Louis Jackson
Dieut
George Jackson
Secret Service
U. S. Chamber of Commerce Bulletin
South Center Street
Brother Copper
Esther Spicer
Hoenes
Tesser
Joan Coulter
West Church Street
Prospect Street
Reservoir Hill
Merril J. Barker
Renovo
Thomas Motor Co
Wilvice
J. Fred Kinley Insurance
Agency
Genter St
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Guy
UA Evo Vey
Aaa
Erie Center
Catholic Diocese
Chautauqua CO
East Main Street
Pillsbury Flour
Swansdown Cake
Pure Care Sugar
Maxwell House Coffee Sunshine Graham Crockers
California Spinach
O’‘Cedar National
O'Cedar
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