Farm Home of Bensink Destroyed by Fire
A chimney caused fire destroyed the Bensink residence on Spirit Hill near Clymer, south of town. David Bensink and family of several children left homeless as the house and most furnishings burned. a barn was saved by neighbors and minor damage occurred to nearby structures. Insurance on property and contents about 1 000. The fire started from an overheated chimney.
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David Bensink
Spirit Hill
Clymer
Corry
Bensinke
Mead & Brown
Mant Main Street
Bricles
Clymor
Benin
Thousands Pay 1929 School Taxes Before October Deadline
Tax collectors report rapid payment of the 1929 school tax with about $10,000 received so far and a total near $120,000 for the year. A five percent penalty starts October 1, urging residents to settle by Tuesday to avoid the fee. Taxpayers expect a busy weekend and early next week as the deadline approaches.
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G. H. Gordon
George H. Gorcon
Mary
Calleetar Garden
Erie Railroad Curtails Westbound Local Train 915
Erie Railroad announces timetable changes effective Sunday including westbound local No 915 arriving about 9 25 instead of 7 00. Corry remains a flag stop for eastbound Limited, while No 4 eastbound departs earlier and changes affect Buffalo connections. no changes to No 2 eastbound schedule.
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Corry
Marion
Corry Ater
Matin
Ohio
Erie Railroad
Erie
Cor Fy
Division
Priest
Jamestown
Buffalo
Lotter City
Hirle
Pennsylvania Railroad
New Officers of Corry Knights of Columbus to Be Installed
Edward Messenger was elected grand Knight of Corry Council No 425 Knights of Columbus at Monday night’s meeting. He and other officers will be installed at tonight’s session in the Bartow block. A large attendance was recorded.
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Corry
Knights of Colum
Bartow
Keni Genter Street
Edward Messenger
The
Five Best Radio Entertainments Listed Today
NBC and CBS network programming features True Story Hour Philco Theatres Hour and Armstong Quakers with times across EST and BST. The schedule includes Cities Service Orchestra and Mystery House as part of the night’s lineup.
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WHAT
NBC
Cities Service Orchestra
WAG
CBS
Wie
Philco Theatres
Wic
Armstrong Quakers
Wreck Injures Nine as Train Derailed in Kansas
Chicago rail service reports passenger train No. 224 derailed near Clay Center Kansas, wreckage damaged seven cars and engine tank, eighteen others shaken. Nine taken to hospital with burns bruises and cuts all in the Midwest region, cause under investigation.
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Chicago
Rock Sling
Clay Center
Kans
Caicigo
Rock Tsung
Pacite
Middle West
Corryites Share in Melon Stock Dividend Planned
New York dispatches report Columbia Guy Electric Corporation directors approved a 25 percent stock dividend after increasing authorized shares from 10 million to 30 million. Stockholders meet November 6 to vote on the increase, with dividends payable February 16, 1980.
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New York Dispatches
Columbia Guy A Electric Corporation
Belrusry
Ex Governor Pinchot letter discussed at local WCTU meeting
The Woman's Christian Temperance Union met at 538 West Church Street with 19 members and five visitors. A letter from Ex Governor Pinchot, written aboard the Mary Pinchot near the Galapagos, was read to the group, and a tribute to Frances Willard by Harry M. Chalfant was shared. Mrs. Ila A. George announced the Warren state convention and a love gift program, as Mrs. George prepares to retire after 22 years as site president.
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Woman's Christian ‘Temperance Union
C. A. Johnson
West Church Street
Warren
Agnes Johnson
Corry Union
George
Ha-rry McHiroy
Ethel Chass
Radio Dealers Planning Association Formed in City
Preliminary steps toward organizing a radio dealers association were taken at a meeting held at the Donald Stewart radio shop on Ernst Main street. Attendees included W. H. Bilis, Leon J. Lindsley, W. C. Merritt, and others from local firms as plans for regular meetings and improved selling methods were outlined to advance radio business in the area.
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Donald Stewart
Ernst Main Street
Stewart
Ini
W. H. Bilis
Leon J. Lindsley
W. C. Merritt
Mrs E C Barnes Addresses Federation Program
Mrs E C Barnes speaks on The Art of Working Together at the sixteenth annual Erie County Federation of Women's Clubs meeting held at the Woman's Club on West Sixth Street. Representatives from county women's clubs are expected to attend this afternoon.
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Erie County Federation of Women's Club
Work Begins on Spartansburg Road Construction
The Hagedorn Construction Company has started work on a four mile section south of Spartansburg. A large conduit will be laid near the Valentine farm, with winter settling to allow spring pavement. Officials hope to advance this fall and complete dirt work in forest by spring 1830, as crews expand and Corry serves as headquarters.
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Hagedorn + Construction Company
Juwah
Spartansburg
Valentine Farm
West Virginia
Fim
Corry
Florida calm after severe storm threat from hurricane
Reporting from Havana and Miami in late September, officials said Cuba and Florida faced no direct hurricane impact. Observers noted storms near the Bahamas while Nassau remained inaccessible, and Pan-American Airways halted rescue plans as weather prevented contact. Miami recorded heavy rain with easing winds as hurricane warnings shifted north.
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United Press
Havana
Cuba
Pedr Lanzil
Belen College Observatory
Father Lunen
Fontston
Havens
Nassau
Bahamas
Witation
Bimini
Pan-American Airways
Miami
Floridia
Fla
Florda
Jupiter
Star of Ziegfeld Show Stricken by Heart Illness
United Press report from New York states star Myrna Darby of the Ziegfeld shows was struck down by heart inflammation. It notes speculation about a rumored engagement cancellation to a millionaire’s son and hints at a broader family illness, with industry whispers linking personal upheaval to her death.
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United Press
New York
Myrna Darby
Ziegfeld
Ted Today
Broadway
Millonaire Son of
Wiegfeld
Pices
Jily
Tina
American Veterans Narrow Escape in Brussels Collision
Sept 27 a motor bus carrying American veterans of the First Division the Ohio contingent of the American Expeditionary Forces collided with a horse drawn cart. The chauffeur was thrown into a ditch and rescued by the chauffeur the horse driver was injured. The tourist agency was sharply reprimanded for reckless driving as the veterans were returning from Ghent.
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Brussels
Arth Division
Ohio
American Expeditionary Forces
Qhipane
Amirisanie Gere
Fom
Ghent
Aurideht
Dray Driver Injured In West Pleasant Street Crash
Samuel Weles of Spring Street collided with a Gray seagull wagon on West Pleasant Street. Grant Barton, driver of the dray, was thrown from the wagon and suffered multiple rib and back injuries. He remains at home as crews assess about $150 in vehicle damage and injuries to the horses.
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West Pleasant Street
Samuel Weles
Spring Street
Journal
Grant Barton
Barton
Wales
Corry Women Open Club House on October 8
Enthusiasm runs high as Corry Women’s Club plans the formal opening of the new Mott street clubhouse on Tuesday October 8. A 2 30 pm reception for members features addresses by Mrs Edward Lindsey of Warren and Mrs Arthur Brevillier of Erie, followed by an 8 0 pm public reception and a Junior department musical program. The club announces limited new memberships with dues only and no initiation fee.
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Corry Women's Cum
Mott Street
Mia
Edward Lindsey
Warren
Arthur Brevillier
Erie
Question Mark Begins Flight Into Siberia
The French plane Question Mark, headed northeast from Paris, flew over Cologne as preparations for a transcontinental flight continued. Piloted by Michelina Cole and Maurine Bellonte, the craft lifted at Le Bouget Field and faced fog, with watchers uncertain of its ultimate destination.
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United Press
Paris
Cologne
Germany
Micdoline J Cole
Maurine Bellonte
le Boukget Field
Colognes
Paria
Biberla
Parle
Berlin
America
Tokio
Coste
United States
Ari
Azores
Louis Tdzikasii
Marshal Pilsudski
Casimir Kubala
Marie Rose
Tami
Dis
British flyweight boxing champion dies in Scotland
Johanie Hill, British flyweight boxing champion, died suddenly in Strathmiglo Fifeshire at 2 am after a relapse from an illness that began with a Monday cold. He had been scheduled to fight Frankie Genarg of the United States for the world title in Albert Hall, London, next month.
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Uantes
Strathmiglo
Fifeshire
Scotland
Johanie Hill
Hill
Frankie Genarg
Albert Hall
London
Fill
Italian conspirator sentenced for Mussolini era plot
Cesara Rossi once chief of Mussolini’s press bureau was found guilty of conspiracy against the regime. She received a sentence of 80 years imprisonment as trial paths indicated. The case occurred on the William Wynn highway section between Hammett and Erie where the verdict was delivered after a brief hearing. General Motors and RCA reportedly plan a new radio subsidiary with about 10 million dollars capitalization, with 51 percent to GM if stock is sold.
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United Press
Rome
Cesara Rossi
Mussolini
Press-Biresu
William Wynn
Flossi
Hammett
Erie
General Motors Corporation
Radio Corporation of America
Swindler Hiatry Rearraigned In Fraud Case In London
Clarence Hiatry, linked to a string of failed enterprises costing investors about 40 million, was rearraigned in court and charged with fraudulently obtaining money from the Porchhket Trish, pursuing further legal action as the case unfolds.
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Swindoler
London
Clarence
Hiatry
Sever Qnencial Enterprises
Gay
Trish
Through Highways Approved by City Council in Special Session
City Council authorized two through highways under state guidance with state funding for twenty feet of street maintenance and stop signs at key intersections. The plan, set to take effect November 1, includes Smith Center and Center Columbus corridors with state supervision and markings.
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Taffic
North Center Street
Sup't
Firmice Loveland
John ©. Kibler
Carl Peterson
Loweto
State Hightway Department
Council
Highway Department
Shegd
Smith Street
Center
Columbus Avenue
Smith
Center Street
State Department
Columns
Smith and Center and
East Columbus
State Highway Department
Smith and
Center Streets
Trafic
Columbus Avane
Trac Noth
Genter ‘Street
State Highway Patrol
Doren Pheney
Mt Elty
Spartansburg
Sneei
Union Street
Pleasant
First Avenue
South Street
Main Street
State Mains
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E.R.R
K.of
Corryites
Columbia Gas and Electric Corporation
Pinchot
E. C. Barnes
Titusville
Argonne Forest
Spartansburg Road
Florida
Woman's Club
Siberia
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