109 Erie County War Dead Return
Erie reports that 109 World War II dead have been returned to local graves as the Army evacuation program progresses. Edward Schmelzer, head of the Erie County Bureau of Veterans Affairs, notes about 400 bodies remain to be shipped into the county, totaling nearly 80 percent of the 692 service members known to have died. He says shipments in recent weeks have been heavy and will likely continue as the Army directs further processing.
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Erie
Erie County
Edward Schmelzer
Bureau of Veterans’ Affairs
Schmelzer
Corry News Briefs from September 27 1928 and Plan for Car Giveaway
Twenty years ago Corry resident Daniel J. Smith died at his daughter’s home, a former Third Ward alderman from 1907 to 1915. The Corry Amusement Company announces a Studebaker Ersuine car giveaway on Christmas Eve, with Rex and Grand Theatres tickets providing coupons. Corry’s weather swung between near freezing, snow, sun, and wind, with a light snowstorm in parts of town. Moonbrook CC defeated Corry CC 5 33 4 to 5 on local links. A citizens’ committee plans a five-number entertainment course featuring top talent for a winter event. City Engineer and Mrs Dickson head to Shreveport after their son Glenn was badly injured in an accident, suffering a severe scalp wound.
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Daniel J. Smith
Corry
W. D. Mitchell
Spring Greet
Mr. Smith
Corry Amusement Company
Rex
Grand Theatres
Citizens’ Committee
Corry Committee
Catent
NR. Dickson
Shreverport
P Glenn Dickson
Bevin Says Russia Threatens World Peace
The three foreign ministers said Russia threatened world peace by use of force and duress to dislodge the western powers from the former German capital. A note to the Kremlin was drafted and sent to Russian ambassadors in Paris, London, and Washington at midnight. A formal citation to the Security Council will be submitted to Trygve Lie. Western powers trace Berlin unrest to Kremlin bargaining since last July and accuse Moscow of coercion to absorb the city into the Soviet zone. They also report plans to close six of twelve distribution centers.
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Yevauuney Grun Cage
Kremlin
Paris
London
Washington
Security Council
Trygve Lie
Russia
Germany
Berlin
Amendment 14th's voting clause debated in Congress
The article discusses enforcing the 14th Amendment by reducing state representation for denying male citizens 21 or older the vote. It notes Borah's call to amend it, Wallace's demand to obey the provision, and potential political leverage over the South amid anti-poll tax debates. It also mentions Truman supporters warning Dixiecrats about electoral votes and northern backing for enforcement, while acknowledging practical obstacles.
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Borah
United States
Congress
Henry A. Wallace
House
Senate
Truman
Thurmond
North
West
Soviet blocs and Berlin blockade tied to Moscow talks
Reading overlong negotiations in Moscow and Berlin western powers concede Stalin agreements for a simultaneous blockade and exclusive Russian currency in Berlin were nullified by Soviet stance.
Berlin Talks End as Russian Demands Clash with Accord
Military governor Mirshal Vassily Zakolofsky played a role as Berlin talks collapsed after the Kremlin agreements were nullified. Russia pressed for control over air traffic and land and water transport into Berlin, while the western powers argued such control would violate accords and grant Russia corridors through allied zones.
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Mirshal Vassily Zakolofsky
Berlin
Kremlin
Apportionment and Voting Rights in Postwar Congress
A discussion of how census data would shape apportionment after the 1960 census, the potential to reduce state representation for disenfranchised groups, and the interplay of the 14th and 15th Amendments with enforcement and congressional power. It notes historical attempts to influence representation and the debates around states denying suffrage.
Swedish Co-ops Report Record Turnover in Sweden
Swedish consumer co operatives report a historic sales high with total turnover near 16 million dollars last year. Each Swedish family averages about 1600 dollars in benefits, and the estimate suggests roughly every second family in Sweden participates in a cooperative network.
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Sweden
Cactus Jack and trivia quiz questions
A prompt style quiz asks 10 items: former U.S. vice president nicknamed Cactus Jack whose wife died in Uvalde Texas. true or false about Babe Ruth body at Polo Grounds. how many teeth if ammonodont. whether Constitution forbids electing a woman president. dermatologist scope. sunlight clothing cooling. plural of Tungus. capital of a South American country. Willow Run Michigan manufacturer. author of Tomorrow Will Be Better who also wrote A Tree Grows in Brooklyn.
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U. 8
Cactus Jack
Uvalde
Tex
Babe Ruth
Polo Grounds
U. S
Woran
Willow Run, Mich
Brooklyn
William E. Lloyd 80 longtime Cory resident dies at home
William E. Lloyd 80 a resident of Cory for 32 years died suddenly at his home 517 South Center Street Saturday evening after 7 o clock He was born March 27 1868 in Oswego New York and worked in the lumber industry as a wagon driver He lived with his sister the late Mrs Hmeline Arnold since 1938 and was a Methodist He is survived by two brothers John and George Lloyd of Cory two nieces Mrs Norman Newkirk of Hamburg and Lynn Lewis of Erie and nephews Gary Bennett John Lloyd Harold Lloyd Milton Lloyd and Jace Bennett Services will be held at Bracken Keating Funeral Home Wednesday at 2 PM Interment in West Spring Creek Cemetery.
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William E. Lloyd
Lofty
South Center Street
Lloyd
Oswego
Pennsylvania
Cory
Hmeline Arnold
Methodist Church
John
George Lloyd
Corry
Detroit
Norman Newkirk
Hamburg
Pes Lynn Lewis
Erie
Gary Bennett
John Lloyd
Harold Lloyd
Milton Lloyd
Jace Bennett
Titusville
Bracken Keating
West Spring Creek
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Blaine
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C. Christensen Motors
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Lydia Z. Pinkham
Pinkham
Slydia E. Pinkham
This Is
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