Chain Stores Into Warren Faced by Independent Merchants
At the Life Study club meeting in the Y M C A Warren, local merchants and supporters debated whether chain stores help or hurt the community. Speakers argued chains cut costs and offer low prices yet risk eroding local enterprise and civic leadership, while independents stress personalized service, credit, and community commitment.
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Warren
Life Study Club
Y. M. C. A. Testuay
Jenn Siggins
Leader
H. S. Keck
Keck
Blank
My. Keck
New York
Chain Store
Overheated stove destroys Blair county farm home
In Altoona Pennsylvania on March 28 a fire caused by an overheated furnace destroyed the William Crawford farm house on Catfish Ridge near Hollidaysburg. Loss estimated at 10000. The dwelling ranked among Blair county’s largest farm homes. Nearby, a landslide blocked Bloomsburg Sullivan rail line for about 24 hours, resuming service today after 300 tons of earth and rock fell on tracks. In Mauch Chunk officials expect Lehigh Canal opening on April 2 to speed anthracite production, noting the canal handles about 25 cars of coal daily.
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Altoona
William Crawford
Catfish Ridge
Hollidaysburg
Blair County
Bloomsburg
Bloomsburg- Sullivan
Mauch Chunk
Lehigh Canal
Susquehanna River Reaches 165 Feet As Cold Returns
Cold checks rise in Susquehanna River with sub freezing weather halting rapid swelling after a stage of 165 feet. Lowlands flood as amusement parks and camping grounds face inundation. Freight wreck blocks Lehigh Valley line at Glen Summit. service resumes after 12 hours with 20 cars destroyed. Clarence Rowland named Reds scout. ex White Sox manager and umpire to aid in spring operations.
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Wilkes Barre
Wilkes-Barrf
Glen Summit
Free
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Buffalo-Philadelphia
ST. Petersburg
Fla
C. J. McDiarmid
Cincinnati Reds
Clarence Rowland
Reds
Rowland
Chicago White
Yankees
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Boston
Herman A. M. McDonald
Fuller
Frank A. Goodwin
Dominguez
Kellogg
Washington
International Newsreet
Susquehanna River
WALN
Lehigh Valley
the Tribune
Legion
Chamberlin
Germany
Library Theatre
Warren Tribune
The
Cathedral of Love and Honor
of Smith
A. J. Smith
Cleveland
Ohio
Warren Nat. Bank
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