Local notices and incidents fill Erie report
Police found an elderly man dazed on Spring Street and took him to Grand Street. Three teens fled a hotel restaurant without paying. A reward of 600 dollars was offered for Ross Spatti’s body found in the Allegheny River. Paul Dickerson and Ot Warren recovered it while fishing. Real estate transfers, weathered by canal ice, highway funding, unemployment secrecy policy, and local court actions populate Erie news with municipal, corporate, and community updates.
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Condh
Grand Street
Phoenix
Restaurches
al Warren
Ross Spatti
Paul Dickerson
Ot Warren
Marconi Society
Sons of Italy
Mar*sts' Union
Peter Riders
Pittsburgh district business index slides under 2 percent
The University of Pittsburgh reported a downward trend in major business activity last week, with the index at 1a.1 percent of the 1935-1939 average. Declines mainly stemmed from coal production, plus drops in steel mill operations, electric power output, and originating shipments. Farm incomes in Pennsylvania falter as costs hit all time highs in the month ended c1, while prices for new products partially offset higher costs.
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University of Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
State Department of Agriculture
Keystone State
Myers Says People of State Favor Lilienthal
Washington April 4 Senator Myers D Pa told the U S Senate that Pennsylvania voters overwhelmingly support David Lilienthal for chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission. He cited hundreds of letters and telegrams in favor and said he does not consider Lilienthal a Communist or a superman, but a highly capable candidate for the job.
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Pennsylvania
David Lisenthal
Atonic Enery Commission
Senastir Myers
D-Pa
U. S. Senate
Philadelphia
Fe Chamber
Lilienthal
Myers
Denauel
Fhrmer
Tennessee Valley Authority
Senate
David Lilienthal
No Contest Plea Filed For Butler Arson Suspect
Butler county court heard pleas of no contest yesterday from Pau Vill a 11 year old Freeport volunteer on arson and rail property mischief charges. He was connected to a train wreck incident and faces related counts.
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Butler
Butler County
Pau Vill
Freeport
Lee Found Guilty by Jury in Manslaughter Trial
A Mayville jury convicted Leonard Lee a 40 year old Chautauqua County blacksmith of first degree manslaughter in the February beating of his housekeeper Dorothy Ware. The verdict came after about five hours deliberation with several court recesses. Sentencing set for today with potential prison time up to 20 years.
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Eulley
Leonard Lee
Chautauqua County
Dorothy Ware
Toom
Lee L. Ottaway
Ney
Ottaway
Lee
M. J
Chautauqua Lake Levels Rise Amid Spring Thaw
April thaw causes Chautauqua Lake to surge to 1308 feet, rising 384 inches above normal as tributaries overflow. Weather observer Stanley Ann Wexson notes this marks the highest level since spring melt began, with winter snows persisting and a record set after days of warming.
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Jamestown
Chavauque Lake
Stanley Ann Wexson
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