Local notes on development and politics in Titusville area
George Buck and friends report trout seen at dawn while Titusville development expansion stalls on Sunset Heights bid. Harrisburg considers 85,000 for teacher training, open-warfare on liquor and medical practice rules, and a 10 million debt cap hike as state debates labor and education bills.
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Titusville
Gordon
Sunset ‘Heights
Ich
Whitec Robert
Shreve
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Mystery Blast At Girardville
Explosion on the steps of the Girard Estate building in Girardville Pennsylvania damaged ten nearby homes. Police Chief Earl Purcell said eight to ten sticks of explosive were placed on the steps to the cellar of Stephen Girard’s former home, now an office. Undertaker Michael J. Clark reported the blast shook him from bed as police opened an investigation.
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Girardville
Girard Estate
Earl Purcell
Purcell
Stephen Girard
Michael J. Clark
Lancaster Man Confesses to Slaying in Home Robbery
A 37 year old Armstrong Cork employee in Lancaster Pennsylvania confessed to fatally stabbing 68 year old John Dusch a cotton mill worker, who was found dead at his home Easter Sunday with 26 stab wounds to head and body. Detective John Kirchner said the suspect led police to the victim’s hiding place of 160 dollars stolen after the death and admitted stabbing him when found entering the residence to rob.
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Lancaster
Armstrong Cork
John Dusch
John Kirchner
John Smith
Duschl
Kirchner
Smith
Soiled Clothes Washing Tips
Soiled clothes should be washed promptly to ease cleaning. rough rubbing worsens dirt and perspiration stains, making removal harder. Immediate laundering reduces scrubbing and preserves fabrics. Regular washing limits soil buildup and freshens garments.
Survivors of War Dead to Meet for Burial Plan explained
American Legion and Veterans Information Service Center sponsor a meeting on April 29 to inform next of kin of Cold War I dead buried outside the United States about the government's final burial program. Justin Butters handles registrations. Samuel M. Clarke of the Pennsylvania Quartermaster Depot will speak and show a film outlining burial choices.
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American Legion
Veterans’ Information Service Center
Continental
United States
Information Service Center
Erie
American Legion of Veterans of Foreign Wars Service
Justin Butters
Legion Service
Samuel M. Clarke
Pennsylvania Quartermaster Depot
Army
Corry
Yleinity
Smallpox Vaccination Push Aims to Contain Outbreak
New York residents lined up for smallpox vaccines as Health Commissioner Israel Weinstein predicted the city would curb its first outbreak since 1912. Two deaths were reported and there were six cases in the city and four in Mill Brook, seventy five miles upstate, with the illness spreading slowly.
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Associated Press
New York
Israel Weinstein
Millbrook
McDowell National Bank President Harry McDowell Dies
Harry P. McDowell, president of the McDowell National Bank and a Cleveland Federal Reserve director, died after a brief illness in French Lick Springs Indiana. A prominent western Pennsylvania banker and former Pennsylvania Bankers Association president, he is survived by his wife, a son and three daughters.
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Sharon
Harry P. Min Dowell
McDowell National Bank
Cleveland Federal Reserve
French Lick Springs
Indiasia
McDowell
Westen Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Bankers Association
Children Recover From Food Poisoning in City Hospital
Vincent five year old Vincent and three year old Mary Ann Frazzini were recovering at St. Vincent's Hospital after severe food poisoning. They were brought in at 6 p.m. by their parents Alfred and Mrs Frazzini. The source of the illness had not yet been determined, and Dr. K S Treiber attended the children as they became violently ill late in the afternoon.
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Vincent
Mary Ann
Alfred Frazzini
St. Vincent's Hospital
KS. Treiber
Fire at Erie home injures one firefighter and displaces seven
Erie April 1 a blaze in a Ave family residence trapped seven people five were asleep. fireman Burl strucker No 2 Gompiuly suffered burns and was treated at St Winwert's Hospital. Catherine Snyder escaped after breaking a window and crawling to the porch roof. Neighbors aided evacuations as the house sustained about $2,000 damage.
Infant saved as fire drives family from apartment
Three weeks old Patrick Michael Donahue was awakened and fed by his mother as a fire forced the family from a second floor apartment. Marie Cacchione aided by lifting her five month old Charlene and guiding her to safety while husband Aled Cacchione was at work.
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Patrick Michael
Donahue
Marie Cacchione
Charlene
Aled Cacchiuny
Nine Fish Tugs Sail From Erle Tosebor to Astle
A crew of nine men recently fitted out nine fish tugs and sailed them from Erle Tosebor to Astle. They plan to tend nets for the coming months as they operate from Conbealt and Fairport, with two ships listed for the voyage.
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Dave
Erle Tosebor
Astlehum
Conbealt
Fairport
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Erie Institute of Aeronautics
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