Western Pennsylvania weekend traffic toll rises with four dead
A weekend of fatal accidents in western Pennsylvania claimed four lives and a fifth person died after being struck by a Pennsylvania Railroad train on Philadelphia Street crossing in Notona. Additional items include radio concert guest Sven Tollefsen, a Hamilton-style broadcast, a resignation from George G. Winger, a California hitchhiking scare, and highway safety suspensions affecting 15 Erie drivers. Also reported are property damage in Lottsville, a scooter theft, four divorce decrees in Erie county, a stray dog euthanized after being struck, March public assistance expenditures totaling 9 627 000 with breakdowns, and obituary notice for Mrs. Earl Brown.
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Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Railroad
Sophia Chilko
Philadelphia
Notona
Church
Move in Harrisburg to end colored oleomargarine ban
In Harrisburg on April 23 a new move in the General Assembly aims to lift the sale ban on colored oleomargarine in Pennsylvania. The League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania backs the effort and says a new bill is being prepared to correct faults in previous proposals and send it to a favorable committee.
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Oy Ashlee
Harrisburg
General Assembly
Pennsylvania
League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania
Senate Agriculture Committee
League
Lengue
William J. Collens
League of Women Voters of
Gay
Lloyd Wood
Senate
Brynolfson and Tollesen Concert At Rex Theatre
Horace Brynolfson and Toralf Tollesen headline a Rex Theatre concert scheduled for tomorrow at 8 15 p m Advance tickets are selling fast Olin W Bracken will introduce them The program features a mix of arias songs operatic pieces and light classics with intermission remarks by Bracken The event also includes a list of composers and pieces from Puccini to Kreisler and Rodgers Hart
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Brynolfson
Rex Theatre
Horace Brynolfson
Toralf Tollefsen
Olin W. Bracken
Hyr Brahe
A. H
Malotte
A. A. Penn
Offerbach
J-S. Buch
G. Puccini
Mr. Bracken
Rodgers & Hart
Rudolf Friml
Eileen
Victor Herbert
New Orleans
N. Brodsky
Sheridan Baker
Fritz Kreisler
Walter Kegler
Justice of the Peace
Nepal
Nusum
Las Cruces
Break-in at Jamestown offices leaves mess in Rogers Building
Intruders broke into second floor offices in the Rogers Building over Lawson Furniture in Jamestown on Friday night. Police call the incident the work of drunks or maniacs as broken windows, scattered papers, and a blood smear were found. No money reported missing while owners prepare a full inventory.
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Jamestown
Ligne
Rogers
Lawson Furniture
Brooklyn Square
Leroy H. Ericson
Ofices
Paper work occupies Gen. MacArthur today
New York April 23 Gen Douglas MacArthur spent the day engaged with paper work while his wife and son planned an afternoon at the circus. Following a mammoth reception Friday he remained secluded in the Waldorf Astoria Hotel as Maj. Gen. Courtney Whitney indicated no plans for the general today.
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New York
Douglas MacArthur
Waldorf Astoria Hotel
Courtney Whitney
Macarthur
Gibbs Executed For Slaying Girl By Associated Press
Gibbs, a former Franklin and Marshall College student and World War II veteran, was executed at Rockview Penitentiary for the January 1950 slaying of Marian Louise Baker, a 21 year old typist. He claimed the act was an impulse.
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Bellefonte
Edward L. Gibbs
Gibbs
Rockview Penitenairy
Lancaster County
J. W. Claudy
Services Yesterday for Mrs Margaret Mathews
Services were held Sunday afternoon at 2:30 at Brackers Keating Funeral Home for Mrs Margaret Mathews. Rev Joseph R Clair officiated with bearers Wallace M Young Sydney B Elston Carlton W Smith Horton J Davis Earl Hurley and Dan D Williams. Interment followed in the Pine Grove Cemetery family lot. Out of town attendees included Warren Mathews and son Keith East Liverpool Ohio Mae Ryce Pittsburgh James Higgins Kenmore and A J Scully and wife Erie.
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Ace
Fox
Margaret 1
Mathews
Brackers- Keating
Joseph R. Clair
Wallace M. Young
Sydney B. Elston
Carlton W. Smith
Horton J. Davis
Earl Hurley
Dan D. Williams
Fmily
Pine Grove
Warren Mathews
Keith
East Liverpool
Mae Ryce
Pittsburgh
James Higgins
Kenmore
A. J. Scully
Erie
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Sven ‘Tollefsen
Arhur Godfrey
Mr. Tollefsen
George G. Winger
Martizan
Bracken-Keating Funeral Home
Franklin
Corry
California
Bureau of Highway Safety
Erie County
D. L. Steen
North Center Street
Lottsville
Hilmer Jones
Edwin Burch
Burch
Sugar Grove
Hubert Vaughn
Nort Center Street
East Columbus Avenue
S. W. Parker
East South Street
Earl Brown
Willow Springs
Ill
Brown
Tlinols Town
Gen. MacArthur
NUZUM
Beckwith Sales
Willys Cars, Trucks & Jerps
New Holland Farm Machinery
Chrysler Fluid Drive
N. Center St
Pier Ene Ne
Beck
Lee Peiaa
Cole DE Tang
Gosblen
Widmann & Tesh Sea's
Lindsley's
Chevrolet
Thomas Motors of Corry Inc
Associated Press
Schwinn Bicycles
Guignon's
Presto Pressure Cooker
P. S
Sunbeam
Piso
Mrs
Margaret Mathews
Telephon Corporation
Tony
Norcross
Ayu Uta
Norcross Greeting Cards
North Phillips
Topp’s “Corry’s Smart Women’s Shop
National Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Fe Land
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