Erie area notes include accidents, arrests, and repairs
Erie police report a driver with Warner's permit caused a slight collision at Smith and Center streets. Other items note a Mead Park fist fight, a custody dispute referred to attorneys, a bicycle fall injury, a missing watch, and state inspection stick er shortages. Also reported are hospital transfers, theater sales, fines for drunken conduct, a nail puncture, and a Korean Relief Fund collection totaling 361.40 at Rex and Corry Drive-ins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erie
Warner
Smith and
Center Streets
Robert Sutton
Richard Gehrlein
Center Street
West Smith Steet
Harold Hampton
Portland
Nid
Hampton
Gehrlein
Eisenhower
Korean Relief Fund
Blatt Bros
Rex and Corry Drive-in
Retirement law ends death bed retirements for Pa employees
Harrisburg reports a new Pennsylvania law ending death bed retirements for state workers aged 80 or more with 25 years of service. The rule allows filing a retirement form that takes effect on retirement or death, granting the worker’s family both his retirement contribution and the state’s matching share. Previously the matching share was withheld from eligible employees who were still active.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Two Brothers Held After Terrorizing Mansfield
In Mansfield Ohio two brothers John Brown 37 and J Z Brown 93 were jailed after driving around firing at people. Chief Detective F Bruce Friday said they were remorseful when sober and will face charges for pointing and discharging firearms.
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New Associated Press
Mansfield
Ohio
F. Bruce Friday
Friday
John Brown
J. Z. Brown
Congressmen Hope to Avoid Special Session
Congress members seek to avert a special session amid debt concerns and warnings of a near panic if payrolls and bills are not met. The Senate sent to Eisenhower two bills approving temporary foreign quota increases and authorizing use of surplus food aid, aiming to ease obligations domestically and abroad. Wool buyer Charles C. Spragg, 75, a longtime eastern textile agent and Greene County treasurer, died in Waynesburg, Pa.
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Humphrey
Senate
Eisenhower
House
Waynesburg
Charles C. Spragg
Eastern Textile Arms
Sprage
Greene County
Despondent man found dead in car with dog in Pittsburgh
A 55 year old Westinghouse employee John McAdoo was found dead of monoxide poisoning in his car with his dog beside him. Neighbors say he had been despondent since his wife died about a year ago at East Pittsburgh.
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Associated Press
Pittsburgh
Monroeville
John McAdoo
Westinghouse
East Pittsburgh
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Mead Park
Columbus
Third Ward
Lillian Nelson
George Nelson
Edward Hatch
East Main Street
Fourth Ward
Hatch
State Armory
East Washington Street
Toca
8. H. Flaxman
Erie Hospital
Veterans Hospital
Aspinewall
Michael Piccirillo
East Pleasant Street
Corry Memorial Hospital
Orpheum
Titusville
Stanley-Warner Management Corp
Mavie
John Danks
West Main Street
Danks
H. Reslink
Evie
Harvey H. Olds
Veterans ‘Hospital
Dr. Olds
Charles E. Olds
West
Congress Street
Charles Kinley
Witnches
Newt Means
Edith Ansin
St. Francis Hospital
Bertha Smith
Katherine
North Center Street
Pheit
Espa
METS
Indiana
Inddiana Presbyterian Church
Alexander Stewart
Jimmy Stewart
Britain
S. Center — Phon
Ay CY
Powell Finance Co
Powell Loan and Finance Co
N. Center St
Corry
Firestone
Barney’s Firestone
South Center Street
General Telephone Company
RCA
Victor
Prennes
RCA Victor
Davis Radio
Martin Motor Sales
DODGE
Studebaker
FORD
West South St
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