Bitter Battle Looms Between 7 Phone Firms
A Wattsburg area dispute pits Wattsburg Telephone Co-operative Association against General Telephone Company of Pennsylvania. The co operative seeks equity in county court claiming exclusive rights to furnish telephone service in Wattsburg Boro and parts of Venango Amity Wayne and Greenfield townships and accuses the defendant of unlawfully building lines and installing telephones in the area.
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Erie
Wattsburg Telephone Co-operative Association
General Telephone Company of Pennsylvania
Wattsburg
Co-Operative Association
General Telephone Co
Wattsburg Boro
Venango
Amity
Wayne
Greenfield
General Telephone
Erie Fire Investigators Probe $150,000 Blaze at West Ridge Road Plant
Fire at the Ervite Corp plant, 4000 West Ridge Road, caused damage stated at $150,000 with estimates rising. Fire marshal and West Ridge Hose Co. investigated origin after two acetylene tanks exploded early, injuring one firefighter and a plant employee who were not hospitalized.
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ERIE
Ervite Corp
West Ridge Road
West Lake Mead West Ridge
Dispute Over Lines On Carter Hill Hatch Hollow and Lyons Rand
Wattsburg Telephone Cooperative Association seeks court order to force General Telephone Co to remove lines installed on Carter Hill Hatch Hollow and Lyons Rand and to pay damages. The larger firm contends county court lacks jurisdiction, arguing Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission is proper authority.
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Carter Hill
Hatch Hollow
Lyons Rand
Wattsburg ‘Telephone Co-operative Association
Gentral Telephone Co
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
Sweden Defies U N Over Downed Planes Protest
Sweden will not escalate its dispute with Russia to the United Nations. Stockholm’s Foreign Office says the UN cannot aid Sweden after two Swedish planes were shot down on June 16. Sweden contends the planes were fired upon in Swedish airspace while Russian planes returned fire.
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Stockholm
Sweden
United Nations
Russia
Foreign Office
U. N
World War I Veteran Named Legion Chief
Herbert M. Walker of Langhorne, 64, a World War I veteran, was elected commander of the Pennsylvania Department of the American Legion at the 34th annual four day convention in Philadelphia. He succeeds Jack H. Dodson of Greensburg as about 17,500 legionnaires paraded to close the event, highlighted by drum and bugle corps and band contests.
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Philadelphia
Herbert M. Walker
Langhorne
Pennsylvania Department of the American Legion
Walker
Jack H. .Dodson
Greensburg
Rose of the State Legion
Eisenhower to Meet with Dixie Leaders on Campaign Plans
The report outlines campaign directions under the governor with one general. Stevenson travels to Washington to meet President Truman and Cabinet to gauge the President's potential impact. Monroney proposes daily briefings on Korea for both nominees. Farley defends Barkley and backs Stevenson. AFL leaders in Atlantic City weigh endorsing a presidential candidate.
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Stevenson
Washington
Truman
Mike Monroney
Oklahoma
White House
Korea
CIO
James B. Carey
CBS
James A. Farley
Alben Barkley
Farley
Barkley
AFL
Atlantic City
AFL Executive Council
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