Advance Date in Murder Trial Delayed for Kissman Case
In Erie, the murder trial of Elmer Kissman for the shotgun death of his wife Lenore was moved to the week of September 12. The change follows the dropping of criminal charges against Patrolmen Podbielski and Staszewski in the Otis Smith case, freeing Edward Carney to focus on Kissman.
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Erie
Elmer Kissman
Damian McLaughlin
Otis Smith
Kissman
Lenore
Edward Carney
William Podbielski
Harry Staszewski
Smith
Carey
Bend
Edward E. Petrillo
Garmon College
Carney
Prague Archbishop Beran Breaks Silence On Gov Interment
Archbishop Josef Beran of Prague ends two months of silence to accuse the Czechoslovak government of interning him in his palace in violation of constitutional rights. He also says officials illegally seized his consistory and confiscated funds of the Prague diocese.
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Prague
Josef Beran
Prugce
Erie City Council Protest Against Phone Hire
Erie city council yesterday protested proposed rate increases by the Pennsylvania Telephone Corporation and denounced service as inadequate. The unanimous resolution, introduced by Acting Mayor Joseph A. Walczak, calls for City Solicitor Maurice J. Coughlin to appear at all hearings before the Pennsylvania Public Utilities Commission and may call in experts to help the case.
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BERL
Uty Counci
Pennnsylvania Telephone Corporation
Te Company
Maurice J. Coughlin
Ubanimously
Joseph A. Walczak
Pennsylvania Public Utilities Commission
Cought
PUC
Warning to West Germans on freedoms after elections
U S Secretary of State Dean Acheson warned Western Germans against abusing freedoms granted by occupation powers. He called the Western German election results a victory for moderation and common sense and urged restraint to avoid alienating Western sympathy. He also supported accepting the new West German republic in the council for Europe. Mother Mary Rose Curran dies in Pittsburgh after long illness. famed Catholic Sister served as Superior of the Order of Mercy and bursar.
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Acheson
Council For Europe
Pittsburgh
Mary Rose Curran
Mother Mercy Hospital
Order of Mercy
Mary Rose
Heath
Warren doctor hit with 100000 damage suit in federal court
Richard R. Jones of Maywood New Jersey sues Dr. Albert D. Eberly of Warren General Hospital alleging negligent, careless and unskilled treatment for varicose vein care. Jones claims 12 treatments from July 1 to October 14 1947 caused a severe burn and a wound that never healed.
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Warren
Pittsburgh
Mersey
Richard R. Jones
Maywood
N. J
Albert D. Eberly
Warren General Hospital
Jones
Death of Albert Catalfu at Corry Hospital
Seven year old Albert Catalfu, son of Mr and Mrs Anthony Catalfu of 402 Spring Street, died after a short illness at Corry Hospital just after 7 PM. He was born in Corry on July 1, 1942 and attended Fairview School first grade. Surviving are his parents two sisters Mary and Roise and two brothers Joseph and Louis. The body lies at the family home where friends may call. Funeral Mass will be sung Friday at 9:30 AM at St Thomas Church.
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Albertu Catallu
Anthony Catalfu
Spring Street
Corry Hospital
Corry
Fairview School
Mary
Roise
Joseph
Louis
Imiass
St. ‘Thomas’ Church
Dewey Rites Set After Ripley Death This Morning
Leon A. Dewey of Ripley died at 2 o'clock after a yearlong illness. He was once employed at the Boston Store in Erie and is survived by his wife Elizabeth, two sons, a daughter, brother Arthur A. Dewey of Potsdam New York, and sister Mrs. Howard Smith of Ripley. Funeral arrangements are pending at the Talbot Punetal Home in Ripley.
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Leon A. Dewey
Ripley
Lora Gale
Dewey
Erie
Boston
Elizabeth Dewey
Arthur A. Dewey
Pattsdam
N.Y
Howard
Two Men Arrested in Tennessee in Car Theft Case
Titusville police learned from Franklin Tennessee authorities that two men linked to a Wyattsville woman’s car theft were arrested in Tennessee. They were jailed for motor vehicle intoxication, with Mrs A McCandless’s ring in possession. Jerry Lee Haskin alias Jimmy Barrett 26 of Charlotte NC and Clayton Nunly 17 of South Pittsburgh TN face extradition to Cincinnati for a separate robbery case on Route 16.
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Titusville
Franklin
Tennessee
Wyattsville
Williainson County
A. ©. McCandless
Jerry Lee Haskin
Jimmy Barrett
Charlotte
N. C
Clayton Nunly
Pittsburgh
Tenn
Cincinnati
Akerman
Ti Mwisville
Women’s Rights Convention at Seneca Falls in 1848
After facing rejection at an Anti-Slavery convention in London, Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton organized a decisive women’s rights gathering in Seneca Falls, New York, launching a prominent early movement for female suffrage and equality.
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London
Lucretia Mott
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Seneca Falls
Price Of Milk May Be Frozen
The State Milk Control Commission in Glested suspended automatic price increases in five milk marketing areas. Chairman H N Cobb said price conferences are set for August 22 to decide tentative orders for Pittsburgh, Allentown, Johnstown, Pottsville and Williamsport. Hearings have occurred in all areas to decide if the September 1 retail price rise should stand. Lucius Knowles prepared the modern form for presentation at the conference.
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Harrisburg
State Milk Control Commission
Glested
H. N. Cobb
Pittscurch
Ene
Alloonaohnstown
Pottsville
Williamsport
Cobb
Maragon May Face Perjury Indictment
The article outlines a potential perjury indictment involving Maragon regarding a cash payment and a $500 check referenced in a Milwaukee meeting on October 23. Testimony by Polland and committee reactions suggest uncertainty over the cash exchange and who received half of the funds.
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Maragon
Milwaukee
Allied Molasses Co
Polland
Hoey
CNC
Folland
Marigon
Senate probes mull over Maj. Gen. Waitt case
Polland claims payment records, while Maj. Gen. J. Alden H. Waitt, suspended chemical corps chief, admits drafting critical reports on eight officers at Vaughan’s request and dictating a self praise assessment. He says Vaughn planned to submit it to Truman, but it was held back amid tense testimony.
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Hoey
Polland
Senate
Army
J. Alden H. Waitt
Chemical Corps
Waitt
Thas
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Franklin Street
FENN
Lucius Knowles
Money Service
Assur
Powell
North Center Street
Ee General
Electric
Ony
Trademark
Pat OM
Meerdink’s Home
West Main and
Sexing Sts
General Electric
Sunset Drive-In Theatre
Waterford, Pa
Robert Mitchum
Jane Greer
Kirk Douglas
Parke, Davis & Company
Detroit
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Nidmann & Teal
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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