St Marys Pair to Plead Guilty in $4.7 Million Shortage
Ridgway AP Two former officials of four St Marys finance firms will plead guilty to three charges in a $4.7 million shortage case. George Rupprecht and Carl Gerg will enter guilty pleas to selling securities without registration, issuing false financial statements and fraudulent conversion before Judge Paul Campbell. Edward Jacobs faces related accusations and will appear before the grand jury in October. The shortages involved Industrial Finance Co St Marys Finance Co Elk County Consumers Co and Industrial Discount Co.
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St. Marys Finance Companies
Norbert A. Powell
Elk County
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George Rupprecht
Carl Gerg
Paul Campbell
Centre County
Rupprecht
Gerg
Industrial Finance Co
Edward Jacobs
Jacobs
St. Marys Finance Co
Elk County Consumers’ Co
Industrial Discount Co
Wattsburg Area Schools Opening Bell Set for Next Week
Wattsburg area schools report for regular sessions next week with a special teachers meeting at Wattsburg High School auditorium on Thursday at 10 a.m. Enrollment is expected around 1,550 across Greenfield Township Elementary 200, Greene Township Elementary 320, Wattsburg Central Elementary 380, and Wattsburg Area High School 650.
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Venango
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Erie County School Office
Gladys Phillips
Amity Township
Margaret Gross
Greene Township
Agnes Danielson
Greenfield Township
Florence Orton
Venango Township
Turley
Study U S Role In Cuba Shelling
The piece notes Cuba's Communist ties to the Soviet Union and Cuban democratic movement support from democratic republics. It reports a puzzling Sunday interruption in US Cuba communication after the raid, with AT T spokesman unable to explain the break. Castro said the United States government bears responsibility in a formal statement after inspecting damage.
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Cuba
Soviet Union
United States
American Telephone & Telegraph Co
Castro
Meat Market Photo From Early Corry Days
A historic Corry image shows H. L. Gordon meat market on East Main street about 1910 11. George Gordon Francis Boland Francis Fullom stand in a doorway with Leo Carroll as a boy participant and Ya Gordon noted as father of future First Ward alderman George Gordon who then lived on East Church street.
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H. L. Gordon
Mallory’s
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Francis Fullom
Leo Carroll
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Youth and the Law film previews teen roles in law enforcement
A Pennsylvania Mental Health Film Board production titled Youth and the Law portrays police and social workers guiding teen energy toward citizenship. Shot in Allentown Bethlehem and Lehigh Valley locales, it depicts automobile theft as a focus while showing teen life at a drive in, with mixed acting quality and a primarily juvenile crime lens.
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Affiliated Film Producers, Inc
Allentown
Bethlehem
Philadelphia
Finn
Lehigh Valley
Lehigh i Valley
World Leaders and Officials in Brief News Roundup
President Charles de Gaulle attends Mass at a Colombe village church in his first public appearance since the assassination attempt outside Paris. Jean Monnet wins the 192 Freedom Award for the European Common Market effort. Dorothy McCullough Lee resigns as chair of the Subversive Activities Control Board for personal reasons. Cambodia’s Prince Norodom Sihanouk threatens to sever diplomatic ties with South Vietnam over border violations. Sargent Shriver arrives in North Borneo with 37 Peace Corps volunteers to work in health education and rural development. The page notes a film’s lasting impression on an adult audience and police perspectives. Subscribe to The Journal.
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France
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de Gaulle
Paris
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Portland
Ore
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Lee
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U.S. Peace Corps
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North Borneo
Shriver
Far East
Kennedy to Help Raise Funds In Pa
President Kennedy and Dwight D. Eisenhower will headline Pennsylvania fund raising for both parties. Kennedy will speak at a Democratic $100 dinner September 20 in Harrisburg, aiming to energize the largest Democratic fundraiser in state history. Eisenhower plans two dinners September 25 in Bedford Springs and September 27 in Hershey to spur Republican contributions.
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Hershey
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Philadelphia
Gettysburg
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U.S
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Turnpike Death Toll Nears August Record
Harrisburg AP reports the Pennsylvania Turnpike fatality toll for August stands at 8 near the monthly high of 11 set in 1955. A sixth victim died Saturday in a head on crash near Morgantown interchange as the Turnpike Commission notes 61 deaths on the Turnpike this year. The yearly high is 91 in 1953.
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Turnpike Commission
Editor questions embezzlement law and school purchases
A reader argues about embezzlement penalties under Section 822 and compares a public officer's alleged misuse of funds to a bank teller’s temporary misappropriation. The letter questions whether temporary intent matters, urges scrutiny of school officials who disburse money, and asks if sales tax was saved on merchandise. The writer calls for taxpayers to have a say in purchases.
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Commonwealth
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Morocco announces birth of king’s baby girl in Rome
The royal palace says King Hassan II and his wife welcomed a baby girl born last night in Rome where they are vacationing. The mother and child are reported to be well. In Rabat, crowds filled the streets to celebrate the royal birth.
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Italy
Library board resignations prompt need for legal review
In July the library and school boards faced resignations amid a murky governance dispute. Directors learned they knew little about library operations beyond costs and agreed to study trustees’ minutes, while planning to replace the librarian and board president. The first step is to determine the legality of the resignations.
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