Insanity plea possible in wife slayer case
Paul Ferry, 39, condemned to death for hatchet murder of wife Mary, may seek insanity defense at last minute. Attorney William J. Carney says the state pardons board could order psychiatric exam if the Supreme Court denies a new trial. Ferry, jailed in county prison, has been kept under tight guard as his appeal proceeds with expected January argument.
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SRIB
Paul Ferry
Mary
Wiliam J. Carney
State Board of Pardons
Perry
State Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Ferry
Aneatcal
Qnen
Fanateohsle
Columbus Man Pleads Guilty to Theft and Burglary
Richard Evans faced charges in Columbus for breaking and entering a barn owned by Warton Donaldson and larceny in July 1982. He admitted stealing a show harness valued at $200 and a threshing machine belt worth $10. Bail set at $500 for the larceny, he remains in county jail until the next term.
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Dunsidson
Leonard Stockton
Columbus
Marriages Announced for Helen Webster and Neva Young
The Journal reports two marriage announcements. Helen Webster, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Webster of Spartansburg, wed Clarice Farrington of Spartansburg at the M. Parsonage in Jamestown on December 9, 1985, with Mr. and Mrs. Harold Burt as attendants. Neva Young, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Young of Spring Creek, wed Harrld Bunt of Ol, at the Baptist church in Mayville, with Mrs Helen Witbcher and Clarence Marrington as attendants.
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Fred Webster
Spartansbung
Helen
Clarice Farrington
Jamestown
Harold Burt
Robert Young
Spring Creek
B.D
Neva
Mayville
Helen Witbcher
Clarence Marrington
WPA rolls unchanged as 5000 quota set for Erie district
Director Bernard Cochran announced no change to the WPA quota for the Erie district despite reports that Pittsburg area layoffs totaling about 9000 had been ordered restored. The Erie office continues with a 5000 person quota, aiming to reach that level after ten days of adjustment.
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Des
Bernard Cochran
Pittsburg
Cochran
Erie
Eure Sarby
Christmas Parties and Sparta High Sports News
Sparta community hosts a Grange Hall meeting with Mr Hogan of Erie as speaker and a quilt raffle. Sparta High travels to Edinboro for a close game, Saegertown visits Sparta, Grange election is upcoming, and local clubs hold Christmas exchanges and events through December. Nearby obituaries and illness notes touch on Mrs Farley and local residents’ health.
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J. £. Hogan
Townsend
Sparta High Hoopsters
Saegertown
Grange
Spartansburg
Dev
Sparta Grange Hall
Hogan
Erie
Metberg
Ladies of the Baptist Church Jtil
Jennie Jennie Schreckengost
C.J. Miter
Sparta High
Edinboro
Eginboro High School
Saegertown High School
Sparta
Randolph
Sparta Grange
Wilbur Farley
Yast
Rose Hill
John A. Waugumen
The
Baptist Church
John Farley
Willem
Esther
D. D. Stranhan
Linesville
Katherine Healy
Princess Pat Club
Jesse Whitney
Howard Boyd
Ivy Embroidery Club
D. Y. Kinney
Lady Morton Rebekah Lodge
Five Bank Robbery Suspects Face Additional Charges
Clarion December reports three more charges against five men who confessed robbing the First National Bank of Shirpenville. They are held as detainers at a federal prison in Lawisburn. Corporal Marcus White of the Pennsylvania State Police lists larceny, assault with intent to kill, and violation of the uniform firearms act as the new charges.
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Clarion
First National Bank
Shirpenville
Lawisburn
Clarion County
Marcus Wiiite
Pennsylvania
Boak Renamed Head of Pa State Grange at Altoona
Boak of New Castle began his third term as master of the Pennsylvania State Grange after a renewed election at the close of the fifth annual convention in Altoona attended by more than 1,500 Grangers. Other officers and executives were elected, with resolutions urging soil conservation, reforestation and rural electrification improvements, including favorable tariff changes to extend service to areas with low density.
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A. Book
New Castle
Pennsylvania
Boak
Geo. W. Schuler
Fleetwood
Atoans
L. B. Biddie
Bellefonte
Oscar Drumm
Northampton
Mead Davison
Mercer
Lloyd F. Wilcox
Wistren
B. L. Kriner
Clearfield
Furman Gyger
1Imberton
Alber Maddligan
Bradfiord
Tsaac Gross
Plumsteadvile
Ira C. Gross
Johnstown
J. Edwin Brown
Chester
R. M. Hiavarfield
Monongithela
Frank P. Willits
Ward
John P. Light
Harrisburg
Glaze B. Dewey
Waterford
Ceres
Frank Stoner
Marideton
Pomona
Ethel Richards
Schelsburg
Joro
Miss Pea
Bmickars
Talmadge
Bilis Watthern
Bedford
Mnance Committee
Cayton Smith
Keystone Grang Exchange
Cas Public Service Commission
Baltimore Welcomes Wally as Royal Couple Returns
Baltimore celebrates Wardel Simpson and King Edward aboard a royal welcome home after their Maryland marriage. Civic leaders and friends express joy though the city, wary since a 1904 fire, remains calm with no street dancing as the couple may settle near the Chesapeake Bay.
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United Press
Baltimore
Wardel Simpson
Edward Vile
Maryland
Simpson
Chesapeake Bay
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Mildred Daum
A.C. Still
Vera Morrison
Union City
J.W. Sears
Henry Cottrell
Helen Shreve
Tuuaville
Gerald Shreve
Shreve
Britton Lun
Mrrs
B. Dehola
Anna Shreve
Timely
Titus
Akron
Ohio
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Arden Bennett
Yeadville
Kepler Hotel
Harry Platt
Florence Brandon
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Taurnal
PA. State Grange
Altoona
Hearty
Gentine
Bbee
Long Island Ducks
Boston Blue
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Boston Blues
Wally
Lana
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