Special Counsel Gilson Arrest Highlights City Payroll Scandal
Meadville reports reveal Samel L. Gilson collected 26800 dollars as special counsel after leaving the city solicitorship in 1997. He was paid for five large legal matters including Mill Creek tube construction and gas rate cases.
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BRE
Samel L. Ghaon
Awa Hoice
Gilson
Hadie
J. B. Held
Mill Creek
Mutual Telephone Co
Cout
West Side
Secretary Hurleys muddled claim on Treasury deficit cited
The Baltimore Sun and others criticize Secretary of War Patrick J Hurley for claiming a 40 percent drop in federal tax receipts and attributing the shortfall to vetoed measures. They argue appropriations rose, a Treasury accounting error inflated revenues, and bonus loans drew from a sinking fund, not the treasury deficit.
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Patrick J. Hurley
Chamber of Commerce
State of
New York
Treasury
Baltimore Sun
Hurley
the Sun
Congress
Hoover
Sun
Secretary of the Treasury
Bonus
Santa Claus Town in Indiana Keeps Name, Boosts Mail Rush
In Santa Claus Indiana post office postmaster Jim Martin handles vast holiday mail from children and adults alike. Volunteers and an efficient canceling machine aid the process as charitable groups share requests for toys and coal.
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Uncle Sam
Santa Claus
Indiana Hills
Jim Martin
Bis
Martin
Senta
Japanese prefer lucky phone numbers and pay high sums
The article notes Japanese consumers are choosy about telephone numbers and will pay from $50 to $2,000 to avoid unlucky digits. It highlights eight as the favored digit, with three five and seven also popular among buyers.
Dispute Over Routeblocks Road Work Delays Roosevelt Highway Plans
Protests delay tentative routes for W. 12th Street and East Lake Road extensions as a cross-country Roosevelt highway from Union City to Cranesville faces potential early construction. County engineer Major Sapples notes protests threaten immediate resolution and possible approval of the cross-country project favored from Harrisburg. Port Erie airport owner EB Downing objects to W. 12th Street extension, arguing it would destroy the airfield, with new commissioners to hear the dispute.
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W. 12Th Street
Lake Road
Union City
Cranesville
Court House
W. H. Sapples
East Lake
Harrisburg
Supplee
EB. Downing
Port Erie Airport
W. 12Th At
Pittsburgh Ave
Asbury Chapel Road
Downing
Board of Commissioners
Discharged Investigator Tied to Poor Racket Exposed
James MacKenzie, an investigator for the poor board, is discharged after county officials reveal a racketeering scheme moving thousands of dollars through about 15 boarding houses. Deputy Smoot and county investigator Thora Biebel say MacKenzie arranged rooms and meals for men, with directors’ funds paying the bills. The case centers on potential misappropriation and the involvement of local landladies. A hearing on related proposals is expected after official action.
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Erte
Der
Mie
James MacKenzie
Directors of the Poor
Walter B. Smoot
Thora Biebel
Poor Board
MacKenzie
Smoot
Baptist Choir Presents Christmas Musical Program
The First Baptist church choir under Mrs Burton Smith will present a Christmas music program next Sunday evening December 27 at 7 30. The program features selections from several cantatas, soloists, duets and instrumental numbers in a varied musical arrangement. The public is invited to attend.
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First Baptist Church
West Virginia Dentist Freed In Murder Case
Dr. Carl Pierre Andre of Fairmont was acquitted by a Reno jury of murdering Martha Hutchison. The seven day trial ended in 1 hour 15 minutes with cheers as the dentist announced plans to stay in Reno. The romance with Hutchinson had ended prior to the fatal ride on a gravel road near the Lazy Me Dude ranch.
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Wendelburgh
United Press
Reno
New
Carl
Pierre Andre
Fairmont
W. Va
Martha Hutchison
Dr. Andre
Willows Cabaret
Hutchison
Graham Sanford
Thomas Moran
Andre
Harlan Howard
A. P. Johnson
Waleed
Christmas Program at Advent Christian Church
The Advent Christian Sunday School will host a Christmas program at the church Thursday evening at 7 o clock with instrumental selections. A Christmas Day service is planned Friday at 11 o’clock for a quiet hour in the house of God thanking Jesus Christ.
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Advent Christian
Jesus Christ
Creed Not Biblical Declares The Apostle's Creed Origin
The Apostle's Creed is described as not being a biblical text but a compilation of faith. It is noted that the present form dates back to the Fourth century.
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Tnis
Boag Purcell Nuptials Today in Union City
Miss Margaret Jane Purcell becomes bride of Alexander S. Boag at St Elizabeth's rectory in a 1 pm ceremony. They plan a wedding trip to Pittsburgh and other places after which they will live on Warden Street in Union City where Boag is athletic director of the high school.
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St. Elizabeth's Rectory
Margaret Jane Purcell
M. J. Purcell
Wright Street
Alexander S. Boar
Robert "Boag
Monessen
WJ. Reiser
Hart Haight
Purcell
Susan Lenox Opens at Rex
Garbo stars in Susan Lenox Her Fall and Rise at the Hex Theatre tonight. Clark Gable is the romantic lead in the MGM production, adapted from David Graham Phillips. The film is praised as Garbo’s best talking role and a strong showcase for Gable’s charisma.
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Clark Gables
Metro-Goldwyn -Mayer
Jbox
Geible
Garbo
Susan Lennox
Hex Theatre
Carbo
David Graham Phillips
Gables
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