City Council to tackle traffic disorder and booze joints
City Council plans to adopt three ordinances tonight including a traffic code modeled on the state motor law, stricter penalties for bootlegging joints, and gun-toter restrictions. The measures, drafted with input from a Citizens Committee, aim to ease traffic while widening fines for unlawful alcohol outlets. Engineers Wickerman and Siebert will attend to discuss the sewage disposal project progress.
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Citizens Committee
C. W. Bracken
Wickerman
Butler
Tovard
Christian L. Siebert
Commission
Men's Club wins at esting event in Columbus
News from Columbus reports a strong turnout for the Men s Club gathering last Tuesday with prizes awarded to John Thiburg Charles Manwarren and John Diobhek. Upcoming church and community events include a trustee meeting Monday and a Community Aid supper Thursday February 9 followed by an all day quilting meeting February 16. Mrs W C Patrick visited the Simpsons and the Patricks plan to move to Arizona where their son Walter is. Glen Gasler of Jamestown visited over the weekend.
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Columbus
Arizona
John Thiburg
Charles Manwarren
John Diobhek
Foris
Aid
W. OC
Patrick
Simpson
Reymond
Walter
Glen Gasler
Jamestown
Add A Line Limerick Contest Opens in Corry Journal
The Corry Journal invites readers to submit a fifth line for Limerick No. 1 in its prize limerick contest. Readers are asked to read the first four lines now and mail a rhyming conclusion to the Limerick Editor for a chance at the prize.
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Theun
Corry Journal
Limerick
Corry Journal Limerick Contest Ends Tonight at Midnight
Readers are invited to submit last lines for a 30 poem contest with Rex Theatre tickets as daily prizes and a $5 grand prize for the top daily award winner. Entries must be mailed by Thursday February 9 with multiple lines allowed.
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Corry Journal
Vet Hs
Rex
School Board to Open Bids for Hall Repair
The Board of Education will meet in regular February session to open bids for remodeling the Senior High School auditorium to meet state requirements. Local contractors are expected to submit proposals and bids will be awarded promptly to complete the work at the earliest possible moment. The board will also review standard reports, petitions, communications and bills along with usual monthly business.
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Board of Education
Ike City Council
Burglar Faces Stiff Sentence In Western Pen
Richard Cowan pleaded guilty to burglarizing homes of A. C. Hoyt and Miss Mae Hoyt in Castle. He faced an 8 to 16 year sentence at Western Penitentiary in Pittsburgh after being captured by county officers following a snow trail from Omaha, Nebraska.
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United Press
WEW
February Term Opens as Erie Court Delivers Murder and Crime
The February term of Erie criminal court opens with constables reporting to the court at 10 o clock. Two murder cases and over sixty other criminal charges appear on the calendar. The grand jury begins deliberations at 1 30 pm. Opening day cases include Porch and Amabile on breaking and entering via larceny, Foster on robbery, Rawlinson Walczak and Alex on larceny, Woodward on a statutory charge, and Kaiser on enticing. Sisson’s murder case goes to the grand jury Tuesday at 9 30 am while Parker, Parker, Wilson and Ware face murder charges connected to Pellegrino Cocco’s death, to be presented Wednesday at 8 30 am.
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Erie
Grand Jury
Steve Porch
Tony Amabile
Ian Foster
Clinton Rawlinson
Tony Walczak
George Alex
William Woodward
Emma Kaiser
Howard Sisson
William Lee
Raymond Parker
James Parker
John H. Wilson
Joe B. Ware
Pellegrino ‘ Cocco
Eric Grocer
Young couple is married in home ceremony
Warren White of West Columbus Avenue wed Miss Rose Austin daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. R. Austin of Union City in a Saturday evening ceremony conducted by Rev. H. F. Reagle at the White home. Attendants were Miss Nina Sitler and Gerry White. a wedding dinner for twelve followed. The couple plans to reside in the city. Separately Beatrice Pullera filed intentions to marry Clarence Kellem, a mixed race man, saying the union would bring happiness and that her mother sanctioned it though not approving.
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Warren White
Ots
L. White
Columbus Avenue
Rose Austin
F. R. Austin
Union City
H. F. Reagle
United Brethren Church
By¢ House
Beatrice Pullera
Clarence Kellem
Girl to marry Negro lover in Rockville
A 19 year old girl claiming Mayflower ancestry announces her intention to marry a Black partner, in Rockville Connecticut, in a case touching social and racial norms of the era.
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Rockville, Conn
Erie Child Fatally Burned in Home Stove Incident
Arlene Strick six year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Earl Strick 2408 Liberty street Erie died Saturday night at St Vincent s hospital after being burned when her night clothes caught fire from an open gas stove in her home early Saturday morning Coroner Hanley ruled accidental death and the child endured a 12 hour battle for life. Mrs Strick also suffered severe burns on her hands while trying to extinguish the flames.
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Earl Strick
Erie
Arlené Strick
Liberty Street
St. Vincent's Hospital
Sey Atter
Hanley
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