Three Corry Cases Set Before Grand Jury February
Erle County grand jury meets at 10 a m Monday February 14. Amon Williams faces firearms charges on February 16 at 9 30 a m alongside two Corry cases. Williams was arrested after a hunt ers reported a wounded dog hurled threats, trespass disputes and a permit to hunt the land. Maryemis Bemis linked to a fatal shooting case and charged with larceny for clothing stolen at a farm house where she worked. Ames of Concord township faces liquor law violation. State police seized untaxed bootleg liquor in the raid. The three cases are among 92 defendants slated for the panel.
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Erle County Gand
Amon Williams
Erne
Williams
Fu Ames
Concord Township
Government moves to aid small business via RFC resumption
Washington February 11 United Press President Roosevelt may authorize the Reconstruction Finance Corporation to resume lending as the first gesture toward aiding small business. Jesse H. Jones indicated RFC will consider easing collateral rules and may authorize industrial loans. He also announced the National Mortgage Association of Washington to buy insured first mortgages to fuel construction and provide funds for credit demands while RFC sells debentures against mortgages. Jones said new machinery should not be created to provide loans to small businesses.
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United Press
Washington
Roosevelt
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
RNG
Jesse H. Jones
Jones
Little Business Congress
Bhut
RFC
National Mortgage Association of Washington
Federal Housing Administration
Washington Association
Associaton
Betathus
REC
Naval policy affirmed defense only in expansion plan
Chairman Carl Vinson announced adding a statement to the 800 million naval expansion bill reaffirming that the United States seeks national defense not aggression. The policy would also allow U S participation in future arms limitation pacts and enable suspending parts of expansion if international agreements require it.
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United Press
Washington
Carl Vinson
Gay
House
Naval Affairs Committee
America
Vinson
United States
U. S
WPA Personnel to be Boosted in City Again
WPA authorities in the city and vicinity seek new projects to absorb unemployed. Albert G. Mercer reports an increased WPA quota has been granted though the number of added cases is not disclosed. Mayor Hepler and township officials are urged to promote WPA projects and boost road works while many locals have already absorbed relief personnel.
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Te Wpa
Albert G. Mercer
Eyle
WEA
Pranier H. Hepler
P R R Passenger Strikes Slide Near Titusville
A southbound Pennsylvania Railroad passenger train No 803 leaving Corry at 1130 am struck a slide one mile south of Titusville. The engine cut into gravel and rocks blocking the locks but no serious damage occurred. Crew cleared the line to allow the train to pass after a brief delay.
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Pennsylvania
Corry
Titusville
Valle
FARM HOME Is SAVED TODAY Fire kept from Ollen Phillips home by prompt Corry fire response
Prompt fire alarm from Ollen Phillips and quick action by the Corry fire department today saved the farm home near Garry. A blaze started in a roof due to a defective chimney, the department arrived within minutes, quickly extinguished the fire, and kept damage to a minimum. If not for early call and rapid response, the home at the foot of Doird Emm near the local school could have been destroyed.
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Corry
Ollen Phillips
Garry
Doird Emm
Driving Permits Limited to One Dollar Payment
Secretary Griffith Boardman urged Pennsylvania motorists to pay only one dollar for 1988 operating licenses, noting about 50 000 have already sent two dollar checks. The legislature cut the annual fee from two to one dollar to save operators around 2.4 million annually. Improper fees and applications cause state and applicant delays. up to 6,000 daily applications arrive with incorrect fees as 1996 licenses expire March 1.
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Griffith Boardman
Pennsylvania
Boardman
Bureau of Motor Vehicles
Ground breaking for Edinboro buildings draws crowd
Several hundred attended official ground breaking at Edinboro State Teachers College for new tourile buildings. Speakers included Arthur Colegrove and John B. Brooks. Luncheon followed with numerous educators and state officials in attendance. Local attendees listed among city residents.
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Edinboro
Colegrove
FL Ua Loveland
Ralph
Dewey
F. M. Loveland
J. T Desmond
lBarnes
Measles flare up drops as new cases inch up
Health Office reports thirty four measles cases in quarantine with seven new cases. Four chicken pox and one scarlet fever case also in quarantine. Names and addresses of new measles cases include Conwait Monroe and Mary Crow among others. one chicken pox case is Ray Blatt. Health Officer Manigan expects a gradual decline in new cases.
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John D. Flanigan
Health Office
Conwait Monroe
East Pleasant Street
May Baret Hughes
West Pleasant
Mary Crow
Richard Skinner
Warning of Solid Ice on Route Near Mill Village
Ice covered Route 4 near Mill Village for over half a mile today. Patrolmen warned motorists to proceed cautiously as high water yesterday shrieked, receding with cold weather but still creating treacherous travel conditions.
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Mill Village
Yost
Former Rural Carrier Elmer Shuss dies at 52
Elmer Shuss longtime Corry rural carrier died at home 229 East South Street after an extended illness. He served as rural carrier Route No 2 from Corry Post Office for about ten years until retiring in fall 1936. Born March 8 1894 in Turtington Pennsylvania he moved to Corry over 25 years ago and was active in the Carriers Association, serving as a past president. He recently traveled with his wife to Florida before falling ill and passing away at the stated hour.
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Aimer ‘C. Shiuss
Uray Rmi
Geath
Smr Bhass
Corriey
Corry
Californ’a
Shuss
Filoridi
Altoona
Sifleton
Turtington
The
Carriers Association
State returns aid ends next Tuesday in Erie County
Thirty more taxpayers were assisted with personal property tax returns during a second visit by Austin W. O'Brien, Erie County superintendent for personal property taxes. The county collector, not a state employee, helped prepare returns as a rush over sixty residents sought help Tuesday. Tax notices based on the county levy are expected to be sent in spring.
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Thursty
Austin W. O'Brien
Erie
Corr Naxmayers
Erie motorists enjoy low prices due to war
Erie Pa Feb 11 Erie district motorists enjoyed low gasoline prices today as stations cut prices to 16 cents a gallon with Craig Air Company starting the cuts and expected to drop their prices from 16 to 15 cents per gallon amid wartime demand.
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Erie
Erix
Craig Air Company
Temperatures fall as Allegheny River rises in Franklin Pa
Temperatures dropped below freezing in Franklin Pennsylvania today and slowed the Allegheny River’s flood rise after heavy rain and spring warmth. The river reached an 11.8 foot crest earlier and stood at 11.2 feet this morning, six feet above normal.
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Wranklin
Frankly
Indict’ s Plea for rent Roger Babson
Roger Babson outlines an economic program urging a national tax reform and balanced budgets to restore business confidence. He calls for a ten-year plan, scaled local efforts, and immediate repeal of undivided profits tax while broadening the income tax base and reducing overhead costs. He warns rapid spending cuts could be dangerous.
Citizens face sweeping tax reform proposal
The plan seeks equal income taxation for all public employees, shifts Social Security funding to payroll, abolishes state tariffs by removing business taxes, and taxes all securities including municipal and government bonds. It proposes new government and municipal bonds under these tax rules and envisions changes to capital gains, manufacturing investments, and net earnings.
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Abe
John .Q
Lawrence in Role for Governor as Deadlock Grips Pennsylvania
United Press reports that Governor hopeful Lawrence may leverage control of the state committee to push for endorsement amid a Democratic stalemate in Harrisburg. If stalled conferences continue, Lawrence could name the committee at its next meeting, restoring influence over patronage and party direction.
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James Shepley
United Press
Harrisburg
David L.lawrence
John K. Lewis
Lawrence
U. S
Joseph F. Guffey
Iat
Philadelphia
Matthew H. McCloskey
Ploriga
Justice's Son Dies After Train Fall
Kevin Butler 31 son of Supreme Court Justice Pisce Butler died from severe shock and injuries after falling from a speeding Pennsylvania Railroad train near Penn Pa He was hospitalized at Westmoreland Hospital at 1205 am in poor condition with massive head trauma and possible broken back He had been injured yesterday when he fell through a Pullman lavatory window while the train whipped to Dev J's Cubve near Penn Pa at about 50 miles per hour Despite a blood transfusion and an iron will to live his chances remained slim
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United Press
Greensburg
Kevin Butler
United States Supreme Court
Pisce Butler
Butler
Westmoreland Huspites
St. Paul
Minn
Pennsylvania Railroad
Lim
Dev J
Penn
Reich Leader Declares German Army Quiet Amid Rumors
Reported by United Press from Bavaria and Europe indicates widespread rumors of unrest in the German army and allied movements in Austria Italy and Roumania. Official statements say the army is quiet and in good health, though some Nazi circles acknowledge unease from recent officer shakeups. In Romania King Carol declares a royal dictatorship under the army and a state of siege following Goga's anti Jewish government. Austria raises compulsory service to 18 months to recall troops.
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United Press
Nocorian Cordell Hull
Europe
Srolhle
Austria
Pup
Italy
Roumani
Dare
Otta Diateh
Reich Preas
Tron Avole
Goga
Hon
Work Week Law May Be Void By Court Action
Harrisburg Feb 1 The 44 hour work week law passed by the last Legislature may be void in the preliminary injunction motion in a taxpayer suit now under consideration by the Dauphin county court Willis F Daniels counsel for the plaintiff C W Miller a Perry county grocer claimed the act gives unlawful authority to the state industrial board Phillips president of the Pennsylvania Federation of Labor sought to have 40 unions participate Judge Hargent said Phillips has right to intervene but permission would be granted as the court had allowed intervention of unions in the Holgate Brothers case Deputy Attorney General Friedman questioned the delegation of power and Ralph M Bashor of the Department of Labor and Industry said the department has not and does not intend to rigidly enforce the law while it is under court consideration Increase shown Feb 15 The Pennsylvania School Directors Association with a 55 percent membership rise in the past year Executive Secretary Preston Van Ness announced.
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United Press
Harrisburg
Dauphin County
Willis F. Daniels
Plaintff
C. W. Miller
Perry County
State Industrial Board
John A. Phillips
I Justicet Poach
Friedman
Department of Labor and Industry
Ralph M. Bashore
Department
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