Patchwork Erie News Roundup: Council, Gas, Schools
An Erie area page compiles varied items. The Associated Gas & Electric System reports a 50 percent January electric output rise from the prior year while calls for street lighting rate action build at city hall. A Bell Telephone accident in West Middlesex claims life, and a hospitalization follows from gas sources. Local events include lodge meetings, church social plans, and school notices about fundraising delays due to a contagious illness.
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Associated Gas & Electrie System
Harold Applegate
Sharon
Bell Telephone Company
West Middlesex
Applegate
Plst
Old South faces problems with mechanical cotton picker
United Press reports that a cotton picker device may replace the mule and slave labor on Southern plantations, raising social and economic concerns. John D. Rust and Meek D. Rust, Texas cultivators, led years of trials. early tests in Texas and Mississippi showed strong potential, fueling debates on wage labor shifts and rural depopulation alongside lingering plantation structures.
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Harman Nichols
United Press
Chicago
United States
International Harvester Company
American Messury
Olver Carlson
The
Mercury
el Whitney
North
John D, Rust
Meek D. Rust
Texas
Mississippi
Aulla
Seva
Sopiology
Three Seitz Brewery Officials Named in Indictment
Pittsburgh February report states three Seitz Brewing Company executives from Easton and Greenville have been indicted for violating the beverage act. The charges allege the brewery defrauded the state of nearly $10,000 in malt liquor taxes by evading payment and bottle cap betting schemes.
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United Press Pittsburgh
Seitz Brewing Company
Easton
Yeslerlay
Harry J. Osteratock
Paul W. Chambers
Allen Fetterman
Greenville
Public Charities Assoc Examines Harrisburg Tele Reform
Public Charities Association of Pennsylvania meets in Harrisburg to discuss a proposed welfare board reform bill. The plan seeks to consolidate public welfare operations across counties, replacing multiple local tele networks with a unified structure.
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Harrsburg
Public Charities Association of Pennsylvanita
Publi Welfare Boards
Wapalit
Blacksmith Makes Violins in Oklahoma Workshop
G R McFarland of Bristow Oklahoma, a 68-year-old blacksmith, builds violins as a hobby. He has completed 42 instruments, spending about a month on each though he can finish one in two weeks. He uses any good seasoned wood, claims tone comes from technique, not wood, and notes he rarely gets paid, preferring to give or loan instruments to bring pleasure to buyers.
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United Press
Bristow
Okla
G. R. McFarland
Big City
McFarland
Cat Alarm Sparks Fire Rescue at New Britain Home
A cat woke residents of Arthur Kalberg’s New Britain home during a fire emergency, alerting sleepers as the fire erupted. The family dog slept through the commotion and was later rescued.
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New Britain
Conn
Arthur Kalberg
Eleven Bills Directly Affect Pennsylvania Education
Unites Press reports Harrisburg February 12 as eleven bills directly touch Pennsylvania education. Highlights include fingerprinting pupils in first class districts, state record filing with fingerprint bureaus, tax shifts for cities and schools, age limits on child labor affecting attendance, and retirement, dismissal, and tenure reforms for school staff. Proposals also seek abolition of real estate taxes for schools and roads with new revenue plans, school director elections, and board appointments by courts.
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Unites Press
Harrisburg
Pennsyvania
General Assembly
John L. Powers
Allegheny
Bureau of
Samuel Salas
Philadel Hig
T-Cass
Svork
Peter Graff
Armtrong
J. Gordon Mason
William H. Clark
Chester
Clark
Robert. J. Cordier
Lackawanna
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Samuel P. Stevens
Westmoreland
Harvey A. Surface
Snyder
Commonwealth
Lewis P. Castor
Philadelphia
Nightly Rest Promise Via Juniper Based Remedy
An ad promises relief from bladder irritation and nighttime wakefulness through a bladder laxative tablet made from Juniper oil and Buchu leaves sold as Bud Zets for 25 cents. The copy touts improved sleep and renewed pep after using the product at Keister’s Cut Rate.
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Keister
Wattsburg Farmer Killed Under Tree
T J Mowrey sixty seven a Wattsburg road farmer six miles south of Erie was crushed by a falling tree while felling timber. He died soon after as medical aid arrived. Coroner W G Stroble investigated and ruled death accidental. Survived by wife, daughter and a son employed by General Electric.
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Brie
Fen
T. J. Mowrey
Wattsburg
Erie
Wig
Mowray
Hamet
Am.buliancg
Mowrey
M. Beck
Hersorriaes
W. G. Stroble
Poronet
General Electric Chhase
Excise License Tax on Pa Chain Stores Sought
Harrisburg Feb 12 A bill by Rep John F Stans proposes an excise license tax on Pennsylvania chain store units ranging from 24 to 200 annually with per unit charges escalating by size. Gas stations exempt. effective Jan 1 1936. violations carry up to 6000 fine per store as separate offenses.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
John F. Stans
Northumberland Democrat
Ing
Costs Exceed Appropriations in Warren Borough Report
The 1934 borough report by Secretary Marjorie L. Dougherty shows net borough costs of 181,552.42, $10,002.52 over the year's total appropriations of 121,150.00. Eight departments underspent, thirteen overspent. December 1 general fund balance 64,736.85. Street improvement fund overdraft 87,672.82. sewer fund overdraft 36,498.08. Sinking funds totaling 90,091.93.
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Warren
Marjorie L. Dougherty
Franklin Boys Hurt in Coasting Accident
Franklin two boys were injured while coasting near Franklin High School in Rockland Towns at 10 30 am. Ronald Heeter six was taken to Franklin Hospital with a head injury while his father Walter Driscoll fourteen was treated at home for a broken wrist and facial cut. The sled struck a water wheel driven by Mrs Boyd Tidzall. victims were taken to the Jones residence where a physician assessed injuries.
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Franiklin
Avyue Kennerdel
Ronald Heeter
Franklin Hospital
Walter Driscoll
Rockld
Boyd Tidzall
C. C. Jones
Heeter
L. D. Heeter
Cuamer
Pope Pius XI Coronation Remembered in Sistine Chapel
On February 12 in Vatican City marks the 13th anniversary of Pope Pius XI s coronation in the Sistine Chapel. Cardinal Nasaili-Rovea of Bologna officiated a solemn mass as the pope received congratulations from his household and Roman gatherings worldwide.
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United Press
Vatican City
Pope Pius XI
Sistine Chapel
Nasaili-Rovea
Bologna
Junior groups to be organized by veterans of foreign wars
Boys and girls eight to eighteen may join new Junior groups forming in the city under the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Eligibility follows VFW lines, limited to sons, stepsons and adopted sons of members for Sons of Veterans, and a girls group is organized with the same rules. An enrollment meeting, led by Dr Meri Amy II, will be held this evening with Wille Mrs. Mary Jackson overseeing the girls group.
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A.W
Houipaon Bost
Velerana
V. FW
Meri Amy II
Wille
Mary Jackeson
Slain Bandit Identified In Wake Of Shootout
An unidentified man killed with a bandit partner during a state police blockade near Hers near Plum Township may be James Givelli alias Boye, linked to a Kansas City robbery and murder a year earlier. The other officer injured was Tommy Grierson. Police described the suspect as a fugitive wanted for jewel robberies across the tri state area.
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Pittsburgh
Gommen
James Givelli
Allax Boye
Kansas City
Ganvater
Tommy Grierson
Center
Plum Township
Eny Comity
Ison Ha
Tri-State
Ured
Folice
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Joseph Sherrick
Avene
Federal Emergency Education Relief
Superior Dry ‘Cleaning Company
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Loilay
G. Will Henry
Erie County
Erie Improvement League
Trie
A. Alfred Wasserman
Hotel Conneaut, Inc
Conneaut Lake
Louis Schwartz
Ladhen Aid Society
St. Paul's
Washington
Beneft
Third Ward
Max Suaan G. Rhodes
Cotumom
Corry
Als'o
Union City
Mickey and
Hisma
E. E. Guignon
E. E. Guignon’s
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Iia
Franklin
Rome
Veterans of Foreign Wars
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Ganester
Sisdegters Diuanod
Federal Reserva Syetont
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