County Votes 75000 For Peninsula Road Plan
Erie County Commissioners approve a 1928 Peninsula road project costing about 79000 to build one and a half miles, using bonding power. Commissioner Davis opposed the proposal while Chair Rogan and Allan Machen backed it. Officials seek state highway blanks and note possible larger 1920 era funds. Governor Fisher reportedly supports the road.
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Rie
Erie County
Joseph °. Rogan
Board of County Commissioners
Allan Machen
Charles
FR. Davis
Park and Harbor Commission
Jonn
Fisher
Hill
State Highway Department
Water Commissioners
Opportunity Club Meeting At Presbyterian Church
The Opportunity Club of the Presbyterian Church met at East Smith Street home of Mrs. Harry Spicer with 36 members. Reports on by laws were discussed and a nominating committee formed for March officer elections. A Valentine themed program featured Helene Lewis and a quartet, with living valentines and a light lunch. March meeting to be a tureen supper at 6:30 with business at 8 in church parlors.
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Opportunity Club
The
Presbyterian Church
Harry Spicer
East Smith’street
Villentine
St. Valentine
Helene Lewis
Sara Mac[Innes
Harry Smith
Ella Auer
Dewey
Spic Jer
George Kittleberger
Presbyterian ‘Church
John Mark Now a Juror at Franklin Court
John Mark Now a Juror is called by name from outside the rail in the Franklin courthouse during a Monday roll call. John N. Mart, county treasurer for four years and eight years prothonotary and clerk of courts, jokes about his "first offense" as the office passes to Elisabeth M. Swyers on January 1.
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Otl Grey
Wen
Traverse
Franklin
John N. Mart
Couuty
Mark
Prothonotary
Eliabeth M. Swyers
Margiotti Closes 92nd Case In Murder Trial
Punxsutawney Pa February 14 Charles J Margiotti local attorney has completed his 92nd case and his second murder trial in 13 years His latest victory came in Little Valley New York where he represented the Frank family in the murder of Joseph Scutella Thomas Del Giudice faced the same charge with Olean attorneys handling his side
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Punxsutawney
Charles J. Margiotti
New York State
Little Valley
N.Y
Margiotti
Frank
Joseph Scutella
Thomas ‘del Giudice
Olean
Wood alcohol found in whiskey at Bradford bootlegger
Bradford patrons heard Johnson the Buffalo bootlegger had whiskey seized during his arrest. County chemist B C Currie found traces of wood alcohol in the whiskey after it was analyzed at the courthouse. County detective J J Allison confirmed the report this morning.
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Bradford
Donald C. Johnson
Buffalo
Johnson
County Court House
B. C. Currie
Currie
J. J. ‘Allison
Burns Denies Allegations in Sinclair Burns Case
William J. Burns testified in the Sinclair Burns contempt trial that he had no connection with the shadowing of Fall-Sinclair jurors. The testimony came during cross examination as contempt charges were faced by Burns, Harry Sinclair, and four others, with the case centered in Washington.
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United Press
Washington
William J. Burns
Lon
Harry Sinclair
Jamestown to vote on $85,000 market bond issue
Jamestown N J taxpayers will vote March 8 on issuing 85000 in bonds to finance reconstruction and modernization of the public market. If approved the bonds will be paid from market earnings, with no direct taxpayer cost. The plan would save about 9000 compared with a mortgage. Mayor Lars A Larson noted the savings versus borrowing.
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Jamestown
N. J
Iat
Board of Public Welfare
Lars A. Larson
Kent Cawcroft
Maschke backs Hoover for Republican nomination
Mau rice H. Maschke, Republican national committeeman from Ohio, announced in Cleveland on February 14 that he has withdrawn support from Senator Frank B. Willis and will back Secretary Herbert Hoover for the Republican presidential nomination.
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Cleveland
Maurice H. Maschke
Ohio
United States
Frank B. Willis
Comerce
Herbert Hoover
County funds for Kearsarge and Lowville-Little Hope road work approved
Erie county commissioners told a Good Roads meeting last week that funds would be available this year for the Kearsarge and Lowville Little Hope road projects but Monday approved 75000 toward one and a half miles of road on the peninsula. Commissioner Davis voted against the proposition as he had promised at the city gathering. The story weaves in weather jokes, Lindbergh coverage, and local notes about drivers permits and a Dollar Day sale in Corry.
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Kearsarge
Lowville
Little Hope
Erie County
Good Roads
Gerry
Peninsula
Charles R. Davis
Col. Lindbergh
Central
South America
Havana
Louis
Alabama
Lindbergh
St. Louis
Mary McClellan Celebrates 103rd Birthday in Philipsburg
Mary McClellan aged 103 celebrated her birthday in Philipsburg with five generations present. Born near Binghamton, New York, she moved to the area as a young girl and has enjoyed good health with only slight deafness noted in aging.
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Philipsburg, Pa
Mary McClellan
River men search Ohio for drowned couples near Point Pleasant
Rivermen dragged the Ohio River today for the two drowning victims, Howard Burns, 25, and his wife, 16, of Point Pleasant. The couple, crossing near the Marietta Manufacturing Co plant, were carried away when their boat overturned. Current carried the bodies downstream, searchers said.
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Point Pleasant
W. Va
Ohio River
Howard Burns
Marietta Manufacturing Co
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