First Degree Sought for Slayer at Erie
Erie district attorney Argued for first degree murder in the Jungles murder case of Alex Presinski committed November 1 1940 by Harold Patterson. Patterson pleaded guilty and faces possible death or life imprisonment. Trial focused on whether Patterson acted with premeditation and was represented by Edward Carney and Louis Benavel. Patterson admitted to involvement but blamed another suspect as police pursued leads.
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Erie
Burton R. Laub
Alex Prezinski
Harold Patterson
Miles B. Kitts
Elmer L. Evens
Patterson
Pennsylvania
Court House
Kitts and
Evans
Edward Carney
Louis Benavel
Te Court
Lat
Haneini Laub
Presinski
Green Garden
Asp
36Th
Laub
Healed Burns Without a Scar Says Unnamed Sister
Mattie S. Pitts of Washington DC writes that San Cura Ointment healed her sister’s severe burn quickly with no scar. The ad promotes San-Cura for minor sores boils scalds and itching piles and suggests Medicated Sun-Cura Soup priced 25 cents as a preparatory bath.
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Mattie S. Pitts
Towa
Washington, D. C
Pennsylvania shift from relief to pay rolls shown in chart
The chart tracks Pennsylvania’s move from WPA and state relief to pay rolls over two years. Relief rolls fell from 525,000 to 282,000 by January 1941, with drops accelerating as industrial activity rose in 1939 before a national defense push. The briefing notes the defense program’s continuing impact on unemployment relief.
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Pennsylvania
Public Assistance
Howard L. Ronsell
Nations News Roundup From Europe and Africa
Reports from several fronts indicate Japan pressing Thailand and French Indo China terms, Greek forces repelling Italian attacks in Albania, and British naval losses claimed by Berlin. An Italian garrison at Mega, Southern Ethiopia, surrendered to South African troops, as Swansea bombing news continues from London.
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Shanghai
Japan
Thailand
Siam
Tokyo
Athens
Albania
Berlin
High Command
Nairobi
Reta
Mega
Ethiopia
Swansea
London
Boys' Arrest Solves Kane County Car Looting Case
Three boys were arrested as police unravel a months‑long car looting case in Kane County. They admitted thefts from autos and named some locations and items seized, but ownership of loot like flashlights and revolvers remains unclear. Charges against the minors were postponed for further investigation.
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Kane Porouga
British and German raids hit targets across Britain and France
The Rial port of Swansea and London endured last night's German air attacks. a block of a large municipal hospital was wrecked, killing several patients and a nurse. The air ministry said British aircraft attacked the Brest naval base and the docks at Caen or Calais in German occupied France.
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Rial
Swansea
Wales
London
Pome
Air Ministry
Brest
Ab Cssals
France
Erie County aid figures show 141 men women and children aided in January
Erie county welfare director Barton Kauffman reports January aid totaled 1417 individuals across state and county institutions. Most were in state mental hospitals with 727 at Warren, 171 at Polk, 14 at Allegheny State Hospital, and others in local homes and clinics. County budgets earmark over 100000 for Warren hospital care.
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Erie
Erie County
Barton Kauffman
Erie County Institutional District
T. Be Hospital
Dobler Farm
Gir
Warren State Hospital
Flatley
Pennsylvania
Warren
Probe Misuse of Erie Police Autos
Erie police open inquiry into alleged misuse and improper upkeep of city radios and patrol cars. Patrolmen Walter Pasky and Michael Twzliend reportedly used private cars for city service, sparking claims of careless driving and temporary vehicle disablements.
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Erie Police
Erie
Richard Dundon
Walter Pasky
Michael Twzliend
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