Believe sale will bring oil development in McKean County
An announcement from P. A. Oakes Producing Co of Mt Jewett says 103 acres and 32 producing wells in Simpson Kealing township McKean County were sold to Malttice McKenzie and Sheldon Armstrong of Risford. Sale value undisclosed but thought six figures. Adjacent to South Penn Oil holdings, new owners plan development. work not to start immediately. The Oakes group includes Gale F P Oakes Leroy Oakes Clyde Oakes and others.
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Mt. Jewett
Simpson
Kealing Township
McKean County
McKenzie & Armstrong Company
Suburba Risford
Malttice McKenzie
Sheldon Armstrong
South Penn Oil Company
Oakes
Gale FP. Oakes
Leroy Oakes
Clyde Oakes
State Plans 6000-Strong Pennsylvania Reserve Defense Force
Harrisburg February 47. Governor Arthur H James orders immediate formation of a Pennsylvania reserve defense force to combat parachutists gas attacks and air raids in wartime. The nucleus will be a streamlined corps of up to 6000 men replacing the National Guard now in federal service. The federal government will supply up to 5000 rifles and the state will provide uniforms from National Guard appropriations.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Arthur H. James
Na- Monel Guard
Home Guard
National Guard
County School News Seventeen Defense Training Classes Operate
Erie county leads Pennsylvania with seventeen national defense training classes for out-of-school youth, more than any county in the state. Dr Willis E Pratt, superintendent, said approval for final classes came from the state vocational department during a Harrisburg trip. Brion E Decker directs the program as county vocational supervisor. Equipment for the classes is ordered or delivered, and all are in operation.
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National Defense
Erie County
Willis E. Pratt
Pennsylvania
Pratt
Harrisburg
Vocational Department of
State Department of Public Instruction
Brion E. Decker
17 Defense Classes Now in Operation in County
Erie county school board meeting notes approval of four new rooms at Lakewood grade school to handle population growth in West Millcreek. Attended by state Senator Joseph R. Zelsenheim and county and east representatives to discuss teachers tenure tax assessments and higher high school funding. Secretary Mrs. Sarah Sandy reported on a state convention delegation and board members Clarenne T. Bryan, OQ. Coon, Lloyd W. Veit, Mrs. Lawery, CC. Davis.
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Erie County School Board
Lakewood
Lale- Wood
West Millcreek
Joseph R. Zelsenheim
Homer Cook
West County
John E. Var Alleburg
East County
Sarah Sandy
Harrisburg
Clar
Enne T. Bryan
OQ. Coon
Lloyd W. Veit
Wice
Sign of Spring Gypsies Arrested in Pa Scam
Dubois Pennsylvania reports the arrest of a gypsy group accused of swindling a prominent city official out $800 under a when told to keep a money roll wrapped in a one dollar bill for eight hours. The scheme involved blessing money and promising a cure for a chronic ailment. Police issued an eight state alert but have no update.
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Dubois
Summer Homes Ransacked in Dockhaven Settlement
North Springfield police opened an investigation into burglaries at Dockhaven summer homes. Officers believe a gang plundered 40 cottages along Lake Erie earlier this month, with entries also found in Lockhaven area. One homeowner reported a stove stolen and others await owner inspections to confirm further break ins.
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Eieven
Dockhaven
North Springfield
Jared
Harry Stinnett
M. Mathias
Lake Erie
Pairfield
Lawrence Park
New York- Pennsylvania Line
Damara
Westgoth Street
Post Office Theft Convictions Total Spread Wide
The post office department recorded four thousand six hundred fourteen convictions in the fiscal year ending, reflecting a broad crackdown on thefts and related offenses. Officials emphasize enforcement across postal facilities and couriers to protect mail integrity.
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Post Office ‘Thette
Post Office Department
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