Franklin prisoner escapes jail in Center county break
W G Williams of Franklin, Pa escaped from Center county jail Saturday night shortly after being sentenced to seven and a half to 15 years in the Western penitentiary for robbery tied to the Citizens Building and Loan Association holdup at Philipsburg. He used a board and scaled a 2 foot wall. his escape was discovered when Sheriff Booth and Warren Heaton, both sentenced to service in the Western penitentiary, returned to the prison.
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United Press
Belleponta
W. G Willams
Franklin
Center County
Western Penitentiary
Williams
Citizens Building and Loan Association
Philipsburg
G A. Wallace
Gorry
Warren
Carver House
Mr. Wallace
J. G. Shoemaker
Celebrate Birthdays And Local Events In Corry District
Corryites mark birthdays including Mrs G J Patterson and Fred York on West Wayne and Mott streets. Gid Tanner of the Skillet Lickers will perform at Rex Theatre Tuesday and Wednesday. Board of Education to discuss retrenchment for 1982 34 term. Rotary Club hears J J Fos of Pennzoil speak on gasoline processes. City teachers host Rotary dinner at Junior High. Last day to renew 49 1 drivers licenses. Miss Rachel Clough to star in Haydn Cre avion with Erie Festice Chorus. Interior work planned at municipal building to aid unemployment campaign. Early spring flowers push through soil. Hoover anti hoarding campaign to tour nation with Dawes and Robinson explaining plan. Radio highlights feature Rosamond Johnson Choir, Lloyd George from London, Sousa Band, Wagner Die Walkure, Sophie Tucker, and King Hall from London. Columbia Scholastic Press Association contest honors for The Scoop Junior High paper. Ajax Iron Works loading twin engines for shipment. Whiteley rink hosts large ice skating turnout on West Columbus. best ice of year.
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Rosamond Johnson
Rollin
Girardot Missing Street Lights Debated in Brockway
Erie February 29 Rumors spread that Franc Girardot escaped custody and that his household goods were removed from 1085 West Ninth Street. Officials denied flight and noted bond discussions as neighbors speculated on court appearances. In Brockway a street light contract dispute lasted weeks with the borough seeking cheaper or better lighting and the company threatening to discontinue until a new agreement is signed.
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Erie
Franc Girardot
Trie
Court House
Girardot
West Ninth Street
Detroit
Sodall Fonstors
Y. Rossiter
Girrardot
Ss. Pelievs
Rossiter
Brockway
Tme
Sid
Brockway Light, Heat and Power Co
Appointment Venango Judge May Be Deferred
Governor Gifford Pinchot may leave the Venango county bench vacancy until after the April primaries. The Parker supporters and Republican leaders have not endorsed him yet, and a reappointment could occur if Parker loses at the polls. Separate notes mention lodge meeting plans, Hotel Gorry leadership change, and state school funding of 131 025 to second and third class districts, amid winter weather delaying state road crews in the northeast.
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Harrisburg
Gifford Pinchot
Venango County
William M. Part
Ker
Curty
Parker
Dhudge Parker
John L. Hanna
Property and Supplies
Jonathan
Funeral services for Miss Mary Dwyer at St Mathias French Creek
Funeral services were held at 10 AM from St Mathias church French Creek in memory of Miss Mary Ann Dwyer who died Saturday. Rev Fr Tomiak officiated requiem mass with church choir and many floral tributes. Interment followed in Catholic cemetery. bearers included Leo Mulderick George Mulderick Joseph McMahon Frank Keefe Michel Lynch Edward Harrington. Out of town attendees included Sister M Roniong Erie Miss Mary Lynch Meadville Mrs Thomas Fees Akron Ohio.
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St. Mathias Church
French Creek
Mary
Ann Dwyer
Elizabeth Lynch
Tomiak
St. Mathias’ Church
French Creel
Leo Mulderick
George Mulderick
Joseph McMahon
Frank Keefe
Michel Lynch
Edoward Harrington
M. Roniong
Erie
Mary Lynch
Meadville
Thomas Fees
Akron
Doctor Again Threatened After Card Sent By Mail
A third threatening message arrived for Dr. H. J. McGhee of Kane after his South Fraley street home was bombed January 30. Police say the same mailed card design as the first two threats was used, the sender unseen but described as an intelligent criminal masking movements.
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Kane
H. J. McGhee
South Fraley Street
the Republican
Three Children Die As Ice Breaks Near Honesdale
In Wayne County Pennsylvania three children died after thin ice broke. Cecilia Ackley aged six and Lucile Pitts aged nine drowned at Tanners Falls while Andrew Swerdak aged eleven fell through ice at Clermo. Bodies recovered. Also reported a Pittsburgh grocer David S Anstias aged 45 shot and killed himself in his Homeville store. wife found him.
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United Press Scranton
Honesdale
Wayne Countty
Cecilia Ackley
Lucile Pitts
Tanners Falls
Andrew Swerdak
Clermo
Pittsburgh
Fev
David S. Anstias
Homeville
Niy
Pennsylvania Ends First Auto Inspection Period This Spring
Secretary Clyde L. King urges voluntary compliance with the compulsory motor vehicle inspection law as the first three month period ends March 31. A three month arrest period runs April 1 to June 30, with enforcement continuing through the year as vehicles must pass reinspection July 1 to September 20 and again by December 31.
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Maronist
Clyde L. King
Commonwealth
Jessen
Pennsylvania
Department of Revenue
Pennsylvania State Highway Patrol
King
Rebekahs Plan Tureen Dinner and Lodge Activities
Lady Franklin Rebekah Lodge meets Tuesday at 6 30 for a tureen dinner with members asked to attend and bring a tureen. Coffee and rolls provided by the committee. After dining the degree team will practice at 7 and later initiation and officer nominations will take place. Large attendance urged.
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Lady Franklin Rebekah Lodge
Board Set to Vote on School Retrenchment Plan
The Board of Education meets Thursday to decide on a proposed retrenchment package from the administration and instruction committee. It calls for cutting health art music and athletics supervision, closing Fairview, shifting pupils to Concord and Washington, eliminating the band and nurse, and ending summer school to save funds for a smaller 1982-23 budget. Community support and opposition have grown as voters seek tax relief from a bloated school program.
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Board of Education
Fairview
Concord
Sax
Pan American Railroad dividend cuts amid income shortfall
General W. W. Atterbury told PRR stockholders that quarterly dividends cannot continue without higher income. Net 1931 income barely covered 6 1/2 percent annual payout, with 4.25 total per share for the year. despite cost cuts, gross revenues fell and net income was only 2.97 percent of capital stock.
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Philadelphia
W. W. Atterbury
Pennsylvania Railroad
Atterbury
Manley to Speak on Palestine Shepherds at Citadel
Mr Manley will lecture at the Salvation Army citadel 1 Kington street at 7 45 this evening. He will illustrate with scenes and discuss the manners and customs of early Biblical Palestine. The public is invited to attend.
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H. ©. Manley
Salvation Army Citadel
Kington Street
Mr. Manley
Dairymen's League Denies Rutland Plan Endorsement
Fred J Sexauer president of the Dairymen's League Co operative Association denies endorsements of the Rutland Plan for dairy farmer organization. He says the plan lacks binding contracts, protection against surplus dumping, fair pricing, bankruptcy risk safeguards, weights tests, and a solid financing method. He insists the League requires these fundamentals before endorsing any milk selling plan.
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New York
Dairymen’s League Co-operative Association, Inc
Rutland Plan
Fred J H. Setauer
League
Dairymen’s League
Sexauer
United
Rutland Flan
Rutland
Dairymen’s League Cooperative Assn
Dairymen's League
Phy Miust
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Rachel Clough
Union City
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Erie Festice Chorus
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Charles G. Dawes
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Joseph T. Robinson
Arkansas
Af Pennnsylvania
Columbia Scholastic Press Association
Columbia University
New York City
Ajax Thon
Whiteley
Columbus Avenue
Pinchot
Corry
State Sunway Department
Pike
Susquefmize
Mary Dwyer
Rebekahs
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Jamestown
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Whitney & Wood
Meerdink
Whitey & Wood
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