Erie County Receives Salary Hikes and Local News Digest
Erie County commissioners approved a 1300 hike for Controller Rockwell Hart as secretary of the county retirement fund bringing his pay to 2000 with future increases. Other raises include 200 for Clark Lord head of the personal property department. Hamot Hospital reports 129 poison cases in 1959, 22 hospitalizations, mostly infants and children. Coroner Merle Wood appoints deputies for 1960 61. Arson suspected in fire at Mrs Kate Murphy’s unoccupied home near Rideway. damage about 1000 and home ransacked. Police report on Robert Taylor 18 of Union City and a 14 year old girl. A Titusville 10 year old admitted sounding a false alarm. Extended forecast predicts five to ten degrees above normal with rain later in the week. Kane Area Industrial Development Corp contracts for 150000 for a new product boosting employment past 100. Local motorist Eugene McCafferty cited for stop sign violation. Lawrence Miller’s car ransacked. snow boat taken. Corry hosts sunny day with 45 high and 20 low. Tonight light showers and near freezing. Northwestern Legion groups protest State Commander Malone’s leadership. 28 posts from five counties voice displeasure.
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Erie County — Commissioners
Rockwell Hart
Clark Lord
Bloom predicts Nixon surge after primaries move
HARRISBURG AP Bloom, Republican state chairman, says a nationwide groundswell for Vice President Nixon is forming as his candidacy nears official status. He notes favorable reactions from voters and expects increasing campaign activity across the country after Nixon allowed his name in Oregon Ohio and New Hampshire primaries.
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Bloom
Nixon
Harrisburg
Grovee I. Bloom
Eean
Oregon
Ohio
New Hampshire
Richard M. Nixon
Washington
Punishment Proves Fatal To Foster Son in Levittown
Mareel Smallwood, six months in Foster care with Mr and Mrs Paul Forsberg in Levittown, died after pepper punishment at a diner table. Mrs Forsberg applied pepper to his tongue. he gasped, lost breath, and died en route to hospital. Coroner cites asphyxiation from inhaling pepper. inquest date pending. No charges filed.
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Levittown
Pal
Mareel Smallwood
Home Missionary Child Care Society of Philadelphia
Levitt Town
Paul Forsberg
Denise
Forsberg
Marvel
Wilmer ‘Trinkle
Julius Mezaros
Falls Township
Forsbergs
Paul
Porsberg
Mar Joel
Bradford Eligible For State Planning Aid, Says Official
Bradford can receive a share of state funds for planning if it acts quickly, per the planning chief of the State Bureau of Municipal Development. Mayor John A. Still announced the report after conferring with Warren T. Zitzmann in Harrisburg. Bradford is among cities awaiting aid with about 590 zoned towns cited. applications forms were requested, aid to be allocated based on need tied to oil depletion and under development.
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State Bureau of Municipal Development
Bradford
John A. Still
Warren T Zitzmann
Harrisbore
Zitzmann
Rites Held For Charles Ehrhart
Funeral services for Charles Ehrhart were held at Bracket Funeral Home with Rev. George Myers officiating. Burial was in Henderson Union Cemetery Crawford County. Bearers included Louis Ehrhart Donald Ehrhart James Ehrhart Ira Ehrhart Kenneth Williams and Wayne Powell. Attendees from away listed many relatives and friends from multiple towns including Rochester New York Clymer Warren East Randolph Jamestown and Oulu City.
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Charles Ehrhart
Bracket Funeral
George Myers
Richard Finlan
Gerald Schumacher
Pittsfield
Glenn Finan
Younssville
Leo Sabousky
Tra Bhrhart
Louis Ehrhart
Donald Ehrhart
James Ehrhart
Kenneth Williams
Wayne Powell
Maude Heath
Marion Heath
Guy Perry
OU City
Glenn Wilson
Titusville
Third Of State Cops Flunk Test
A third of 1,043 state police troopers failed a Civil Service exam for corporal promotion. Commissioner Col. Frank G. McCartney defended the test as fair, noting 191 of 204 corpsmen passed. An unidentified officer criticized its length and difficulty, saying 180 minutes for 180 questions left some reading the test.
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Frank G. McCartney
Corports
Toronto
Bert
Buckland
Buckland, 69, Editor-In-Chief of Sergeant and Lentenant
Telegram
Telegram Publishing Co
Television Review of NBC Sunday Show Tour of Hollywood
AP reports NBC Sunday Night's Hollywood tour mixed star plugs with glimpses of studios homes and old stars. Hedda Hopper guides sentiment as Lucille Ball, Harold Lloyd, Marion Davies, Gloria Swanson and others share anecdotes. Bob Hope plugs forthcoming show. reception flat with no audience laughter.
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New York
NBC
Hollywood
Hedda Hopper
Lucillé Ball
Bob Hope
Harold Lloyd
Hedda
Marion Davies
Gloria Swanson
Ricardo Cortes
Garbo
Mixed Reactions to VP Entry Stir GOP and Dems
The piece notes mixed reactions to the vice president’s entry as former President Harry Truman criticizes leadership over seven years. Truman warned voters about past actions, while Senator Stuart Symington expresses interest in the presidency but says he is not actively seeking delegates. Ohio Governor Michael V. DiSalle backs Kennedy, and Senator Barry Goldwater cites a 214 percent jump in auto repair charges since 1958.
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Ober
Harry Truman
Phoenix
Ariz
Truman
Stuart Symington
D-Mo
Symington
Ohio
Michael V. DiSalle
Kennedy
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
Auto Crash Near Wattsburg Sends Three To Hospital
Three young men were hospitalized after a convertible rolled over several times south of Wattsburg Saturday night. Ronald Boyersmith, 20, Ronald Beckwith, 22, and Roger Altsman, 18, all from nearby townships, sustained injuries described as broken ribs lacerations and bruises. The 1953 auto was demolished with about 800 dollars in damage. Possible reckless driving charges may follow as investigators review the crash.
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Stem Memorial Hospital
Union City
Wattsburg
Corry
Erie
Po Uce
Ronald W. Boyersmith
B.D. 1
Boyersmith
Union City Hospital
Ronald Beckwith
Roger Altsman
Beckwith
Altsman
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Robert Fleming
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Indiana
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Richard Egan
Sandra Dee
Rossbacher Insurance Service
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