Fire destroys Frewsburg barn with heavy livestock losses
About 25 farm animals perished in a large barn fire on the Jack Carlstrom farm Riverside Road. Five cows were saved. 21 cows, three horses, a pony and about 200 chickens were killed. Losses include a $2,500 tractor and hay, with insured value only partly covered. The blaze was blamed on detective wiring and hampered by intense heat and embers. Carlstrom was away in Lander when the fire started.
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Frewsburg
Jack Carlstrom
Riverside Road
Garnstrom
Lander
Robert Spratt
Carlstrom
Ex Congressmen Scoblick and brothers convicted of bank fraud
Former Congressman James P Scoblick and his brothers Frank and Anthony were found guilty by a U S district jury in Scranton Pa of defrauding the former Mayfield State Bank of more than 170000 The brothers’ counsel Joseph P Brennan said an immediate appeal for a new trial would be filed Judge Albert L Watson renewed bail at 10000 each pending appeal disposition
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Ausocmven
Frese
Scranton
James P. Scoblick
Frank
Anthony
U. S
Mayfield State Bank
Scoblicks
Joseph P. Brennan
Albert L. Watson
County Protests Legal Journal Fees in Erie County
Erie county officials and the Erie County Bar Association clash over advertising rates for the Erie County Legal Journal. Register of Wills Ralph McCord cites 50 percent higher payments for 1953 journal ads than for daily papers and calls for an investigation. The 1954 budget drive for cutbacks prompts a meeting between budgeters and lawyers to resolve the dispute. Tig says profits have not funded lawyers pensions and funds only small welfare grants.
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Erie — County
Erie County Bar Association
Erie County Legal Journal
Courts
Register of Wills
Ralph McCord
Journal
Lege Joural
McCord
Legal Journal
William Tig
Tig
Rape Slayings Probed In Levittown Area
Police pursue leads in Levittown area as they investigate the rape and murder of 15-year-old Marta Gibbons. Her body was found near a lakeshore with head wounds, and investigators recovered tire tracks believed linked to the killer’s car. Marta disappeared Friday night while her parents were away.
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Levittown
Marta Gibbons
Marta
Leyit
Lover's Lane
Plane Missing With 7 Aboard Over Atlantic Blizzard
Rescue boats comb the Barrow coast for survivors from a four engined B 20 Superfortress of the Royal Air Force bound from Prestwick to the Azores on a training flight. The plane vanished in a blizzard with seven crew aboard after the pilot reported wing damage and preparations to bail out.
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Barrow -In-Furness
England
Prestwick
Scotland
Azores
Baltrain
RAF
U. S. Air Force
State still in running for Air Force Academy
An Air Force spokesman said Pennsylvania remains under consideration as a site for the proposed academy. Under an approved bill the secretary would select a site, with a site commission to review all locations if the Senate passes the House bill.
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Wasringlun — Pennsylvann
Air Force Academy
Air Force
Talbott
Senate
Pleads Guilty in HoldUp Case
Titusville David J Newberry 25 of Erie pleaded guilty to armed robbery larceny and motor vehicle theft before Alderman N Aller Love. He was arraigned last Friday and taken to Mendville jail then returned to await action. He admitted the Penn Theatre hold up on January 15 nearly $200 was taken and a car stolen to escape after a collision.
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Titusville
David J. Neweberry
Erie
N. Aller Love
Love
Newberty
Penn Theatre
Warren A. Love
215 West
Elm Street
Wage Tax Passed by Pittsburgh Council
Pittsburgh's one percent wage tax won approval from the Democratic city government with a close vote. Mayor David Lawrence supports the measure expected to raise over six million dollars this year, funding a record 47 million dollar budget. The tax applies to all income earned by individuals and businesses unless residents live in a neighboring community with a similar levy. Details of collection are not yet finalized.
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Pittsburgh
Suntich
Hiw
David J. Lawrence
Kenwin Jaw
Lawrence
PRR President Honored by Aerospace Group in Philadelphia
Walter H. Franklin of the Pennsylvania Railroad was honored by the Americans for the Competitive Enterprise System in Philadelphia last night for outstanding service to the American competitive system.
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PRR
Philadelphia — Pennsylvania Railroad
Walter 8. Franklin
Two House Members Split on Tariff Plans
Representatives Reed of New York and Simpson of Pennsylvania urged a focus on protecting U S industry from cheaper imports. They called for a thorough congressional study before expanding tariff reductions tied to the Reciprocal Trade Act, suggesting a two year extension if extended at all.
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Associated Frep
Washington
Daniel A. Reed
RNY
Richard M. Simpson
R-Pa
Reed
House
Ways and Means
Simpson
Commission On Foreign Econome
Golley
Eisenhower
Bally
Presidential Commission
Commission
Steldie Approved for Federal Coal Mine Board
The Senate Labor Committee unanimously approved Edward Steldie to be a member of the Federal Coal Mine Safety Board of Review. Steldie, a 60 year old native of Pennsylvania, has chaired the board for several months on an interim basis.
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Bteidle
Washington
Senate Labor Committee
Eisenhower
Edward Steldie
Federal Coal Mine Safety Board of Review
Pennsylvania
Razor attack brings month jail term
Erie man Obie Hollingsworth 27 pleaded guilty to assault and battery in Common Pleas Court after allegedly slashing Clifford Alexander during a December robbery attempt. Judge Samuel Rossiter imposed a three month jail term. Also sentenced were two youths, Richard Lindsey and Charles Jones, each to two years probation for car theft, while Eric Sam Cichetti received one year in jail with four days counted as time served and a $100 fine.
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ERIE
Common Pleas
Obie Hollingsworth
Clifford Alexander
Samuel Y.rossiter
Rossiter
Richard D. Lindsey
Charles Jones
Sam Cichetti
Eric
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