Leaks In Pay Envelopes Split War Deductions
Babson Park Mass June 27 Roger Babson argues that government and labor talk of pay raises drives employers to labor saving machines creating chaos after the war. He details compulsory pay deductions for Social Security Unemployment Insurance Income Taxes and Savings Bonds, noting taxes are unrecoverable while others fund future benefits and government investments.
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Roger Babson
Babson Park
Mass
Washington
U. S
Uncle Sam
U.S. ‘Treasury
First OPA Case Filed Against Poultry Buyer
Jamestown January 27 the OPA filed a federal suit seeking an injunction against Charles R Johnson and Prata Lundgren owners of a market at 28 Taylor Street for paying above ceiling prices for poultry. The action marks the first price ceiling suit in federal court against a purchaser. Allegations state on November 20 Johnson and Lundgren paid 43 cents per pound for 105 pounds of live turkeys from a farmer identified as Gage, about six and a half cents over the ceiling price.
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Jamestown
OPA
Charles R. Johnson
Prata Lundgren
Taylor Street
Johnson and Lundgren
Gage
Two Spinster Sisters Found Dead In Harrisburg Home
Harrisburg report of two elderly sisters, Gertrude Hoffman 71 and Ida Homan 76, found dead in their home after neighbors said they had not been seen for over a week. Gertrude died likely from a serious ailment. Ida died from exposure after a house fire went out. Deaths estimated to have occurred January 14 or 15.
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Asiitient
Harrisburg
Gertrude Hoffman
Wtchen
Ida Homan
Wso
Frank Heidel
Gertrude
Tola
OPA Adopts New Policy On Stamp Invalidation
Washington policy update details new expiration dates for food ration stamps. Red and Blue stamp series will be valid for about four months, with specified validity ranges through spring and early summer. Sugar stamps No. 24 and No. 34 35 see adjusted end dates, while Red tokens remain usable as change for red stamps.
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Washington
Dan
OPA
Young Robbers Freed by Court in Erie County
Two Erie County youths Philip Marcinowster and Edward Ball walked free after pleading guilty to limited charges and paying costs and restitution for stolen goods. The pair, aged 20 and 18, had admitted thefts including hogs, minks, and raw animal furs from several victims, with state police noting ties to 20 additional break-ins and car pilfering without formal charges.
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Erie
Erie County
Philip Marcinowster
Edward Ball
Limdys Lane
R. H. Sedler
Girard
Julia Griner
Fairview
Trola Harned
R. D
Edinboro
Sall
Waterford coal truck driver killed in Erie incident
Clyde E. Smith a 17 year old gear truck driver was crushed when the hydraulic hoist failed and fell on him while delivering coal at 2816 Plum Street Erie. The Cleveland Coke and Coal Company was named as the employer with Albert Anderson an eyewitness. Deputy coroner A W Firman identified the victim through social security records and noted two tons of coal remained in the truck as it collapsed.
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Erie
Wian
Clyde E. Smith
Waterford
Hone
Plum Street
A. W. Firman
Firman
Robert Ames
Smith
Cleveland Coke and Coal Company
Albert Anderson
Anderson
Local official remarks after court costs payment dispute
Quotes from participants in a courtroom event as Deputy Clerk of Courts Marjorie Ellis and defendant Marcinowski discuss payment of costs. The remark “I guess we got off lucky” captures a sense of relief after the proceedings.
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Marcinowski
Marjorie Ellis
Ridgway School Child Dies of Meningitis
Dorothy Marie Billich 11, daughter of Mr and Mrs John Billich, Ridgway, died Friday at 3:30 am at home from meningitis after being brought from Ridgway Borough School where she was a sixth grade pupil. Funeral plans were not listed.
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Ridgway
Dorothy Marie Billich
Mie
John Billich
Ridgway Borough School
Sharon insurance broker dies in home fire
Sharon, Jan. 27. G. Ralph McQuiston, insurance broker, was burned to death and his wife injured when a fire swept their two story frame house. Firemen found McQuiston's body near the kitchen door. Mrs McQuiston was taken to Buhl Hospital for treatment.
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Ses Sharon
G. Ralph McQuiston
Rre
McQuiston
MrQuiston
Buhl Haspitan
Postwar Patent Encaser for Eggs in Rubber Film
A patent has been granted for a machine that encases eggs in a rubber wrapping film resembling sausage casing. The device aims to protect eggs during handling and transport, promising a novel packaging method for food products in the postwar era.
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Babson
Jamestown Market
Teeland
Teelandia
T.S. Kelsey
D.D
Optometrist
N. Center St
Thomas Motor Co
Sharon
Eygaits
Corry
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