Erie eyes city manager plan for third class towns
Erie officials comment on a Pennsylvania bill by Rep D Glenn Moore to install a city manager system in third class cities except Philadelphia. If enacted Erie would elect a manager by council with limited mayor powers while council seats use proportional representation.
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Corry
D. Glenn Moore
Washington County
Erie Times
Philadelphia
Erie
Te Erle
Mf Wrie
Mehaffey
Erie School Board
Moore
Erie City Council
Local notes mix politics weather and entertainment in Erie region
Sightings on Spring street prompt a general alert amid cold forecasts. Speaker Joseph A. McGinnie of Ripley is recovering in Albany after grippe. Peaches Browning headlines Erie auditorium Saturday with her orchestra. Senator Miles B. Kitts gifts policemans gear to Senator James B. Boyd, sparking talk of honorary police duties. Erie items include Horace Greeley lore, Panama fire aftermath purchases, and Warren County’s congressional reassignment debate. Also holiday closings list for Harrisburg Capitol, skating good at West Columbus rink, Clara Bow in No Limit at Rex Theatre, and energy output rise from Associated Gas and Electric.
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Joseph A. McGinnie
Ripley
Ten Eyck
Albany
New York State
Clara Bow
Rex Theatre
Winter appeals for Christmas Seals fund to aid 1931 work
J Kenneth Winter executive secretary of the Erie County Health and Tuberculosis Association urged payment of Christmas seals today. He said the needed funds would support the association's work in 1931 and emphasized the importance of timely donations.
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J. Kenneth Winter
Erie County Health and Tuberculosis Association
Peppermint Oil Said To Drive Mice From Corners
A historic note suggests peppermint and a drop of oil around corners repels mice. The text states peppermint odor is obnoxious to rodents and will deter them in ten and other quarters.
Governor asks churchmen to aid in public life
Governor Pinchot urged Pennsylvania church leaders to take a stronger role in public affairs as a Christian duty. He said voting is as vital as attending church and stressed church organization as a force against corruption. Pastors plan a February 10 statewide push for education on prohibition benefits and repeal risks.
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United Press
Harrisburg
Pinchot
Pennsylvania
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Three County Officers to Stand Trial in February
Four defendants including Justice of the Peace K R Morrison Wesleyville constables Jack Alexander and Clifton Shreve Erie and Morrison’s son face charges of blackmail extortion and malfeasance in office. Forty indictments were returned by the November grand jury with two additional counts for Alexander and Morrison involving Union City. Trials set for February term at Erie with anticipated quash or acquittal as prosecutors prepare to present cases.
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Justice of the Peace
K. R. Morrison
Wesleyville
Jack Alexander
Clifton
Union City
Shreve
Brie
Tebmary
Card Party at Parish Hall Benefits Lilian Gunney Memorial
The Emmanuel Episcopal church officers hosted a card party in the Parish hall attended by many friends. Twelve tables were set for the evening. Awards went to Mrs. J. Haight, Mrs. Lorna Schram of Bolivar, Mrs. V. A. Port, and Mrs. B. L. Morrow. Sandwiches hermits and coffee were served by the committee.
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Lilian Gunney
Emmanuel Episcopal Church
7. J. Haight
Lorna Schram
Bolivar, N
V. A. Port
B. L. Morrow
Double Murder Attempted by Warren Father in Warren
Mrs Fannie Clark and her son Myron 16 told Justice Watts N Davis that John I Clark attacked them with a hammer in Market street Home. Police found Clark hiding behind a car. Both victims grievously hurt and Clark held in jail $1500 each awaiting Thursday hearing.
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Whitk
Clocis
Raid Nets Two Girls In Jamestown Drugstore Raid
Federal agents raided a Jamestown apartment and found two quarts of white distilled spirits. Delphine Dewitt and Ray LaRue of 198 East Second Street were arraigned before United States Commissioner Edward Bootey and committed to jail on $200 cash bail each. Their case follows other Volstead violations docketed in Mayville.
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Jamestown
United States
Edward R. Bootey
Delphine Dewitt
Ray LaRue
East Second Street
Mayville
Leday
Bus Crash Injures Jamestown Teams in Sharon
In Sharon Pennsylvania on January 28 a Jamestown High School bus carrying the boys and girls basketball teams skidded on an icy Sandy Lake highway. Joan McDowell principal of Jamestown High is most seriously injured and hospitalized in Greenville. Pearl S Seaman and Irene Wisher siblings students were treated for bruises and returned home.
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Sharon
Jamestown
Sandym
Joan McDowell
Jamestown High School
Greenville
Pearl S. Seaman
Irene’ Wisher
Sandy Lake High
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