Two of Car Theft Ring Now Facing Trials
Two Erie county automobile theft ring members Homer Orton and Howard Voght were held for the September grand jury on charges of larceny receiving stolen goods and wrecking an automobile. They are committed to Erie county prison in 2500 dollar bail. Also charged are Pfc. Samuel Faviett and Pvt. Archie Butts with similar offenses. Favett is in critical condition after being shot while escaping and Butts remains at large. The trio were captured after state police investigated a group repairing a car near Horton farm.
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Howard Voght
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Justice of Peace
Walter Goodwin
Wesleyville
Pfc
Samuel Faviett
Orange
Archie Butts
Harborcreek
Favett
St. Vincent's Hospital
Horton Farm
Jamestown Marine Corp. Perkins Killed in Action
Jamestown mourns Corporal Norman Perkins 22, first local to enlist after Pearl Harbor. A Dunkirk native, he stood 5 feet 3 inches, attended H. S. varsity football and basketball, graduated in 1940, worked for American Locomotive, enlisted December 1941, reported missing in action in the Pacific.
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United States Marine Corps
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Perkins
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War Department
John Perkins
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Dunkirk
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American Locomotive Company
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Jamestown Bank Reinstates 12 Percent Common Dividend
Jamestown Bank board declares a 12 percent common stock dividend payable August 1 to holders on record July 8. President George Nieban k notes 12 year gap since Dec 1992 with earnings used to rehabilitate and support local business. Also set 430 cert per share on A preferred and 250 per share on B preferred stock.
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Jamestown
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Bank of Jamestown
George Niebank
Driver Tells Of Faked Coal Bills At Mayville Trial
Irvin Miller former Market Street Coal and Coke driver testifies in Jamestown Mayville trial against John A Patti. He says Patti created two coal bills one correct and one inflated for exaggerated weight. Miller also recounts an offer of 150 from Patti if Patti won the case. Defense questions Miller’s firing but he denies retaliation.
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Jamestown
Irvin Miller
Market Street Coal and Coke Company
John A. Patti
Mayville
Patti
American Aviation Corporation of
Putti
Miler
Hugh V.N. Badine
Soul
Miller
Veteran Tompkins Named New Deputy Sheriff
Harold Tompkins, an honorably discharged veteran, was appointed deputy sheriff by Sheriff Lamberton on Wednesday replacing John Kenyon who resigned three weeks ago. Salary will be set later by the county salary board.
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Lamberton
Harold
Tompkins
John Kenyon
Thompson's Tarsoma Tablets Promised Relief From Aches
An unreliable ad touts Thompson's Tarsoma Tablets as a cure for mysterious pains headaches and bodily discomfort caused by kidneys. It claims quick relief and urges purchase at drug stores, mentioning constipation and general misery.
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Thompson
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