Franklin Negro to Face Murder Trial in Franklin
James Law reports that Ron Lawson, a Black Franklin resident, will stand trial at the August term before Alderman J. B. Elliott for the murder of William Lockhart, alias Monroe Springfield. A coroner and state trooper testified to three gunshot wounds and case details, Lawson not having counsel or a formal statement.
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OL Cihy
James Law
Ron
Franklin
Robert Sibley
Lockhart
Erie Youth Loses Fingers In Home Cannon Explosion
Grist, July 16. William Pinch, 15, of Erie, was severely injured this morning when a home cannon exploded while he was assembling it. He lost three fingers on his left hand and received first aid at home before being rushed to St. Vincent's Hospital in critical condition.
Return Address On Letters Urged By Iran and US Ruling
Iranians told to place a return address on all letters amid a Washington ruling that raises the dead letter fee from three to five cents. If no return address is on the envelope, the sender’s address is learned from the opened mail. Fat Men. Glub.ExpBands. Boston: United States Fat Men’s Club moves annual outing to a picnic grove, increasing space needs.
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My Barreee Oy
Imusburgh
Fenn
Washington
FAT Mans. Glub
Boston
United States
Fat Men's Club
Eclipse Moon Viewed by Hundreds in Corry Area
Hundreds of Corry residents viewed a rare total lunar eclipse last night as scientists said no full eclipse will occur again for over fifty years. Clear skies aided the viewing with the earth’s shadow darkening the moon for about one hour and 41 minutes, the longest such eclipse in fifty years. Observers tracked the event from 9:15 p m to 2:48 a m with the moon slowly returning to visibility at 3 a m. Washington observers noted the eclipse aligned with schedule and researchers will analyze data from telescopes worldwide.
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Corry
Rivinity
Washington
Scaffolding Fall Kills Two at St Marys High School
July 16 at Scaffo ld Falls a scaffold broke as a paint gang worked on St Marys High School ly Fourth street. Foreman William Kal Hayes 71 died instantly while Nicholas Nausea 25 died hours later at Lee Brooks Memorial Hospital. Stanley Mekus 22 remained in serious condition with multiple injuries as xrays showed broken limb and injuries to the body. Attendants said he was holding his own last night.
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Dunikuric
William Kal Hayes
St. Mary’s High School
Ly Fourth Street
Nicholas Nausea
Lee Brooks Memorial Hospital
Western Penns a Rich History Inspires Local History Drive
Unintended title reconstruction notes Fort Necessity site in Uniontown with Dédica son urging locals to study Fayette county heritage. Speakers cite Whisky Insurrection, early Monongahela river navigation to the Mississippi, first iron furnace west of the Alleghenies, and coal coke origins. Hyde Park orchestra highlights aging Dr Edward Baxter 84 and young Mary Flynn 10.
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Uniontown
Orchestra
Boston
Hyde Park
Grange News refutes GOP charges on new state taxes
In the July issue of the Pennsylvania Grange News the official organ of Pennsylvania State Grange, the front page piece titled New Pennsylvania fixes and how they will be spent argues the new taxes fund unemployment relief, old age assistance, debt service, blind pensions, and loan repayments. It notes $135 million in new taxes and claims Governor Pinchot redirected departmental requests, trimming state running expenses by over $16 million versus the prior two years under Republicans.
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Pennsylvania Grange News
Pennsylvania State Grange Tix
Pennsylvania
Grange
Pinchot
Repubiican Rie
Scythes In Demand In Son Du Lag Wis
Scythes, sides and lawnginners are in heavy demand at hardware and implement shops in Son Du Lag Wisconsin amid a warm growing season. Local retailers report the strongest demand in years for these mowing tools as farmers prepare for peak cutting.
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Son DU Lag
Wis
Tragic double self-harm as neighbors witness
July 16. Walter H. Framberg of Lamont Siding, 35, a carpenter living with his widowed mother, shot himself in his kitchen after telling three visitors he heard detectives after him. He died at Lake Field hospital after being found by the McDowell family. doctors arrived too late.
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George Me
Dowell
Pmtordi
Mra
Framberg
Tier Jorden
Walter Prambeg
McDowells
Ani
Chin
Lake Film
Recovering from wounds after fight in Oil City
Frank Morfit, 55 Spring Street, was reported recovering in Oil City Hospital from stab wounds allegedly inflicted by Warren Stewart of Lewis Street after a fight on North Seneca Street early Sunday. Stewart is held in the city lockup on an open charge. Stewart says he was set upon by Morfit and another unknown man after leaving a tavern. Morfit, blind in one eye, said Stewart struck the other eye and blinded him. Morfit then used a knife on Stewart.
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Oil City
Frank Morfit
Spring Street
of City Hospital
Warren
Stewart
Lewis Street
North Seneca Street
City
Moffit
Provertins
Jewelers Find White Gold Lookalike Steel
The piece notes jewelers and gold buyers paying up to $20 an ounce for stainless steel sold as white gold. It explains stainless steel resembles real white gold and tests with acid confounders, warning of a bunco running statewide with a young man claiming a legacy of strips of white gold.
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United Preve
Philadelphia
Bride Discharged From Oil City Hospital After Wreck
Lee Durham of Denonsburg reunited with his bride from June 19 after she survived a near fatal accident near Hampton Station June 23. She suffered fractured ribs internal injuries concussion and severe shock but was discharged recovered to return home.
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Oil City
Lee Durham
Denonsburg
Hampton Station
Durham
Fossil Said To Be Millions Of Years Old Found In Sykesville
A renailized specimen of a serpentine fossil was found at the Cascade shaft of the B and S Coal Co in Sykesville by R G Bruce and Guy Slimmer while removing roof slate. The six inch wide, one inch thick and 28 inch long fossil resembles a scaly serpent and is considered well preserved for its age. Its interior suggests petrified remains of a prehistoric snake and local talks tie it to the Mississippian to Permian periods dating about 150 million years ago.
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Cascade Whayl
B. & S.coal Company
Sykesville
R. G. Bruce
Guy Slimmer
Roel
Dtia
Ancient
Ife
Lince
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