Judge Kitts Defense Opens in Erie Mental Fitness Case
President Judge Miles B. Kitts begins his defense against a petition to strip him of judicial powers. Erie attorneys and three judges challenge his fitness. a Philadelphia Supreme Court hearing location and witnesses are to be set. The defense plans a general denial and may contest the court’s authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erie
Miles B. Kitts
State Supreme Court
Philadelphia
Samuel L. Gilson
5. Y. Rossiter
John Kepha
Supremeourt
James Duff
Brie
Kadelphia
Tate
Missing Tidioute flier Sgt William Pe ruignot reported
Warren June 30 Mrs E Q equiimot of Tidioute has word from the War Department that her son Sgt William P Pe ruignot is missing in action in the European theater. The tail gunner of a Marauder, he served over Belgium Holland and France early this year and earned the Distinguished Flying Cross along with the Bronze Star and three Oak Leaf Clusters.
Forest stock shipments aid war effort in 1944 Harrisburg report
Secretary James A. Xell reports spring 1944 Department of Forests and Waters shipments totaling 11 95 orders of forest trees and 3 360 ornamentals. About 8 600 000 seedlings and transplants were sent mainly to farmers to reforest thousands of acres and protect watersheds. Species include red pine white pine Norway spruce white spruce pitch pine and more. Ornamental trees go to state lands federal lands and schools.
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Harrisburg
Shine
Department of Forests and Waters
James A. Xell
Department
Division of Forest
WPB Chief to Speak at Erie July 4th Program
E. Wilson president of General Electric on leave to head the War Production Board will address thousands of Erie plant employees at noon July 4. The speech will urge continued war bond purchases and sustained production of vital machinery for the army and navy.
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Erie
General Electric Company
E. Wilson
United States
Washington
Wilson
Erie Works
Army
Navy
Three Escape From Warren State Hospital
Three patients fled Warren State Hospital last evening prompting a citywide search. A girl from Erle may have fled north toward Warren in a blue Dodge panel truck owned by Lundberg’s. Police scoured the city and highways and checked a New York Central freight line but found no clues. None of the escapees are described as dangerous.
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wAncey
Sune Overence
Ifrom
State Hospital
Erle
North Warren
Lundberg's
Irl
New York Central
Funeral services held for James Reid at Bracken-Keating
Funeral services for James Reid were conducted Thursday at 2 PM at Bracken-Keating Funeral Home with Rev. C. F. Hildebrand officiating. Buried at Pine Grove Cemetery. Attendees included local colleagues from Aero Supply Co and out of town mourners from Seattle, Brookville, Erie, Montauk, and Trenton.
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Bearders
Joseph Doyle
Robert Anderson
Reginald Burke
Mar Olds
David Depew
Andrew Hansen
Pine Grove Cemetery
Cpl
Gerald Reid
Seattle
Wash
W. B. Warren
Charles McNeil
Clifford Swan
Brookville
Seaman
Arthur Thompson
Montauk
S. 1
Roberts
Isabelle Roberts
Paul Walff
Peter Cauley
J. A. Kaufman
J. W. Wagner
Erie
Harry Swanfeld
Trenton
Ned
Justice Jackson at Jamestown trip evokes quiet praise
Associate Justice Robert H. Jackson, former Jamestown attorney, visited Jamestown on a brief vacation from Washington. He declined to comment on war or politics, joking about weather. He attended his son Ensign William Jackson’s admission to the New York and federal bars and witnessed oath ceremonies in Monroe County.
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Jamestown
Robert H. Jackson
Washington
Roosevelt
Cout
Justice Jackson
James' Town
William ©. Jackson
U. S. Navy
New York State
U. S. District Court
Rochester
Appellate Division
Monroe County
Supreme Court
Harold Burke
Dmin
Mt Jewett Man Hurt In Rail Speeder Crash
Kane June 30 John A Chall Strom 58 Mt Jewett signal maintainer for Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was seriously injured at noon Thursday near Rasselus when a gasoline speeder jumped the track It is believed he was injured by the speeder as it left the rails He sustained a fractured left shoulder and injuries to both bones of the left shin He was operating the speeder with Holmberg his helper who escaped injury when thrown from the vehicle Holmberg rode in the rear and was later taken by automobile to Mt Jewell hospital and then to Kane Summit hospital by ambulance
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Holmberg
Walls
Autorgobile
Juwelt
Kane Summit
Erie Soldier Killed as D day Attacks Continue
One Erie soldier was killed and three wounded in action in Europe during June 6 and 7. Alois Iarotka, killed in Italy. William Lovejoy wounded in Italy. Norman G. Miller wounded in France. and Nick E. Verdam wounded in Normandy.
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SRS
Erie Soxer
Italy
Tn Itely
France
Alois Iarotka
Bertha Karolka
William Lovejoy
T. Lovejoy
Norman G. Miller
Kitt J. Miller
Lawrence Park
D-Day
Nick E. Verdam
Nick Verden
Normandy
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Sville
Judge Kitts
Tidioute
WPB
Warren State Hospital
James Reid
Shamburg’s News & Sports
Double 242
Fisenhower
Europe
America S&s
M Powell Motor Company
Son
van Cise
Fran W. Smith
MT. Jewett
Nabisco National Biscuit Company
Niagara Falls
Montgomery Ward
Piette Yen Recah Teri Era
Corry
Curly Miller
His Cowboys
DR. George Marquis
Will Lacy
Regina Peterson
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