State Liquor Control Pioneer Opens First State Stores
Pennsylvania pioneered the nations first state liquor system. By 1954 the board operated 808 stores and 844 managers and clerks. In 1951 sales reached 226,073.59 dollars, with over 3,000 employees and civil service status. The board focuses on public service, not advertising, with no item recommendations by staff.
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Pennylvania
Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board
Liquor Control Board
Frederick T. Gelder
Frank D. Armstrong
David R. Perry
Stanley Servenski 79 dies after month in Erie hospital
Stanley Servenski, 79, died Saturday evening at an Erie hospital after being a patient there for a month. He lived with John Woloica of R. D. 1 and assisted on the farm for nine years. Born August 18, 1872 in Poland, he was paid in Poland. Friends may call at Braghan Keating Funeral Home this evening. funeral arrangements are incomplete.
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Swany Servensis
Surnenskt
Erie Hospital
John Wolo Ica
Servensie
Poland
Tipster Indicted in Far Eastern Tipping Case
A Seattle travel agency employee, HARRY A. JARVINEN, was indicted by a federal grand jury for willful falsification of facts. He is accused of posing as the mystery tipster who misled the State Department about Owen Lattimore planning to travel behind the Iron Curtain. Jarvinen’s attorney says he will plead not guilty.
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Harry A. Jarvinen
Seattle
Jarvinen
State Department
Owen Lattimore
Vinen
Local Catholics Attend Area Laymen's Retreat
Local Catholics attended a laymen retreat at Christ the King Seminary St Bonaventure University in Olean yesterday. Father Rudolph Harvey of the Franciscan Monks conducted the retreat with attendees including George Sperry Edward Gluvua Joseph Pheavage Leo Hooks Stuart Gorsline Frans Blair Arthur Litz Joseph Larain Raymond Bacholner and Richard Bacholner. The event was held at the area university’s recently completed seminary valued at 83 million dollars.
Stock Market Advances Amid Mixed Trading
The Associated Press reports a higher but uneven stock market with moderate activity. Prices ranged up to 2 points higher in active sectors as major issues such as American Can American Tobacco Anaconda Bethlehem Steel and Chrysler Corp moved within varied gains and losses amid a broad list of corporations. In Korea, talks to resume in Munsan after a three day recess, with little optimism for a breakthrough in the two month old prisoner deadlock.
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American Can ‘American
Adhatic Refining
Bethlehem Steel
Briens Mig
Chrysler Corp
Columbia Gis System
Continental Car Consolidated Baise Prwstman Kodak
Eri RR
General Bleetsie General Mowes
Montgomery Ward
National Biscuit
National Dairy
National Distillers
Central Packard Motors
Penne
Ind
Texas U 8 Steel
Youngstawy
S&t
Avro
Nat Gas
South Penn Ou
Munsan
Korea
Erie Men Burned In Flash Blaze At Station
Three Erie residents suffered burns in a gasoline explosion caused by a shorted electrical wire while cleaning a grease pit at Peterson and Holst Kendall Station. Robert Peterson, operator, burned on the arms and hands and admitted to St. Vincent's Hospital. Richard Jupson, 16, had superficial finger and band burns and was discharged after treatment. Al Anys also burned on the band and face but was released. Waxey Gordon Wexler, 63, New York whiskey baron, was buried in Queens after dying of narcotic abuse.
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Erie
Peterson & Holst Kendall
Robert
Peterson
St. Vincent's Hospital
Richard Jupson
St. Vincent's
al Anys
Answers to Quiz From Editorial Page Features
The article presents solutions to the quiz printed on the editorial page, listing item 1 A Wig and item 4 a signature identifying the author, plus references to furniture and several named figures such as David Farragut, Rudyard Kipling, and Hamel. The quiz answers include phrases about Tweedee Roosevelt Salem and a line about fewer than twenty men.
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Furniture
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