Lost Third Party and the Farmer Labor Plan in 1920s
The article recounts the failed Farmer Labor party effort led by J A Hopkins and Parley P Christensen with running mate Max S Hayes. It notes La Follette’s refusal, weak endorsements, and the campaign’s 265000 votes, contrasting with Prohibitionists and Socialists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmer-Labor Party
British Labor Party
Parley P. Christensen
Salt Lake City
Utah
New Party
Theodore Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
J. A. H. Hopkins
la Follette
Wisconsin
Christen~een
Max S. Hayes
Ohio
Accidental Death Verdict in Erie Woman’s Case
Arlene Hall aged 46 was found dead in her Erie home Saturday night. Coroner Warren Wood reported the autopsy confirmed carbon monoxide poisoning. Landlord Ralph Skinner said neighbors complained of gas smell and he found a gas jet open on the stove before the coroner declared accidental death.
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Erie
Arlene Hall
Warren Wood
Wood
Ralph Skinner
Corry-Jamestown firms elect directors at annual meeting
Twenty years ago this week the Corry Jamestown Milling and Corry Metal Co. held annual meetings in Jamestown. Directors were re elected for both firms including D A Hillstrom H H Keppel Carl E Windahl and Raymond C Anderson for the Corry Jamestown company and Carl E Windahl D A Hillstrom L Carlson W R Bullberg Alvan Rehnberg Ralph Larson and H H Keppel for Corry Metal Co. Streets officials report the sewer system handled thaw and rain runoff with minimal damage though some basements flooded. Liquor flowed freely Saturday night and city payrolls were delayed on March 1 due to municipal finance strains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corry-Jamestown Mig, Corp
Corry ‘Metal Co
Jamestown
Corry-Jamestown
David A. Hillstrom
H. H. Keppel
Carl E. ‘Windahl
Raymond C. Anderson
R. Hillstrom
Chicago
A. M. Benander
Boston
E J. Ovington
Seattle
Corry Metal Go
Carl E. Windahl
D. A. Hillstrom
L. Carlson
W. RB Ullberg
Alvan Rehnberg
Ralph &. Larson
Edward Barrington
Tate
Teachers Wax School Floors On Saturdays At $148 An Hour
Bristol Pa Delhass Joint School Board votes to have teachers at Bristol Township Junior Senior High School wax floors on Saturdays for 148 dollars an hour if regular janitors decline. Principal Henry Decker says outsiders could be hired but may lack reliability.
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Bristol
Delhass Joint School Board
Bristol Township
Henry Decker
Erie real estate value debate over West Ninth frontage sale
Two real estate appraisers lined up by the Parking authority and Dr. Jesse A. Root argued the value of his West Ninth street property before the court of viewers. The authority condemns a 58 foot frontage in the 100 block after offering 27 500 dollars. Root values the parcel at 60 000 with prior offer of 56 000. Major hearing began Monday with attorney Russell Orcutt as chairman and viewers William M Schubacker and Bruce Major. Realtor Carl Wright estimated 32 500 dollars, authority said a 5 000 bonus was added to that figure when offering. Root's attorney A Grant Walker argued the block should be valued as business property, not residential. Other Realtors backing Wright included R B Way and Joseph Riley. Dr Root was represented by Phil Cunningham, Graham Marsh, William J Williams and E W Miller. The piece notes changing consumer spending patterns since 1939 versus 1983.
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Erie| Erie
Parking Authority
Jesse A. Root
Dr. Root
West Ninth Street
Courity Board of Viewers
Russell Orcult Sab
William M. Schubacker
Bruce
Carl Wright
Authority
Gus Pulakos
A. Grant Walker
Wright
R. B. Way
Joseph Riley
Rool
Phil Cunningham
Graham Marsh
William J Williams
E. W. Miller
How Smart Are You A Current Events Quiz
A compact quiz lists questions on geography, tax policy, Italian politics, farming incomes, baseball season timing, state and federal relief matching, and spelling strategies. It challenges readers to pick correct options across diverse topics, typical of a 1950s newspaper feature.
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Missouri
Ohio
Mississippi
Arkansas
Colorado
Eisenhower
Italy
Rome
Venice
Sicily
California
Minis
Towa
North Carolina
Texas
Sentence O Keefe at Smethport in Brinks Holdup Case
Joseph O Keefe known as Specs, cited by the FBI as a suspect in the 1950 Brinks holdup in Boston, was sentenced to 12 years for stealing five revolvers from a Kane sporting goods store four years earlier. He will appeal. In Pittsburgh, thirty nine broom makers wage a sit down strike against the Pennsylvania Association for the Blind over pay cuts from 118 to 75 cents per dozen.
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Arthur Colegrove
George Sample
National
Bottinelli-Kimball, Inc
Lexington Avenue
New York
Michigan Square
Chicago
Mortgage & Bond
Detroit
Chamber of Com
Pittsburgh
Weightman
Philadelphia
Associated Press
Corry
O'Keefe
Smethport
Joseph
Specs) O'Keefe
FBI
Brinks
Boston
Kane Sporting Goods
Pennsylvania
Western State
Pennsylvania Association For the Blind
Father of nine awarded $36,250 in damages
John Boyce, a Clearfield father of nine, won $36,250 in a verdict against the New York Central Railroad for permanent injuries suffered in August 1950 when a car in Clearfield freight yards jammed his knees against a locomotive during switching. Barristers for the railroad were Former Judge F Cortez Bell. Boyce was represented by Thomas Shearer and Walter Murray. An agreement also settled a $10,000 claim by Alvah Beach of Oil City for injuries in 1948 at PRR yards. Beach was a section hand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
U. S&s
John Boyce
Clearfield
New York Central Railroad
Boyce
F. Cortez Bell
Clearfield County
Thomas Shearer
Walter
Blaze Blasts Cambridge Springs Home. Three Burned
A Mash fire gutted a Cambridge Springs residence at 2:45 p.m. injuring Harvey Peters 68 Merle Peters 34 and Lynn e Thomas the Peters foster daughter. All were listed in satisfactory condition at Meadville City Hospital two hours later with first and second degree burns to faces hands and arms and a deep laceration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meadville
Cambridge Springs
Meadville City Hospital
Harvey Peters
Merle Peters
Lynne Thomas
City Hospital
Fire destroys Cambridge Springs home in blast
Fire Chief Earl Bilow said two men and Cecil Crosley were using a blow torch in a living room to thaw pipes when the device exploded or a nearby white gas container ignited. The flash fire gutted three rooms up and down and the attic. firefighters cleared it by about 4 10 p.m. Crosley saved a baby from its crib.
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Cambridge Springs
Earl Bilow
Cecil Crosley
Crosley
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A. D. Colegrove
Thomas Motors
Clinton St
Tralor
Elcke
Lundy
Texaco
North Center Street
REX Theatre
Columbia Pictures
Holliday
Peter Lawford
Garson Kanin
Fred Kohlma
George Gukor
B. L. Burns
Mgr
TruVal
Topp
Corry's
C.C.C
Franklin
Fogle Lumber CO
Franklin St. Corry
Banchcraft
Guilford Forge
W. F. Rickers
Allen St
Armstrong
Meerdink
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