Spring Harbingers Retreat Behind Winter Comeback
Twenty years ago on March 7 1929 robins bluebirds and other signs of spring retreated as winter returned with strong gales causing property damage. The week saw sap runs and new maple syrup industry growth valued at over 60000. A milk handling enterprise was forming in the city with a company to build a dairy plant. Lawrence Thomas became the local agent for Overland Whippet and Willys Knight cars and leased space at Patterson Garage on East Main Street.
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King Winter
Lawrence ‘Thomas
Overland Whippet
Willys Knight Cars
View Bng
Patterson
Hulding
East Main Street
Court to Decide This Week About Erie's Finances
Erie awaits two court actions shaping the 1949 budget and tax policy. Judge Burton R. Laub will rule on objections to a bill seeking to halt income tax collection under the current budget and challenges to surcharges on city councilmen for equipment purchases. A second case involves a one mill excise tax on gross manufacturing receipts and asks whether prior city transactions were sound and whether suits against councilmen are proper.
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Erie
Burton R. Laub
Manufacturers Association of Erie
Self
Laub
H. C. Sims
Erie Taxpayers Economy Association
Penelec Announces New Safety Essay Contest
Penelec launches a safety essay contest for employees to stress safe practices. Cash prizes totaling 350 dollars will be awarded for essays under 60 words on contributing to safety. Contest closes March 26. The company notes its improved safety record with a lower accident frequency rate, despite a prior highway incident involving fence posts.
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Pennsylvania Electric Co
E.T. Gherry
Mare
Penelec
Cherry
Penelee
Escape as Truck Rampages Through Jamestown Road
Six persons narrowly escaped injury when a ton and a half stake-body truck carrying fence posts roared along Falconer Kimball Stand road northbound. After swaying on a curve the driver jumped to safety. the truck struck a parked car in front of Ralph Aldrich's home, hurled the car into an eight-foot bank, and left part of its cargo in a deep ditch as Aldrich and four children sprinted to safety.
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Jamestown
Falconer-Kimball Stand
Ralph Aldrich
Paiconer
Arthur
D. Edson
Ellicott
Iink
Sar
Antitrust Moratorium Debate Opens in Congress
The Myers bill to bar FTC action for two years against base point and delivered price practices heads to the Senate Judiciary Committee for Monday consideration. A parallel 16 month moratorium bill passed the House committee. both aim to suspend antitrust suits absent collusion or restraint of trade amid nationwide sentiment favoring a pause following the Cement decision of April 1948.
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Myers
Federal Trade Commission
Senate Judiciary Committee
Rep
Walter
D. Pa
House Judiciary Committee
Supreme Court
Cour
Trade Commission
Comen
Jus
Tige Black
Chajrman McCaisen
Congress
Finuteust
Anttitrust
Inter
Interstate Commerce Commission
Quiz of the Month Puzzles Readers Memory Test
A garbled quiz asks ten questions about MacArthur birthday age Kalamazoo location a German marriage ban in Europe a White House addition inventor of the cob tongi a proofreader mark stet a radio comedian in The Paleface a one piece bl-ers the personification of wintry weather and a lake depth conversion Readers are invited to turn to Classified Page for answers and check their scores The text contains many misspellings and unclear references but preserves the sense of a newspaper puzzle feature.
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Douglas MacArthur
Kalamazoo
Inatsha
Michigan
Wisconsin
Army
White House
Jack
Jamestown Bookies Forfeit $200 Bail
Jamestown on March 7 reports two alleged horse betting operators were taken by city detectives Friday. John Devito, 45, failed to appear in city court Saturday and forfeited $200 bail after raids on a West Third Street bookie room. James Valemi, 50, was arrested in a raid on Washington Street for operating gambling establishments. No patrons were arrested.
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Jamestown
John Devito
West Third Street
James Valemi
Washington Street
Ouly
Miracle Man From Harborcreek Dies Month After Coma Ends
Erie March 7. Harborcreek man George B. Stanley Sr awakened from a six year coma on February 10 and died at his home at 1:45 PM after a stroke. He had been active in church work, served as elder at First Presbyterian, led Erie County Sabbath School Association, and worked in GE offices in Erie.
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Miracle Man
Harborcreek
Erie
George B. Stanley
M Cim
Stanley
Ard
Onus
Erie County Sabbath School Association
First Presbyterian Church
General Electric Company
Erle
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Warren County
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