Twenty Years Ago From Journal Files March 21 1930
Reports that Hagedem Construction planned to delay resumption of the Gerry Spartans burg road project until next fall were denied by the State Highway Department district offices at Franklin. Northwestern towns will meet the State Sanitary Water Board in Harrisburg on April 1 to discuss sewage disposal plants in line with state requirements. Maple syrup crops and prices are up in the county. A county tax collector appointment will be announced by the county commissions at Erie next Monday, with G. H. Gordon and Frank H. Westley as candidates. Census enumerators were summoned to Erie for final instructions, with work to begin in early April. Twenty guests from the Lanston store and their spouses were entertained at J. A. Lanston’s Park Street home with games and a salad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagedem Construction Company
Gerry-Spartansburg
State Highway Department
Franklin
Corry
Pennsylvania
State Sanitary. Water Board
Harisburg
Board of County Commissions
Erie
G. H. Gordon
Frank H. Westley
Lanston
J. A. Lanston
Park Street
Lack of Snow May Hurt Wheat in Erie County
Erie county assistant agent E. M. Martin reports that sparse snow this winter likely damaged the winter wheat crop. Damage will be clearer in three to four weeks after spring growth begins, with mild January weather partly offsetting losses by aiding regrowth. Eradication efforts against the barberry pest continue in Albion, aiming to improve future yields on roughly 7,600 to 8,200 acres.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erie
Erie County
Martin
Barberry Park
Albion
Pennsylvania Legislature Names Sex Offender Study Panel
In Harrisburg on March 21 Rep. Adam T. Bower heads a new legislative committee to study sex offenders in Pennsylvania. The panel, created by Rep. Baker Boyer and the Joint State Government Commission, will propose legislation to the 1061st General Assembly. Members include Donali FP McPherson G Arthur Blass Frank W. Ruth Francis W. Bucchin and Dixon Herman.
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Harrisburg
Adam T. Bower
Northumberand
Pennsylvania
Baker Boyer
Lancaster
Joint
State Government Commission
1061
General Assembly
Assembly
Baker
Seni
Donali FP
McPherson
Adams
G. Arthur Blass
Erie
Frank W. Ruth
Barks
Francis W. Bucchin
Northampton
R. Dixon Herman
Dauphin
New Wage Pact For Steel Firms
Erie workers at Mri Forge and Erie Forge Co rejected prior wage terms and ratified a new contract with Bucyrus Erie Co workers. The deal includes a five cent an hour payroll contribution to the Insurance Welfare Fund and follows patterns common in the steel industry. About 1,600 employees are affected in this second agreement within a week among USW bargaining shops.
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ERIE
Mri Forge & Steel Co
Erie Forge Co
Bucyrus-Erie Co
Insurance Welfare Fund
Lew Jenkins
Nsw
Dismissal of Hospital Head Hit by Cooke
Harrisburg March 1 Jay Cooke, Republican governor hopeful, claims Asa B. Martin Milford was dismissed as Farview State Mental Hospital treasurer and trustee for backing Cooke. Cooke cites Dutt firing as retaliation against state employees supporting his bid. Martin previously appointed by Arthur H. James and reappointed by Edward Martin and Duff.
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Aisophacy Cross
Harrisburg
Jay Cooke
Asa B. Martin
Milford
Farview State Mental Hospital
Cooke
Gurks
Martin
James H. Dutt
Farview Board
Arthur H. James
Edward Martin
Duff
State Rep Dépuly Says Martin Dismissal Tied to Retaliation
In a letter rewriten, War ner M. Dépuly reports Martin's dismissal as an 18 & clear case of retaliation. He says the hand of political totalitarianism reaches into the management of a state mental hospital.
Eisenhower and the 1952 GOP Nomination Outlook
The piece surveys Eisenhower’s evolving appeal to Republicans after 1948, noting public talks revived a boom and the push for a balanced budget and broad security. It traces how military fame shaped past nominations and weighs whether Ike could secure a 1952 bid, with Dewey not expected to run again. It also mentions historical precedents linking military renown to national leadership.
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Eisenhower
Ike
GOP
New York
Thomas
Dewey
Washington
Jackson
W. H. Harrison
Taylor
Grant
TD. Roosevelt
Pierce
Hayes
B. Harrison
Ising
Cans
Scott
Fremont
McClellan
Hencock
Quiz based on a quirky classified page prompts
A playful trivia quiz asks ten questions on varied topics. It covers geography politics history ships naval command a rewording task a science term a measurement unit a national symbol and a foreign place name.
Award Erie Man $4020 in Civil Case
A civil court jury retried a verdict awarding Walter J Batchelor of Erie $4020 as a share of profits from Arrow Pattern and Engineering Co for 1948. Batchelor, then a patternmaker and salesman, later city superintendent of streets, alleged his employment terms entitled him to the profit share under firm leadership of C G Bucy until Oct 1948.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ERT
Maroh
Walter J. Batchelor
Arrow Pattern and Engineering Co
Batchelor
Erie
Meadville Student Wins $75 Essay Prize in High Way Safety
Mona Arnett, an 11 year old Sophomore at Conteaut Lake High School in Greenwood township, won a $75 second prize in a high way safety essay contest. Supervising Principal John Holliday said she received the award Sunday at the sponsoring radio station WPIO in Sharon.
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Eisenhower Booner
Lawrence Washington
George Washington
South Amer Tra
Lima
Truman
Sicily
North Africa
San Francisco
Senate
Sostland
Erie Man
The
Sterling Silver Club
Phillips Jewelry
Pring
Sterling Sa
Phillips
North Center St
Gowan
Fogle Lumber CO
Corry, Pa
East South St
Udebaker
Studebaker
Modirn
Wiggers
America
OTOR
Iter Street
Wiss
Shea Wiss
Dis Duton
Doris Dodson
Chimbeau
Chambery
Leed
Calif
Loblaws
Allek
Widmann & Teah
Call
Carl Gifford
John Spera
Vaugs
Duauty
Blackstone
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