Train Hits Scaffold. One Killed in Philadelphia incident
One man died and six injured when scaffolding above a Reading Railroad track was torn loose by a passing diesel engine in North Philadelphia. The dead man was 21 year old Jacob Douglas of Philadelphia. Enos Hollowell, a flagman, was among the injured. Ten Latimer Construction Co. workers were on the tubular scaffold under a bridge at 22nd Street and Allegheny Avenue. foreman Nicholas Mesterick blamed an overhanging plank that extended over the westbound tracks for the collapse.
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Aly Associated
Tess Philadelphia
Reading
Jacob Douglas
Philadelphia
Enos Hollowell
Reading Company
Latimer Construction Co
Norristown
22Nd Street
Allegheny Avenue
Nicholas Mesterick
Corry Bog Representative Addresses Rotary Club
Corry Bog Inc represented by Russell W. Graham spoke to the Rotary Club at the Hotel Corry last evening. He outlined commercial uses of peat moss and bog products and discussed decayed marine life and nutrients in the bog. The talk included a Q and A session and announcements of the fifth annual Rotary Conference in New Castle on April 8 9 10 with Corry members planning to attend. Donald Fe Wilcox of Pittsburgh attended after a turkey dinner for 32 Rotarians and guests. Others mentioned include Mrs Louis Valentine and son Tommy visiting from Bradford and Mr and Mrs Morris Cline with Cynthia in town, plus Raymond Barnes returning to Dayton for business and Mrs Blanche Barnes visiting from Middleburg.
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Corry Bog
Rotary Club
Russell W. Graham
Erie
Corry Bog, Inc
Corry
Graham
4. M. Litz
Focal
New Castle
Corry Club
Donald Fe Wilcox
Pittburgh
Louis Valentine
Tommy
North Center Street
Bradford
Blanche Barnes
West Pleasant Street
Robert L. Booth
Susan
Middleburg
Presbyterian Sunday School Plans Set For Children’s Day Picnic
The officers and teachers of the Presbyterian Sunday School met at the home of Mr. and Mrs. William A. Leahy on East Frederick street. Superintendent Dr L M Douglas led the meeting outlining Children’s Day observance, the annual picnic and other yearly activities. A film on the church school was shown and the primary department teachers served light refreshments.
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Presbyterian Sunday School
William A. Leahy
East Frederick Street
L. M. Douglas
Miss Mary Jo Hepler Hosts KETS Club Meeting
Miss Mary Jo Hepler hosted the KETS Club at the home of Mr and Mrs Sam Schroter on Liberty Street last evening. Members enjoyed visiting and watching television followed by a lunch of sandwiches cake and coffee. Miss Sylvia Cassett will entertain for the next meeting Tuesday evening.
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Mary Jo Hepler
Kets Club
Sam Schroter
Liberty Street
Sylvia Cassett
Friendly Birthday Club Honors Mrs C J Fleek
Ten members met with hostess Mrs Harold Gale at 200 South First Avenue for an evening of television and bingo. Prizes went to Mrs William Blakely and Mrs John R East, with a door prize to Mrs Delia Hernard. Mrs Fleck received a monetary purse for her birthday. A lunch of salad schaum tarte and coffee followed, with a note to meet April 21 at Mrs Lyle Shreve on Essex Street.
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Friendly Birthday Club
C. J. Fleek
Harold Gale
South First
William Blakely
John R. East
Delia Hernard
J. Fleck
Lyle Shreve
Essex Street
Canasta Club Honors Mrs Stewart At East Pleasant Home
Mrs. Charles Stewart of East Pleasant street hosted her canasta club last evening. Mrs. John F. McLaughlin won the award. The hostess’s birthday was celebrated with gifts from members, followed by cake and refreshments.
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Charles Stewart
East Pleasant Street
Canasta Club
John 4. McLaughlin
CDA Dinner to Honor Past Grand Regents
The Catholic Daughters of America Court Conception No 35 will host a dinner honoring its past grand regents on April 2 at the VFW Post home. General chairman is Mrs Louis Valentine with co-chairman Mrs Carl Peterson and an array of committee members. A planning meeting is set for Monday at 8 PM at the CDA rooms over Murphys to finalize favors the program and related arrangements.
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CDA
Court ‘Conception No
Catholic Daughters of America
Louis Valentine
VFW
Carl Peterson
Walter Sweet
James Allyn
LaVerne Miller
Joseph Consolo
Albert Watus
Anne McEvoy
William Swan
Marion Sullivan
Lyle Saxton
Leo Hooks
Fred Abi
Charles Carver
Mary Sears
Murphy's
Miss Lillian Zojone Engaged to Norman Floyd Cady
North Clymer residents Mr and Mrs Walter Zojone Sr announce the engagement of their daughter Lillian Jean to Norman Floyd Cady son of Mr and Mrs Floyd Cady Clymer Miss Zojone attended Clymer Central School and works at Anderson Cleaners Jamestown Mr Cady a Clymer Central School graduate and Western Express driver Ripley no wedding date announced
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Lillian Zojone
Walter Zojone
North Clymer
Lillian
Jean
Norman Floyd Cady
Floyd Cady
Clymer
Zojone
Clymer Central School
Anderson Cleaners
Jamestown
Cady
Western Express
Ripley
Gene Tierney Hopes 10 Wed Aly in Six Months
Rosarito Beach Baja California Mexico Gene Tierney on a week’s respite from her film Isbors says she hopes to marry Aly Khan within six months in France. Aly Khan declines to discuss personal affairs. Tierney has shifted from friendship to engagement. Aly gave a big diamond ring. He reportedly proposed 18 months ago somewhere in Europe.
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Dy Assuymavcu
Ccm
Rosarito Beach
Baja
Caliifornia
Mexico
Gene Tierney
Aly Khan
France
Aly
Miss Tierney
Europe
Pittsburgh Railways Won't Grant Pay Hikes this Year
The Pittsburgh Railways Co. states it will not grant any pay increases to its two hundred union employees this year. The company cites financial constraints and ongoing negotiations as reasons for the decision.
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Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Railways Co
Girl and Beau Held in Slaying Sue to be charged as partners
New York authorities charge 15 year old Theresa Gresh and her 17 year old boyfriend William D Snyder with first degree murder in the slaying of Theresa's mother Anna Gresh 43 whose body was found stabbed 21 times and left in a wash tub in a lower East Side apartment. Snyder is said to have enlisted in the Marines under the name William Byars and is held at Paris Island. The mother had surprised the pair in intimacies and had been dead since March 4. The two had known each other for about two weeks.
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Associated Press
New York
Theresa Gresh
Theresa
William D. Snyder
Parris Island
Marine Base
Anna Gresh
Lower East Side
Snyder
Marines
William Byars
Dismiss Lottery Charge At Erie
Edwin Dombrowiak of Erie had his lottery charge dismissed by Alderman James Hogan for lack of evidence. Police seized 200 dollars in cash and church building fund tickets from a November raid on a reputed football pool, and 40 dollars tied to Dombrowiak’s wife, bowing league treasurer, were also questioned. Telephones calls from his home during the raid were cited by officers as related to wagering on games.
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Erie
Edwin Dombrowiak
James Hogan
Parade’ Street
Dombrowiak
Kitty
Dombrowiik
Une
Van Zandt seeks higher World War I pensions
Rep Van Zandt urged increased monthly payments for disabled World War I veterans in his bill. It would raise non service connected disability payments from 63 to 76 dollars, and to 90 for those 19 years on benefits or aged 65. The plan costs 5.45 million annually.
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Ftesy
Washington
van Zandt
R-Pa
Veterans of Foreign Wars
House Veterans Affairs
Camp drive honors Erie Scout hero Paul Siple
About 500 volunteers hosted a $160,000 fund drive at a Masonic Temple dinner to expand the Erie Boy Scout camp. Guest of honor Dr. Paul Siple received a replica of the planned main entrance gateway, to be named Paul Siple Way, presented by attorney W Pitt Gifford.
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Erie
Paul Siple
Erleite
Paul Bip
Biple
Richard B. Byrd
Siple
W. Pitt Gifford
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Orate Lom
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Corea Rice Co
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