Spring Weather and City Notes from March Report
Street Commissioner Harrington aims to finish the clean up today as a mild late winter spring pattern emerges. The Erie Railroad lines gain approval for a 1 004 000 loan to purchase rails. Mother's Day falls May 1, and interior work at Grand Shoppe on North enter street continues under Miss Margaret Solomew.
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Edward Harrington
The
Interstate Commerce Commission
Erie Railroad
North Enter Street
Miss. Margaret A Solomew
Poprictor
Bill Would Aid Corry Street Maintenance
A Pennsylvania bill seeks to transfer 18.37 million dollars from the motor license fund to local sub-divisions for street and road maintenance. Cities like Philadelphia and Pittsburgh would receive large shares, with allocations to Scranton and various townships and boroughs, aiming to cut local tax rates in 1936 and 1937 while funding construction and drainage projects.
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Ima Bi
Senate
John W. Howell
Lackawanna County
Republican
Bil
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Scranton
House
Federal men work on bomb case at Erie
Special agents and police searched Erie for suspects in a bomb attack on Ben Grande's combination store and homes at 1602 Cherry street. The blast injured no one. Grande had refused a $5,000 blackmail demand. Investigators link the case to a threat from March 18 and a previous extortion six years earlier in Jamestown.
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Jamestown
Grande
W. Ridge Road
State police sweep numbers racket in Castsun district
Butler and Greensburg officers led a major raid rounding up 266 alleged writers. Suspects were fingerprinted, hauled to jail or hearings before two aldermen, most fined $9. Operators held for further investigation after sheriff Pritchard warned last week.
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United Press
Castun
Butler
Greensburg
Pritchard
Lawrence County
Firemen's Association meets in Albion with Erie County delegation
Members of the Stanford Hose Company attended the Erie County Volunteer Firemen's Association meeting in Albion Friday evening. The Albion delegation included Chief Andrew Paulson Leon Brown Raymond Seadburg Jack Paulson James Sullivan and Charles Pain. An Albion fish supper was served. Plans were made for the election of officers to be held May 31 at Union City.
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Sch
Te Stanford Hose Company
Erie County Vounteer Firemen's Association
Albion
Andrew Paulson
iLeon Brown
Raymond Seadburg
Jack Paulson
James Sullivan
Charles Pain
Union City
Thieves Steal Sewing Machine From St Pauls Church
Reports from church members state a sewing machine belonging to the Ladies Guild of St Pauls Episcopal Church disappeared from parish rooms. The electric machine has been missing about three weeks, and members have not located it after checks. A preliminary thought it was borrowed for sewing events proved unlikely as the machine remains missing.
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Ladies’ Guild
St. Paul's
Honor Roll And Credit Students At Senior High
Announcement by Principal Howard J. Sheen lists Senior High honor roll and credit recipients for the fifth marking period ending May 1. Senior class honorees include Leon Bertram and Ruth Bush. credit list includes Cecil Akam and Gary Dingiekder. sophomore and junior honors and credits named, with numerous students across classes.
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Scipal Howard J. Sheen
Leon Bertram
Robert Brockman
Ruth Bush
Warriett Colegrove
Beice Dearing
Dordi Gauffreau
Frank Gries
Helen Hud~ Sele
Steve Matsko
Lew Shoemaker
Rita Waite
Honourél
Doris Aham
Corinne Cullen
Barbara J. England
Ruth Johnson
Ruth Keppel
Alberta Kimmy
Myrtle Kysat
Virginia Loveland
Ernestine Lyn
Kathleen McCray
Evelyn Moily
Hazel Rhenorg
Henrietta Savko
Charlotte Sehramsing
Louise Whiteley
Marjorie Young
Dorotha Mae Rickers
Richard Shoop
Raith Taylor
Kathryn VenTassel
Alice Wetmore
Alzora Wright
Norma Bennett
Mat
Jorie McEfroy
Mary McMahon
Betty Paulson
Charles Popovitch
Rexford Proctor
Hans Rhenbors
Arlene Robbins
Roberta Ross
Alice Strigier
Jean Titus
Virginia Willams
Jean Alexander
Etta Baumgratz
Bob Bracken
Mike Bystrycki
Bessie Cuskantas
Mary Dubrosky
Lucille Forbes
Mary Wizabeth Gillette
Grace Houser
Matilda Kamber
Roy Ladd
Robert Lamona
Donald Lamson
Shirley Larson
Jack Lindley
Harriett McLean
Ruth Mould
Albert Pitenyage
Bile B. Roschie
Della Scran39n
Helen Stahlwic
Viva Thomtes
Phillip Wade
Harriet Wynn
Titusville Man Driver of Truck Kills Three-Year-Old
In Butler Pa on May 4 a three year old girl Shirley Ann Easley daughter of George Easley of near Laxensburg was killed when a parked car was struck by a diesel powered truck out of control on a curve. Driver Huwy Rodgers of Titusville operated the truck.
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Ey United Pres Butler
Shirley Ann Easley
George Easley
Laxensburg
Huwy Rodgers
Titusville
Launch War Against Juvenile Crime in Pa
Harrisburg May 4 Two state agencies led by Huntingdon Industrial School superintendent began a campaign against juvenile crime in Pennsylvania A skirmish with records of 1200 inmates at Huntingdon will have life histories environments schooling and attitudes studied by Dr J Byrns Scheehle and Dr James N Rule The Morgantown juvenile school will follow with plans to assess how schools could better help youth and Major Lynn G Adams supports the effort The aim is to find public school opportunities to prevent juvenile delinquency
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Fress
Harrisburg
Huntingdon
Pennsylvania
Welfare and Public Instruction
J. Byrns J
Scheehte
Welfare
James N. Rule
Morgana
Lynn G. Adams
Scheehle
Held in Kane on charges of five recent thefts
Kane May 4 Held on charges of attempting to rob five business places in Smethport Nick Yukovich by Lackawanna N Y was held today in McKean county An accomplice escaped He will answer five charges of breaking and entering and larceny at the next McKean county criminal term Yakovich was captured by Grant Love a garage employee He refused to name his accomplice detailing five break ins and robberies in Smethport. police continue inquiry
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Kane
Smethport
Nick Yukovich
Lackawanna
McKean County
Yakovich
Grant Love
W. H. Cleveland
Love
Jack Allison
Troper Charles Mullen
Utah auction nets federal buy of predators pelts
U S sold 430 coyote pelts 127 hopcats seven sleunik seven badger and three fox to the highest bidder in Salt Lake City Utah after the winter catch of predatory animals by federal agents.
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U. S
Salt Lake City
Utah
Allocation Assures McKean Relief For Week
May 4 Kane reports a partial allocation sufficient to sustain relief work in McKean county for about a week. Area Nine headquaters in Kane announced a May relief allotment of 11,200 dollars, compared with the normal 36,980. April direct relief expenditures averaged about 8,600 weekly.
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Kane
McKean County
Area Nine
Focal
Pleaded Guilty To Erie Thefts
Maurice Heinz aged 26 of 519 West Sth Street pleaded guilty to two robbery charges in Erie yesterday. Held for quarter sessions, remanded without sentence. He admitted staging hold ups at Annie Joe's confectionery at 1526 Peach Street and Mrs Tonty’s grocery at 517 W 18th Street, netting 50 cents before being foiled by Mrs Tonty. Chessario and Tonty helped chase and capture Heinz at 17th and Peach. Chessario is an applicant for the city police department.
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Maurice Heinz
West Sth
Thomas Conyngham
Heinz
Annie Joe
Peachtreet
James Tonty
18Th Street
Joe
Tonty
Oldest Memphis Filling Station Wrecked After 1914 Opening
The world’s oldest drive‑in filling station in Memphis Tennessee, built by Standard Oil in September 1914, is being wrecked. When established it drew criticism for catering so heavily to motorists.
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Memphis
Tenn
Standard of Company
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