Injuries at J W A Howard plant and local incidents
Allison Gifford of East South street injured at the J W A Howard Company plant when a wall hook struck him, glasses broken and eye area cut. Kenneth Kizeh of West Washington street severely burned on the legs after oil soaked rags were thrown into a furnace while working on a motor bicycle.
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Allison Gifford
East Southstreet
J. W. & A. P. Howard Company
Gifford
Kenneth Kizeh
West Washington Street
Elk Township mystery yields no new data on Wells case
No new developments reported in the Elk Township case where a badly decomposed body found near a mountain spot is believed to be Mrs. Gordon F. Wells. Sheriff Linder and State Police investigated as Erie pathologists study stomach samples, awaiting results to confirm identity and investigate possible poisoning.
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William R. Overturf
Jamestown
Punishment for Atrocities in Korea War Will Be Elusive
The article argues that punishing those responsible for atrocities in the Korean War faces obstacles as North Korea and China show no surrender and trials by victors are unlikely. It notes World War II trials were controversial and cites Hague and Geneva conventions, with the U S signing but not ratifying and North Korea and China declaring adherence in 1952.
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Germany
Japan
Sen. Taft
Soviet Union
Geneva
United States
North Korea
China
Drunken Driver Receives Three Month Jail Term
In Erie County Judge Burton Laub sentenced Joseph M. York of Erie to three months in the Erie County Prison for drunken driving. Laurence Whitmore of Erie was fined 100 dollars plus costs and one day in jail. The judge told York he was tired of seeing him in court and noted past bad check charges.
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Erie
Burton R. Laub
Erie County
Joseph M. York
Laurence Whitmore
Ned
Laub
Yorke
York
Collier's Magazine to Become Bi-Weekly
Collier's Magazine will switch to a bi weekly publication schedule after 65 years, as Crnwell-Collier Publishing officials cite changing national reading habits with readers favoring television and other activities over magazine reading.
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Collier's Magazine
New York
Crnwell-Collier Publishing Company
How Smart Are You A 10 Question Memory Quiz
A quick memory test offers ten questions with graded ranks from Genius to Poor. Answers guide you to compare your monthly average and memory gains. Turn to Classified Page for the answers and check your score.
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Denmark
Captain Blood
Stuart
George Washiner
American Federation
Jamestown youth charged under new law for fake age to buy alcohol
A 17 year old Bemus Point youth was arrested in Jamestown for presenting false age evidence to buy alcohol, a possible first case under the new statute. He was released on 100 bail and to appear in city court. Luther A. Soderstrom filed the warrant after the youth used a draft card at a restaurant on May 2. The card was loaned by its owner who admitted the loan to buy beverages. Governor Dewey signed the law on April 21 allowing punishment for attempting to purchase a drink by a juvenile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jamestown
New York State
Luther A. Soderstrom
Soderstrom
FBI
Dewey
Interior Department to Trim Staff by Over Ten Percent
The Interior Department plans a more than 10 percent staff cut by June 40, reducing the reclamation bureau from 12 000 to 19 000 employees by about 1 322. Assistant Secretary Fred G. Randahl disclosed the figures to reporters, marking Secretary McKay's first major personnel cut since taking office in January.
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Ceeee of the Interior
Reclamation Bureau
Fred G. Randahl
Secretary of the Interior
McKay S
Service resumes on Blue Ridge Bus Lines after one day strike
Commuters welcomed restored service as workers from AFL Motor Coach Employes Union Division 1063 ended a one day walkout over a wage dispute. About 230 drivers and maintenance staff approved a contract raising hourly pay by 10 cents and adding improvements. Buses serve Western Pennsylvania, Northern West Virginia and parts of Ohio.
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MGH
Khousenas
Blue Ridge Bus Lines
Western Division
Division
AFL
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Ohio
Erie Couple Held in Forgery Conspiracy Over Insurance Check
Erie man Frederick J. Kluth and his wife Audrey were jailed on charges of conspiring to cash a $2,000 life insurance check written to Leota Schultz. The check, issued by Travelers Insurance, was sent to 2990 Parade Street and cashed after Leota Schulz had separated from her husband Alfred Schultz before his May 31, 1951 death. Police report the pair, who lived at the same address, connived to obtain the funds as their young son remained in their custody.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erie
Alfred ©. Schultz
Frederick J. Kluth
Audrey Kluth
Kluth
Schultz
John Coates
Leota Schulz
Travelers Insurance Co
Parade Street
Sontes
Widow of Altoona Mirror publisher dies at 79
Mrs. Bids Potter Siep, widow of the Altoona Mirror publisher, dies at 79 in Westmoreland Hospital Greensburg PA with funeral plans to be announced by family. Siep was married to the paper’s late publisher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wive
Greensburg, PA
Bids Potter Siep
Altoona Mirror
Westmoreland Hospital
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State Highways Department
Corry
Spring Creek
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Stoke-on-Trent
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E. P. Newman
Betts Garage
Columbus
Aay
Shady Ave
Kiwanis Club
MALLS
BROS
Op Sage AT Sea’s Drugs
Umene
Miller
Blue Ridge Bus
LNES
Font of Powell Loan Company
Powell
N. Conder
Iae
McConnells
the Columbus
Psstinday
Hammond
Eagle Street
Clay Weathen
Guignon's
Sunbeam
Hamilton Beach
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