Army appoints Lt Col Springer to Pittsburgh recruiting district
The Army named Lt Col Robert W. Springer commanding officer of the Pittsburgh recruiting district. The North Charleroi officer previously led the reception center at the Indiantown military reservation. The party office will fall under Springer's supervision. The report also notes local events including a Florence Grice Studio display, a retirement honor for Fred Deane, and a plastics engineers meeting with M. L. Macht as speaker.
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Army
Robert W. Springer
Pittsburgh
North Charleroi
Indiantown Military Reservation
Col. Springer
Society of Plastics Engineers
Evie Press Club
M. L. Macht
Techntest Service Department
du Pont Organization
Negro Soldier Admits Killing Seven Enlisted Men
U S Army provost marshal reports a Negro soldier confessed to the fatal shooting of two enlisted men near Nuernberg last Friday. Ballistics linked the shots to an army carbine traced to him. four other Negroes were detained for questioning. Victims were Paul R. Skelton and William R. Timmons, both 21, of McKinney Texas and West Haven Connecticut, riding in a Jeep with a soldier and three Allied women when slain. The weapon fired three shots. shells found behind bushes in a bomb damaged Nuernberg district. The women were Rose Kork Kay Gass and Kathleen O Farrell.
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Associated Presa Frankfurt
U. S. Army
Nuernberg
Iasi
Claude Nichols
Wichita
Kans
Paul R. Skelton
McKinney
Texas
William R. Timmons
West Haven
Conn
Department of “Stars and Stripes
Rose Kork
Hammond
Ind
U. S
Kay Gass
London
Kathleen O'Farrell
Limerick
Stars and Stripes
Erie Officials Forecast Forty Percent Primary Turnout
Erie county officials estimate only 40 percent of the 4,496 registered voters will vote in the Tuesday primary. They say interest centers on candidates, not issues, as preparations proceed with 116 voting districts and machines delivered to many locations. Polls open 8 a.m. DST and close 9 p.m. DST. Republicans outnumber Democrats roughly 45,099 to 29,049 in registration.
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Erin
Erie County
OHER
Sweeney
Arthur Kuntz
Court House
Toresty
Uberon
Clarion Boy Struck by Auto Fatally Hurt
In Clarion on May 17 Lasace Richard Potter eight year old son of Mr and Mrs Clarence A Potter of Woodlawn died Thursday while en route to Brookville hospital after being struck by an automobile driven by Elmer E Crusan sixty two of Clarion Coroner Pred W Byers of Punxsutawney Jefferson county said death resulted from a fractured skull Byers who officiated because the death occurred in Jefferson county issued a death certificate and deferred the case to Dr H M Wellman Clarion county coroner for further investigation.
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Clarion
Lasace Richard Potter
Clarence A. Potter
Woodlawn
Brookville Hospital
Elmer E. Crusan
Pred W. Byers
Punxsutawney
Jefferson County
Byers
H. M. Wellman
St. Petersburg
Clarion County
Wing’s Appeal for Pardon Heard in Harrisburg
The seven communications appeal by George Wing, 40, Corry, sentenced to life for the 17 year old shooting of his infant, was presented Thursday to the pardons board at Harrisburg. Evie County District Attorney Damian J. McLaughlin opposed the commutation in a letter to the court, an official said. The child’s mother was wounded when Wing attempted to shoot his brother in law with a revolver.
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George Wing
Corry
Harrisburg
Evie
Damian J. McLaughlin
Wing
Golden Lax Tablets Offer Gentle Constipation Relief
An old advertisement promotes Golden Lax Tablets for sluggish bowels and constipation relief. It claims the product clears fecal buildup causing distress and bloating, touting internal cleanliness as healthy and urging purchase at drug stores for 250 and 50 cents.
Kidnaped and robbed at Erie
Erie May 1 three men in soldier uniforms forced Joseph He Taylor of Transfer to drive them from Sharpsville to Erie and two miles west where they robbed him of 400 dollars. State Police broadcast a nationwide alert to capture the trio who escaped on foot after the holdup.
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Erie
Sharpsville
Joseph He Taylor
Here
Transfey
Mercer County
Abductors Free Wealthy Negro in Chicago Kidnapping Case
Chicago police chief said Boward P. Jones a wealthy Chicago Negro and alleged gambling boss was released by abductors after last Saturday night. Detectives reported Jones appeared at Central Police Station with his guards and attorneys denying ransom demands or knowledge of captors. In Pittsburgh a 10-foot fishing pole and a nail were found as police suspect a home burglary aimed at stealing a $3200 worth of valuables from Mrs Bates’s bedroom.
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OPA
Chicago
Walter G. Storms
Boward P. Jones
Polley Gambling
Storms
Jones
4Th Central Pole Station
Richard Austin
Niken
Hayes
Stormy
Antin
Cothas
Aaron Payne
Contee
Payne
Pittsburgh
RD. Bates
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Lanston
Florence Grice
Fred Deane
Franklin High School
W. Deane
P. 1
Pine Grove Cemetery Association
Crystal Coal and Tea Company
Iistoeration
Ronald &. Burlington
Bessie M. Johnsson
Edward J. Malec
Unionity
Betty H. Clute
Waterford
A. Bishop
Union City
Rose D.2germonto
Disney
Guadallana, & Cojor Travelogue
Mexico
Trail of the Royal Mounted
Pittsburgh Area
University of Pittsburgh
West Church Street
South Center Street
First Avenue
Paul Paver
West South Street
Rex Theatre
Rosa McElroy
Fifth Avenue
West Main Street
William H. Fields
Ray Chylincki
Sherman
New York
Detroit
R. W. Delancey
P. J. Hoenig
Titusville
Doris Joanne Stowe
Lloyd Stowe
Pennsylvania State College
Miss Stowe
Collegian
State College
State Draft Board
Pennsylvania
America
State
Liquor Control Board
Charles Wisniewski
Club
Wayne Valley
Germany
Priar
Clarion Boy
Mother OF 3
Associne Frese Washington
Rober McCullen
Uniontown
McCullen
Corcoran Art Gallery
McGullen
Waller Reed Hospital
Penelec
Seward
Public Utility Commission
Pennsylvania Electric Company
E._T. CHERRY
COMPA
Keystone VanCise
Ward
Al's Clothes Shop
Al’s
Bernstein Bros
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