Thanksgiving Day Past and Holiday Haste
Thanksgiving Day has passed and Christmas looms in a month with many holiday trimmings. Reports note adverse weather caused many vehicle accidents between Union City and Erie and a pause in local activities like serial classes. Pennsylvania fish commission closes two Spring Creek tributaries in Warren county to next season and civil court listings include 106 cages for December term. Local police trains, a fall at Ty's Restaurant, a Vienna Boys’ Choir stop in Corry, and a birthday celebration mark a mosaic of daily life in the region.
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Union City
Erie
Pennsylvania
Fish Commission
Spring Creek
Warren County
Dedman Run
Greeley Run
Scramble for State Jobs Roils Erie Politics
ErieNovember 25 A scramble for state jobs grips Republicans as candidates for commandant of the Soldiers and Sailors Home and a seat on the Workmen’s Compensation Bureau vie for influence. Chester Zerbe leads local and downstate ties, Col. David Simpson seeks reappointment, and Ray McDonald, ex city controller, is a strong contender. Other aspirants include Alderman Thomas Conyngham and John Cooney with talks of a two representative committee to select appointees. Roberts plans meetings while vacationing and Harrisburg talks loom for November 28.
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Erie
Samuel Roberts
Soldiers’ and Sailors Home
Republican
Chester W. Zerbe
Veterans of Foreign Wars
David B. Simpson
Home
Samuel Lewi
Home Board of Trustees
Thomas Conyngham
Fifth Wawl
John’ Cooney
Streets
Harry Russell
State Parole Board
Walter “Espy” Anderson
Court House
Roberts
Reading
Harrisburg
Powers That Be
Union City Man Slated For County Sealer Post
Neil Robbing a justice of the peace and borough tax collector at Union City is set to succeed Victor Dempsey as sealer of weights and measures in Erie County. The 1940 report notes Robbing, a Republican, will likely be supported by County Commissioner Elton Blair and Commissioner Whitely, with local Democratic and Republican ties guiding the appointment. The post has been alternated between parties, and Robbing’s confirmation is expected to extend the four year plan of the commissioners. County-wide approval is cited, with Robbing praised for a spotless service record.
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Neil Robbing
Union City
Victor Dempsey
Corry
Erie County
Robbing
Elton H. Blair
Couty
Phoniay W. Whitley
Dader
Pwo
Thomas Garrity
Pinict Dempsey
Yempyey
Tunuey
Convict Woman In Morals Case In Meadeville
In Meadeville on November 2 a middle aged jury found Emma Taylor, 35, guilty of assault and battery and forcing her daughters aged 12 and 14 into prostitution. The verdict followed a second Greenwood township morals case. Four of five men charged with statutory rape were placed on first trial. John Calvin was convicted earlier. Judges and attorneys named include Clare Kent Arden D. Mooliy and Dickson Andrews.
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Meadville
Greenwood Township
Clare Kent
Emma Taylor
Taylor
John Calvin
George Anthony
Thomas Peterson
John Wheaton
Delbert Dempsey
Arden D. Mool Iy
Wheston
Dickson Andrews
Uhpee
Old age payments in Penna exceed national average
Old age payments in Pennsylvania for October topped the national average by more than nine percent, per H. C. Hoover of the Social Security Board Erie office. He said 977 claims were certified for payment before November 1 in the Erie service area. The October Pennsylvania total of 1715 payments amounted to 115,587.92 dollars, while the national total was 1,082,821.42 dollars.
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H. C. Hoover
Mananeer
Social Security Board
Erie
Hoover
Crawford
Warren
McKean
Potter
Injuries Fatal to Youth at Meadville
A Meadvill e area youth John Saraesnyck age 2 from Walrfield township died at Spencer hospital after injuries from an automobile accident near Holobar's Beach Cochranton. The Crawford county toll rose to 18 fatalities in the latest report, with Harry Hilliard age 31 of Cambridge Springs dying in a separate incident near Cambridge Springs. Hillard's widow remained hospitalized in serious condition as a coalition of care continued at Wasson Hospital following the crash. Relatives kept vigil as surgeons conducted emergency measures and extended lifesaving efforts.
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Hillard
Wasson
Cambridge Springs
New Coalition
Palfield Township
Truck Driver Dies in Erie Company Crash
A truck driver from an Erie company died after a collision with a freight train near Bradford. The incident injured others and prompted an investigation by Coroner George Lidl and Chief Edmonds. An inquest was slated for 11 a.m. today in Bradford.
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Erie Company
George Payal
Kewreayant
Ube Lyand
Putty
Alvinat
Eagvinut Holswonds
Beauford
Orvsdng
Tnkiver
Aiphaek Lenolings
Jokshsh Hen Works
Pat Tr Crt Baking Company
Gabby
Gibbs
Steves
Gibbs Hedy
Bradford
Poice
George PB
Lidl
Edmonds
Noted Author to Speak at Edinboro
Marjorie Hillis, well known author and lecturer, will be the guest speaker at Embans College entertainment program on Thursday evening December 1. She contributes to Good Housekeeping and wrote Orchids on Your Budget, Live Alone and Like. A number of townspeople from this city are expected to travel to nearby Middleton to hear her.
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Marjorie Hillis
Marjorie Hilla
Autho and
Leether
Embans College
Good Housekeeping
Midinous
Huskers Help Injured Man Husking 600 Bushels In Ohio
In Anton Ohio a group of forty six volunteers recruited by Kindly neighbors aided Homer Garner who was injured by a runaway team. The crew husked and stored 600 bushels before nightfall.
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Anton
Ohio
Homer Garner
Gibbs Drives Over Grade Crossing Amid Clear Visibility
Visibility was clear as Gibbs attempted to drive over the grade crossing. No other details on injuries or outcome were provided in the fragment.
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Gibbs
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