Woman killed en route to marriage in Erie area crash
Mrs Florence Doud, 86, of New Bedford Massachusetts, died after a head-on collision on U S Route 6 near Roystown. The bride‑to‑be was traveling with her fiancé Manuel Vieira from New Bedford when a truck driven by Ernest Wilson of Sheffield collided with their 1933 Chevrolet. Vieira blamed snow and unfamiliar roads for skidding into the truck. Doud died in Warren General Hospital from injuries sustained in the early morning crash.
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Warren
Florence Doud
New Bedford
Mass
Erie
Warren General Hospital
Roystown
Manuel Vieira
Ernest Wilson
Sheffield
Shannon M. Wilson
Kane
Vieira
Roystone
Wilson
County Jails In Fair Condition Report
Harrisburg November 30 Officials from the Pennsylvania Department of Welfare report county jail conditions as fair after statewide inspections by the Bureau of Corrections. The survey covered housing sanitation food and treatment of prisoners with new female inspectors reviewing women’s quarters. Improvements are urged with ongoing efforts to raise standards nationwide.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Department of Welfare
Bureau of Corrections
Secretary of Welfare
John D. Pennington
Pennington
Commonwealth
Corry Legion Post Receives Community Service Citation
Dinner C Carrier Post No ovu American Legion in Corry has won a national community service citation for flood relief work last spring. The award comes from the National Americanism Commission and honors the post for its active aid to flood sufferers alongside the Red Cross.
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Dinner C. Carrier
No. Ovu
American Legion
National Americanism Commission
Corry Post
Hiand Indrand
Red Cross
Hunter pleads guilty to many serious counts
Ex Clarion county resident held for court after admitting killing a youth he mistook for game in Washington township Clarion county. George Kar g 17 of Fryburg area died after being shot by Gus Swartzinger a Buffalo New York man. Swartzinger pleaded guilty to shooting a human being in mistake for game and was fined for illegal hunting and license violations. He was jailed for 77 days in default of fines. The youth was a member of St Michael's church Fryburg. He leaves six sisters and his parents. Australian pupils thrift Sydney school children in New South Wales now have savings accounts with about 37 percent of pupils saving.
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Clarion” County
Oil City
George Rabarg
Fryburg
Washington Township
Clarion County
J Gus Charles Swartzinger
Buffalo
Young Karg
Raymond Karg
Swartzfager
John Meehan
Harry J. Updegraff
Shippenville
Swartzinger
James J. Arner
St. Michael's Church
County TB Hospital Project Faces Bond Deadline
Nova Scotia County timer culosis hospital project appears temporarily downed due to red tape and failure of the general contractor to provide a necessary bond. Martin Schenker must furnish the bond by 2 p.m. Monday or the contract goes to second bidder Upton and Lang. Public Works insists construction start by Tuesday to avoid withdrawal of about 69 000 toward costs. county liable for 150 000. Deadline extensions are considered unlikely.
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Public Works Administration
McKean County Busts Counterfeit Coin Ring
McKean County Sheriff Merle Dickinson and Detective Allison traced a recent flood of counterfeit half dollars to Alfred Weed, 47, of Gardeau. Weed, a former patient at Warren State Hospital, surrendered in Smethport and is jailed awaiting further action while officials plan to send him back to the hospital.
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Smethport
McKean
Merle Dickinson
Allison
Bradford
Alfred Weed
Gardeau
Warren State ‘Hospital
McKean County
Cyclone
Dickinson
Buck Charges Auto and Is Killed in Accident
Franklin November 30 A hunting party returning from McKean and Potter counties recounted a fatal encounter with a large eight point buck on the Allegheny highway near Hunter Station. Russell Foster driving L T Houghton’s car slowed to about 20 mph when the buck charged breaking a headlight and crumpling a fender. The deer died instantly, and District Game Protector W T Campbell took custody of the animal.
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Franklin
Allegheny Highway
McKean
Potter
L. T. Houghton
Russell Foster
W. T. Campbell
Man Inmates Request Admission To Warren Asylum
A note states an individual appeared at the county jail a year earlier and asked to be admitted and sent to the Warren asylum, indicating an early plea for confinement.
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Warren Asylum
Don t Sleep on Left Side Affects Heart
An ad promotes Adlerika to relieve stomach gas that allegedly presses on the heart when sleeping on the right side. It claims one dose removes poisons and lets you sleep all night, noting Keister s Cut Rate as the source.
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Keister
City Flood Insurance Gaps Highlight Johnstown History
In Johnstown Pennsylvania experts note floods in 1889 and 1936 caused massive losses. Private property owners faced little flood coverage as only a few insurers offered such policies while federal flood-control projects were under construction.
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Johnstown
Nygrow
Jonnstown
Ives
St. Patriaks
Steap
Birds Fly South By Plane From Vienna To Venice
About 509 swallows stranded by an early snowstorm were gathered by Viennese workers and flown by train to Venice for release.
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Vienna
Plant
Venice
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