Wigs labeled fake in nationwide scam probe
Philadelphia reports a bench warrant for Elliott N. Scott 35 charged with selling artificial wigs as expensive real hair products. Federal investigators cite over 2,500 complaints from women across the U S and Canada who bought from ads promising Beautiful expensive hair, while some received cheap or no wigs. A grand jury handed up a one count indictment and Judge Fullam issued the warrant. Assistant U S Attorney Blank notes Scott used mailings to solicit victims with offers of free wigs or salon inclusion, charging only 15 to 18 dollars for styling and coloring. Some items were worth 3 dollars.
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Philadelphia
Elliott N. Scott
California
Canada
Priday
Scott
U.S
Blank
Thiel College Names First Negro Homecoming Queen
Marlene Jackson was chosen Thiel College's first Negro homecoming queen amid a packed gym. The Philadelphia junior chemistry major accepted the five minute ovation after beating five white candidates, with runnerup Barbara Luckock congratulating her and kissing her cheek.
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Greenville
Marlene Jackson
Thiel College
Miss Jackson
Barbara Luckock
Pittsburgh
Wilkinsburg
Philadelphia
Thiel
Local social notes from Bear Lake area
Mr and Mrs Ivan Hawkins of Jamestown visited Mrs J C Manwaring and she accompanied them home for a few days Mr and Mrs Ernest Blythe of Watts Flats were Sunday guests of their parents Mr and Mrs F Morton and attended church services here A number from the EUB Church attended services at the EUB Church in Corry with Dr Glenn Donelson in charge A number from here attended the wedding at Wrightsville Church last Saturday afternoon Adolph Hamm Jr and Patyt Hanner were united in marriage They left Saturday for Niagara Falls and Canada Laurence Risley and son Donald are picking grapes for Mr Morris in Ripley
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Ivan Hawkins
Jamestown
J. C. Manwaring
Adolph Hamm Jr
Patyt Hanner
Niagara Falls
Canada
Laurence Risley
Donald
Mr. Morris
Ripley
Judge Halts Picketing At Marx Toy Plant
ERIE AP A judge banned picketing at the Louis Marx Co. toy plant and warehouse in a walkout that began May 31. The company sought an injunction after pickets blocked trucks moving toys.
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Erie (Ap
Louis Marx Co
Edward H. Carney
Corry's Climate, Geology and Stone Heritage
Corry's weather shows harsh differences from nearby Erie with higher annual precipitation and snowfall, while temperatures range from a record high 110 to a frigid minus 30. The upland plateau features glacially carved valleys and poorly drained land favoring dairy farming and potato crops, with historic sandstone quarries and brick clay declining in use. Corry, about a hundred years old, sits atop ancient peat bogs and sandstone formations shaped by geologic time.
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Corry
Eric
Erie
Spud
Dowell, Inc
West Main Street
South Corry
Release Girard Driver On Bail In Boy's Death
Walter Harry Fassett, 68, of Girard posted 4000 bail after a Route 7 collision killed 11 year old Daniel Rankin of Cambridge Springs. Fassett was charged with failure to stop and identify himself. police say he left the scene of the bicycle accident. A hearing was postponed with no set date.
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Meadville
Walter Harry Fassett
Girard
Crawford County
Little Cooley
Daniel Lee Rankin
Cambridge Springs
Passett
Corry
Union City
Fassett
The
Commonwealth
Mario Longo
Vernon Township
Longo
Man given six to twelve years for fatal shooting
In Erie, William H. Wilford 22 was sentenced for voluntary manslaughter in the death of Grover Tangle 62. Wilford's mother Katie fainted and his wife Jacqueline screamed and fled the courtroom as the judge handed down a six to twelve year term. Police say Wilford fired more than 20 bullets into Tangle's house after a June 24 argument.
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ERIE
William H. Wilford
Grover Tangle
Wilford
Katie
Jacqueline
Tangle
Ice Age Echoes Resurface In Midwinter Beliefs
The passage reflects on the lingering memory of the Ice Age and how midwinter moments trigger belief that the ancient cold returns. It frames a recurring seasonal mood tied to chilly winds and long nights.
Franklin Firm Trucks Stop Cie Threats
Franklin based Daniels Transfer Co faced violent threats toward four drivers on a return trip to Franklin from Pittsburgh. Spokesman C. Robert Daniels said operations are down about 90 percent, with only about 10 rigs left active. Drivers quit due to violence after a strike blocked steel hauling and anger spread to other loads. A driver allegedly was shot at near Canfield Ohio and another truck struck by a stone near Wheeling West Virginia.
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Franklin
Arell
Daniels Transfer Co
Robert Daniels
Pittsburgh
Daniels
Canfield
Ohio
Wheeling
W.va
Here's One Smart Politician
Paul N McCloskey offers to share eight billboards with rival Shirley Temple Black for the November 14 special election in San Mateo California. He notes Mrs Black could not secure space and proposes using strategic freeway and main thoroughfare spots.
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San Mateo
Calif
Paul N. McCloskey
Congress
Shirley ‘Temple Black
McCloskey
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