Erie housing projects spared from curtailment order
Government officials assure Housing Authority of Erie that the Supply Priorities and Allocation Board order will not apply to the 224 unit Downing avenue and Buffalo road project or the 40 unit 16th and German streets project. Harbor Homes plans await Washington final approval before bids.
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Erie
Housing Authority
City of
Washington
Downing Avenue
Buffalo Road
16Th
Son
Derrick Purchases Rival Oil City Paper
Derrick Publishing Company, publisher of the Oil City Derrick, bought its rival the Oil City Blizzard at a receiver sale in Venango County Court House for under 20000. Blizzard liabilities were about 117951 with assets around 17000. Purchase included equipment machinery and goodwill. The Blizzard will continue to be published for a time by the Derrick. Receiver Claude V. Lartz of Sharon reported the Blizzard had been losing about 100 dollars daily.
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Franaway
Derrick Publishing Company
Oil City
Venango County Court House
Claude V. Lartz
Sharon
Would Send Trainees Home for Christmas
Erie October 13 Senator James J. Davis urged at a regional Young G O P meeting that no inductions into the Army occur until after Christmas. He proposed a Christmas holiday for service members and government transport for troops stationed far from home to enable them to be with loved ones for the Prince of Peace's birthday.
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Erie
Nota
James J. Davis
Prince of Peace
Davis
Westline case set for October 20 hearing
Smethport report says riot and affray charges against 12 Kane GIO members will not be tried before Monday October 20. Defense time granted for preparation as the October criminal court adjourns to October 20. Jurors ordered to report then. case stems from alleged attack on Holgate workers near Westline on a highway.
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Westline
Smethport
GIO
Kane
Holgate
Grandfather Identifies Abandoned Polk Tots
Polk State School in Clearfield learns the three and four year old siblings dubbed Sis and Sonny are Elinor and Clare Purde, grandchildren of Clarence Purde of Lloydsville Cambria County. Police say the children were found deserted October 4 on school grounds with a note on the girl’s dress. The elder Purde identified them from a newspaper photo. Police seek the father Donald Purde and plan to place the children with a county welfare group while the case develops.
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Clearfield
H. W. Koperek
State Motor Police
Sis
Sonny
Polk State School
Sun_ day
Curwensville
Koperek
Clarence Purde
Elinor
Clare Purde
Donald . Purde
Lloydsville
Cambria County
Purde
2Olle
R. P. Gertzen
Ebensburg
Fallen Timber
Gertzen
Donald Purde
Former Resident of French Creek Dies in Oil City
Fred G. Sweet age 72 longtime Oil City resident and Continental Refining employee died at 137 Mylan Street after a brief illness. Born December 27, 1868 at French Creek he lived in Oil City 45 years and married Misa Gladys Aylesworth in 1906. He belonged to Woodmen of the World Old Guards Club and is survived by his wife two brothers three sisters and several nieces and nephews.
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Oil City
Fred G. Sweet
Continental Refining Company
Mylan Street
William H
Sarah Muray Sweet
French Creek
Gil City
Misa Gladys Aylesworth
Waterford
Woodsen of the World
Old Guards’ Club
F. C
W. A. Sweet
Ida Green
Eric
Byron Skelly
Findley
Ni Yi
H. Raymond
Albany
Final Dedication of New Bradford Church
Bradford on October 13 dedication services for the new First Baptist church were held. Morning services were devoted to dedicating memorials presented since the building project began more than a year ago.
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Bradford
New
First Baptist Church
Thompson's Borsoma Tablets Promoted for Health
An advertisement touts Thompson's Borsoma Tablets as restoring good health and easing aches dizziness and bad feelings. It claims kidneys act properly by removing poisons and excess acids from the blood and urges trying Golden Lax Tablets for constipation alongside Borsoma Tablets.
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Thompson
Presbyterians to Hold Special Meeting Here
Opera and several communities in the region will host visiting lay and clergy speakers on Christian social reconstruction education and evangelism in a world at war. The Erie Presbytery Foreign Missions committee co operates with the Presbyterial society and youth to inform churches about current developments and future outlooks. Speakers include Mrs. Charles H. Lewis Mrs. J J Hooper Rev Harry A Rhodes Rev W H Lyon H A Luehtwardt Dr Tran and Rev Franklin Mack. Three afternoon meetings are planned for Erie Presbyterial women with dinners open to men and women in Erie Girard Rocky Grove and Corry. Dinner venues are Erie First Presbyterian Franklin and Corry.
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Foreign Missions Committee
Erie Presbytery i
Presbyterial Society
Presbytery
Charles H. Lewis
China
J. J. Hooper
Philippines
Harry A. Rhodes
W. H. Lyon
India
H. A. Luehtwardt
M. D. Tran
Franklin Mack
New York City
Mack
Board of Foreign Missions of the
Presbyterianl Church
United States
The
Erie Presbyterial Society
Girard
Rocky Grove
Corry
First Presbyterian Church
Erie
Franklin
Erie Man Shot Fleeing From Chicken Coop Dies
Frank Sawicki, 60, was shot in the leg by Roy Christoph as he fled a chicken coop burglary early Sunday. Sawicki died in hospital. Christoph, who claimed he fired one shotgun shell after seeing a burglar flee, said he warned the intruder and the man did not answer. Police and coroner investigations follow.
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Erie
Brie
Nour Omer
Frank Savicki
Lee
Roy Christoph
Earl
Paul Schaaf
Acing
Christoph
Ned
Edward Englert
Paul Luthringer
W. G. Stroble
Ghistoph
Sawicki
Five DuBois Anglers Rescued After Marooned Night
Dubois Pa Oct 13 Five Du Bois anglers were saved after a 1 200 mile trip in North Canada. They were marooned for four hours on a river island before rescue by airplane. The party Anson Kohlhepp Jack Harris Francis Verdy Wilbur Hilgar and Avehle Harvey fished on Big French river with two guides when a heavy storm hit. One group became lost and hid on the island. The next day a plane found the marooned men and a heavy power boat carried them to safety soaked but unharmed.
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Dubois
Canada
Anson Kohlhepp
Jack Harris
Francis Verdy
Wilbur Hilgar
Avehle Harvey
Tey
French River
Ohlhepp
Harris
Varay
$2,500 Damage Award At Erie In Civil Case
In Erie a civil court jury awarded Rev. D. Epstein of 262 East 17th Street and daughter Sally Lee a total of 760 in damages from a Christmas street collision at 2nd and French streets. The auto crash, involving Anthony Amendola of 881 Parade Street, left Epstein with permanent injuries. Attorney Edward Petrillo represented the plaintiffs.
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Bris
Get
D. Epstein
East 17Th Street
Sally Lee
2Nd
French Streets
Anthony
Amendola
Parade Street
Bamages
Edward ©. Petrillo
the Plains
Wade Wade's Judicial Nomination Costs Revealed in Warren
Revenue figures show Alli son D. Wade spent 3107.50 to win the Republican nomination for judge in Warren and Forest counties, with opponents spending about one third. Other candidates' expenditures are listed, including LeRoy C. Eddy, E. H. Beshline, and J. R. Allen, while Bushitin Jost secured the Democratic nod unopposed. The public assistance rolls fall to a record low as aid programs detail beneficiaries and cost structures.
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Warren
Allison D. Wade
Forest
LeRoy C. Eddy
E. H. Beshline
Bushitin Jost
G. &. Lopez
Register and Recorder
J. R. Allen
J.H. Goldstein
Republica
A. M
Pan
Jess Tian Tal
Department
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Polk
New Bradford
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Chaosis
Ass. Thomas Motor Co
Clinton Streat
Dial
Corry, Po
Presbyterians
Roanoke Island
North Carolina
River Island
Paul's Men's Wear
Ational Defense
Montgomery Ward
America
Wade
Porbes
Girth
Union City
U.S. No
Calif
Cape Cod
Jersey
Cpa Iten
Root’s Furniture Store
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