Gambling Drive Ordered in Erie City
Erie mayor orders cleanup of gambling within 24 hours after state police seize lottery tickets and gambling devices in distributors warehouses and business places. He meets with Chief Donahue and Lupe to push the investigation and considers warrants to raid gambling houses. The mayor says he did not know football tickets were sold locally.
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Erie
Flatiley
Yam Donahue
Philiupe
View Squad
Flatley
San Fran
Ccisco
Iis
Robert Hickey
Donahue
Lupe
Lupo
Placas
Neg
el Lupo
Twenty Years Ago From Journs Files Carlyle Fitch Accident
Twenty years ago Carlyle Fitch seven year old son of Mr and Mrs Byron Fitch at West Columbus avenue met with a serious accident at a neighbor s house yesterday afternoon when he had two fingers mangled in a worn cutter Amputation may be necessary Health authorities at Columbus battling pneumonia and severe colds which have claimed lives Classes suspended No Sunday School next Sunday A party at East South street honored Alma Anderson bride to Fred Kinley next week Daugher Raith May Ormsbee died meningitis Electoral vote notes compare 1940 and 1962 tallies with forecast 58 million presidential vote mark
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Carlyle Fitch
Byron Fitch
West Columbus Avenue
Columbus
Helen
Grace Merrick
Virginia Edson
East South Street
Alma Anderson
Fred J. Kinley
14000 GE Rides Begin Layoffs
The Erie Works of General Electric started temporary layoffs affecting mainly refrigeration and food freeze department workers. The move follows a strike by tool room and maintenance staff at GE's Tiffin plant and a aluminum shortage. Food freeze workers to recall during the Oct 16 week. refrigeration staff upon settlement of the Tiffin wage dispute.
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ERIE
Erie Works
General Electric
Tenance
Tiffin, C
Food Freeze Department
Bertram Miller
Miller
Erle
Memory Test Questions From a Classified Page
A reader is presented with a 19 item memory quiz with varying topics. Items inquire about Allan Shivers's southern state, a powder monkey, the surrender at Yorktown, the French king linked to Apres molle deluge, feudal vassalage, rayon silk content, the Liberty Bell inscription, the Thousand Islands river location, Puerto Rico’s southern border, and a line correction.
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Allan Shivers
Lot Cornwallis
Thousand Islands
Mississippi
Hudson
St. Lawrence River
Puerto Rico
Corect
Civil Defense Drill and 1950s Presidential Vote Outlook
The state wide air raid alert for tomorrow promotes civil defense under Pennsylvania Defends Freedom, aiming to reveal deficiencies to drive corrections while stressing survival in a fearful era. Voter turnout for the November 4 presidential election is expected to be high with broad pro and anti positions across parties and regions, noting past patterns in 1948 and wartime voting dynamics.
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Pennsylvania
Workhouse guard suspended after escape arrests
An Allegheny County Workhouse guard is suspended following another guard’s arrest on charges of aiding a prisoner’s escape. John Zipay of Homestead was suspended after the September 26 escape of John Nicholls, 20, of Erie County, who was captured near Erie last week. Chief detective Bred Mathing said Guard Alvin Tain admitted helping Nicholls escape and implicated Zipay.
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Pittsburgh
Allegheny County
John Zipay
Homestead
John Nicholls
Erie County
Nicholls
Erie
Bred Mathing
Alegheny County
Alvin Tain
Zipay
Nol
Settlement Reached In School Playground Accident
A $2,400 out of court settlement was approved by Supreme Court Justice Lee J. Ottaway for Rob erh Anderson of Frewsburg who was injured in 1950 after falling from a merry-go-round at Carroll Stimabone Pol and Busti Central School. The boy and his father Jog Anderson filed a $30,000 damage suit against the school and two construction firms involved. the three defendants will share the settlement, with charges filed against Zi-Day.
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Mayville
Roberh Anderson
Frewsburg
Carroll-Stimabone-Poland-Busti Central School
Supreme Court
Lee J. Ottaway
Jog] Anderson
Funeral service held for Mrs H A Sorenson
The funeral for Mrs Har ald A Sorenson was conducted yesterday at 2 PM at Bracken-Keating Funeral Home with Rev George P Whitman officiating. Interment followed in Pine Grove Cemetery. Bearers included Leroy Gulanen Robert Lewis Harry Lewis Clarence Bean Adrian Sorenson and Willis Craker. Out-of-town attendees listed from Raymond Wallace Hamboro Edinboro Youngsville Sherman Linesville Bedford Clymer Bear Lake and other communities.
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Raymond Wallace
All Guy
Gilbert Sorenson
Edinboro
Clarence Bean
Harry Lewis Sr
Harry Lewise
Leroy Gulanen
Dennis McCormack
Patricia McCormack
Bue
Frances Conn
Nova Coan
Youngsville
Laverne Wallace
Frances Wood
Sherman
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PB. G. Wood
Court Conception
Catholic Daughters of America
Raith May Ormsbee
Levis B. Ormsbee
Marion Street
Dewey
Willkie
Wilkie
Praok
Zesonal Consumer Discount CO
Corry
Harry Hell
Hartly
Ant Eisenhower
Steven- Son
Republi
Truman
Davis
North Center Street
Thomas Motors
OF Corry, Inc
Zi- Day
Katherine
America
Union
Fabel
Nat Nast
al’ Ve
Niederriter
Harold
Odin
Odin Beauty
Harold Brewer
First Avenue
Tederriter
Corry, Pa
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