City Council to Meet as Election Day Nears in Erie
Last day of month prompts City Council meeting next Monday. Republican county committee to select a Fourth Ward alderman nominee after Edward Shugatt's death. All Saints Day masses planned at St Elizabeth's and St Thomas'. Five Penn graduates in Erie named to Alumni committee led by Dr Strickland to back constitutional amendment No 8. Desertions cited in two Erie County divorces. A heavy fog blanketed highways. near-miss at East Main Street railroad crossing. Vehicle licenses to be mailed. 934 forms expected. County taxes due tomorrow. five percent penalty Thursday. Governor urged to address financially distressed school districts in special session. Local couple Watson to celebrate 58th wedding anniversary. Currency call issued for banks as of Oct 25. Cabbage and produce donations urged for Corry Relief Fund. School Board met in executive session. no day’s report. Boy Scout Eagle ceremony notes. California’s largest assembly. Torre Railroad proposes store-door delivery model. State police and New Castle officers arrest robbers. one trooper narrowly escaped. Final motor-vehicle reports show 1,295,712 cars inspected. 79.4 percent defective safety equipment.
Erie County Poor Board Seeks 564,538 For Next Year
Erie county officials filed a petition with the county commissioners seeking 564,538.16 for 1934 with no funds for food or clothing, citing state responsibility for those items. The request covers unpaid bills, rents, notes, and allocations for the county home, children in institutions, the insane, outdoor relief, medical care, and salaries, warning that rejection could leave Erie and other counties in a tight spot.
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Erie County
M. Levant Davis
Harvesting machine ready for sugar beets in Idaho
Shelley Ida designed a digging and topping machine that reduces harvesting costs by about 50 percent. The model digs, tops, and piles beets in one action and can be drawn by horses or a tractor. It also sorts and loads the product, replacing several workers.
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Light vote forecast for Erie election looming
In Brin Erie on October 31 officials predict a light turnout for the November 7 election with about half of registered voters expected to cast ballots. Sheriff race appears settled for Republican Dell Darling, while Democrat John Flynn is seen as unlikely to win. Council races hold some interest with Mehaffey, Munger, and Desser as top contenders. School board seats and referenda on state amendments and a bond issue draw minimal attention amid broader indifference.
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Dell Darling
Erle County
John Flynn
Thomas Mehaffey
Lee Munger
Stanley Desser
Munger
No. 8
Hie
Pennsylvania
Funeral for John Dempster Held at Pine Grove Cemetery
Committal services conducted at 10:30 this morning in Pine Grove cemetery for John Dempster, a former Corry resident, who died at Buffalo City Hospital. The body arrived in the city today with Rev. G. Stanley West, rector of Emmanuel Episcopal Church, officiating. Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Boston of Buffalo and Mrs. Margaret Ebblie of Erie attended the rites.
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Erie
Bridge Tourney Series Planned With Burkhardt
Leonard Burkhardt will conduct another duplicate contract bridge tournament the first in a series on Monday at eight o clock at his West Frederick Street home. He announced formation of classes for beginners and advancing players.
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Negro Taken To Prison To Escape Mob Action
Hor face Dorsey, a 40 year old black man, was moved to Eastern Penitentiary to avert violence by enraged Springfield township residents in Delaware county who threatened his life after an alleged attack on Mrs. Robert Greer. He was held under guard at Media following capture by a mob, then spirited from the Media jail and given a one minute hearing before Justice Morgan.
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Delaware County
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Osprey Born Angler At Lake Waco Show
Waco Texas observer B T Bean exhibits an osprey with a five tent wing shot from a tree near Lake Waco. The live 13 inch bass clutched in its talons will be mounted with the bird for display, portraying a dramatic nature moment.
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Litvinoff in Auto Crash Probed After Fatal Erie Deaths
Coroner to impanel a jury in the double tragedy near North Mast Route 99 on Oct 14. Mrs. Herman Fields 48 Buffalo and Miss Genevieve Blair 24 New Dighton Pa died in the crash. David Blair 49 New Brighton improving after a fractured seat. Frank St Georges inquest set for 8:00 p.m. Wednesday at St George's funeral parlors Erie. The investigation centers on the driver’s loss of control and the crash with La Verne Van Arndale’s car. Maxim poet Russian foreign minister observed NRA concerns ahead of talks with the United States.
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Herman Fields
Buffalo
Genevieve Blair
New Dighton
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David Blair
New Brighton
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Large Boat Burns in Lake Erie
A large boat once used by Hammer Mill Paper Co to haul pulp wood burned seven miles east of Erie in Lake Erie near Seven Mile Creek, nearly worthless after the blaze. No one aboard. the fire began shortly after midnight while repairs had been attempted after a prior storm damaged the craft.
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Hammermill Paper Co
Erie
Lake Erie
Seven Mile Creek
Coast Guard
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Roosevelt Seeks Reunion With Russia Through Diplomatic Talks
The Russian foreign minister kept up a bustling pace as he prepared to sail and met today with French Foreign Minister Joseph Paul Boncour. They discussed the French Russian commercial treaty and pre war Russian debt. Negotiations on both issues are reported to be at an advanced stage.
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Reunion
Jseph Paul Boncour
Death of Sergeant Solaway After Window Glass Wound
Lawrence Solaway aged 85, sergeant of the 16th Observation Squadron at Camp Custer Michigan, died from a severed artery after his arm was injured by a pane of glass while attempting to reach a sweetheart who fled during a flight. The incident occurred in Bruneviau on October 31.
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Lawrence Solaway
Camp Custer
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Bolthe Halleous O The And Me
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Hearing on Sylvania case scheduled this evening
Reported proceedings outline a hearing on a Sylvania matter with charges against defendants including Weiner and Steinman for alleged violations. The event is part of a state proceeding, with details about the case and its implications to be announced at the session.
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