Erie county 6th annual officers to meet and discuss
A fragment from a 1940s era Erie County page notes the 6th annual county officers meeting of the Women's Christian Union at Wesleyan on September 17. It mentions police involvement in a boundary dispute and a plan for veterans of foreign wars to gather at Linesville Post to discuss Pennsylvania Week and other programs.
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Erie County
Liberty Street
Union
Methodist
Wesley
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Linesville Post
VFW
Pennsylvania
Harry J. Maloney
War Department Historical Division
Reserve Officers Association
Gannon College
Erie
Willard Slocum Held on Surety of the Peace Bond
Willard Slocum of East Main Street was moved yesterday afternoon to Erie County Jail to be held for court on a surety of the peace bond. The bond amount is noted as set for the case as of that time.
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Willard Slocum
East Main Street
Erie County
Roofing Firm Sues Over 600 Damages in Erie
iPenn Builders and Supply Company filed a $600 suit against Thomas H. Lynch of Erie alleging nonpayment and obstruction of a roofing project. The contract, dated May 4, called for two layers of 15 pound felt and a shingles layer. Lynch claimed only one felt layer was provided. The firm said workmen returned September 7 to finish per contract but were again denied access.
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ERIE
iPenn Builders and Supply Company
Thomas H. Lynch
Erle
Nations Going Fascist to Lose Marshall Aid
Washington Sept 10 Economic Cooperation Administrator Paul G Hoffman said he would cut Marshall plan aid to any European government that went fascist. He noted the foreign assistance act requires termination of recovery aid to any country turning Communist and 5
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Washington
Paul G. Hoffman
Hoffman
Parents Still Hope For Son Missing Eighteen Months
Ed ward Murdock, tall blond son of Mr and Mrs Joseph Murdock, vanished from the Virginia Military Institute campus eighteen months ago. Despite efforts by state missing persons bureaus the FBI and private investigators, there is no trace. His parents mark their twenty fifth wedding anniversary in sorrow, awaiting word and praying for his return. Mrs Murdock, 43, a former stock company actress, has been driven to near invalidism by the shock.
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Uniontown
Edward
Jack) Murdock
Virginia Military School
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Joseph Murdock
Fear on committee probes communist influence in CIO unions
The quote notes workers living in fear as a committee investigates reports of communist influence within the CIO International Pur and Leather Workers Union. It also mentions uncertainty over senators' efforts to reach an agreement with the administration regarding access to government employee records.
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CIO International Pur and Leather Workers Union
Hoge To Escape Death Penalty
ERIA September 9 The Commonwealth will not seek the death penalty for Ralph J Hoge as he faces trial Monday for the murder of his 1 year old son. District Attorney Damian McLaughlin said lack of intent negates first degree charges and a second degree murder verdict could carry 10 to 20 years. Judge Burton R Laub will preside with McLaughlin and Lindley R McClelland prosecuting.
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Eria
Commonwealth
Ralph J. Hoge
Harborcresk Iee
Hoge
Burton R. Laub
McLaughlin
Lindley R. McClelland
Defense Attorney Seeks Fair Erie Jury for Hoge Case
Defense attorney Robert Chase asserts Hoge will rely on the fair minded Erie county jury pool to decide his fate. The statement frames the jury as the pivotal factor in the impending deliberations.
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Robert Chase
Hoge
Mequitta
Erie County
John J. Ross Dies At 88 In His Home
John J. Ross general superintendent of the National Transit Pump and Machine Co shops died suddenly at 8 20 a m Thursday in his home aged 88 years.
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John J. Ross
National Transit Pump, & Machine Co Shops
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State Agriculture Department
Howard Kitelinger
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Sheffield Water Co
Sheffield
Warren County
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Bradford District
Pennsylvania Oil Producers Association
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American Dental
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Chicago
Ing. Council On Dental Education
ADA
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Supreme Court
R. Foster Piper
Samuel Rover
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Chautauqua Institution
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Pennsylvania National Guard
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