Margiotti Balks at Revealing Graft Evidence Source
Harrisburg report on the Earle administration graft probe shows Margiotti refusing to disclose the nature of his evidence. The House committee plans Monday sessions and subpheaings for Melchiorre and others while Gov. Earle is slated to testify.
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Margiotti
Morey J. Potter
United Press
Harrisburg
House Committee
Earle
Charles J. Margiotti
Atttorney
Charles Metehiorre
Philadelphia
Frank Maddas
Victor Brewing Co. Jeannette
Melchiorre
Cohen
Carl B. Shelley
Penrod
Johnstown
Dayan Fuetman
Sneliey
Melchiorte
Demcratic
Harris-burg
Dosiph Ominsky
WPA Street Improvement Plan Reaches Hundred Man Peak
The Works Progress Administration Erie office announces a gradual force increase to one hundred men for street improvements. The project starts on Trask South Street with relaying brick pavement after storm sewer work, aiming six months, with initial crews of fifteen to twenty.
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WPA
G. C. Cleaver
Works Progress Administration of
Erie
Trask South Street
Cleaver
Ted
Vera Fimda
Noainute
Four industries aid in hospital project in Corry
Corry hospital joins the paint up movement sweeping the business district this summer. The exterior trim of the hospital and the nurses' home are undergoing re decoration. The entire cost is borne by Corry's four largest industries: Agro Supply Manufacturing, Ajax Tron Works, Corry Jamestown Manufacturing, and Raymond Manufacturing. Officers praised for their generous contribution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corry Hospital
Corry
He Agro Supply Manufacturing Co., Inc
Ajax Tron
Graham Opposes Pardon Plea in Corry Child Slayer Case
Erie County District Attorney Mortimer Graham will vigorously oppose George Wing of Concord township in a pardon board hearing next Wednesday September 21 seeking commutation of a life sentence for the murder of George Ormshee and a Corry child. Wing contends the child’s death was accidental while the prosecutor argues he intended to kill the mother. Graham plans to oppose other pleas including Edna Mumbilo’s bid for freedom and Paul Buasham’s 8 year sentence appeal, with actions in other prisoner cases also expected.
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George Wing
Concord Township
George Ormshee
Mortimer ~ Graham
State Pardon Board
Ormsbee
Corry
Whett
Graham
Edna Mumbilo
Hilda
Paul Buasham
Tony
Willie Robinson
Erie County
Corry PTA Council Discusses State Alignment and Cafeteria Plan
The Corry Parent Teachers Association debated organizing under state leadership as a Corry Council. Superintendent Ralph S. Dewey outlined the new council, affiliated with Erie County Council, and a report on last year's junior high cafeteria suggested expanding the program to the senior high, though undecided. Mrs. Patterson, Jr. appointed a committee to push the idea. Stanley Anderson recapped the Lyceum Course program for the coming year.
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Corry
Parent Teachers’ Association
As & Corry Council
Ralph S. Dewey
iErie County Council
Vincent Anderson
George Patterson, Jr
Stanley Anderson
Guffey Leads Democratic Drive in Pennsylvania Campaign
United Press reports in Pittsburgh that Sen. Joseph Guffey anchors Democratic efforts to secure security for voters. On stage with Gay George H. Earle and Charles Avin Jones, Guffey appeals to back election of the ticket. Jones assails the Republican platform as a belated and begrudging nod to social security and labor rights.
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Joseph Guffey
Guffey
Committee
Industrial Organization
Aame
George H. Earle
Charles Avin Jones
Pennsylvania
Jones
Beal
Timetables Mark Railroads Return to Standard Time
Eastern cities switch back from daylight saving on Sunday September 25, prompting new railroad timetables and radio schedules. Erie Railroad announces minor changes in eastbound and westbound departures, with some times adjusted. Pennsylvania Railroad schedules are not yet listed, but minor changes are expected as nearby towns resume standard time.
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Erie Railroad
Henry Green
Pennsylvania Railroad
Roosevelt backs Pay to defeat House mules chair
Washington Sept. 17 President Roosevelt endorses James Pay in the race to unseat Chairman John O Connor of the House mules committee. The announcement signals support for Pay as O Connor faces opposition within Congress and the outcome could shape committee leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fay Washington
Roosevelt
James Pay
John O'Conner
House Mules Committee
Roosevelt Defends Living Constitution Amid New Problems
President Roosevelt in a nationwide address from the White House defends the Constitution as workable for changing times. He spoke on the 180th anniversary of the first state constitutional convention in Poughkeepsie, noting leaders who adapt the framework succeed. He declined to travel to Poughkeepsie due to international crises.
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United Press
Washington
Roosevelt
America
U. S
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
United States
White House
Jamestown to Host 1933 ME Conference
Jamestown will host the 1933 Erie Conference session at the Methodist Episcopal church as voted during this year’s meeting. Pastoral assignments for the year will be announced Sunday. Lee If. Melay of Sharon was reelected president of the lay conference. Delegates and alternates to the unification conference were named for next April, to consider merging three Methodist denominations. Approximately 150 laymen from 105 churches attended.
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Jamestown
Erie
Methodist Episcopal Church
Tysday
Lee If. Melay
Sharon
McKay
Edgar T. Welch
Westeld
Elaine H. Giron
Brie
J . Williamson
Clariim
Q. E. Black
Salamanca
N. Y
Yale
Northeast
Wid DR. Rays
Clock equipment shipment for town tower clock
Ward arrived in the city this morning with the remaining equipment for the town clock being erected in the Senior High School tower. It is a gift from Mrs. Jason C. Smith. A dedicatory ceremony is planned after installation, to be held late this month or early in October.
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Plana
Jason C. Smith
Penniless after confessing Ohio bank raids
A 49-year-old former federal prisoner, Le Hillett McVay, confessed to participating in three Ohio bank robberies that yielded about 147,000 dollars. He was held on 50,000 dollars bond and moved to Cleveland for trial after being questioned by federal agents for three days. The robberies included Springfield and Salem banks.
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Detroty
Ohio
Cleveland
le Hillett McVay
G- Men
Springfield
Salem
Banks
Tive Warren
Hank Messengers
Oil City woman confesses part in axe slaying
In Mercer Pennsylvania Frances Day 29 pleaded guilty to murdering Howard Sidley during a $250 gas station robbery on the Metecer Grove City road. Judge Rowley said she faces life imprisonment due to her accomplice status. another confessor William Red Foot, a Harrisville farm hand, had already admitted swinging the axe.
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United Press
Mercer
Francey (Blondit
City
Howard Sidley
Sidley
Metecer Grove City Road
Limony
Waa
Bring
Harrisville
William Red’ Foot
Sidney
James in Blast Against Earle in Pennsylvania Campaign
Judge Arthur H. James, Republican governor nominee, broadened his campaign into northeastern Pennsylvania promising to restore individual initiative to the state by fostering industry.
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James
Earle
Wellsecro
Arthur H. James
Pennsylvania
Clothing Found on Wheelock Creek Sparks Foul Play Fears
Wheelock resident W P Merritt reported clothing found on the creek bank near Findlay Lake road. Chief Flanigan inspected the items including slacks a brassiere and shirts wrapped in a scarf and found no evidence of foul play. He suggested the garb may have fallen from a vehicle or been tossed into the stream and noted no strong odor.
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Wheelock Creeks
Findlay Lake Road
W. JP. Merritt
Wheellock
John D. Flaniigan
Cac
Wheelock
Wheelock Creek
Hare Creek
Flanigan
Llanigan
Sudeten Crisis Deepens As Hitler Presses Demands
Adolf Hitler presented Britain’s Prime Minister Chamberlain with an uncompromising demand for cession of the Sudeten area of Czechoslovakia. Hitler warned Germany could not tolerate further Czech attacks on Sudeten Germans and pressed Britain and France to force the Czech government to concede or face possible military action. The exchange followed reports of a plebiscite demand and plans for a German fighting corps ready to move if ordered.
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Webb Miller
Speylight
United Press
Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Berchtesgaden
Neville Chamberlain
Great Britain
Sudeten
Czechoslovakia
Germany
Chamberlain
London
Hitler
Melver
Sudetenland
Czechiaslovakia
Viscolint
Runciman
Adolf Hitler Mineht
Runcimann
Prague
Army
Washington
Roosevelt
Chattanooga
Cordell Hull
United States
Belin
Daily Mail
Sudeten Germany
G. Ward Price
Mail
Hier
Paris
Plante
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Frank Schrader
Robert Frown
Helen Morrell
Robert Nichols
Ina Austin
Elof Dahl
Paul Orn
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Clyde Hall
L. L. Morg
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Ray Wolford
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