Wing Will Lose Appeal Inmate Feeble minded Watch Ordered
George Wing a 38 year old Concord Township killer appeared today to spend life in prison after a 1929 sentence for killing two year old George Ormsber. Erie County officials opposed commutation arguing Wing is feeble minded but not insane and should remain institutionalized. Wing has shown good conduct in nine years of incarceration, while the case of other Erie county defendants was not heard.
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George Wing
Concord Township
Western
George Ormsber
Erie County
Attraey
Mortimer B. Graham
H. Relber
State
Ayrlesburg
Graham
Wing
Reems
Ret Ormebee
Corry
Auguist
George
William H. Hirt Senteavet
Craham
Richard Hina
Edna Mumbula
Paul Basaima
Charles J. Kemeter
Allegheny County
Air Chief Westover Killed In Burbank Crash
A military board of inquiry met in Burbank to probe the fatal air crash that killed Maj. Gen. Osea Westover, 55, chief of the Army Air Corps, and his mechanic. Col. Harvey Burwell arrived from March Field to lead the investigation as a Northrop monoplane crashed on a home lawn near the Lockheed plant.
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United Pry
Burbank
Cal
Araty Board of
Inday
Osea Westoven
Army Air Corps
Col
Harvey. Burwell
March Wield
Lockeed Wircraft
Westover
Northrop
Grand Jury Recommends Time to Adapt to New State Laws
Erie county september grand jury backed extending the Erie County Home management to meet new state laws. Commissioner Thomas W. Flatley faced upheld charges but no criminal negligence shown. The jury urged constructive continued operation and demonstration of ability under the County Institutional Board led by Barton Kauffman.
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Erie County
Doolittle
Erie
Colr Tate
Thomas W. Flatley
Barton Kauffman
Accomplishments of Oil Group Heard at Banquet
In Oil City Pennsylvania on September 22 oil producers of the Titusville Franklin district heard a recap of the history and achievements of the Pennsylvania Grade Crude Oil Association over the past 15 years. A. E. Moorheid, the secretary for the past five years, outlined the group's work and impact.
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Oil City
Ciy
James Is Not In Sympathy With Cop Platform
James A Jones Democratic candidate for governor condemned the Republican platform adopted in Pittsburgh as a counterfeit program that pays lip service to social security while preaching rugged individualism He charged the GOP with nominating unbound candidates then adopting a platform their nominee publicly contradicts He also attacked the cry of dictatorship by Republicans and alleged a push to go back to rule by a privileged group He spoke in Warren yesterday.
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United Press
Dog
Devil
Jones
Iy Kane
Legal Working Time for Girls in Pennsylvania Ruling
Attorney General Guy K Bard ruled that under 18s may not work beyond a four day work week matching the 1837 minimum wage and maximum hours law, aligning with the 1985 child labor provisions. The 1987 act excludes executives earning 25 dollars weekly or more from the rule.
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Pennsylvania
Guy K. Bard
Labor and Industry Department
Bast
House group studies laws on coal measure
Harrisburg reports a House Mines Sub Committee began public hearings on new coal recovery legislation. The measures seek a state commission to set prices, pro-rate production, organize marketing cooperatives, and reemploy bootleg or abandoned mines in the southern anthracite region to stabilize the ailing industry.
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Harrisburg
House Mines
Ipatt
Milne
Workers Rally For Arms In Prague Street Demonstrations
In Prague 80,000 workers plus youths marched demanding weapons as cabinet resignations aimed at forming a national government with army leaders. Premier Hodza sought unity to resist dismemberment and potential neighbors threats while Gen. Syrovy loomed as power broker amid talk of a military dictatorship.
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Reynolds Packard
United Press
Prague
Czechoslovakia
Milan, Hodza
Eduard Benes
Jan Syrovy
Syrovy
Law and Order
Asymmem
Germany
Friends Land
Godesberg
Rhine
Adolf Hitler
Neville Chamberlain
Czechoslovaka
Dreesen
Chamberlain
Petersburg
Hitler
Ones
Barenstein
Pittsburgh Numbers Racket Drive Targets Major Figures
Pittsburgh today saw a drive to wipe out the numbers racket led by District Attorney Andrew T. Parle. He announced a policy of holding under ten thousand dollars for those selling numbers who refuse to reveal their employers, aiming to capture the leaders behind the operation.
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PGH
United Peas
Pittsburgh
Andrew T. Parle
Thowe
Nin
Bers Sani
Witnesses call Margiotti graft evidence entirely false
Harrisburg reports state lawmakers and a deputy attorney general flatly deny former Attorney General Charles J. Margiotti’s statements about illicit payments connected to legislation. Philadelphia figures defend themselves, urging the legislative committee to scrutinize Margiotti’s claims as insanity or deception.
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Margiotti
United Press
Harrisburg
House
Charles J. Margiotti
India
Charles Melchieore
Philadelphia
Michael Spatol
P. F. L. Backs Gov Earle Despite Green Endorsement
Harrisburg report says the executive council of the State Federation affiliated with the A F of L favors Governor George H. Earle in the November race for Davis seat, despite William Green's endorsement of Senator Davis. The council met with Earle to resolve party support, while officials insist on no shop agreement for state employees and resist by negotiating with the CIO allied unions.
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United Press
Harrisburg
A. F
William Green
Li. S
James J. Davia
State Federation
George Hi Warle
DaWis
Executive’council
Green
Davis
Lewis G. Hines
A. F. of Ly
Council
Iuiions
Pennsylvania
Federation Council
George H. Earle
Democratic Party
James L. McDevitt
Hee
The
Committee For Industrial Organization
State
Test State Law Gives Veterans Preference Questioned
A Pennsylvania act granting a 15 percent advantage to war veterans in civil service exams faced a constitutional challenge. Judge James J. Barnett ruled the veteran preference law unconstitutional, signaling a potential state wide impact. In Erie, 11 veterans who took exams topped the list while 12 others were displaced, triggering immediate effects on the police eligibility roster.
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James J. Barnett
Perry
Junista
Erie
Erie Police Department
Two Minor Auto Accidents Here
Police logged two minor auto accidents overnight and this morning. All four occupants escaped injury though both cars sustained damage. Michael Basco of Columbus skidded on wet pavement and crashed into Jennifer S. Clows’s parked car on East Main Street near Titusville around 6 45 p m Wednesday evening. In front of The Municipal Building two cars collided badly. Elaine Gallagher chief Investigator backed from the curb and her car struck Frank Gates’s vehicle. Gates’s car damaged about 120 dollars. Gallagher’s car rear end badly wrecked. Occupants shaken but unhurt.
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Michael Basco
Columbus
Jenfle S. Clovs
Ocean Street
Titusville
Waal
East Main
Eyan'ng
Stes Elaine Gallagher
Hief
Frank “Gates
Mins Gallagher
Cigarettes Fatal to Baby in Pittsburgh Tragedy
In Pittsburgh Allegheny General Hospital reports indicate 1 month old Paul Coxson, son of Mrs. Frank Coxson of Greenville, died of bronchial pneumonia after reportedly swallowing a cigarette butt. Coroner review and hospital staff consider autopsy to determine if other factors contributed.
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Pittsburgh
Paul Coxson
Frank Coxson
Greenville
Allegheny General Hospital
Allegheny County
Sttachas
September Rain Worsens Farm Harvest Delays in Pennsylvania
September rain continues across western Pennsylvania with new record totals and persistent clouds. Farmers report waterlogged fields, halted work, and potential large losses unless early relief arrives as forecasts hint at generally fair and cooler weather soon.
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Nopl
Pennsylvania
Upe Playita
Lan Arly
Tian
State to Aid in Storm District Fire Rhode Island
Governor George H. Birle offered police medical supplies and airplanes to six states in the hurricane area. The offer was telephoned to Maine Massachusetts Rhode Island Connecticut New Hampshire and New York. Earle ordered Motor Police Commissioner Percy W. Foote to be ready to fly men or supplies at any time.
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Firrisburg
George H. Birle
Maine
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
New Hampshire
New York
Earle
Percy W. Foote
Grape Carnival Sees Firemen Join North East Parade
Stanford Hose Company members will take part in Firemen's Day during the Grape Carnival at North East on Saturday October 1. The fair opens Thursday with a record program including Children’s Review, athletic events, and a large grapes give away daily. Harborcreek North East football clash, home talent shows, band concerts, and a major poultry show are also on the schedule. The event aims to educate and promote local agriculture and provide farmers with a marketplace for selling crops.
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Stanford Hose Company
Bie
Aptembers
North East
Sheran
Death Toll Rising After Unprecedented New England Storm
Restored communications reveal a major disaster from yesterday's hurricane and tidal waves. By 2 a.m. EDT known dead totaled 261 in New England and 35 more in New York, New Jersey and Quebec, bringing the nationwide toll to 296. Up to 190 missing in the six-state area as three-state Connecticut River valley floods mount toward record levels. Damage runs over 100 million dollars. rescue and relief work mobilized coast guard, WPA, and railroads to move supplies and clear debris.
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United Press
New England
New York
New Jersey
Quebec
Connecticut River
Rhode Island
Massachusetta
Connecticut
Hampshire
Jersey
Montreal
Asia
Long Island
Boston
Coast Guard
WPA
New Eagland
Gad
Loni Island
South Shore
Westhampton
Inom
Port Jefferson
Park City
Bridgeport
Conn
Train robbers haul 108 gold bars in Marseille heist
Ten bandits robbed the Marseilles-Avignon freight train near Saint Barthelemy, seizing 108 gold bars valued at $1,890,000. An express agent was wounded as robbers unloaded the gold and fled in trucks after delaying the crew. Pirates beat Dodgers 6 to 0 in opening game.
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Marseilles
France
Marseilles-Avignion
Sts Barthelemy
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Susi
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