Pennsylvania farm column reports crop yields and disease control
The weekly federal state crop report notes potato harvests nearing completion in the southeast and slow in the north. Soybeans yield well, alfalfa and clover seedlings thrive, and pastures stay good. Canning pumpkins, sweet corn, tomatoes peak. spinach and cabbage remain abundant. State data show lettuce and onions near 10-year averages, potatoes well below average, tobacco above last decade. John H. Light reports nationwide test methods for Bangs disease vaccination adopted in Pennsylvania. Cattle testing in August shows infections, with indemnities paid by state and federal programs. Briefs cover grain fumigation, bait stations for mice, a dairy herd tester course, carrot acreage gain, and pig herd national totals.
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Associated Press
Harrisburg
Mayor Barber Clears Police In Vice Racket In Erie
Mayor Charles Barber absolved six Erie police officers of occupations tied to bribes from the convicted Eastside crime leader. He said he would not suspend them after weighing statements from two prostitutes Kitty Harris and Shirley Anderson. A grand jury probe was requested, with Judge Miles B. Kitts and Judge Himer L. Evans directing investigation into bribery extortion and malfeasance in office.
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Erie
Charles Barber
Police Department
Deh Mouse
King
Eastside Chariots
Barber
Hes
Kitty Harris
Shirley Anderson
Dan House
Eastside
Calared
Ceulant
Evie
Farmal
Miles B. Kitts
Himer L. Evans
Laub
Loeby
Hese
Erle
Bitty Harris
Alers
Brio
Defer Probe of County Affairs
Erie reporters say the grand jury has paused the general inquiry into county affairs to focus on police department matters. Testimony from two county commissioners, Thomas W. Mintley and Dell Darling, was given while a third commissioner was to be questioned after the police probe. Both officials declined to report further, citing secrecy of the proceedings.
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Erie
Thomas W. Mlntley
Dell Darling
16 Year Old Reading Boy On Trial For Murder
In Reading Pennsylvania on September 23 a 16 year old boy, Warren Wittman, faces a murder trial. Prosecutor Warren Hess says the state seeks a life sentence if convicted, given the defendant's age. The incident followed domestic quarrels on a Hancock farm when Wittman allegedly fatally shot his father after being barred from the home. Wittman pleaded not guilty and the jury selection began yesterday.
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Associated Press
Reading
Warren Witlman
Hh Ether
Warren TC. Hess
Hess
Wittman
Robert Wittman
Hancock
Nidge Forrest
R. Shanaman
Georgia
Dubois Draftees Show Strong Fitness Scores
In Clearfield County Selective Service District No 2 121 of 133 September draftees were accepted by Army physicians at Altoona induction. Fitness scores exceeded 40 percent with 34 of 37 from last Friday and 55 of 61 from Saturday approved. The board had ordered 50 to report on Friday but 13 volunteered and were accepted. 83 men were in Saturday’s call but 19 enlisted.
Gusky Named Erie City Appointment In Revenue Vehicle Bureau
Erin Sept 24 Al J Gusky 617 East 22nd silver recently head of the Erie office of the collection bureau of internal revenue was appointed as mechanic in the bureau of motor vehicles by city safety director Sher Hickey. The salary is 1020 dollars yearly.
Dunkirk High Pupils Hope to Work Grape Harvest
About 100 Dunkirk high school students expressed willingness to work in grape vineyards during the harvest. W. Silth, head of the students personnel department, asked farmers to notify him. Superintendent Thom B. Harney said absences for harvest work will be excused and makeups arranged later in the school year.
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Dunkirk
W. ©. Silth
Manaster
Thom
B. Harney
Kane area men leave for induction in Erie
Kane Pa Sept 2 Early Tuesday 96 men from McKean draft area No 1 left Kane for Erie for final physical examinations and instruction into the army. The contingent includes 17 Jess Mtn theurglalist ordered to report by enlistments volunteering for officer training and five men to join if enlistments aren’t accepted today. Orvel Slain transfer from Hollidaysburg to a reception center for non combatant duty.
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Kane
McKean
Erie
Jess Mtn Theurglalist
Orvel Slain
Hollidaysburg
Jett
Red Bridge
Baseboard Masking Fin Care During Painting
A small fin used as a shield protects baseboards and door trim during painting. Wipe the fin clean to prevent paint transfer and maintain a neat finish.
Findley Lake Man Sentenced in Cattle Theft
Findley Lake resident Leo Sinden Stetson pleaded guilty to grand larceny for stealing five head of cattle from Benjamin G. Ross on Oct 14 1941. Special County Judge Joni Patterson sentenced him to one year in Monroe County penitentiary after prior game-law conviction. Witnesses were present though not needed. defense counsel changed during the case.
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Mayville
Remy
Leo Sinden Stetson
Findley Lake
Biy Joni
Patterson
Monroe
Stetson
Radio Schedule Fragments from NEC-8 and CBS Listings
Fragmentary radio program guide mentions NEC-8 thin Man drama and a CBS Nelson Eddy concert among varied shows. Notes include references to district attorney programs, a Lone Ranger slot, and Marine Corps commandant John A Lejeune, indicating a historical broadcast listing with mixed content.
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Pominy Dorsey
Kay Ryser
CBS
É Nelson Eddy
Manhattan
Horace Heldt Bond
Tom Connally
Revenue Bu
MBS
Henry Hall
Bassue
Dunkirk Man Sentenced and Court Adjourns
A Dunkirk man was fined $25 in a case heard this week. Court was adjourned Thursday at 10 A.M. The case of Eugene Bokert, charged with second degree assault, is slated to be tried.
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Wareass
Eugene Bokert
Dunkirk
Good Judgment Averts Bus Crash in Ridgway Street
Grant Clyne of Ridgway, a driver for School Bus and Taxi Lines, saved a major crash Monday at 9 am on Spruce Street St Marys. After unloading students, he steered a bus into curbs, a fallen pole, and a damaged property boundary, stopping between two trees. no injuries reported. A stray note mentions Maryland’s state flower, the black eyed Susan.
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Rtdgway
Grant Clyne
Ridgway
St Marys
Spruce Street
St. Miltys
Clone
South Michaels Street
Loeiier
Soults Michael
Mill Streets
Contenol
Brussel Street
Clyne
State's Flood Control Plan Is Started in Pa
Harrisburg Sept 23 Immediate steps to lay groundwork for a four county flood control plan in two Pennsylvania areas were promised by G Albert Stewart secretary of forests and waters. Governing bodies authorized the plan for flood hit sections of northern and eastern Pa and approved initial expenditures of 630 thousand. Two new districts cover the Lehigh river basin and the region including McKown Potter Tioga Cameron and Clinton counties. A six week survey and bid process was outlined by Stewart as emergency flood committee recommendations were enacted following summer storms with heavy losses.
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Associated Press
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
G. Albert Stewart
Lehigh River
McKown
Potter
Pik
Tioga
Cameron
Clinton
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Salerno Graham Crackers
Ohio
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Miller's News and Sfort Store
U.S. Neeley
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Defense Health and Welfare
Washington, D.C
W. Smith
Dial
Corry, Pa
Monroe County
Amy
Redenias
U. S Navy
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Marine Keeps
Virginia Miliary Institute
Maryland
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