Auto Fatality Verdict Shatters Erie Community
A federal court in Erie returned a $35,000 damage verdict against Schuler Bros. Meat Packing Co. in a fatal truck crash near Conneautville on August 13. Marta E. McCollum and her minor son E. Dean McCollum of Youngstown sued, alleging injuries to Mrs. McCollum and her son while their relatives Ruth and D. McCollum died in the collision with a Cohaffner truck. The jury verdict followed a mutual agreement by the parties and was read in Judge In. B. Schoonmaker's court.
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Erie
Schuler Bros. Meat Packing Company
Schaffner Company
WNTOR
Marta EB. McCollum
E. Dean McCollum
Youngstowss, Gy
Lesny D. McCollum
Ruth
Conneautville
McCollum
al Cohaffner
Tohn A. Reikel
Ater
Stlimneys
In. B. Schioonmaker
Emulates Father in Mail Courtships
DETROIT Sept 26 United Press John W Wesley 27 allegedly wooed and wed eight women using the mails to defraud authorities say He emulated his father who allegedly courted 18 wives before imprisonment His sixth wife Jean Carroll testified she was cheated out of all her belongings by Wesley in a whirlwind December marriage The court ordered removal to the U S district court in western Pennsylvania for trial on mail fraud charges and bonds worth 16000 were seized
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United Press
Detroit
John W. Wesley
Postel
Jean Carroll
McKees
Wesley
Tfon
McKeesports
Edward J. Mainet
Mairet
Westey
U.S. Distrier Court
Pennsylvania
End Night Work for Women and Children in Mills
New York September 25 Directors of the Cotton Textile Institute voted to end night work for women and children in mills by next March. Twenty directors, representing owners of 3,551,117 spindles, cast the vote.
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United Press New York
Cotton Textile Institute
Next Maron
Epworthians Plan For WeinER Roast
Epworthians of the First Methodist church arrange a Friday evening weiner roast for church youth. Meet at the church at seven followed by a mystery auto trip to an unknown destination. If rain, the event will be postponed. a church cabinet meeting precedes to finalize plans.
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Epworth
New Officers Named by Jonathan Lodge
Jonathan lodge I O O F elects Guy Abbey as noble grand and selects Roy Blynt Harold Shannon Harvey Loveland Lavern Miller H M Hall John Carrier C L Auer A F Carbury for key posts. Officers to be mailed by District Deputy Fred Mixer and staff on Wednesday October 1.
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Guy Abbey
Jonathan Lodge
Roy Blynt
Harold Shannon
Harvey Loveland
Lavern Miller
H. M. Hall
John Carrier
C. L. Auer
Odd Fellows
A. F. Carbury
Fred Mixer
Fourth Arrest For Kane Gasoline Theft
Kany, Sept. 25. The last and most important suspect in the Atlantic gasoline robbery at their tanks on Wetmore avenue on the night of September 4 was arrested Wednesday morning. Melvin Olson of Tinesta avenue was taken into custody by Jack Spelley, a local policeman. Olson said he had been staying in Toledo, Ohio since the crime and had been sent for by his father, Andrew Olson, to answer the charges. Bailey had kept in touch with the boy's father and had left nothing undone in pretending young Olson.
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Kany
Wetmoré Aventue
Melvin Olson
Olson
Shriners Dedicate New Altoona Temple
Thousands of Shriners gathered in Altoona for three days of ceremonies marking the dedication of Jaffa Temple the new one million dollar home for Shriners in Altoona Nobles from Pennsylvania Maryland and other states attended the opening events with activities beginning today in Altoona Pennsylvania on September 25 1940s style coverage notes the event and attendees for the temple dedication.
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United Press
Altoona
Jaffa Temple
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Russell Leads Air Tour to Kansas Flight Contest
Russell headed an 18 plane national air tour from Enid Oklahoma to Springfield Illinois with a 175.5 mph average, marking the second fastest time in the derby begun 14 days ago. John Livingston followed in a Waco biplane, competing for the Edsel Ford trophy and $20,000 in cash prizes.
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Russell
Ford
Springfield
Enid
Ola
Iafe
John Livingston
Pipe breaks electric wire killing woman helper
A breaking iron pipe touched a live electric wire, killing 53 year old Mrs Mary Graci Pasano of Harbor Road. She was assisting her husband Francisco Grace to lift the pipe from a well when the fatal contact occurred. Two men were injured by shock but survived.
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Castary Ray
Mary Graci Pasano
Harbor Road
Francisco Grace
Fa[sano
Bradford Man Heed as Drunken Driver
Kane Sept. 25 Salt by police to have forced at least five cars from the Roosevelt highway near Hacel hurst late Tuesday afternoon. Oscar H. Longnecker of Bradford was arrested on a charge of driving while under the influence by liquor. Corporal Dugene Stacey and Private M. J. Zenbe of the local substation arrested after they observed erratic driving and five cars leaving the pavement to avoid collision. The state police caught up with the Bradford car and, after maneuvering, brought it to a stop. Two companions, Sherman Barr and E. L. Longnecker, both of Bradford, were arrested.
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Bradford
Longnecker
Sherman Barr
E. L. Longnecker
Bank Robbery Report With Confused OCR Fragments
Fragmentary notice reports unknown bank incident with armed gunmen and fleeing suspects. Names, places, and actions are garbled, but suggests a bank heist or attempted robbery with minimal readable details and unclear outcomes.
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Jonathan Longe
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Corry
Lilly’s Insuli
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Colgate
Colgate’s
Williams
West
EverReady
Mennen
Waterman’s
Whitman
Candies
Keister’s
N. F. Ames & Co
Kansas
North Center Street
Corry, Pa
Ray
Raybestos
East Main Street
Hellag
Pennsylvania Telephone Corporation
Mutual Telephone Company
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Lal
Ered
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Gil
Sep Republic Party
Ally
Tal York
Toledo
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Johger
WABC
Dixie Wear
Byver
WAIBC
Rade Weaf
RAC Whz
NBC
Elgin
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