County Improves Election Board Pay Under New Scale
Acting under a recent act the county commissioners set new pay rates for election boards and clerks. Judges of elections and inspectors earn 8 dollars for the first 100 ballots and 2 dollars per additional 100. clerks 7 dollars for the first 100 and 2 dollars per additional 100. constables 6 dollars per day. Returning ballots pays 3.50 to judges and minority inspectors, with car mileage at 10 cents per mile each way. In Enon Valley a 405 vote election yields 14 dollars for poll services.
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Enon Valley
Ballot Return and Mileage Totals Reported
The document lists a vote-related reimbursement of $3.50 for returning ballots and $2.80 for mileage, summing to a total of $20.30 as recorded.
Ellwood City Man Faces Four Charges in June Criminal Court
Eugene Henry Statti of Ellwood City faces four counts in the June term court opening Monday. Three involve immorality and one robbery. The case is before Judge W Walter Braam in court room S.
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Eugene Henry Statti
Ellwood City
W. Walter Braam
Judge Frees Jurors to Drape Coats as Weather Warms
Judge W. Walter Braham overruled a long standing rule requiring jurors to wear coats in the jury box. On Monday the court let male jurors remove their coats as the temperature rose. Several complied with the judge’s order.
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W. Walter Braham
Braham
Local Addresses Include Frank DiRaimo Yolanda Carketto and Philip Chamberlain
A fragment lists residents with street addresses in Erie and New Castle. Frank L DiRaimo at 716 West 22nd Street Erie. Yolanda L Carketto at 115 West Moody Avenue New Castle. Philip G Chamberlain at 406 Denver Avenue New Castle. Isabelle.
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Frank L. DiRaimo
22Nd Street
Erie
Yolanda L. Carketto
Moody Avenue
New Castle
Philip G. Chamberlain
Denver Avenue
Isabelle
Local residents listed with addresses in New Castle and nearby towns
A collection of names and street addresses including Peters 406 Denver Avenue New Castle Thomas Wilson Perrell 336 Francis Street New Castle Mintie Lou Dunn R D 1 New Castle Earl Dewitt Bartley R D 3 Grove City Emma Mae Leslie R D 1 Enon Valley George W Rhodes Jr R D 6 New Castle Viola Rose Johns R D 6 New Castle Joseph John Greco 408 First Avenue Ellwood City Mary Theresa Ferrante 97 Summit Avenue Ellwood City Michael Fitch 326 Hamilton Street McKees Rocks Pa Marie Mary Kolenda State Avenue Ellport.
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Ellwood City
Michael Fitch
Hamilton Street
McKees Rocks
Marie
Mary) Kolenda
State Avenue
Ellport
Local Property Transfers Include Multiple One Dollar Tracts
A list of quick transfers shows Joseph Zuzow and wife to Frank J Caputo and wife in South New Castle Boro for one dollar, Edith G Fitzgerald and others to S Raymond Fitzgerald and wife in 2nd ward for one dollar, Ottis E Smith and wife to Agnes P Swanson and wife in Mahoning township for one dollar, John Morris to George W Crabl and wife in Shenango township for one dollar, John Morris to David A Morris and wife in Shenango township for one dollar, Louis F Smialowski and wife to John R Brien and wife in 4th ward for one dollar, Nyron Ligo and wife to J Edward Hoover and wife in Wilmington for one dollar.
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Joseph Zuzow
Frank J. Caputo
South New Castle
Boy Scouts Lower Age Requirements Expanded Programs
The Boy Scouts of America will lower entry ages starting September 1 after a three year study. Cub Scouts begin at eight, Boy Scouts at eleven, and Explorers at fourteen. Senior Scouting becomes Exploring with broader land sea and air activities and units named Explorer Ships or Explorer Squadrons. A final note mentions scholars linking gypsy wanderers to ancient Indian tribes.
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Boy Scouts of America
Arthur A. Schuck
Dr. Schuck
Explorer
Rotary Members View Pacific War Film Appointment in Tokyo
Rotary club members watched a U S Army Signal Corps film titled Appointment in Tokyo showing Allied advances from Australia through the Pacific Islands to the Philippines and Okinawa ending with Japan's surrender. The screening, arranged with the Army Recruiting office, was led by M Sgt Charles P Walsh as local recruiter.
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Rotary Club
Had Hadsell
Japan
U. S. Army Signal Corps
U. S. Army
Air Force
Charles P. Walsh
Australia
Pacific Islands
Philippines
Okinawa
Tokyo
Cobra Patrol Wins Camporee Honors
Cobra Patrol of Troop 12 sponsored by Second U P church won first place at the Scout Camporee held at Boyles Field. Medal presentations were made by scoutmaster Ray Zeigler during Saturday noon ceremonies. Seventeen patrols entered the event with Eagle and Black Hawk Patrols also placing.
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U. P
Boyles Field
Ray Zeigler
Cobra Patrol
Jay Walter
Dwight Fiscus
Donald Patterson
Ed Green
Jack Wright
Clarence Green
James White
Norman Vincent
Cobra
First Baptist Church
First U. P. Church
Pine Tree
Seventh Ward Civic Club
Wolf
Racoon
Walmo P. T. A
Lion
Lion’s Club of
New Castle
Flying Eagle
Central Christian Church
Hickory Township
New Castle Kiwanis Club
A. L. Wilson
Dale Clobus
The World and the Mud Puddles
A dialogue skit about rising meat prices and consumer reactions. The husband and wife debate paying for chops, grocery costs, and bargaining, with references to price scares and a big restaurant check and tip.
Chokers of fashion and fate in a past era
The piece contrasts fashion chokers worn by women and men with the deadly diphtheria threat that afflicted children. It notes how disease fear has faded through protection, while a final warning urges ongoing care to prevent a relapse. A stray line adds a snail’s pace of about one mile per month.
Meat consumption to rise in 1949 says agriculture department
Washington reports the agriculture department expects per capita meat consumption to reach about 146 pounds in 1949, roughly matching 1948. Total meat supply for the year is forecast to exceed 1948, with second half production rising faster than the first, and prices for hogs and cattle may ease before midsummer.
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Washington
INS
Agriculture Department
Department
Meteoritic Fragments Hint at Solar System Debris
Scientists debate meteorite origins but contend they are likely remnants of material circling the sun.
English Broadcasts Aid Migrant Pronunciation in Melbourne
The Australian Broadcasting Commission will air English lessons for migrants prepared by the Federal Office of Education. The programs aim to teach Australian pronunciation conversational customs and colloquialisms. Thorium is a bright red heat resistant metal resembling aluminum.
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Melbourne
INS
Australian Broadcasting Commission
Federal
Office of Education
DP's Help Housing Melbourne Aids Australian Program
The Australian government says more than 5,000 displaced persons from Europe are engaged in work to accelerate housing programs in Melbourne. Australia has absorbed over 20,000 DPs in the last 18 months.
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Melbourne
INS
Australia
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