Richland Solon Asks Action in Murdock Case
Richland Township Supervisor John B. Campbell urged the school board and district attorney to pursue action against ex tax collector Edward A Murdock Jr based on an audit showing a shortfall of 15 818 in the school district and 1 058 in township funds. Debate grew over prosecution, bonding company involvement, and minutes recording amid calls for accountability.
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Richland
John B. Campbell
Hursday
Edward A Murdock Jr
Murdock
Campbell
Colton
Istauguery
Pittsburgh
Samuel Scout
Sheld
Firearms Ordinance Debated in Marshall Township Hearing
A hearing on a proposed Marshall Township firearms ordinance drew threats and objections from H E Gearhart of North Side Pittsburgh who warned his group would sell its property to Negroes if the measure passed. Officials noted complaints about hunters and the need to preserve safety while allowing regulated ranges for clubs.
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Marshall Township
H. E. Gearhart
North Side
Pittsburgh
North Side Sportsman’s Club
Mount Pleasant Road
Warrendale
Gehrhart
Millvale Sportsman's Club
George T. Szilvasi
McKees Rocks
Allegheny County
State Game Commission
Szilvasi
Sam Weigel
Ligonier
Pine Township
Weigel
Robert Hutson
Pleasant Hill
Bradford Woods and McCandless Township Police Report Burglaries
McCandless Township police investigated burglaries at two homes with a bedspread and about 75 Canadian dollars taken from a purse and a 17 inch portable TV stolen. In Bradford Woods, council members focused on road improvements and approved funding to pave unimproved roads by borrowing 20 000 dollars with a five year plan at 3 percent from Citizens National Bank.
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Bradford Woods
Bradford Woods Road
William Reister
Em Bauer
Babcock
Richard R. Simpile
Babcock Blvd
Edmund J. Pietrusinski
Bardouner
Gibsonia
Kummer
Citizens National Bank of
Evans City
Wexford
Economy Bank of Ambridge
Mellon National Bank & Bank
Vandals threaten McCandless sewer rates with manhole sabotage
McCandless Township faces possible rate hikes after vandals filled more than 30 manholes on the new Lowries Run sewer system with rocks bricks and dirt. Sanitary Authority officials say two youths are being questioned about the sabotage near Florence Road off Hiland Lincoln and Birch Avenues. Authorities warn municipal sewer damage carries fines up to 5000 dollars plus jail time and urge fast local ordinances to enable quicker punishment.
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Florence Road
Hiland
Lincoln
Birch Avenues
Sanitary Authority
Windhorst
McCandless Faces Severe Flash Flood After Heavy Rain
A major flash flood struck McCandless Township with over two inches of rain in two hours. Homes flooded on Judyann Place and Longview Acres, Pine Creek surged, and Highway 1 overflowed. Fire crews under Harry Windhorst pumped out water. discussion of Thompson Run dredging highlighted funding hurdles and rising costs.
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McCandless Township
Judyann Place
Longyue Acres
Pine Creek
Perry
Windhorst
Thompson Run
William Murdock
Kummer Road
Duncan Avenue
Bush Nursery
Supervisors Seek Ouster Of Tenants In Township
Richland Township supervisors press tenant removal from a property used as an office after zoning violations by Justice of the Peace Thomas Lord. Ford faced a hearing after occupancy permit denial, with legal action threatened if the issue remained unresolved by September 1.
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Richland Township
Fulding
Dickey Road
Scott
Ford
Board of Adjustment
County Seeks 300000 For Gumbert School Property
The Gumbert School for Girls on McKnight Road near McCandless is to be sold next month. Officials hope to fetch at least 300000, noting the delinquent girls institution closed June 30. The land sits above McKnight Road opposite the Joseph Horne Northway Mall under construction.
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Gumbert School For
Amark
McKnight Road
McCandless
Igunes
Wiliam N Nichols
Reforms and Investigation Division
McKnight
Joseph Horne Northway
Vogel Claims Use of Commercial Property in Township
John R. Vogel former secretary of Richland Township writes that his Route 8 home near Orchard Park is used for business purposes including an accounting office and sale of equipment. The letter aims to exempt the property from Ordinance No. 41 which reclassifies Route 8 parcels from commercial to residential, counter to Vogel’s prior statements and the township's zoning plan.
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John R. Vogel
Richland Township
Tavnhiee
Route 8
Orchard Park
Vogel
Bradford Woods
Offici
West Realty Co
Burgess Ellsworth Hoffman
West
Council
Orchard
Lars Scott
Scott
John B. Campbell
Campbell
Tax Firm Withdraws Two Bills At Richland Meeting
J J Kassouf of Municipal Tax Records Co withdrew two bills after board scrutiny. He had sought about $100 for a commission on delinquents paid by a bonding company tied to former tax collector Edward A Murdock Jr. The township fund was short by 1058 and the school district by 15819. He also pulled a 390 lien tax list bill after questions on contract terms.
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J. J. Kassouf
Municipal Tax, Records Co
Richland
Township Board of Supervisors
Edward A. Murdock Jr
Murdock
Kassouf
Samuel Scott
Scott
Municipal Tax Records Co
Deaths List Mars and Gibsonia Residents Obituaries
George Lewis Gilleland 61 of Mars and former Pennsylvania Turnpike employee. Lydia Keil 72 of Dickey Road Gibsonia. Alice Marion Reed 621 Sloop Road McCandless Township. Doris E. Shute 35 of 114 Maine Drive Ross Township. Dr Robert F Easly 92 former Roxx Township resident. Death notices published for local figures including Easly and Gilleland.
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George Lewis Gilleland
Mers
Pennsylvania Turnpike
Lydia Keil
Dickey Road
Gibsonia
Alice Marion Reed
Sloop Road
McCandless Township
Doris E. Shute
Maine Drive
Ross Township
Robert F. Easly
Roxx Township
Mars
Three Children and Mother Injured in Mars Collision
A Mars area mother and her three children were injured in a collision at Babcock Boulevard and Wildwood Road in North Park McCandless Township at 9 44 p m Saturday. James Pluot and his wife from Freeport Road RD 1 Mars traveled with their three sons James Allen 7 Jeffrey Andrew S and John Anthony 3 in a foreign made station wagon. They were struck by a sedan driven by Bernard McGreevy Jr West Mifflin. The children and James were taken to Allegheny General Hospital by township police. Jeffrey suffered a broken right leg and John suffered facial cuts. Mrs Pluot s injuries and James other injuries were not reported.
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Mars Area
Babcock Boulevard
Wildwood Road
North Park
McCandless Township
James Pluot
Freeport Road
RD 1
Mars
Bernard
McGreevy Jr
West Mifflin
Pluot
James Allen
Autos Said Total Losses in Crashes
Two drivers escaped injury in McCandless Township accidents as police reported their autos were total losses.
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Autos
McCandless
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