Corry News Briefs Highlight Local Finds and Departures
Temperature swings noted as night temps drop and a winter forecast mentions snow flurries in the area. Erie County relief payments show a weekly decrease of 720 dollars, while car thefts include a 1941 Chevrolet sedan owned by Mary Nef Kohima of Oil City. Corry Liquor Control Board hours resume Monday. Census jurors and trial jurors named for April and May terms.
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Ramsey S. Black
Erie County
Mary Nef Kohima
Oil City
Oklahoma Name Origin From Indian Word Meaning Land
Oklahoma derives its name from an Indian term meaning land of the red man. The name reflects local history and the region’s Native heritage.
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Oklahoma
Recruiting Drive Set for Company A in Pa
The regular Weeny dry of Company A, led by Major Bullock, plans a recruiting drive from April 5 through May end, with window displays in Pennsylvania Electric Company and a weeklong campaign through late May. A final transformation to the National Guard is expected by late July once Congress consents. An encampment is scheduled for June 22 onward, and a Federalmarm Inspector will review rifles and guns in April. A field problem on April 28 includes meals and training, starting 6:20 am to 1 pm, as preparation for a two day battalion exercise in Oil City around May 18 or 19.
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Bullock
Pennsylvania
Electric Company
National Guard
Daty
Federmarms
Oil City
Cinderella Contest At Rex Announces Prize Winners
Rex theatre manager M. K. Ogden announces a Cinderella contest tied to the feature Cinderella Jones next Sunday and Monday. Prizes include a dinner at Hotel Corry with a chosen Prince Charming, a private event for the winner and guests, a theatre pass, and a glass slipper on display. Contestants may try on the slipper this week. if multiple fit, audience applause determines the winner who must be over 18 and unmarried.
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M. K. Ogden
Ine Rex
Cinderella Jones
Hotel Corry
Prince Charming
Escaped Slayer Still At Large Across Nation
A 24-year-old ex Marine Karl McFarland, condemned rape slayer, remains free after a dawn breakout from a district prison with Joseph Medley. Guards were overpowered during a card game. both prisoners fled in uniforms. A nationwide manhunt, fed by a Justice Department and a special congressional probe, follows as bloodhounds track a rail line and authorities watch northbound traffic. The escape prompts suspensions and charges against two guards. Two men die in a Route 422 auto truck crash near Pottstown, with one victim identified as 31-year-old Robert Sillinetter.
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Washington
Karl McFarland
Guadalcanal
FBT
Joseph D. Medley
Medley
McFarland
Mary- Hand
Justice Department
Hebert
D-La
Inter
Pottstown
Route 422
Here
Winslow Rushong
Rushong
Robert Sillinetter
Collegeville
Homeopathle Hospital
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