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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1955
Page
2
City and Vicinity store rates for ads. Corry Journal printing section notes Titusville fire ladder mishap, court appearances of two Titusville men, gift subscriptions, injuries from a car collision, and local business promos. Includes burial, charity drives, and upcoming community events across Meadville and Erie cities with several small ads and notices.
The report lists admitted and discharged patients across multiple addresses including Mrs Carl Gustafson and James Howard, with addresses in Erie and nearby towns. A police incident notes an 80 year old Erie man charged with impersonating an officer after flashing a badge to a woman at an early hour. Community notices mention Ike's Sport Shop hours and meetings of Wheelock Community Aid, Baptist Ladies Fellowship, and Lutheran Ladies Aid scheduled for upcoming evenings.
Erie reports a Sunday traffic crackdown with more than a dozen motorists cited. City officials aim to upgrade Water Department distribution to endure summer without sprinkling restrictions. Also noted are pardons board an appeal in a bribery scandal, a six day Western Auto sale, a burn injury at Oil City camp, and local notices including a route job, a death in Cooperstown, and a Concord Community Club gathering with family contributions.
Knox six year old son of Mr and Mrs Fred Salser of Rd 1 Knox died at Ol City Hospital from injuries after being struck by a car on Route 398 near his home. He darted into the roadway while fetching morning mail. The driver Frank Pecora of Van Etten NY, 29, was eastbound and attempted to avoid the child.
In Beaverdale near Johnstown Pennsylvania a clothes fire in a yard fatally burned 5 year old Harold Pindale while his sister Donna Kay, 2, suffered serious burns. Their mother Beulah Pindale was treated for burns to hands and face and the coroner stated the cause and ignition details remain under investigation.
The Corry school board approved a budget increase of 61 948 dollars funded largely by state aid while debating a 200 bonus for teachers. The plan requires Joint Committee approval to take effect. The district outlined salaries, recreation program funding, a new starting pay for Miss Muir, and a 300 yearly lease for a paving project behind the library. The board also authorized summer programs and considered educational costs per pupil.
Bidy for second class school supplies opened and forwarded to the schools supervisor. The business manager to advertise bids for painting Wrights gymnasium and halls. The Corry board meeting followed the Joint Committee with teacher bonus disapproved and a $3,000 starting salary approved. The joint budget for secondary schools tentatively approved at $324,000, including state mandated teacher raises. A proposal to raise the school year to 185 days for teachers was sanctioned to provide 180 actual school days plus five days for activities and report card distribution.
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