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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1955
Page
2
The total vehicles registered in Chautauqua County for 1954 reached 54 435, with 42 658 passenger cars, according to figures from the New York State Bureau of Motor Vehicles Department of Taxation and Finance.
Gift subscriptions offered for five dollars a year to readers in Erie Warren Crawford and Chautauqua counties with eight dollars elsewhere. Pittsburgh area business activity hits high with an index at 167.7 percent of the 1935 39 average as of last week. Cub Scout doughnut sale orders open for April deliveries. Erie school board member John W Carey fired amid constable candidacy plans. Open bowling at VFW Post alleys after 9 p m. Sewage plant inspection notes substantial progress and a novel gas power system. June weddings invited to view invitations at The Corry Journal.
Erie officials adopt a resolution denouncing gambling as a sin against God while other items note a Rainbow Girls rummage sale, a 43 member Allegheny River boat trip, a Knights Templar concert at Corry High School, a Union City chemistry fair, Allegheny Mountain Boys at Moose Club, a burglary warrant case near Warren, and livestock price listings for Union City dated April 14, 1955.
Coroner reports an autopsy today on a 45 year old man pulled from Lake Erie seven miles offshore. Only clues are battered spectacles and torn clothing. fingerprints unusable after two months in the water. Coroner Warren Wood cautioned on identification efforts.
Warren Industrial Development Corp. stockholders were to vote today on buying a borough tract for a new industrial plant expected to employ about 80 people. Other items note a Betts Garage phone number 2-4926 and a Meadville student William J. Hardenburg, 17, named to the U S Military Academy. A Polish Club dance is set for Saturday and Linesville Conneaut Summit District dedication address by Dr Wills E Pratt on April 22. Diemer’s Cafeteria opens April 18 serving meals 6 a m to 9 p m.
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