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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1947
Page
2
Mary Lilliard Chase, 76, found dead in her second floor apartment by police after neighbors reported a door battering. Coroner ruled natural causes despite gas fumes from two open stoves. Funeral services scheduled this afternoon.
Numerous short notices from Erie to Bradford report local incidents and updates. Obituary mentions Robert A. Dugan, 51, of Erie, death from a heart attack after visiting his mother. Jamestown speaker Col Melvin Swanson discusses atomic energy era. Olean warns against door to door solicitors amid consumer protection push. Fire towers manned. Kane area brush fires. Lottsville livestock market. Jamestown hospital operation for Joseph Anderson. local business ads and service reminders appear throughout.
An article describes a woman’s relief from gas, constipation, and shortness of breath after using ERB HELP, a herbal formula said to cleanse the stomach and stimulate liver and kidneys. Sold by drugstores in Corry.
Notice details that Park Forester John W. Wilson will relocate his district office from the First National Bank building Meadville to the Warren District Forester office at 122 East Main Street Warren on May 1 1947. It also mentions state forestry officials and other local notices including a legal admission to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court for Kane James Ely and hospital condition updates for several residents.
Stanley Doutt of Union City is in serious condition at Meadville City Hospital after a milk truck he rode in overturned on To ad near Brown Bill. He suffered leg chest and internal injuries after being pinned under the wheels for about ten minutes. State Police continue investigation.
Raymond Mig Co undertakes a modernization of the first floor including replacement of wooden sash with steel, interior re plastering and painting, and a new linoleum floor. Nearby plans call for remodeling the entry corridor on South Center Street to install a display counter and move the receptionist’s desk closer to the entrance.
State Police follow a truck driver's tip about a man and woman taking Violet Wilson from West Decatur toward Buffalo. The girl, missing since Friday after her mother died four months ago, was reportedly seen with a couple near DuBois.
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