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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1943
Page
2
A Jamestown jury awarded Agnes Winsor of Brockway 8070 against her daughter Marabeth Anderson in a car crash case from 1941. The incident left Winsor with a broken arm and permanent injuries. Testimony cited a wreck near Boot Jack Eli and related property losses.
The Philadelphia mint melted the first batch of 16,000,000 worn silver dollars to reclaim copper for other coins while Mrs. Nettie Tayloe Ross, director of the U S mint, watched. Denver and San Francisco mints will melt 38,000,000 more cartwheels.
Erie, April 17. Samuel Weed, known as scarlet sin slayer, walked out free man after a habeas corpus hearing. Judge Miles B. Kitts denied nothing this time as Weed, who in 1936 killed his wife and two children, left Purview after six years in confinement. Sheriff Fred Lamberton oversaw the transfer to the county jail and Weed indicated no immediate plans, likely staying with Erie relatives.
Martin urges a bipartisan committee to sponsor a war and postwar program and nonpartisan legislation. He named McGinnis, Rep Reuben Cohen, and others to meet with Senate leaders and House figures to refine a government program while noting Democrats have offered valuable ideas but cautioning on overreach.
Harrisburg April 16 The Public Utility Commission ordered its own inquiry into the Pennsylvania Telephone Company’s practice of terminating local conversations after six to eight minutes at the West Central Office of the Erie Exchange The commission will check for violations of rules tariffs and utility law. Richard Merritt 18 was seriously injured in a freak accident when a 32 caliber cartridge exploded on a concrete sidewalk striking him in the abdomen as he and a friend bounced it on a school entryway.
Warren April 17. Clarendon State Bank votes to discontinue business effective Saturday April 7. Deposits to be transferred to Warren Bank and Trust Company over the weekend to avoid depositor disruption. Clarendon office to remain open briefly for collections and winding up affairs.
Mrs Hannah Gabriel aged 87 died at her daughter James Brown near Clymer this morning at 2 o clock She was widow of Garret Gabriel and survived by four daughters and three sons James Brown Lewis Dewink Revmone Rogen Miz Pred Kittle William Gabriel Elmer Gabriel Edward Gabriel twenty grandchildren and ten great grandchildren The body lies at the Brown home funeral services will be held at Abbey church Tuesday afternoon at aborto clock after prayer services at the Brown home
The Pennsylvania State Liquor Control Board announces price lists effective Monday. Whiskey costs largely hold steady while wine prices rise by modest amounts to about 8 cents per quart bottle, with several wines seeing slight reductions. The board cites higher production costs and interstate travel challenges as factors, while some bottled wines drop slightly.
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