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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1949
Page
6
Police were summoned to the Page and Jersey store on West Main after an apparent break in. The front door lock had been pried and the would‑be thieves fled when confronted. no thefts were reported.
A head on collision on Route 5 near Girard killed 37 year old Erie socialite Mrs. BL Kimmel, wife of a shoe retailer. Eugene Dunken, 25, of Swartz Creek Mich, escaped a blazing truck and survived with severe shock and a broken shoulder. State Police reported two volunteers aided the blaze but the victim could not be saved. The Kimmel car motor was found 75 feet from the crash site.
Visiting Judge J Frank Graff sentenced Stephen Kuras to nine to eighteen years in Western Penitentiary for the fatal stabbing of his common law wife Florence Donnelly a 30 year old divorcee. Kuras pleaded guilty to stabbing her in their apartment on December 16.
Harrisburg April 19 A plan to let third class cities hire city managers faces likely defeat in the 189 legislature. House passed one measure, Senate committee stalled another. no action likely before adjournment. The bills would reduce mayoral and city counsel powers, with a referendum option for voters. Two senators said no further action will be taken this session. The article also notes a separate murder charge involving a couple with two children.
Police outline a complex murder plot involving Mrs Brennan and her sons Raymond and another by shooting Schultz with a 12 gauge shotgun. Bodies were buried, burned, then dumped at Dover. Investigators tie the Brennan family to two killings and a possible robbery motive with Lonelly Hearts Club letters found.
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