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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1954
Page
2
Erie reports the death of Henry J. Braggins 79 owner of J H Braggins and Son sheet metal shop died early Saturday at his son Joseph F Braggins residence where he made his home.
The Ladies Aid of the Evangelical United Brethren Church will hold its meeting Wednesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. John Street on Wayne Street with Mrs. Lottie Keppel as hostess.
City and vicinity notices report two weekend brush fires near Centerville and Black Ash curve Route 6, plus a vehicle crash on Route 4 in Smethport injuring four. Erie man injured in fall at Erie Coach Co. plant. thefts, burglaries, and a New York Central worker killed near Erie are also noted. Local ads include real estate, open business, and sign sales.
London Moscow radio replayed Ho Chi Minh's five month old offer to negotiate a cease fire in Indochina. Observers saw it not as a new peace offer but as a reminder on the eve of the Geneva Conference and tied to a prior Swedish interview.
The Corry Hospital reports unable to summon a physician in case of emergency. Admitted Saturday were Mrs. Philp Waite, Mrs. Clifford Tenkinisen, Mrs. Frank Eastman, Lloyd Harvey, Mrs. Richard Williams. Sunday admissions include Mrs. Frank Hillman and several others. Discharges list multiple families from Clymer, Lloyd Harbor, Sherman, Union City, and nearby areas. A mudslide blocked two westbound lanes of the four-lane Franklin Oil City Highway near Washington Crossing bridge, hindering traffic since Friday night. The Witherspoon Circle meets tomorrow at 8 p.m. for the Presbyterian Women’s Association. transportation assistance available.
The Easter message from Pope John XXIII urges an international treaty to ban atomic and hydrogen weapons, except in self defense. He warns of the dangers of nuclear and chemical warfare and calls leaders to pursue peace through disarmament, with the blessing of self defense as a limit.
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