Home Accident dangers rise in urban life
The Corry Journal reports on rising home accident risks in cities, noting four times as many injuries as highway crashes. It cites estimates of up to 7,000,000 yearly incidents, with potential fatalities and property damage. Insurance implications and legal penalties for uninsured drivers are discussed, alongside broader public safety calls.
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New York
Erie County
Wisconsin
Lawrence Burdick
Evansville
Ind
He’s & Brother
Arthur W. Johnson
Cony Instrument Company
Air Force
General Electric
Toca
James E. ‘Clarke
Paw Clarke
Shady Avenue
Erie Railroad
A. A. Carbone
Corry
Buffalo 620-1th Ale Dea sees one 19 30
Fragmentary OCR text with references to venues, weather and sports. Mentions Damon Kanyon Theatre and Playhouse Bros with partial addresses and names. Content is unreadable and incomplete for a coherent summary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
Dea
Damon Kanyon
Corry WPA Exclusions and Hotel Change Reported
Yesterday's Memories of Corry from April 21 1936 notes thirty residents dropped from WPA rolls as retrenchment proceeds from Harris Tire headquarters. H G Oswalt Jr of Pittsburgh becomes Hotel Corry manager replacing R Curry after 16 months. J W Lambing resigns from the education board administration and instruction committee, awaiting action by president Mrs E C Barnes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corry
WPA
Harristire
H. G. Oswalt Jr
Pittsburgh
Mr. Oswalt
Curry
R. Curry
J. W. Lambing
Board of Education
E. C. Barnes
Civic improvement urged by city leaders to students
Mayor J B Patterson and Secretary James P Crown of the Board of Commerce spoke to city school students and teachers urging civic improvement. Richard Graham of KPL Furniture lost three fingers on a machine at the plant. HP Scott of Barrow Hardware hurt at Hatch School when an iron bar slipped, injuring his cheek.
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J. B. Patterson
James P. Crown
Board of Commerce
Richard Graham
KPL Furniture Company
Scott
Barrow Hardware Company
Hatch
City considers new pumper for grass fires amid debate
Citizens clash over buying a $20 000 pumper to fight grass fires with critics arguing a larger, faster unit ties up at calls for more serious blazes. The $400 to $3 500 repair plan for the fire alarm system triggers calls for expert study while noting nearby phones can summon help in emergencies. Pennsylvania’s motor vehicle population grows faster than residents from 1940 to 1950, with 346 929 new cars and trucks added.
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Herbert Mook
Crawford County
Pennsylvania Game Commission
Meadville
Pennsylvania
Award $16 000 in Man s Death
Compromises totaling 16 000 were approved for victims of a two fatality traffic crash on February 28 1955 Route 97 four miles south of Evie. The estate of John W Troyer 31 Waterford will get 15000 and his 3 year old daughter Sandra 1000 for injuries. Troyer and Benedict H Mathis RD 1 Warren were killed. Commitments were secured by attorney William Tig in suits against Mathis estate in Erie County Common Pleas Court.
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Evie
John W. Troyer
Waterford
Sandra
Troyer
Benedict H. Mathis
Warren
County Jobs Rise in Erie Factories and Homeless Fire
Erie County employment shows 42 500 in factories in March up 300 from February with 3 050 more than 1955. Unemployment around 6 300. total labor force about 90 100 with 78 450 wage earners. A separate wind fire left 300 people homeless destroying 71 homes and racking 2 ½ hours of destruction.
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Erie County
Eisenhower
Erie County Farmer's Association
Feu
Car J. Minzenberger
Erie Pennsylvania State Employment Service Office
Minzenberger
O'Brien calls for open primary in Cambria County
Ebensburg, Pa. Judge Henry X. OBrien seeks GOP nomination and urges an open primary arguing state Supreme Court nomination equals an election this year. He backs the state party's plan and supports Judge Benjam R. Jones of Luzerne County for the nomination.
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O’brien
Associated Press
Ebensburg
State Supreme Court
Henry X. Obrien
GOP
Cambrian County
Allegheny County Common Pleas Court
O'Brien
State Party
Benjam R. Jones
Luzerne County
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West South Street
Corry, Pa
Bottinelli-Kimball, Inc
Lexington Avenue
New Yorker
Phildelphia
Tsi
New
York
Thane Fue van Record
Eran Company
Johnson
London
Elizabeth 1
Windsor
Jersey
Elmview Jersey Dairy
AL Miles
Ike
Pennsylvania Farmers’ Association
Rural Education Association
White House
Northwestern Potato Growers’ Association
Fairview School Board
Erie County Extension Association
Erie Growers Exchange
Pennsylvania Potato Industries
Miles
STATE
Bind News
Ammaller
Union
Paul Bauer
Erie Presbytery
Titusville
Gilbert Boyd
Charles Gilbert
Arnold
Hempfield Township
Westmoreland County
John Strigler
VFW Post
Joseph Stewart Swartz
West Middlesex
Wonneat Ray
All-Way Electric CO
America
U. S Canada
Hawaii
Gorry
Center St
Loblaw Erie — Corner
Eighth & State Sten R
Roberts
Te Ctnt
DLS
Evening Post
Uy Roman Pul
Roberts Furniture
Columbus
Rosshacher Insurance Service
Bu Yin
Formfit’s
If Olife Thrill Bra
Showa
Sulin Broodedeth
Nba
R.D
Louise
Armitage
Miss
Morden
Reser
Patie
Dilan
Culver
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