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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1949
Page
3
A chaotic summary details thefts, fights, and legal actions across Warren and surrounding counties. Reports include a car taken from a used lot, a family disturbance on Lemon Street, a prison holdover plan for Louis Marinacci, assault cases involving Robert Irwin and Clifford Barnes, a fatal oil plant explosion near Lewis Run, and various local policing, court, and eviction developments.
Mrs Hazel Grinde a 56 year old widow was found hacked to death in her bathroom. Police say it is murder with nine wounds in the neck and three in the face and a left handed attacker possibly connected by a fingerprint on the scissors.
Beginning in the morning a driver protest in Columbiana county blocks Route 14 between Unity and the Pennsylvania line. About 400 trucks halted traffic at 6 a.m. drivers express confusion over the stoppage.
Four downed U S Air Force crew members were rescued after an emergency landing beside the Coast Guard cutter Sebago in the Atlantic. The C 47 transport, en route from the Azores to Argentina, sank after the rescue. Pilot Lieut Robert R Bush and co pilots Lieut John Jekel Lieut George H Behrens and Staff Sgt James S Manion were aboard. The Sebago aided the crew and steamed toward Argentina with the survivors onboard.
In Chicago on April 27 a wall collapsed during construction of a 48 foot underground sewer tunnel. About 20 workers escaped to the surface unscathed as air pressure release triggered the collapse during shift changes. Authorities continue review of the incident.
Two Millcreek Township youths, aged about one year old, are free on $800 bond after an alleged theft spree. Investigators say wire worth about $100 was stolen from a Delaware Street area business Monday night by the pair, who were arrested by Stitt Police.
In Pullerton California on April 21 BIL Barris and Dick Reidel recover after an arduous 1000 hour aerial ordeal. They say camaraderie with wives and supporters helped them endure the long mission as friends staged a party at a Hollywood venue.
The Sunkist Lady team arrived at the municipal airport at 11:48:50 a.m. yesterday to a crowd of about 1,000 including families. They are pursuing an endurance record, having completed nearly 12 days in parleney, surpassing the 1,720 hour mark set ten years ago.
State Police charged Walter Van Thiel of Tarentum Pa with voluntary manslaughter after a coroner's inquest into the February 27 death of Glennis Brown 34 of North East. Van Thiel released on $2000 bond and to appear before Alderman William Heisler May 10. Police say negligence at a two mile stretch near Shorewood contributed to the death.
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