Death Notices and Local News From Corry Area
Word has been received of the death of Mrs. John Burns in Chicora Pennsylvania. Final rites will be held at Mater Dolorosa Church in Chicora. Survivors include two sons, a daughter, and a brother. A UFO sighting report describes a cone shaped object with a red nose near Lawrence Airport. A Pleasantville woman reports a wallet with change left in her mailbox. case under investigation. Three motorists had licenses suspended for code violations in Spartansburg, North Second Avenue Corry, and West Main Street. Library week winners include Ronald Thompson, Patricia Wotus, Becky Hanna and Kevin Amy. Mrs. Lawrence Swanson admitted to Hamot Hospital. A Titusville woman was found dead from a gunshot wound. The James town civic expansion funding may be jeopardized as New York State removes 25,000 from transit act budget. Two thirds of project cost would be federal, state 25,000, rest local.
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Chicora
John Burns
Corry
Samuel
Regis Burns
John
Patricia) Bogniak
John Blatt
Mater Dolorosa
The
Journal
Lawrence
Andrew L. Howell
Spartansburg
Michael E. Firestone
North Second Avenue
John W. Pless
West Main Street
James Thompson
Corry Public
Jamestown
Frederick H. Dunn
New York State
Jamestown Project
Severe Storms Sweep Across Plains Southeast Illinois
A day of violent weather stretched from the northern Plains to the Atlantic Coast with tornadoes, hail, and snow. A small tornado touched Granite City Illinois near St. Louis causing minor property damage and no injuries while earlier twisters damaged houses in Texas and Oklahoma. Denison, Denton, Calvin, and Coleman reported hail and tornado activity with additional funnel clouds across eastern Oklahoma and northern Texas. The northern plains saw a heavy spring snow event, dumping up to a foot in Minot North Dakota, with western Montana continuing to see light snow.
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Oklahoma
Illnois
Plains
Atlantic Coast
Granite City
St. Louis
Texas
Calvin
Coleman
Okla
Denton
Decatur
Denison
Jefferson City
Coalgate
Savanna
Rocky Mountain
Minot
N.D
Montana
Game Protector Speaks At Rod Gun Club Meeting
Elmer Omp son spoke on local game at the Rod and Gun Club monthly meeting. Simpson reported 900 ringnecks stocked this spring with 170 in the Corry area. turkeys are doing well. Fishing is exceptional with anglers catching tagged fish for a prize contest sponsored by a refining company. Bernard Shaw discussed hunting and fishing legislation and firearm laws. Bob Wank announced the rifle and pistol teams’ strong season. skeet team needs more shooters. Kirk Sawyer seeks help for the Columbus outdoor archery range and is starting an archery class for YMCA boys. The basic marksmanship class aims to graduate 33. Fred Mixer won a $3 door prize.
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Elmer Ompson
Rod and Gun Club
Simpson
Corry
Bernard Shaw
Bob Wank
Thelub
Tony Lamendola
Kirk Sawyer
Columbus
Sawyer
YMCA
Supergito
Fred Mixer
Flood Evacuations Across Great Lakes as Gale Winds Roar
Gale winds Thursday roared across Easter North Dakota and west central Minnesota and caused the worst waterfront flood in 14 years along Lake Erie from Monroe Michigan to Port Clinton Ohio. Thousands were forced to evacuate their homes with 5,000 to 6,000 leaving in the Monroe area and 1,200 to 1,400 fleeing in Toledo.
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North Dakota
Minnesota
Lake Erie
Monroe
Mich
Port Clinton
Ohio
Tolledo
Elementary Band Chorus Present Festival
Several hundred parents and music lovers attended the second annual Spring Music Festival featuring the Corry elementary schools bands and choruses. Readings highlighted by solos and an instrumental trio with performances of classical and folk numbers under direction of Mr and Mrs H Lynn Rice and Mrs John Ross bacher.
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Corry
Cony Area
Concord
Wright
Conelway
Columbus
Spring Creek
H. Lynn Rice
John Rossbacher
Antoinette Baressi
Ronald Rairie
Cahs Music Department
Alverado
Andrea Guskéen
Laura VanGuilder
Terri Wascak
Jessica Nichols
Cynthia Loveland
Marilyn Gilliland
Henry Mancini
Richard Fate
Spain
Frank Erickson
John Kinyon
Mr. Woodblock
Peter Reynolds
S. D._ Eisch
Rice
Mr. Rice
Corry High seniors tour Raymond Manufacturing plant
About 30 Corry Area High School seniors visited the Raymond Manufacturing plant yesterday under the Erie Chapter of Americans for the Competitive Enterprise System ACES. William Heimintoller, plant manager, led the tour through the finishing department with 279 seniors visiting other companies including McInnes Steel, Rogers Structural Steel, Corry Jamestown Corp., Erie County Plastics, Elgin Laboratories, Ajax Iron Works and Aero-Flow.
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Raymond Plant
Corry Area
Raymond Manufacturing
Erie
Americans For the
Competitive Enterprise System, Inc
ACES
William Heimintoller
McInnes Steel
Rogers Structural Steel
Corry Jamestown Corp
Erie County Plastics, Inc
Elgin Laboratories
Ajax Iron Works
Aero- Flow
Johnaton
Mexican Folk Song Carmencita Dances Highlight School Program
Mexican folk song set Carmencita featured soloists Rex Aikens Crystal Cole Gerry Dahl Lyn da Duell Adele Hammerlee Douglas Knapp Malcolm Kyser Kenneth Sorenson led by Mrs. Rice with Mrs. Rossbacher on piano. Autoharp players Marilyn Gilliland Beverlee Mowers Edward Proctor Richard Rothrock Patti Toth Robert Whaley and guitarists Terry Blakeslee Steven Chisler Mar .
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Carmencita
Rex Aikens
Crystal Cole
Gerry Dahl
Lynda Duell
Adele Hammerlee
Douglas Knapp
Malcolm Kyser
Kenneth Sorenson
Rice
Rossbacher
Little David
Marilyn Gilliland
Beverlee Mowers
Edward Proctor
Richard Rothrock
Patti Toth
Robert Whaley
Terry Blakeslee
Steven Chisler
Mar
City Income Gap Narrowed by School Board Action
In the first quarter the School Board netted 19121 dollars and must receive a further 18400 to balance the city revenue split at 52 48. Fuller sought authority to buy nine city directories from the updating firm R L Polk and Co for distribution to tax and city offices and the Public Library, with a 225 dollar charge last year and an expected price rise this year.
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Fuller
R. L. Polk and Co
Flute lineup for Carmencita performance listed
The Carmencita program names flutists Jeanne Bracken Debra Hayes Wendy Master Barbara Mc Cray Jessica Nichols Sandra Pondel Denise White as performers led by Hileman and Lawrence Gross, outlining the ensemble for the piece.
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Tha Hileman
Lawrence Gross
Carmencita
Jeanne Bracken
Debra Hayes
Wendy Master
Barbara McCray
Jessica Nichols
Sandra Pondel
Denise White
Murder Fear Grips Northeast Norristown After Slayings
The community in northeast Norristown is paralyzed by fear after a Saturday night killing of 58 year old Anthony Scoma and a history of murders since 1961. Perricone’s son Jacob told police his father carried a sword cane for protection as he feared for his life amid alleged sorcery and witchcraft. Residents say locals will not talk or volunteer information.
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Thony Scoma
Norristown
Perricone
Jacob
Ates
Gelf
Lowe
Car slams into concrete barrier kills driver in Pittsburgh
A vehicle struck a concrete safety barrier in Pittsburgh, instantly killing 21 year old John F. DeMeo. Police and investigators attended the scene, outlining the fatal crash details and pending determinations.
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Pittsburgh
John F. DeMeo
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