Warren Hearings Fight PRR Passenger Service Cut
Witnesses objected to ending the Erie to Emporium passenger run in Warren County. Borough officials and unions argued the service keeps the area connected. business leaders and a Philadelphia minister warned of hardship if trains are discontinued.
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Warren
Warren County
Pennsylvania Public Utilities Commission
Erie
Emporium
Pennsylvania Railroad
S. Knox Harper
George Levin
PUC
Henry Kerlin
Warren Chamber of Commerce
Kerlin
Railroad Brotherhoods
Albert Brandon
James C. Torrance
Torrance
A. Brinkworth
Howard Lauffenberger
Pennsylvania Furnace and Iron Co
Philadelphia
Baltimore
New York
West Chester
Lauffenberger
G. Hall Todd
Meat Prices Head Upward As Farmers Hold Cattle
National Farmers Organization extends cattle hold in 23 states raising meat prices in several cities. Retailers report higher fresh beef and pork costs while packing plants cut staff. NFC aims for prices around 22.75 per hundredweight for hogs and 32.45 for choice beef cattle.
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Sorning
Iowa
National Farmers Organization
Midwest
NFC
Oren Lee
Duluth
Minn
Boston
First National
NFO
Chicago
Indianapolis
Omaha
May Drop Surplus Food Probe Inconclusive Blame Likely
May drop the surplus food probe as a routine handling error if no concrete findings arise. Ex publisher N S MacNeish of West Harwich Mass dies at 64 from a heart attack amid protest over a railroad position. Train master James LeGates testifies passenger numbers are small and labor attorney Brandon questions the figures.
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Hill
West Harwich
Mass
James LeGates
Brandon
Racer Dies After Nazareth Speedway Crash
Jack McLaughlin of Thorofare New Jersey died from a fractured skull after a stock car crash on lap 15 of a 25 lap modified sportsman feature at Nazareth Speedway. The 30 year old was treated at St Luke's Hospital. His widow previously lost her first husband Van Johnson in a racing crash.
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Bethlehem, Pa
Nazareth Speedway
Jack McLaughlin
Thorofare
N. J
McLaughlin
St. Luke's Hospital
Bob Pickell
Flemington
van Johnson
Khrushchev Urges Franco Soviet Cooperation in Europe
Premier Khrushchev marks the 20th anniversary of Paris liberation by urging France and the Soviet Union to cooperate to prevent a new European tragedy. The call reflects postwar aims for unity and collective security amid rising tensions.
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Moscow
Khrushchev
Paris
Germany
France
Soviet Union
Europe
Mystery Barn Collapse Baffles Owner and Firemen
Saegertown resident Robert Campbell reports his barn at R D 2 Saegertown collapsed around 9 pm after remodeling and a suspected ether caused risk. Firefighters, neighbors, and a pony and two dogs were removed from the wreckage with eight children nearby earlier. Campbell, Meadville Chamber awardee in 1958, wonders about insurance and cause.
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Saegertown
Robert Campbell
Campbell
Venango
Niemen
Crayford County
Meadville
Spartansburg Community Hears Rev Crosby at First Baptist
Local notes recount visits by families from Findley Lake and Corry, Sunday services led by Rev Roland Crosby and ongoing Bible school at First Baptist Church. A Cub Scout trip to Aldagra and Niagara Mohawk Power Co tour. 1949 Sparta High graduates dine at Log Cabin Restaurant with awards and a 20th anniversary plan.
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Milford Shreckengost
Corry
First’ Baptist Church
Indian Faith Mission
Collins
N. Y
United States
Shhreckengost
Practical Bible Training School
West Clarksville
Locke
McDonald
Ohio
Los Sarah
David
Pennsylvania
Shreckengost
Armstrong County
Keystone State
Schreckengost
Florence Kinney
Spartansburg
Billy ‘Thieme
Findley Lake
Sophia | McPherson
Park
McCray Uf Corry
William Vanderhoof
Willian Vanderhoof
Robert Vanderhoof
Pittsfield
Verda Maynard
Riveville
Hallie Murdock
Emma Caroll
Columbus
Murdock
Jessie Sweeney
Eva Rogers
Meadville
John Smith
Bessie Vanderhoof
Roland Crosby
First Baptist Church
Crosby
Pickney
Mich
Galilean Baptist Sion
Roland
Clifford Crosby
Richardson
Cub
Boy Scout
Seaglick
Aldagra
Niagar
Mohawk Power Co
River Road
Horseshoe Falls
Gerry Stockton Jr
Russell Mitchell
Sparta High School
Waterford
Bernard Skiff
Todd Firth
Francis Kinney
Donald Merkle
William Boythe
Frank Kamper
M Morris Wickwire
Ghere
Corry YMCA Pool to Close Two Weeks for Cleaning Repairs
The Corry YMCA pool will shut for two weeks starting Monday for pool cleaning and heating boiler repairs. Only the office operates by day while the building hosts evening activities after 7 o clock. Swimming and group meetings resume after September 15.
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Y Pool
Corry
Sterling Wees
The
Wees
Letters to the Editor worries over local safety
A reader recalls a near assault at a North Center Street swimming hole and criticizes lax police handling and turning teens loose after a boy’s exposure. The letter warns that light discipline could invite worse crimes in the town.
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Look Maagazine
North Center Street
Poker
Richard J. Allie
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Maple Ave
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Franklin St. Dial
Frank Litz Jr
Spring Street
Auto Glass Table Top Glass General Auto Repair
Frank’s
Thomas Motors
Padd Firth
Willam Boythe
Evelyn Merkle
Chuir
Lomunraw
M. Witmer
York
Richard Witmer
Glenn Eisel
Detroit
Thame
Sparta Firemen Ladies Auxiliary
Sparta
Mom
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Corry Journal
Carry Evening Journal
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