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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1970
Page
4
Ad copy lists local line rate 32 cents and noon deadline. Notices include Perry's Inn and Deer Head Inn vacation dates. An event at St Pauls Lutheran Church September 2 features a folk musical about God. Chicken Bar B O at Spring Creek Fire House No 7 on September 7 with meal pricing.
Franklin area school board votes four to one to consult an expert architect on a large athletic complex behind Sandycreek Elementary. The plan envisions a 4000 to 6000 seat stadium with football and track fields, plus two full-size practice fields, aligned with city plans for Gurney Hill expansion.
An accident on Route 59 near Kinzua Dam left truck driver Aaron L. McLaughlin 39, and two Bradford passengers Thomas Britton 59 and Patrick Cobb with light injuries. The westbound truck struck a deer, skidded 110 feet off the road, rolled over, hit a rock and knocked down three guardrails. Vehicle damage was about 2400 dollars. Police Trooper Dennis Hoak investigated.
Discharged patients include Mrs Leonard Reimann Canadohia Lake Glenn Dyne 23 Miles street Union Mrs David Allen 40 Atlantic street Mrs Max Racop 100 West High street Union Sharon Smith Union Richard Davis Union Robert Smiley North East David Games Jr Centerville Mark Racop 100 West High Nadine Flower 21 Lincoln street Lester Nunemaker Centerville Anna Rose Cambridge Springs Carl Whitman Spartansburg and others from Union City area listed with addresses and discharge notes.
As of 7 A M today Corry Memorial Hospital reports admissions from area towns. Names include Mrs Donald Dingle of Marion Street Elizabeth Chandler Richard Sherlock and others, with multiple listings for Corry Clymer Union City and surrounding communities. Remaining entries indicate births and a deceased individual, reflecting a routine daily hospital summary.
A derailment near Meadville in Hayfield Township left a tomato truck on its side, causing heavy damage at 7:30 p.m. Saturday. State Police estimate losses at $30,000 for the vehicle and cargo. The driver, Delmar Spivey, 24, was injured.
Funeral services for William J Crane will be held at Bracken Funeral Home at 2 pm Thursday. Friends may call Tuesday 7 to 9 pm and Wednesday 2 to 4 pm and 7 to 9 pm. Burial in West Lawn Cemetery Columbus.
Final rites for Albert Benson were conducted at Bracken Funeral Home at 2 PM Saturday with Rev. Donald St. Clair of Wesleyan Methodist Church Pittsfield officiating. Interment followed in Wrightsville Cemetery. Bearers included Melvin Baccus Ernest Faust Louis Komenda Charles Messinger Ted Pondel and Marion Robbins. Visitors from away listed as Everett Willey Meadville Asa Smith and daughters Girard Zack Smith North East Claude Ayling Chautauqua N Y Roy Davis Mayville N Y L Harkness Saegertown Ina Gardner Boyd Gardner Eric and Ernest Faust Wrightsville.
FRANKLIN The body of 28 year old Lillian Lagana a former Erie resident was found in a car parked in a rural area near Pleasantville. State Police said death was carbon monoxide poisoning with a hose leading into the exhaust. A separate report notes siblings Norman Spivey 14 and a mother from Suffolk treated for minor injuries.
Local 29 United Steel Workers members at Borg-Warner Franklin Steel Division voted to return to work this morning after a wildcat strike that began Friday at 6 am. About 360 union members attended an 8 to 11 am meeting. no official vote count was reported. The contract runs to October 1971 and the strike centered on incentive pay and bonuses. Albert Kiefer planned talks with company officials to arrange further meetings between management and union leaders.
Corry and area drivers appear on the Bureau of Traffic Safety suspension release. James Black of Corry faces 60 days for reckless driving. Robert J. Boutwell 60 days for violation of junior operator's license. Larry R. Eastman 60 days for speeding. Samuel V. Kunselman 60 days for failure to yield. Other named drivers include David J. Albrecht with 60 days for disobeying signals, Elmer Weilacher 90 days for driving without a license, Connie A. Zaborowski 60 days for failing to keep right, and Patricia A. Cochran 60 days for reckless driving.
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