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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1947
Page
2
District Attorney Danton McLaughlin will become an active partner in the law firm of Rossiter McClellan and Benkel effective January 1, replacing Attorney Robert Chase who he defeated in the September primary. The notice mentions election context and Republican party details.
Local notes cover car inspections at Powell’s, a 85 year old inventor Clarence L. Chapman’s death after illness, a fatal heart ailment for Slater Blackstone Sr., and a police report on Denny charged with theft at Richford Hotel. Also listed are hospital discharges, a Jeweler ad, directory distribution, and community notices from Erie, Jamestown, and surrounding towns.
Local notices list Saturday night dances at Ingram s one mile south of Spartens burg 60 cents admission with tax included and Western Four music New Year Eve admission 1 Delaware Pennsylvania Rattrona employee Walter Watson 32 admitted to Oil City Hospital after a fall from a water tender at Emlenton Cliff Carroll s dance nights 9 to 2 and 9 to midnight in various venues News includes Dairymen s League Erie Crawford counties meeting December 16 South Ripley Grange Hall Adrian Sharp of Waterford sub district president and a trade in offer from Heisman Jewelers for older watches Several incidents including a small fire at Salberg Grist Mill garage slight damage and staff extinguishing the blaze Injuries from a three car collision Myron Carnahan of Conewango Valley R D 1 bail set at 1500 prior to a court date for drunken driving charge plus a note on a dance and bingo events Orphaned local obituaries: Hamilton Frederick Sheldon 41 of Limethport gunshot death and Augusta Hanser 92 birthday on Christmas in Titusville.
A brief health note states that salt in Dot Weather xiv should replace amounts lost through perspiration to reduce heat exhaustion. It warns against excessive cold water intake as it may worsen exhaustion and increase risk of heat stroke.
E S McCormick, former traffic dispatcher of the Pennsylvania Railroad in Oil City and trainmaster of the Conemaugh division, will retire December 31 after 44 years on the railroad. The report also notes Franklin A Lee Hyer, a painting and electric contractor, suffered shock and bruises when the car he rode in collided with a stalled truck on a foggy Christmas Eve on the Gallo way-Cherrytree pnd.
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