Christmas calm, tragedy, and a county reshuffle in Corry
Twenty years ago Floyd Carey of Harborcreek suffered serious injuries when struck by a falling tree on the L R VanTassel farm north of the city. He was rushed to Corry Hospital with injuries whose full extent remained undetermined. The region enjoyed a bright, near freezing Christmas, while Corry mourned the sudden death of Hugh A O Hare a Corry businessman from a heart attack at his East Bond street home. Harrisburg announced that Ere applicants won all liquor store manager positions in Erie County, disappointing many Corry candidates. Snowstorms halted traffic across the eastern tri state area with several inches of snow and continuing stormy conditions.
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L. R. VanTassel
Floyd Carey
Harborcreek
Corry Hospital
Hugh A. O'Hare
Corry
East Bond Street
Harrisburg
Erie County
Local notes and rumors fill Corry pages of Rambling Round
A sprawling rural district column recounts city wage attachments to recoup per capita taxes, tax sale recoveries, and possible foreclosures. It mentions fluoridation cost estimates, a potential new patrolman appointment, local civic happenings, a Christmas lighting display at the Andrew Johnson home, and various residents’ moves and pursuits including church staff changes, radio and college activities, and Red Cross fundraising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kent
Council
Picidillt Hil
Andrew Johnson
Assuring Russia in Berlin Talks Aims at Nonaggression Pact
Western powers weigh a public guarantee to Russia and East Europe against German aggression, potentially as an executive agreement rather than a formal treaty. The Berlin conference and U N charter context frame calls, with Churchill, Dulles, and Stevenson weighing assurances and nonaggression options amid Soviet and British stance.
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Russia
Berlin
Germany
Eisenhower
Adlai E. Stevenson
Senate
Knowland
R-Calif
Esthenia
Latvia
Lithuania
Dulles
United Nations
U. N. Assembly
U. N
U. W
Churchill
Great Britain
House of Commons
Bermuda
Lanrel
France
Ag Breselen
Soviet Russia
Japan
United States
Franklin Home Gutted By Fire
A three story Bleakley Hill dwelling owned by Mr and Mrs George Rumberger and their five children burned after an explosion in the furnace Thursday night. Firefighters from Rocky Grove Franklin Utica and Reno battled the blaze for about one hour and ten minutes, salvaging roughly half the home furnishings. The residents were away at Christmas Eve services. no injuries reported, exterior and interior damage noted, with fears the fire could spread to nearby structures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin
Bleakley Hill
Rocky Grove
Utica
Reno
George Rumberger
Rumberger
Rumbergers
Whining Pup Alerts Family From Gas Fumes
A two month old beagle mix puppy alerted the John Vusbinder family near Pleasantville in Titusville when gas fumes seeped into the kitchen from a backfired stove. The puppy whimpered in the kitchen prompting the family to air out the house before anyone was harmed. Reverend Loy C. Matthews and his wife visited the family afterward.
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Titusville
D. 9
John Vusbinder
Pleasantville
How Smart Are You Quiz Challenge Seeks Answers to 10 Questions
A reader-provided quiz asks ten questions spanning history geography law music and logic. It includes: Cunningham’s Virginia home fundraiser, Lake Okeechobee state, Topeka capital state, misappropriation term, stage backing term, round-robin signature puzzle, Bohemian piano composer of The Firefly and The Vagabond King, marbles loss puzzle, olfactory sense vs touch, a Carthage must be destroyed cry from a Roman orator, and a note on chameleon eye movement.
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Ann Pamela Cunningham
Virginia
Lake Okeechobee
Topeka
Johnny
Jimmy
William
Carthage
Officials Radford and Robertson Arrive in Taipeh for Pacific Tour
Farmers-admiral Arthur W. Radford chairman of the U S Joint Chiefs of Staff and Assistant Secretary of State Walter S Robertson arrived in Taipeh today on a Pacific tour, flying here from Korea.
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Taipeh
Arthur W. Radford
U. S. Joint Chiefs of Staff
Walter S. Robertson
Pacific
Korea
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Francis G. Whiteman
Hedstram Memorial Baptist Church
Buffalo
American Sunday School Union
Patty Hunt
Mervill Hunt
East Irving Street
West Liberty College
West Liberty
W. Va
Wheeling
Phi Delta Alpha Sorority
Walter Ross
Corry-Jamestown
Los Angeles
Oakland
Rairoads
Southern Territory
Nhe Questoning
National Red Cross
Pennsylvania
Commonwealth
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George Mulderick
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Mellon National Bank of Pittsburgh
Tony Lite
Menleo
Turkey
National Geographic Society
S&s
Kinley
U.S
Florida
Loblaw’s
Peck
Loblaw
Orchard Park Instant Coffeeswift
Famafamily
Qprair
Aca
BNE
Xou
Cee
Federal Deposit
Ha Bank On
Miller’s
Horton J. Davis & Son
Foster E. Davis & Son
Center St
Dial
Leed
Thomas Motors of Corry, Inc
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