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Newspaper

Corry Evening Journal

Location

Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Dec 31, 1946

Page

2

Oil City to Install Automatic Parking Meters

Oil City plans to replace manual meters with about 858 automatic units at the city building. Mayor John G. Payne says installation will begin soon as meter staff handle the rollout.

Oil City John G. Payne Meter Srni

Tire availability and community notices in Titusville era

Local items report hard to obtain tire sizes from Powell Motors, New Year events, accidents, and legal notices. District IRS training in Erie with instructors from Pittsburgh, plus numerous town updates across Jamestown and Titusville including estates sales, missing person search, and civic meetings.

Bliss Dry Cleaners Adds Modern Cleaning Equipment

Frank Bliss purchases new machines for North Center street plant including a Martin unit capable of handling 63 pounds per hour and a steam boiler. A synthetic cleaning fluid from DuPont and perchlorethylene will be used, with full operation expected within two weeks.

Bliss

Ashland fire damages downtown businesses. seventeen homeless

A five-building blaze in Ashland Pennsylvania starting in a basement chimney caused an estimated 100000 in damage. Seventeen people were left homeless as flames spread to the Workmen's Supply Co apartments and to nearby shops including William Weaver Confectionery Acme Market Al Rose Jewlery Stevens Produce. Firefighter James Neary collapsed amid the effort and the cold 12 degree weather hampered firefighting. The Shenandoah fire department aided in the response. Another downtown fire less than a month earlier caused 465000 in damage.

Associated Press Ashland Pire John Snyder Workmen's Supply Co Center Street Wiliam Wewar Confectionary Acme Market al Roshoe Jewelry Stevens Produce Store

Infant son of J Willis dies in Union City

Wilam two months and nine days old, son of Mr and Mrs John Willis of 43 Grave Street, Union City, passed away suddenly at Stem Memorial Hospital. Survived by parents, a brother and sister, paternal grandparents Oscar Willis and Mrs. Oscar Willis, and maternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Martin Rubay. Body to A L Musser Funeral Home. Services at the funeral home Wednesday at 2 40 p m with burial in Pine Grove Cemetery.

Garey Hospital Twarl Holden B.D Torpedo Wilmet Het‘Thy Bush Main Street Bert Wilcck East Smith Street Irving Street Dial Westheld Cincinnati Andrew L Albert Polasik R. Polasiks My. Polasik Venango County San Hyde's Hill West Pent Power Do Union City Pine Grove

State Trooper Dies On Duty In Prageville

Prageville Pa December 31 State trooper Stanley R Zelinskie 32 collapsed and died while on duty at the barracks authorities said The death occurred late last night as he served at the station

Prageville Stanley R. Zelinskie

Christmas Seal Campaign Totals $2185 In Corry and Townships

Miss Eva Kepler reports $2185 collected from Christmas seal sales in Corry, Conn y and Wayne and Concord townships this year, down from $2970 last year due to a two week later start. Early gifts include $200 from Corty Jamestown Miss Corp, $25 from Raymond Mfg Co, $15 from G O Murphy Co, $10 from Ajax Iron Works and Corry Evening Journal, and $5 from Corry Instrument Co. More donations from plants and retailers are anticipated next week.

Conny Wayne Concord Eva Kepler Raymond Mfg. Co G. 0. Murphy Co Ajax Iron Works Corry Evening Journal Corry

Peebles Resigns as Daily-Herald Sports Editor

Veteran sports writer Ray Peebles resigns after over 20 years with the Daily Herald Sun. He is succeeded by Brie, named sports editor by publishers, with details to be announced at 2 PM.

Ray Peebles D-H Sports GRAM Brie Herald-Sun Peebles Nas

Jamestown Family Routed by Flames

Jamestown reports a cellar blaze in the home of C Edward Nelson. Three fire companies fought the basement fire for about an hour and a half before extinguishment. Smoke filled the two story frame dwelling as crews found the cellar involved and determined spontaneous ignition in a quantity of model simpline supplies. The Nelson family woke to crackling and smoke and escaped, with Nelson calling the alarm. Chief Rudolph Swanson declared the fire out after nearly two hours.

Eisenmans Jamestown Richard Sholl Conewango Valley R. iMy Kennedy Buddy Russell Walter A. Trimble New Castle Erie and Achtabula Branch Pennsylvania Railroad Providence Hospital Busivele Trimble Titusville Eagles Corry Moerle Borland Waterford Erie County Paul Babbitt Borland Pennsylvania State Police Babbit Guys Mills Crawford County Telephone Company Walter ™. Foulk Tt 45 V.pw West Washington Street Asl B. P Elks Henry J. McCarthy Boston My. Mccarthy Gil City BusNtni Cleveland C. Edward Nelson Amade Rudolph H.swanson Nelson

Services Monday For Edna Wales Parker

The commemoration services for Mrs Edna Wales Parker were held Monday afternoon at two o clock at the family lot in Pine Grove Cemetery. Rev Joseph Re Clair of Emmanu el Episcopal Church officiated with attendees including Mr and Mrs Charles C Wales of Mercer Mrs Minnie Wales Spear of Jamestown and Mr and Mrs Glen Donaldson of Spring Creek.

Edna Wales Parker Pine Grove Cemetery Joseph Re Clair Emmanuél Episcopal Church Charles C. Wales Mercer Minnie Wales Spear Jamestown Glen Donaldson Spring Creek

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