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.
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1946
Page
2
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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