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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1954
Page
4
A Summit Township fire destroyed a two room frame home near Erie. Firemen blamed the blaze on an overheated stove. Tomes was found dead in the bed and his dog perished near a heater. Tomes worked as a farmhand in the area.
Normally bronze is made from nine parts copper and one part tin.
Clifford Ruth denied the charges as he faced allegations from North East resident Thomas Testi that the game warden demanded $20 and did not issue a receipt. Testi said several friends faced similar pressure after two arrest incidents.
A news note reports Brazil inviting four U S housewives and other figures to inspect frost damaged plantations amid rising coffee prices. Senators and representatives urge investigations into price rises, with mixed views on consumer boycotts and historical precedents cited.
An underground gas leak caused a blast at 5 50 a m killing four people and injuring three others as flames and rubble engulfed three houses and damaged a fourth in New Haven Connecticut. The victims were Edward Brown and his wife Esther Brown, both 60 and 47 respectively, and Charles Epstein and his wife Rose Epstein, ages 62 and 60. Seven people were asleep at the time. three escaped.
Dallas Smiley replaces Clark Pale on the Mayor’s special auditing committee to examine two years of city accounts. Elmer Gilbertson assists as work starts today. Corry to receive 950 from state liquor license funds. Six rural mail carriers get raises. two retire February 28. Consolidation saves 2603.58 yearly. Retirees: John W. Ober and George E. MacDonald. Montgomery Ward store redecorating underway with repainting efforts continuing in the evenings. An afternoon fire alarm addressed a chimney fire at W. Lethman’s East Wayne Street home with no damage.
Joe DiMaggio and Marilyn Monroe arrived in Tokyo to a red carpet welcome by over 2000 fans who crowded the airport to greet the superstar couple after a flight from Honolulu.
Erie youths William Baxter and James Boyd 17 pled guilty to four burglary charges at arraignment before Alderman Calibrese. They admitted 18 burglaries in Erie and three in Millcreek Township and were jailed without bond. Boyd also pleaded guilty to armed robbery at Atlantic Service Station in Erie on January 5. A passerby reported glass breaking at 12 20 a m Friday and police captured them at the Pullman Diner.
David J. McDonald president of the CIO United Steelworkers forecast strong manufacturing. He cited a swing back to steel produced items including autos and road construction while noting 1954 may not match 1953 but could be a major production year.
A seven question quiz prompts choices on postwar boundaries medical costs a Korea surrender amendment representation and farming costs. It asks about the Oder Neisse line GI captives and Southern Negroes in Congress as well as early American furniture styles.
Scientists discuss early brick production suggesting methods from 12,000 years ago. The claim highlights material history and technological development across ancient cultures.
In Greensburg Pennsylvania two eight year olds Robert Coulter and Rosemary Hibola drowned after breaking through an ice covered water hole on Saturday. Rosemary's brother Tommy discovered her hat on the ice leading rescuers to recover the bodies.
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