Erie county notes traffic disruptions and youth pranks
A night traffic halt on West Smith street hill followed a rack incident as cinder trucks arrived to clear the roadway. Police logged complaints about youths 14 to 16 tying sleds to autos, prompting Chief Harley Drake to call on parents to stop the dangerous practice. Also reported were declines in traffic deaths across Erie Warren Crawford counties for the first eleven months of 1950, a marriage license filed in Corry, a cab collision with a dog on West Pleasant street, and a minor car-damage incident on Center street. Additional items include a film on highway maintenance, Belt weather outlook, the VFW and US Selective Service notes, a fire at Wallace garage from anti-freeze ignition, and community notices on draft and local veterans affairs.
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Center
Smith Streets
Arley Drake
Erie
Warren
Crawford Counties
Bureau of Highway, Safety
Warren County
Crawford County
Funeral Service Set for Oren Kennedy
The funeral for Oren Kennedy, longtime Corry resident and Erie machinist at Erie City Tron Works for 27 years, will be tomorrow at 10:30 at Donald C. Barton Funeral Home in Erie. The body will go to Corry for burial at Pine Grove Cemetery. Kennedy, husband of Florence Shave Kennedy, died Wednesday after a short illness. the couple, residents of Erie for 40 years, often visited Corry and were members of the Protected Home Circle.
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Oren Kennedy
Corry
Donald C. Birtom
Tenth and
Chetry Streets
Erie
Pine Grove
Erie City Tron Works
Protected Home Circle
Kennedy
Florence Shave Kennedy
Civil Defense Blueprint For State Is Ready
A civil defense blueprint to protect Pennsylvania from enemy attacks has been completed. The plan outlines 49 activities to be carried out at county and municipal levels. Details will be shared with local planners after the legislature acts on the proposed civil defense law. The cost is not yet set, with initial appropriations not included in the bill. Democratic and Republican leaders will meet with Fine to review the measure.
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Associated Press
Arrisburg
Pennsylvania
Civil Defense Commission
Gav
John 5
Fine
State Civil Defense Plan Expands Local Powers
A WWII era style bill aims to empower counties and municipalities to join a state defense program with broad emergency powers for the governor. It requires loyalty oaths from civil defense workers, lets coordinators stockpile critical materials, allows interstate mutual aid compacts, and creates mobile support units to aid disaster zones. Col Alton C Miller notes the plan largely aligns with the federal program funding of 3.1 billion dollars to states on a matching basis.
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Colunty
Boeies
Feder
Alton C. Miller
Civil Defense Commission
Three Die in Head On Crash Near Pittsburgh
A head on collision on William Penn highway yesterday left three dead. Roy Barton, 40 from Brushton Pittsburgh, died seven hours after the crash. James J. Seeno, 24, and Dorothy Parfit, 23, were killed outright.
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Pittsburgh
William Penn
Roy Barton
Brushton
James J. Seeno
Dorothy Parfit
AEC probes report of radioactive snow in Rochester
The Atomic Energy Commission said it is investigating reports that snow in Rochester New York last week was measurably radioactive The university of rochester is cooperating in the inquiry The AEC noted radiological safety reviews and meteorological support from Air Weather Service and the Weather Bureau with surveys and patrols to maintain safety conditions.
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Amocumen
New York
Atomic Energy Commission
Rochester
N. Y
AEC
University of Rochester
Las Vegas
Air Weather Service
U.S. Air Force
U. S. Weather Bureau
United States invites Japan to join defense pact
Tokyo reports Ambassador-at-Large John Foster Dulles offered Japan a place in a collective defense agreement based on American power after a peace treaty is signed. The speech was delivered before the American-Japan Society with top government and business leaders among the audience.
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Japan
Dulles
Tokyo
United States
John Foster Dulles
Truth Seekers to Host Community Valentine Party
Spring Creek notes a February 9 community Valentine party at the Community House hosted by the Truth Seekers Class of the Congregational Sunday School, starting at 7:30 p.m., with all invited. Other local items report Mrs. G W Donaldson visiting Corry, Clyde Wynn’s discharge from St Vincent’s Hospital, John Donaldson returning to Thiel College for studies, and visits among area families with Mr and Mrs McKay and Mrs Sickler’s Erie trip.
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Spring Creek
Congregational Sunday School
G. W. Donaldson
Corry
Clair Phelps
Clyde Wynn
St. Vincent's Hospital
Erie
Turner Hill
John Donaldson
Thiel College
Greynville
ZL. R. Donaldson
D. H. McKays
Sheffield
J. B. McKay
Richard Sickler
Larry Long
Mary Lee
Buffalo
Lee
Miss Ann Way Receives Corry Hospital Update
Miss Ann Way, daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles Way, is a surgical patient at Corry Hospital with her condition reported as good. Donald Sickler of North Warren spent Saturday with his parents Mr and Mrs R F Sickler. Mr and Mrs T White traveled to Pittsburgh last Friday. Mr and Mrs Allen Porter and Linda Lou of Sears visited Mr and Mrs Porter Sunday afternoon. Mr and Mrs Kenneth H Whaley of North Warren visited relatives last Saturday afternoon. Clyde Messenger of Columbi s visited his daughter Mrs E O Tripp on Thursday. Changes in metals under pressure producing tempering can be observed with an electron microscope.
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Ann Way
Charles Way
Corry Hospital
Donald Sickler
North Warren
R. F. Sickler
Hove
Clyde Messenger
Columbis
Tripp
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Smith Street
Tealler
Erie County Court House
Merle J. Ottaway
Bettie J. French
A.M. Gene
East Washington Street
City Cab Co
West Pleasant Street
Cone
Charles Rhodes
Wright Street
Rhodes
Center Street
Pennsylvania Department of Highways
Crawford
Forest
Mercer
Venango
Lawrence
Glenn D. Myers
Franklin
Stram
Iurta
Laws G. Feldmann
VFW
Pennsylvsaia
Feldmann
Wallace
First Avenue
Clarence Wallace
Wallace Agency
Nouth
Hmnporium
Coudersport
Raymond Min. Co
Robert Nichols
Gerry Hospital
Daniel Craker
Harold Craker
Snyder Circle
John Houghtling
Walter Kittleberer
Homer Bulard
Foster E. Davis & Son
North Center Street
America
North Genter St
Studebaker
R. G. Wiggers Motor Sales
North Canter Street
Meadow
Dole
Clover Springs
Glendot
del Monte
Glendora Liney's
Ream
HUNTS
PEARL
Glendora
Hunt's Catsup
New York State
Pillsbury's
Gerdan Wwee
Larsen
Arsen
California
Star Kist
Solid People’s Choice
Tae
Page & Nichols
East Main Street
Cage
CP Electric CO
Hohe
Widmann
Teah
Pependae
Apy
Rove Gy
Hollow
San
Stahl Jewelers
South Center Street
Stahl
Miln Hy
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