Stinks Says Victim In Blackmail Case At Tavern
Erie case centers on Tavern owner Miller who denounces the dispute as a cover up. Miller says he was threatened to extort $100 and testified that threats existed. Witnesses describe contradictory statements about the extortion attempt and who prompted it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ERIE
Joseph Miller
Wits
Tess
Blanknutl
State Liquor Board
Watt Toneke
Miller
Gamidohin
Luke
Ovid Owhok
CIS
Giurles Casey
Whsniewski
Wiiniewnel
Attobhey Merbert Johnson
Con- San
DCB
Hall Brady
Miler
Wisniewski
Tf P
Merry
Untitled parking mishap in Altoona involving towing car
A driver named Fleck stopped on a hill in Altoona when his tow vehicle began to slide into a parked car. His bumper hooked the other vehicle as wheels spun, causing a near collision and prompting bystanders to intervene and discuss the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Altoona
Ray Fleck
Fleck
Tost
WBEN TV Buffalo Schedule Mosaic
A dense list of WBEN TV Buffalo programming on a single day includes 5:00 Our Miss, 5:30 The Buccaneers, 6:00 Headlines, 6:15 Sports Quiz, 6:30 Beat the Clock, 7:00 Befence Fiction Film, 1:30 U of B Round Table, 10 Jackie Gleason Show, 11:00 Late News, 11:15 Sports, plus 9:00 Barker Bill, 11:00 Mass, 12:00 News and Weather, Wild Bill Hickok, Face The Nation, Giant Step, Lassie, Private Secretary, Alfred Hitchcock, The Tonight Show, and Late News items among many others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Our Miss
the Buccaneers
Jackie Gleason
Susana
Rey Jeanie
Giamamoke
Sunnyday
Playhours
Uncle Jerry's Club
Nativity Catholic Chireh
SoCantows
Maenee
Cattiollo
Chiutaugie County
Alfred Hitchcock
Johnson Bros One-Stop Farm Equipment Ad
Johnson Bros offer International Harvester sales and service for farm equipment. Located at 218 S First Ave, with phone number 218 8952.
Religion In The News New York Protestants to fund 11 million drive
Protestant churchgoers in the United States will be asked to contribute a total of 11 million dollars to the United Appeal for Overseas Relief and Reconstruction in 1957. The drive, announced by Homer Sibley of Church World Service, culminates March 31 as the one great hour of sharing. The Lutheran Church in America reports record receipts surpassing 10 million, with 32 synods and 39 denominations represented in the Nations Council of Churches education meeting set for Cincinnati.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States
United Appeal For
Homer Sibley
Church World Server
CWS
Ageny
Sibley
United Lutheran Ghurah
America
Edmund F. Wepner
Canada
UCLA
Lutheran World Action
the Nations Council of Churches
Cincinnati
Ohio
Corry Area Homemaker Candidate Named for State Award
Linda Anderson, daughter of Mr and Mrs Anderson, earned the highest score on a December 4 homemaking knowledge exam among senior girls. Her paper advances as the state's candidate for All American Homemaker of Tomorrow with a chance at the runner up prize. The national winner will be announced May 2 at the Waldorf Astoria, with General Mills sponsoring a $106000 scholarship pool. The state winner receives $1500 and an education trip, and runners up get $500 each. The winning school earns a Britannica set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atr School
Linda Anderson
Anderson
Trifart
New York
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
New York City
General Mills
Bach
Betty Crocker Home
Maker of
Washington, D. C
Colonial Williamsburg
Education Meet Set At Edinboro
One of nine regional conferences on education in Pennsylvania is planned for Saturday February 9 at Edinboro State Teachers College. Co chairs Dr Thomas Miller and John S Bowman say the meeting aims to sustain White House Conference education interest. A planning session is set for noon Wednesday to finalize plans. The event runs 10 a m to 4 p m and is expected to draw about 500 teachers and education leaders from Northwestern Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Edinboro
Federal Raid Hinted in Erie Gambling Industry
Erie gambling circles face possible federal action as agents plan investigations and prosecutions for unregistered gambling operations. Only 114 Western Pennsylvania residents bought the required $50 excise tax stamps, though the industry denies legality under state laws. A second federal raid series is anticipated with Pittsburgh district agents aiding local staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ile
Feneral
Faldé
Erie
U. S
Pennsylvania
Pillsburgh
Pittsburgh
Concordia Choir to Sing in Area at Penn High School
Concordia College of Moorhead Minnesota sends a 65 member choir under Paul J. Christ Jansen to Penn High School Auditorium Greenville Pennsylvania for a Saturday evening concert February 9 at 8 15 o clock. Sponsored by Penn High School and Thiel College the event is open to the public. James W Morgang 57 president of Ayrshire Collieries Corp Indianapolis and a National Coal Association VP died yesterday in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coal Babcutlye
New York
James W. Morgang
Ayrshire Collieries Corp
Indianapolis
National Coal Association
Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce
Social Security Office Announces February Hours in Erie County
Hart Social Security Office lists February hours in Corry each Monday from 9 30 p m to 2 p m, per district manager Bernard A Parabaugh. The notice explains new disability insurance coverage alongside old age and survivors insurance, with details on eligibility for disabled children over 18 and for workers 50 or older who are disabled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Carnation
Erie County
Corry
Bernard A. Parabaugh
Fairbaugh
Erie Foresees Population Jump to 160000 by 1970
Erie planners told city council that births will outpace deaths by about 60,000 to 36,000 annually, lifting population from about 145,000 now to 150,000 by 1960 and 160,000 by 1970. Morris Knowles of planning firm gave the figures, based on 1960 census data.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erie
Hirths
Planning—commission
Morris Knowles
Tne
Suburban Dentist Held After Slayings At Home
Assistant District Attorney Samuel Btranss said Dr. Jay Mervis, a Clairton dentist, admitted to fatally shooting his wife and son on November 24. He was ordered committed to the Pennsylvania State Hospital for the Criminally Insane at Farview.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swasopunwa. O
Clairton
Pennsylvania State Hospital
Far‘view
Asst
Samuel
Jay Mervis
I. Mervis
Four Year-Old Slot Machine Case Lingers Unprosecuted
A 1952 Erie County gambling case against Albert Verne and related matter against P O McCardell remains untried with no trial papers, docket entries, or files in the clerk of court's office. Judge Elmer L Evans recalls a jury trial meant to test possession of inactive slot machines, while parallel prosecutions stalled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erte
Erie County
Albert ©. Verno
P. O. McCardell
Lakesile Drive
Edinbord
Verna
George Wilson
Damion McLaughlin
Atty
Evans
Verne
McCardell
Wilson
Verno
Also Mentioned on This Page
Wben-Tv
Buffalo
Johnson
Social Security Office
Slayer
State Hospital
S&h
Elmvview Jersey
Elmview Jersey
Elmview Jersey Dairy
First Methodist Church
Corry, PA
God
Thugn
FORD
R&h
Chevrolet
G.M.C
Penna
Heense
Justin
Thomas Motors
of Corry, Inc
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!