Erie Man Shot By Partner in Tucson Killing Duo
A former Erie resident, Courtney Vernon Meyers Jr., 40, was shot and killed by ex-partner Carl Jarvis, 71, in a Tucson suburb, then Jarvis died by suicide. Meyers had moved to Arizona in 1953 to mine claims and later run a photography lab with Jarvis. Meyers' family, including wife Rita and three sons, returned to Erie for schooling. his father, Meyers Sr., noted Jarvis’s accusations were unfounded and described him as crazy. The Tucson coroner ruled murder and death by own action.
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Erie
Tucson
Arizona
Courtney Vernon Meyers Jr
Carl Jarvis
Jarvis
Meyers
Courtney Vernon Meyers
AFL Structural, Tron Workers’ Union
Arivaca
Rita
Mae Yost
Burton School
Academy High
Two Cars Crash Injure Two At Packard Corners Harmony
At Packard Corners in Harmony two separate crashes within 30 minutes left two people injured. A 58 year old Erie woman and Ruth Mellor suffered facial and leg injuries. a 62 year old Erie man and 18 year old Don Keefe faced license issues after a head on collision. The second crash injured Phyllis Bullock with a severe facial laceration and nose fracture. her husband and infant son were uninjured.
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Chautauqua County Sheriffs Department
Packard Corners
Harmony
Erie
Don Keefe
Chautauqua
Thomas P. Mellor
Mellor
Ruth
Keefe
Ernest T. Bullock
Derrick City
Bullock
Phyllis
Jamestown General Hospital
Service Held For Mary Blakeslee
Mary Blakeslee of East Pleasant Street was honored at a private service yesterday at Bracken Funeral Home with Rev. Paul Bauer officiating. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Hayes of North East. Burial is planned later at Lakeside Memorial Park in Hamburg, New York. Noted mural artist Thomas A. O'Shaughnessy, 85, who helped initiate Columbus Day observance, died Saturday in Chicago.
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Bracken Funeral Home
Mary Blakeslee
East Pleasant Street
Paul Bauer
First Presbyterian Church
Leonard Hayes
North East
Lakeside Memorial Park
Hamburg
Chicago
Thomas A. O'Shaughnessy
Toledo Meat House Explosion Kills Four Men
In downtown Toledo Ohio a blast tore through a Begglements Hygrade Foods Co meat cooler injuring one survivor and burying four workers. Paul Borcherding 54 was found dead and Stanley Damschroder 55 was rescued with head and hand burns while Melvin Kegeleman and James Liphart remained missing. James Dunn 40 was injured as debris collapsed around the three story building and three nearby shops were leveled. Fire Chief Arnold Papenhagen estimated losses exceed nine million dollars.
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Toledo
Ohio
Paul Borcherding
Stanley Damschroder
Melvin
Kegeleman
James Liphart
James Dunn
Damschroder
Begglements
Hygrade Food Products Co
Arnold Papenhagen
Stevenson Urges Prompt Desegregation Action Amid Debate
Stevenson calls for swift compliance with the Supreme Court desegregation ruling and criticizes political exploitation of tensions. Kefauver urges cooperation to preserve the public school system, while Harriman notes insufficient federal action after court-ordered admissions. Page continues with ongoing commentary from Portland statements and political figures.
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Kefauver
Tennessee
Stevenson
Portland
Supreme Court
University of Alabama
Harriman
St Paul Minn
Ind
Lince
Anders
Eisenhower
Arthur Summerfield
Eisenhower Compared to Lincoln in Midwestern Tour
In Springfield Illinois and Akron Ohio GOP speakers argued for Eisenhowers record, praising him as the greatest president since Lincoln and claiming a strong stance against communism. Summerfield attacked Communist aggression as mere verbiage while Mitchell warned of a drift toward massive government.
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Detroit
Eisenhower
Aince
Abraham Lincoln
Springfield
GOP
Lise
Summerfield
Mitchell
Akron
Ohio
Coyle Infant Dies At Hospital In Corry
The infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Francis Coyle of 730 Liberty Street died of pneumonia at Corry Memorial Hospital after a convulsive attack. Born December 2, 1954, in Corry, she leaves siblings Mary Kathleen and Patricia Ann, parents, maternal grandmother Mrs. Coyle, and other relatives. Friends may call at 730 Liberty Street with services at 2 p.m. Wednesday officiated by Rev. John DeSanti. Interment will be at Pine Grove Cemetery.
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Hee Bagge
Eugery
Francis» Coyle
Liberty Treet
Corry Memoral Hospital
Corty
LwWo
Mary Kathleen
Patricia Ann
Eo Coyle
Corry
Retired editor dies in Independence Massachusetts
Col William Southern Jr aged 91, longtime editor of the Independence Examiner, founder of the publication in 1808, died Saturday in Independence. He led the paper for decades and shaped its editorial voice.
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Independence
William Southern Jr
Tndependerioe
Warren man survives after car plunges down embankment
A Warren man, Paul M. Kiley, about 65, escaped serious injury when his car spun on slick pavement near Ros Mitls, rolled over the Palgoner Knbalt Stand and dropped 100 feet onto the DAV Railroad trackbed. He crawled up the steep bank to summon help and was uninjured aside from being shaken. The incident occurred about 9 20 p m Saturday as a freight train was approached and warned away. Local officers said there was only an inch of clearance as the wrecked car stood on the tracks. Wreckers toiled to right the vehicle by dawn. Falconer police later took Riley to the village for a ride back to Warren.
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Warren
Ros Mitls
DAV
Paul M. Kiley
Wareren
Palgoner-Knbalt
Billicatt
Rimes Widlund
Riley
Widlund
Bari
Falconer
T Warren
Speed Survey Finds 20 Percent Exceed 50 MPH Limit
Harrisburg report by the State Highway Department shows 20 percent of passenger cars exceed the 50 mph limit on primary roads. Secretary Joseph Lawler announced the survey conducted at 30 points across Pennsylvania aims to map speed distribution and trends to guide potential future speed limit policies.
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Pacey
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
State Highway Department
Joseph Lawler
Survey Finds Slow Speeds on Interstate and State Roads
Tawler notes the survey shows only 40 new centsal wl aivate motorists drive faster than 5 miles per hour on Interstate routes and 9 percent go faster than 50 on secondary roads. On three 60 mph routes only 3.2 percent exceed the limit. Six stations on interstates, 18 on primary highways, six on secondary roads with >100 vehicles daily. Field work July 20 to Sept 28 with daytime air observations. A simple radar device in a car trunk determined speeds.
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Tawler
Timit
Lawley Sala
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