Traffic collision and unrest mark Corry news roundup
Mrs Clinton Pratt was bumped by a car driven by Rev J Wilmer Heffer at North Center and Washington intersections. An unidentified salesman reported a homicide scene in Hadley Pa while a beaver tapping season opens in Pennsylvania. A Mercer County inquiry into a man’s death, a rise in communicable diseases in Jamestown, and a Pennsylvania Railroad loss from snow and ice occupy the week’s notices.
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Clinton Pratt
J. Wilmer Heffer
North Center
Washington
Atreett
Corry
Rex Theatre
Tria
Jamestown
Mercer County
Hadley
Andrew Button Dies at Home After Long Corry Residency
Andrew A Button died Friday evening at his son Earl W Button's home 815 East Street shortly before midnight He was born October 29 1854 in Addison New York and lived in Corry since the 1860s He worked over 42 years at Ajax Iron Works surviving sons Irvin A Button Jamestown Earl W Button and Harold Button four grandchildren and four great grandchildren with wife and Clyde Button preceding him in death Services are set for Tuesday at 2 PM Bracken Keating Funeral Home.
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Andrew A. Button
Earl W. Button
East Street
Me. Button
Addison
Corry
Ajax Iron Works
First Methodist Church
Irvin A.button
Jamestown
Harold Button
Carlyle
Clifford Button
Alan Dimmick
William F. Shreve
Walliam Jr
Nancy Lee Shreve
Alan, Jr
Sally Dimmick
Averted Philadelphia Transit Strike Ends Threat
The Philadelphia Transportation Company faces an across the board raise of 15 cents an hour for about 1,000 workers as ratification nears. Mayor Bernard Samuel brokered talks between CIO Transport Workers and the company to prevent a midnight Sunday walkout.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia Transportation
CIO Transport
Philadelphia Transportation Company
Bernard Samuel
Susquehanna Ice Jams Prompt Flood Forecast
Federal Flood Forecasting Service warns ice accumulations on the Susquehanna River may form dangerous jams as thickness rises two to three inches. Snow and ice bulletins note rivers and streams may freeze in severe cold. thickest ice 16 inches reported on Pine Creek near Wellsboro with 12 inches at Clearfield 11 at Newport 15 at Sunbury and 14 at Harrisburg.
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Pynsavuimicu Frest
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Susquehanna River
Federal
Pie Creek
Wellsboro
Clearfield
Newport
Sunbury
Weather cripples travel in western Pennsylvania area
Cold weather ends water rise but roads remain treacherous. Corry police warn hazardous driving on Route 77 amid heavy fog and flood risk. In Bradford an ice jam on Tuna Creek backs water into several homes and floods subside after about an hour.
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Corry
Meadville
Pennsylvania
Tn Bradford
Tuna Creek
Bradford
Floods Displace Hundreds as Rivers Burst Banks
The region faces widespread devastation with more than 450 families homeless and flood waters reaching 48 feet at Down River Columbia. Two foot over the central bridge cut midcity traffic while trains on the Nashville line were halted. A postman rescued a drowning boy as relief workers assess damage and evacuations continue.
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Columbia
Nashville
Chattanooga
St. Louis
J. H. Gilmore
Red Cross
Danville Church Razed by Fire in 68 Year Old Structure
Fire destroyed the 68 year old Christ Episcopal Church in Danville Pennsylvania. Discovered shortly after noon, flames swept the sandstone building, gutting it and causing walls to collapse. Sheriff Robert Burtland estimated damages at 715,000 with reconstruction costs cited at 340,000.
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Danville
Contol
Christ Episcopal Church
Hadeen
Robert Burtland
Montout County
Cyarewins
Flooding Displaces Families Across Kentucky and West Virginia
Extreme rains forced residents to flee eastern Kentucky and parts of West Virginia. High water covered major roads and streets in towns including Logan and Weston, with Logan reporting widespread flood impacts and Weston seeing 27 inches of water on Main Street.
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Kentucky
Tennessee
West Virginia
Logan
Weston
If It’s Worth Buying Or Selling Ad Weighs In
Classified note frames value of items for sale or purchase guidance. It signals a blunt economy stance and urges readers to assess markets, prices, and demand before trading. The tone mirrors brief ad copy urging decisive action.
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Journal
Ex-Soldier Held for Stealing Bomb Photos
Gerard Michaels, 28, a Rochester ex-soldier, is held on $10,000 bond on charges of stealing secret photographs from the Los Alamos atomic project. He was arrested Thursday night after allegedly removing information from a New Mexico installation.
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Hwchester
N. Yi
Gerard Michaels
Stewie
Los Alamos
I. ML
Wiltree
Mishaels
Elfledt
Mies Ico
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Bar of Research and Information
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Associated Press
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Home Owned — Home Operated
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China
Gets Rockefeller
Son
Law
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Cinderella Girl
Lowell, Inc
Barbara Sears
Cinderella
Winthrop Rockefeller
Chicago
Peter Neveckas
Sears
Tate John D. Rockefeller, Sr
Palm Beach
Pla
International
Powell’ Loan and Finance CO
Consumer . Discount CO
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C.H. Gens, JR
FORD
Mary Lincoln
ENN Ree Sham 3
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Chevrolet
Thomas Motors
of Corry, Inc
Corry Auto Supply
East Main Street
Loblaws
Florida
Pascal Celery
Westhaven Crab Meat
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Spaghetti Swift
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