Redevelopment head pledges six month extension in key plant case
Corry area notes report J Robert Baldwin promised Presque Isle Metal Co a six month extension before demolition. Earlier this week Patsy Casane reported the firm faced alleged financial difficulties and may lay off 104 workers if operations stop this week. The item sits amid a dense page of local briefs from Meadville Titusville Youngsville Kane and Ridgway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corry Journal Printing Department
Itf Eri
Redevelopment Authority
J. Robert Baldwin
Presque Isle Metal Co
Beitis
Teamatera
Patsy Casane
State Sentence For Wife Slayer Showalter
Bedford, Pu ft-alien i Showalter, 49, of Clearville, will be Sentenced Monday on a charge of voluntary manslaughter in the knife slaying of his wife Hildy 43. A jury of seven men and five women returned the verdict after nearly three hours of deliberation. Showalter was convicted in the fatal stabbing of his wife on November 14.
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Bedford, Pu
Alien i Showalter
Clearville
Showeller
Hospital Report Fails to Find On-Call Physician Today
The morning hospital report notes inability to summon a physician in emergencies. Several residents are named with addresses in Meadville Titusville Erie and surrounding towns. A series of local events include a court arraignment for Holobar on a worthless check charge and a 25-year sentence for Eric Rowe Jr in a separate cash grab case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corry Hospital
Amee Mis
Leslin Fardink
Clymer
Bernard PF Glurna
Brook
Stufflebewm
Elwood
Woodruff
Smith Street
Thomas C. Grow
Bear Lice
Jackson
Eric ‘Thomas Lee Rowe Jr
Fairview
South Gate
Call
Western Penitentiary
VO. Gruber
Erie
G. C.murphy Co
Gruber
Niet Depository
Beaver Season Opens Today
Beaver season opens today at 70 m and closes March 15. Only trapping allowed, limit four beavers, pelts must be tagged and inspected. non residents barred. Ridgway reports 1997 fire loss of 1765.54 with 35 calls, and no major borough fires in 1967. Harvard scholarships awarded to Meadville student Richard Middaugh among seven winners. Community events include weekly orchestra at Ridgway Italian Club and firehouse gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Game Commission
Ridgway
Rideway
Stuart W. Speer Sr
Lmits
Herbie Johnson
U.S. Army
Ala F. Johnson
Thomas R. Parana
Johnsonbure
Willam D. Murphy
Francs C. Stuart
Emporium
James H Glass
LaVerne J. Schreiber
Albert F. Erich
St. Marys
Meadville
Richard L. Middaugh
Harvard University
Harvard
Middaugh
Bruce L. Middaugh
Elgin-Beaverdam Hose Company
Erie
Theodore
Springboro Man Found Dead In Woods
A 48-year-old Crawford County bachelor, Fred Hess of Springboro Route 1, was found dead in a field two miles south of Crossingville. Coroner Sherman L. Watson said death likely from coronary thrombosis after Hess, last seen Saturday morning, failed to seek help. State Police found no foul play. Hess probably died Saturday night after being unable to reach a cabin he lived in alone in the woods. He was discovered by his employer Ea Davis and coworkers who began a search. He had formerly lived with his parents on Dunn Valley Road. Local officials noted a grocery bag near the body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawford County
Ina Field
Cross Ugville
Fred Hess
Springboro
Sherman L. Watson
Hess
Crossingville
Ea Davis
Edinboro
Davis
Lent customs and origins from Lent to Mardi Gras
A collection from Rev. Martin P. Halverson outlines Lent origins and practices. It traces Ash Wednesday to quietude rumors, Mardi Gras to Fat Tuesday, and the pretzel’s Lenten roots. It notes Shrove Tuesday merrymaking and pre Christian influences shaping Lent traditions, including Basler as the day’s climax.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Martin P. Halverson
National Council of Churches’ Worship and Arts Department
Basler
Easter Egg Symbolism in Pagan Roots and Resurrection
The Easter egg, linked to Bustre the Teutonic goddess of spring, arose from the pagan symbol of fertility. The Rev Mr Halverson notes that the emergence of new life from a seemingly dead object fit Christian symbolism of the Resurrection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Halverson
FBI arrests two in bank holdup investigation
FBI agents captured two men in a bank robbery case. Less than five hours after arrest, about $200 was recovered in Yonkers. James J. Kelly, head of the Yonkers FBI office, notes McNicholas and Pernajo joined the Army in 1953 and detail their prior disciplinary confinement and escape history.
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FBI
Yonkers
James J. Kelly
Mel Nicholas
Alus Mario Perna
Army
New Cumberland
Navy
Portsmouth
N. H
McNicholas
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Spring Creek
Columbus
Freehold
Bear Lake
L. Crippen
D. Wilder
R. Clark
M. Fay Groff
Groff
A & B Distributing Co
Titusville
Fountainette
Youngsville
Brokenstraw Valley Joint School
Kane
Della Mae Anthony
Anthony
Greensburg
VFW
3Ds
Knox Circle
The
Presbytrian Women's Association
Robert Ott Sr
Weight Street
Eric Buster Stafford
Erle
Burton Laub
Betty Ott
Diemer's
John D. Reit
Symmco, Inc
Sykesville
Mr. Reitz
International Powder Metal Company
Hutchins Electric Company
Sykes‘villa
Bummee
Linesville
Donald Campbell
Chester Norman Holobar
A. D
K. S. Durham
East Main Street
Corry
John Jingteski
R.D
John J. Maloney
West Pleasant Street
Dale E. Hartington
Wattsburg
Ora Mitchell
Chester N
Holobar
William Preston
L. Warren Siding
Chester M. Alford
Minneapolis
Millcreek
Alfred
Marsh
Esso Hall
Nancy Olinger Cornett
Nathaniel Harris
Milwaukee
Wis
Avery L. White
Genterville
Cornett
Thomas Motors of Corry, Inc
G.M.A.C
Wellington
Pennsylvania
Reed, Lear & Co
George N. Orcutt Law & Finance
Jock Williams Evenoelist
Christ
Evangelistic Services
First Methodist Church
Arthur J. Gardner
LEED
Sea’s Drugs
Colgate
Dubarry
Helena Rubenstein
Byuslar
Epos
Slocum’s Electronics
South Center St
Melvin A Cobbett
North Center Street
Corry, Penn
Sylvania
Melvin S. Cobbett
Ernst & Ernst
Daniel Baldwin
Combined Earned Income Tax Committee
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