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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1948
Page
6
Jamestown reports John House building inspector and four family members exposed to carbon monoxide from a plugged chimney. After reentering the home following a furnace fault, House aided by a resuscitator and regained consciousness, with the family recovering by the next day.
State Police search for an unidentified man who stole a taxicab in front of the Union Club and sped along East Lake Road before abandoning it. Cab driver Quay McIntosh intercepted the vehicle at 6th and Fast, pursued through a field, and apprehended the man after a brief scuffle, but the thief escaped.
Spartansburg notes show Mr. and Mrs. Howard Blystone and Miss Virginia Rose visiting Isabella Rose, with several other local families hosting or visiting relatives. Church and club events are listed, including a shower for Mrs. Oliver Thompson, a birthday party for Linda Lyon Scouten, and multiple meetings of church groups and lodges. The Sparta school basketball team faces Randolph on February 26, and residents note hospital and relocation updates.
Byron Hughes spent the weekend with friends at Altoona. Mr and Mrs Philip 240 say infant son has moved into an apartment in the Bert Winans home. Mr and Mrs Nevin Teed and family of Townville were Sunday dinner guests of Mr and Mrs Sam Sulvers.
Butler, Pa. Feb 1 Silves Spinett, former treasurer of the Italian Fraternity Society, pleaded guilty to embezzling the society’s funds. He told the court he spent 19,474 of others’ money while admitting the loss occurred through dice games. He was ordered to appear in Butler county court for sentencing next Friday before Alderman John D Clark.
A 33 year old Erie man was arrested Monday afternoon and charged with armed robbery in two bakery holdups at Liberty Bakery Erie. He allegedly robbed a customer with a nickel plated .22 revolver. Police, acting on bakery manager Clara Kawinski’s description, arrested Walter Barcnyacki.
A stick up occurred as a holdup man forced his way inside a bakery where ski, who lives upstairs, and several customers including Miss Wisniewski Miss Kawinski and Delores Pasky were present. He produced a pistol and demanded valuables.
Broken OCR recounts a robbery scene in which a man behind a counter takes money from an open register and forces a woman to surrender her purse. The victim returned home with cash lost and valuable papers missing.
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