Meadville and Erie News Briefs From Early 20th Century Listings
MeadvilIe and nearby towns report multiple incidents including a gas exposure rescue, a fatal illness of Thomas L Kennedy, PTA social cancellations due to weather, a 93 year ERIE Railroad engineer retirement, a Cochranton custodian death, and a Meadville skiing accident injuring June Sowrey. Fire damage in Erie, legal actions, concerts, and church and civic notices fill the page with local events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson's
Meadville
June Sowrey
Conneautville
Titusville Hospital
Sowrey
Wesley Woods
Grand ‘Valley
Warren County
Margaret Holder
Chapmanville
Warren General Hospital
Cherrytree Township
Venango County
John N. Holder
Ralph G
Ward E. Holder
Diamond
J. Norman Holder
Youngsville
John Smith
Pittsfield
Elks
Cochranton
Hospital Bulletin and Local Notices Mixed With Updates
At The Hospital Report compiled as of 7. m. today lists admissions and discharges by name and address, plus several local figures. The Ridgway plant of Elliott Co. won a $3,458,651 Army Corps contract for four large generators to serve Ft. Gains lock and dam on the St. Lawrence Seaway. Associated community notices include election of officers for the Greater adville Council of Churches of Christ, 14 area churches joining, and the WOTM card party cancellation due to a storm with a new date to be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ridgway
Elliott Co
U.S. Army, Corps of Engineers
Ft. Gains
St. Lawrence Seaway
Diemer’s
Wil7
Mendyilie
Greater Adville
The Spencer Ladies Hold an All Day Meeting
The Spencer Ladies will hold an all day session at the home of Mrs Omar Crowell of R. D. 3 with a tureen dinner served. A special get together party is planned by the Mothers Guild of St. Teresa's Church Union City in the church auditorium with door prizes refreshments and a $1 donation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meadville
Thomas L. Kennedy
Garland
Thomas
Mary Jordan Kennedy
Ida ‘Thompson
Erie Railroad
PTA
St. Edward's
Covenant Circle
Presbyterian Women's Association
William Leaby
Frederick Street
Crawford County Heart Fund
City and Spencer Hospitals
Spencer Ladies
Ald
Omar Crowell
R. D
Mothers’ Guild of
St. Teresa’s Church
Union City
Marie Hattie Weed
Floyd A. Weed
Benny Plonski
Mendville
F. L. Baressi
Baptist Fellowship
WOTM
Court Hears Senecas Fight Over Dam Rerouting Land
The article outlines Senecas’ treaty history with George Washington, Cornplanter’s land grant along the Allegheny, and a contested dam project threatening a small Pennsylvania reservation. Army engineers study substitutes for the Kinzua dam, with Congress funding $1 million and Eisenhower proposing another $1 million for construction in the new budget.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Timothy Pickering
George Washington
Cornplanter
Allegheny River
Pennsylvania
Army
Kinzita
New York
Lake Erie
Congress
Eisenhower
Jurors Report Despite Freezing Weather in Allegheny
About 200 jurors were summoned in Allegheny County with 198 arriving on time despite sub-zero temperatures. Judge Tudwe Loran Lewis praised the panel for fulfilling civic duty amid the harsh winter conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Serre Trlegheny Couunty
Tudwe
Loran Lewis
Lecturine
Juy
Leader Orders Speedup In School Program
Harrisburg reports the Department of Public Instruction will accelerate processing of 100 million dollars in school building projects. Gov Leader ordered rapid action to cut processing time for applications from June 1 to 30, 1959, aiming to move 35 planning stages forward and trigger reimbursable construction in the 1956 59 school year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Department of Public Instruction
Public Instruction Department
Fire destroys three story home on North Side
A water heater explosion sparked a blaze that gutted a three story frame house in Pittsburgh, injuring Leonard Pol and his family. Neighbors helped evacuate residents as flames consumed the dwelling and caused extensive damage to the property on the North Side.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
North Side
Leonard Pol
Hollywood Highlights on Westerns Dominate TV and Film
Hollywood notes Westerns remain dominant in both TV and film. A TV audience survey puts six of the top eight shows in the Western vein, with Perry Como and Ive Got a Secret as exceptions. Four Westerns are already filming with stars like Gregory Peck and Gary Cooper, signaling a revival that blends art and commerce. The piece traces Westerns from early cinema to John Ford Stagecoach and the rise of adult Westerns on television, boosting actors, horse stables, and Westerns’ cultural prominence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Gregory Peck
Gary Cooper
Alan Ladd
Ernest Boretine
Randolph Scott
Broncho
Billy Anderson
Arizona
Cimarron
John Ford
Bill Boyd
Hopalong, Cassidy
Gene Autry
Roy Rogers
Guy Madison
Wild Bill Hickok
Bill Willams
Jil Carson
Duncan Renaldo
Qisca Kiel
San Ferarido Valley
Man Sentenced in Wife's Knife Slaying at Bedford
William H Showalter 42 of Clearville was sentenced to 4 to 12 years for voluntary manslaughter in the knife murder of his wife during a quarrel at their Bedford home on November 14. Judge Richard Snyder denied a new trial and made the term retroactive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bedford
Willian H. Showalter
Clearville
Showalter
Richard Snyder
Snyder
Bhowalter
United States Population Estimate During War
The population of the United States was about 172,790,000 as of the start of the war, according to a recent estimate reported by the rear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. 5
Washington
United States
Also Mentioned on This Page
Corry Journal Printing Department
Edward
Cir. Yello
Michael
City Hospital
Geraldine Schrubb
Chielo
Erie
Clarence Hanson
Fairfield Hose Go
Hanson
K. S. Durham
East Main Street
Corry
Safle
YMCA
Dukane Corp
St. Charles
Frederick Engle
Television and Engineering Service Co
Tinots Concern
Benefit Nurses Fund
Moose Home
Bhe
Joseph Appleby
Jack Smith
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Presbyterian Westminster Circle
Deer Head Inn
Chautauqua County
Robert M. Howard
Mayville
First Methodist Church
Conelway Pta
Corry Grange No
Rost Ann DeWolfe
Frank B. DeWolfe
St. Agatha’s
Roman Catholic Church
Catholic Daughters of America
Philco
Barney
South Center Street
Paul
Ese Geena A
Lara
Corry Bonnie
Russell Clark
West Shurvh Street
Douglis
Charles B. Smith
Clymer
Paul G. Birkestee
William Davis
Third Avenue
Charles C. Gates
Ellen Rooney
West Washington Street
Grace Graham
Spring Street
James Maginnis
West Church Street
John Merrick
Harry Thomas
West Columbus
Louis Gerzinn
Lori Margaret
Glenn Rass
Wattabure
Anthony Sventek
Columbus
Carlton Stetson
Findley Lake
Harold Brown
North Center Street
Elis D. Miller
Herbert Reese
Glymer
Ronald Dills
East Washington Street
Floyd Reynolds
Adrian Buell
West Pleasant Street
Howard Hammond
Robert E. Brown
East Pleasent Street
Hurley Reed
Everett
Ine
Roger Nash
Panama
Douglas
Charles E. Smith
Bernard F. Gluyna
Brook Street
Ona
U.S. Court
N. Center St
Sears & Rosbuck
Erie — Corner
Eighth & State Sts
Benalcial Camtemer
AIAG
Bart As
Robin Bossov
Chicago
Mercy Hospital
Roselie
Allegheny
Bendix
By Bob Thomas
Cont
Bolero
F.C. Chapin & Son
Ellis
Carload
Titusville
Gerald Hammond
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