Two Women Robbed In Erie In Separate Incidents
In Erie two women were robbed within about two hours. The first, Mrs. Gertrude Roumfort, was knocked down by a five-foot-seven man wearing a tan shirt and peg pants, losing her purse with minor bruises to her elbow. The second, Mrs. Irene Nellis, was relieved of her purse while looking into a store window, containing three one dollar bills, change, beads, and keys. The suspect was described as hatless and light clothed, about twenty, seen fleeing north through an alley.
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Erie
Gertrude Roumfort
Wally Taber Show Draws 600 Sportsmen at Corry High
Around 600 sportsmen attended the Wally Taber show at Corry Area High School auditorium last evening. The veteran hunter narrated Africa and Alaska films. Proceeds exceeded $100 for the Corry Rod and Gun Club. A club member who sold the most tickets will win a spinning rod at the February 28 meeting. President Arthur Cochran thanked all helpers and Civilian Defense police for directing parking.
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Wally Taber
Oye and
Corry Area
Big Game
Hunter
Africa
Alaska
Taylor
Corry
Arthur Cochran
Hold Rites For Mrs. Ausnehmer
Funeral service for Mrs. Katherine Ausnehmer was held yesterday at 2 p.m. at Bracken Funeral Home conducted by Paul F. Baler. Bearers were Philip Zalzneck, Ross Mead, Simon Cosma, Guy Stafford, Leslie Kelly and William Randall. Interment followed in Pine Grove Cemetery. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bensing of Mt. Vernon, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Travis, Mrs. Louis Depew and daughter, Mrs. Stella Doohan of Erie, and Mrs. Henry Habink and Mrs. Gertrude Grayinke of Clymer.
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Ased
Paul F. Baler
Katherine Ausnehmer
Bracken Funeral Home
Philip Zalzneck
Ross Mead
Simon Cosma
Guy Stafford
Leslie Kelly
William Randall
Lot
Pine Grove Cemetery
Charles Bensinger
Mt. Vernon
Frank ‘Travis
Louis Depew
Stella Doohan
Erie
Henry Habink
Gertrude Grayinke
Clymer
Titus, 86, Dies After Ill Health in Corry Memorial
Luther J. Titus of 1075 North Center street died at 10 15 p m at Corry Memorial Hospital at age 86 after years of ill health. Born January 23 1810 in Pryonville he moved to Spartansburg and in 1898 married Maud White. He served as Sparta rural route mail carrier from 1901 to 1917 then worked at Aero Supply Co during WWI and retired in 1944 after 22 years there. He was a 50 year member of Spartan Lodge F and AM 372 oldest gust master. Survived by wife two daughters Mrs Raymond W Young of Charlotte NC and Mrs Lawrence W McCray of Corry a son Warren W Titus of Corry eight grandchildren four great grandchildren two sisters Miss Bertha Titus of Cambridge Springs and Mrs O T Martin of Erie. Two children died in infancy. Friends may call Bracken Funeral Home with funeral at 2 pm Thursday temporary interment Pine Grove Cemetery Mausoleum. burial later in Rose Hill Cemetery Spartansburg.
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Pryonville
Spartansburg
Maud White
Titus
Sparta
Corry
The
Aero Supply Co
Mr. Titus
Spartan Lodge
Bracken Funeral Home
Pine Grove
Rose Hill Cemtery
Clarion Area Man Killed By Auto on Route 68
Edward Armstrong of Snyderburg was struck and killed at 6:50 p.m. on Route 68 near Snyderburg Clarion by a northbound 1956 sedan driven by Paul R. Daubenspeck 60 of Shippenville. Coroner J Ward Kier said Armstrong died from a fractured skull a broken neck and multiple leg fractures.
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Snydersburg
Clarion State
Vic
Tim
Edward Armstrong
Paul R. Daubenspeck
Shippenville
Armstrong
Daubenspeck
J. Ward Kier
Clarion County
Three Quit In Police Shakeup
Oil City Mayor R R Von Kirk announced resignations of Lt John Cotter Patrolman Rea Wygant and Patrolman Cloyd Heeter amid an investigation into conduct unbecoming a police officer The council accepted the resignations unanimously and a full report will follow after further departmental review Police Chief Ira Jostin declined comment and an outside investigator Bruce Smith from Garden City NY completed a survey for a written city report
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Oil City
R. R. von Kirk
John Cotter
Rea Wygant
Cloyd Heeter
Wygant
Heeter
van Kirk
Inte
Polie
Ira Jostin
van Kirk Iso
Bruce Smith
Garden City
N. Y
Smith
Hold Up Trio Arrested After Ripley Robbery Attempt
Two deputies nabbed three suspects after a Sunday night attempt to rob a Ripley gasoline station. John H. Schmitt 28 of Lexington SC William Brakes 21 of Timmonsville SC and Margie Smith 24 of Columbia SC face first degree attempted robbery charges and Brakes carries a loaded pistol without a permit. The trio drove to the station around 9 45 p m Posey the attendant was threatened while the suspects tried to force him toward the restroom and take money and valuables.
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Mayville
Chautauqua County
Ripley
John H. Schmitt
Lexington
Ross Posey
Posey
Campaign
Schmitt
Robbery suspects tracked to Westfield car stop
Toom Posey shouted as two men fled a gas station and entered a car driven away by a woman. Chief Cochran issued an all police alert. At 12 10 p m deputies stopped an eastbound car in Westfield matching the description. occupants were ordered out and found with a loaded pistol on Schmitt. The trio was jailed awaiting grand jury action after arraignment before Justice Perkins.
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Schmitt
Mayville
Justice of the Peace
A. Roy Perkins
Chautauqua
Europe Weather Deep Freeze Deepens With Snow and Winds
Snow and cold winds spread misery across frozen Europe on the 22nd day of the worst freeze in the 20th century. Deaths total at least 737 and concerns grow over potential floods as milder air returns.
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Europe
Weather watcher Tex Antoine controls New York forecasts
A reader praises Tex Antoine as the best local TV forecaster, noting his clear explanations of rain and sun and his authority without dictating outcomes. He contrasts male and female weather presenters and recalls Antoine’s 12 years of radio work before TV.
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New York
Tima
Tex Antoine
Nbc-Tv
Weather Bureau
Antoine
Weather talk and a scooped judge in Kentucky
A commentator notes people seek weather forecasts mainly in winter and protest peaks rise with approaching hurricanes. Antoine likens forecasting to watching waves at the Atlantic. Former Circuit Judge B. M. Ward says he was unaware of his state court of appeals candidacy until an AP dispatch from Frankfort listed him.
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Antoine
Nazard
8. M. Ward
Associated Press
State Court of Appeals
A. P
Frankfort
Secretary of State
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