Ripley Heroine to Receive Medal for Heroism
Mary Ann George saved her younger siblings during a January fire on Trish Road in South Ripley. The American Legion plans to present the daughter with the Legion Medal for Heroism at the Ripley Legion Hall, plus a Maltese cross and a $25 savings bond.
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Ripley
Uttle Mary Ann George
Trish Road
South Ripley
Mary Ann
Carnegie Commission
Carnegie Foundation
Chautauqua County American Legion
American Legion
Ripley Legion Hall
Charles H. Mosher
Mander
Frederick L. Hitchcogé
Charles A. Moorehouse
Russell Weise
Westfield
Phyllis Story
The
Legion's County Child Welfare Division
Purvis Begins Check Of Squad Bribe Allegations
Erie officials confirm an investigation into alleged bribe taking by vice squad members dating to 1951. Purvis, assistant to Mayor Gardner, leads the inquiry after Patrolman Verga testified in court about a pattern of corruption. Gardner avoided comment when asked about the probe. Detectives Lupo and Hill met with Purvis in his office as the inquiry gained momentum.
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Purvis
Erie
George Purvis
Arthur Gardner
Gardner
Phil Lupo
John Hill
Purgis
Russell Verga
Vice Squad
Horse racing referendum moves toward May 17 vote
Senate Law and Order Committee Chairman G Robert Watkins said a meeting will act on a bipartisan horse racing referendum bill and aim to hold a yes no vote in the May 1 primary. If approved, a state wide vote would decide legal wagering on horse racing with tracks planned in Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Harrisburg Scranton and the northwest.
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Harrisburg
G. Robert Watkins
Delaware
Senate Law and Order Committee
Watkins
General Assembly
George M
Commonwealth
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Scranton
Governor enters milk price cut discussion in Pa
Governor George M. Leader announced that about 11 000 Pennsylvania dairy farmers, including many near Corry, would be affected if wholesale milk prices are cut in the New York city milk shed. He telegrammed Secretary Ezra Taft Benson asking him to use statutory power to block the cut, noting Pennsylvania Milk Control Commission protections against price cuts to ensure fair returns to farmers.
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George M. Leader
Pennsylvania
Corry
New York City
U.S. Agriculture
Ezra Taft Benson
Syracuse
Leader
Benson
Pennsylvania Milk Control Commission
Orly Jones Buried at Pine Grove Cemetery
The funeral for Orly Jones was held yesterday at 2 40 p m at Bracken Funeral Home with Rev H Ray Harris and Rev R R Merriman officiating. Burial followed in Pine Grove Cemetery. Bearers were Warren Titus Clarence Wallace Jack Kimmey Leroy Cady Denzel Phillips Lauris Keppel. Attendees included neighbors from Corry and nearby areas and relatives from Erie. Oilman Thomas D Humphrey reported intruders plucked peacock plumes on his estate.
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Orly Jones
Bracken Funeral Home
H. Ray Harris
R. R. Merriman
Pine Grove
Warren Titus
Clarence Wallace
Jack Kimmey
Leroy Cady
Denzel Phillips
Lauris Keppel
Corry
T. J. Kelsey
Clarence Jones
Clio Jones
Erie
Red Peril Claims Massive Communist Troops in Asia
Field Marshal-Premier Phul Pibulsonggram told reporters in Bangkok during a SEATO conference that 20,000 Communist troops are massed in southern Yunnan, China, threatening Thailand and Southeast Asia. He cited Red hotspots in China and Laos, warning of a Communist takeover if no action is taken.
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Yunnan
Red China
Phul Pibulsonggram
Bangkok
Thailand
Southeast Asia
China
Phongsaly
Laos
Dear Dog Lady gives away four Dalmatians in Riverside
Helene T Arlington known as Dear Dog Lady says she has grown allergic to dogs and cannot bear to hear a dog bark. She ends up relinquishing four Dalmatians in Riverside California citing the change in her condition and a need for new homes for the pets.
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Riverside
Calif
Helene T. Arlington
Local CD volunteers offer to resign en masse
Corry civilian defense volunteers announce readiness to resign in a telegram signed by CD director Raymond G. Weber and assistant director Kenneth Burr. The move follows criticism of CD organization and a Washington hearing where Senator Jackson urged no further study groups and emphasized rapid city evacuation.
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Weber
Andrews
Corry CD
Raymond G. Weber
Kenneth Burr
Washington
Jackson
D-Wash
Armed Services
Defense
Arthur S. Flemming
Administration
Hoover Commission
Federal aid eyed for mass evacuations and highway links
Jackson proposed large federal grants to establish a program of super highway construction connecting major cities to move uprooted populations during evacuations. The plan envisions federal support for shelter, food, and other essential supplies as part of a coordinated relief effort.
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Jackson
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