Various Local Incidents Highlight City Police Reports
Police investigated a one car crash on East Main Street with the driver abandoning the Ford. A vehicle registered to Charles Lucas Cory and Alvin Roberts was involved and Roberts sought assistance recovering a lost wallet with about $59. A tractor trailer incident on West South Street led to the second tractor being brought to move the load. A car versus unlicensed dog on Bond Street was reported. A body identified as Meg Fannie Foster, 60, was found north of Ocala, Florida, coroner investigation ongoing. A child injured in a fall at home near Corry Hospital prompted medical attention. Westinghouse Electric Corp expansion at Meadville plant to add space for furnaces and 150 new workers. Juvenile vandalism reported at a new home under construction for Mr. and Mrs. Harry Barawl. Wholesale prices held steady per Dunn & Bradstreet index. State Police reported two car collision near Girard involving Mrs. Elva Sperry and Alfred Grandall. Public interest in Rose Bowl game coverage and local television reception noted. Flooding concerns eased as Allegheny gorge waters receded. Holiday weekend traffic deaths and injuries noted nationwide. Local fish wardens advised to use good judgment with hunting licenses. 1952 license distribution delayed. Weather and river conditions affected by rain thaw. Individual arrests included Gilbert Wagley and George Howell for drunkenness. School attendance declined during Christmas break. Funeral services for William Defler conducted in Buffalo. About 150 members attended the Stanford Hose Company New Year’s Day open house with a ham and turkey dinner and Rose Bowl viewing.
Congressman Questions Army Uniform Suspenders Policy
Rep Norblad raises query to Army on why uniforms include suspender buttons and disallow suspenders. He cites about 12 million buttons to Waste, with roughly two million soldiers affected, and says he informed Army Secretary Pace to seek possible economy.
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Erie Railroad Invests Heavily in 1951 Equipment Upgrades
The Erie Railroad reports total 1951 investment in new equipment and improvements aimed at delivering better service to its riders and freight customers.
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Erie Railroad
Erie
Truman Plans To Decide By February 8
Rep. Mays of Ohio quoted President Truman saying he hopes to disclose before February 8 whether he will run again. The timing follows Ohio’s deadline for naming first and second choices for presidential delegates to the Democratic national convention. Hays noted his support would shift to Senator Estes Kefauver if Truman does not run.
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Washington
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Mays
Ohio
White House
Hays
Funning
Senahor Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Bedford War Hero Awarded Congressional Medal of Honor
Bedford Pa World War I veteran William Sitman, 27, posthumously receives the Congressional Medal of Honor for valor at Chipyong. Sitman, a member of the 2nd Division, was killed February 14, 1951, while shielding comrades during an enemy attack. His widow Mrs Sarah Sitman and daughter Joan, 4, reside in Bedford.
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Tokyo
Jerolsmans
Korea
Matthew
Rideway
William
Sitman
Bedford
Chipyong
U.S
Truman to reorganize Internal Revenue Bureau
President Truman announced a sweeping shake up of the scandal ridden Internal Revenue Bureau. The plan calls for abolishing the 84 offices of district collectors and reorganizing the bureau to root out influence peddlers and expose wrong doers.
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Truman
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Revenue Bureau
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Ford Beach
Firing Street
Buta
Charles Lucas-Cory
Alvin Roberts
Lemon Street
Roberts
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HH Trucking Company
Aowi
George Royce
South Center Street
Bond Street
Ocala
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Meg
Fannie Foster
Conneaut Lake
Daysiona Beach
Charles Harden
Mes
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Corry Memo Hospital
Ehler
Jae Sya
Westinghouse Electric Corp
Meadville
Wind Allied
Harry Barawl
Mendayerne
Carl Swanson
Dunn & H Bradstreet
Carry Barracks
Elva Sperty
Girard
Alfred Gran— Gai
Beers
Sperry
Crandall
Pagadena
Nhear
Oleopos Us
Ol Chiy
Tiange
Ion Vorue
Allegheny
Qi City
Plunkin
Oil City
Franklin
Violett Heaths
Pennsylvania
Ann Associatedress
C. A. French
French
United States
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Wyaek
Gilbert Wagey
Columbus
Gerald Damon
Cobbeth
Vasey
George Howell
Couny
Lawrence Douglas
Harding
Concord
Fairview
William Defler
Buffalo
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Defler
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Lottie Defler
Stanford Hose Company
Lker
Birr
Industrial
America
N.B.C
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Tax Bureau
REX Theatre
Mitzi Gaynor
Dale Robertson
Johnson Bros
Goodyear Tires Mall Chain Saws
Frank Macko
Robert Widwire
the den
Mrs
George Roof
First Avenue
West Main Street
Charles Cummings
George Stowe
Aetna
Rossbacher Insurance Service
We. Corby
William McCarthy
Dean Bashline
Borstorff & Fitch
DeSoto
Plymouth
Corry, Pa
Ook Dey
Harold Bruce
Wiel
Harry B. Smith
Mrs. Mary Jewell
Clarence Wallace
Chrysler
Kaiser
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