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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1939
Page
7
A tense gun drive incident concluded with city police seizing weapons and detaining suspects. Officials confirmed no injuries during the operation and praised officers for orderly conduct as neighborhoods relaxed after the raid.
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Erie county's 1989 budget remains 47502 out of balance and a tax increase above 7.6 mills looms if cuts cannot be found by Monday. Commissioners spent almost the entire day reviewing receipts and expenditures, trimming 420000 from tuberculosis hospital funding and 11745 from the commissioner's office, plus 375 cut Wednesday to reach the deficit reduction. Heads of court house offices were questioned, with limited reductions made during Wednesday's sessions.
Washington, Jan. 6 The Erie Railroad testified in support of a plan to reorganize by halving fixed intercity charges. John Thompson and R. Woodruff, Erie VPs, outlined the plan in Washington with supporting exhibits. Thompson said the move would simplify corporate structure and reduce debt from 391,479,928 to 233,523,280 and capitalization from 538,681,45 to 492,942,710.
In Rie, Jan. 6, county commissioners abandoned the four year registration checkup for about 82 000 city and county registrations. Attorney Jacob Held ruled the full checkup need not be done until 1940, saving the county between 2000 and 10 000 dollars. The 1999 act on permanent registration was repealed by 1987, allowing five year counting from 1937 rather than 1985. The plan aims to reduce faulty enrollments by reviewing files for movers, address changes, and nonvoters within two years, with selective checks continuing after 1940.
A strong wind swept through Erie on Thursday morning causing heavy damage including downed trees and severed electrical and telephone service. East Side Auto Bailey garage at 490 E 12th Street collapsed but occupants escaped injury as crews from Erie County Electric, Die Lighting, and Pennsylvania Telephone worked to restore service after emergency calls.
A Kenmore bank teller, identified by authorities, faces charges after alleged thefts totaling nearly $9,000 from four Kenmore Bark accounts over the past four years. Indictment followed grand jury proceedings as police seek to verify the numerous transactions under review.
Blairsville Pa Jan 6 Indiana County Coroner John Wants ruled the shooting deaths of George Peters a 28 year old janitor and his 22 year old wife Hazel as apparently suicide and murder by the coroner the couple were found dead in bed in their upper story apartment of a downtown Blairsville Kuaimesa building Peters worked as caretaker occupants of the building reported a lack of theft from the furnace and notified police after Peters could not be located.
City residents called for relief as taste and color complaints linger over water supply. Officials blamed a new 320000 gallon illumination plank project at Anderson Creek intake for ongoing disturbance despite workers efforts to minimize impact.
Thea P Williams, member of the Corry Regional Committee, will address Golden Rule Club at St Pauls Lutheran church during Monday evenings dinner meeting. The event precedes the Civic Employees Association talks, with Carl I Hetton as president. The club will elect officers and appoint a nominating committee. The ladies of St Pauls will serve.
A WPA worker, Robert Bishop, 28, was injured by a bullet while cleaning debris on a project in Wayne Township Erie County. The incident occurred as he yelled in pain and was swept into a debris pile. Official affidavits from local supervisors confirm the town’s classification and funding details for the project.
Wealthy gambler Edward Fowler hunts for proof in Carryn Bessinger's hotel suite. Letters, a coded clue, and a tense bridge game unfold as multiple characters circle the truth while a fatal knife threat looms in the shadowed house. To be continued.
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