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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1958
Page
6
The Rex Theatre weekly cash prize now stands at 275 and remains unclaimed. Richard Stearns of 716 West Pleasant Street was drawn Saturday night but was not present. next week's prize grows to 400. Other local items include traffic fines, hospital reports, and municipal notices across Corry.
Multiple highway and street incidents across Pennsylvania over the weekend claimed at least ten lives. Notable crashes included two head on collisions near underpasses in Dutyeu and Prompton, with several injured. Separate fires in Berwick and Bradford produced additional fatalities, while a fall from a bumper line and a Pittsburgh bridge plunge added to the toll. Two young children also perished in local traffic mishaps near their homes.
Judge Harry M. Montgomery called a January grand jury to probe bombings and lawlessness in Pittsburgh area, urging state city and county officers to cooperate. Thirteen incidents labeled as bombings have occurred recently with several arrests made.
In St Petersburg Florida Alfred Bilger Jr 18 and Paula Ryan 14 attempted a joint suicide by driving a car into a tree. The crash injured Paula severely and killed her. Alfred was jailed on reckless driving charges with bond set at 150 dollars. The teens had said they were forbidden to marry and had planned to die together for some time.
Funeral service for Richard Hurlbut was held Saturday afternoon at 1:30 in Bracken Funeral Home with Rev. Paul Bauer officiating. Burial followed at Pine Grove Cemetery. Bearers included Dr. J. Guy Butters Thomas Moketa George Johnson Joseph Pitcavage Arthur Litz Gerald Staples. A Corry Moose lodge delegation attended. Out of town guests included Philip Hurlbut Frances Westley from Chicago Mr and Mrs Wilrid Westley of French Creek Mr and Mrs Guy Hurlbut of Frewsburg Mr and Mrs Ralph Young of Hydetown.
Emerson McAllister Jr, 31, a railroad worker, killed his father Emerson McAllister Sr, 95, with a single barrel shotgun after a quarrel over TV sound in their Addison village home in Steuben County. Police said the son admitted the shooting saying he was glad his dad was dead. The pair had frequent arguments and the son refused to attend the funeral.
The mayor assigns all officers from chief down to patrolmen to temporary duty to fill vacancies while keeping changes short term. A sewage plant official moves from streets to safety to ease workload at the plant and align city services with county health structure.
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