Fire Chief Receives Grateful Note From Local Firm
A letter to Chief Jerome Davis commends the Corry Hose Company for its prompt decisive work at a Corry hardwoods yard fire last Saturday morning. Tri-State Hardwoods Inc notes the crew’s training and spirit, thanking them for a job well done. A separate report updates Congressman Joseph P. Vigorito’s two week Italy tour as a goodwill envoy visiting Milan Rome Turin Florence and Taranto. He plans meetings with Italian officials on mutual concerns. A Philadelphia feature highlights Dorothea Lo Russo, 100, crediting decades of quiet life to 25 years without hearing disorder.
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Jerome Davis
Stanford Hose Company
Corry
City Hall
Pennsylvania
Davis
Corry Yard
Tri-State Hardwoods, Inc
Herbert S. Ascherman
Washington
Joseph P. Vigorito
Italy
Vigorito
Erie
Milan
Rome
Turin
Florence
Taranto
United States
Deceiving Looks End in Robbery in Philadelphia
Police arrested two men dressed in women's clothes after they used impostor disguises to strongarm Henry Slaughter who stopped to help two women. Slaughter lost 80 dollars before the suspects fled. officers later identified the disguise as the robbery ploy and charged the two with theft and related offenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Henry Slaughter
Heart transplant sequence alters life of Kasperak family
Dr. Shumway and team performed a groundbreaking heart transplant transferring a hospital patient’s heart to Kasperak, the fourth such operation, while also transplanting a kidney to another recipient. White, urged by family, consented to donate after his wife’s death from heart failure.
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Mrs. White
Kasperak
Shumway
Traction Association Seeks Corry Trolley Photos
The Northwestern Pennsylvania Electric Traction Association seeks pictures and history of the Corry and Columbus Street Railway. Contact Kenneth Springirth at 4720 Cliff Drive, Erie. The group preserves Erie County electric street railway history and tracks lines such as Buffalo & Lake Erie and Erie Street Railways.
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Northwestern Pennsylvania Electric Traction Association
Corry
Columbus
Kenneth Springirth
Cliff Drive
Erie
Erie County
Pennsylvania
Buffalo & Lake Erie
Buffalo
Conneaut & Erie
Conneaut
Ohio
Northwestern Electric Service Co
Meadville
Linesville
Conneaut Lake Park
Erie Street Railways
Warm Bus Replaces Cold Church
Nearly 50 churchgoers braved a Sunday storm to find Bret wood Baptist Church heating out. A parishioner used a school bus to transport his family from Warby Exeter and convert the vehicle into an improvised worship space, allowing services to proceed.
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Brentwood
N.H
Bretwood Baptist Church
Warby Exeter
Zip Code Clue Airdropped In Beale Transfer
Air Force Maj. Ken Anderson faced secrecy over a new assignment when his Beale Base transfer was labeled classified. He found his orders listed a postal ZIP code and checked the directory at the post office, revealing the code for the destination.
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Sacramento
Calif
Air Force
Ken Anderson
Beale Air Force Base
Court finds McDonald guilty and warns of further charges
Judge McClelland convict McDonald of assault and battery and fine him 50 dollars after noting arrest without a warrant. McDonald faces another hearing in February on resisting arrest. A threat against Officer Nichols followed the decision, with a shotgun found by Sgt. Keppel and held at the station. Police consult with DA as ongoing case edges into further charges. Winter term at Penn State opens with 31,371 students. Roger W. Rowland reelected president of the board of trustees. Shop Your Corry Stores.
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McClelland
McDonald
Auer
Nichols
Frank Carnegie
Carnegie
da Nang
South Vietnam
James Keppel
Keppel
District Attorney's Office
Erie
University Park
Pennsylvania State University
Penn State
Roger W. Rowland
New Castle
Four Hurt In Minor Mishaps
Four persons were injured in weekend mishaps. Charles Swegles, 20, from Colonial Terrace Motel, ski injury to left leg treated. Lucy Catalin, 16, ice skating at Mead Park, possible left ankle fracture, released after treatment. Jennifer Silvis, 10 months, left hand burns from hot stove, released. Stephen Cragg, 1, Franklin Street, slipped on home steps, lacerated left ear and bruised forehead, released after treatment.
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Corry Memorial Hospital
Charles Swegles
Colonial Terrace Motel
Lucy Catalin
North Center Street
Mead Park
Jennifer
Harry Silvis
Fairview Street
Franklin Street
Stephen
Victor N. Cragg
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Our
TriState Hardwoods
Corry Brefighters
Dorothea Lo Russo
U.S. Heart
Irwin
Dorothy,m. Boggs
U. S. 30
George Fox Agency
Insurance Exchange
Auto Home Life
Ridge Street
Evans
Traction Association
Quincy
Franklin County
Anna Ronney Saylor
Waynesboro
Marine
Marine Bank
Marine National Bank
Titusville
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