Explosion damages Hall apartments in Kane. several incidents noted
Six families felt a basement fire from an undetermined explosion at 745 Hall apartments in Kane Sunday evening. Fire Chief Gardner said damage was slight and the blast origin unknown. Tenant Melvin Kelly used a carbon tetrachloride extinguisher on spilled soap and detergent. A Corry Civil Defense meeting is set for 7 p.m. tomorrow at the Library Building. Also on King Street a icy stretch caused a Corry car to collide with a parked truck, with injuries and damage reported. President Eisenhower nominated district postmasters including Glen George of Reno, Norman Abcott of Sugar Grove, and Victor Westerberg of Kane. A 25-year-old Corry man in critical condition from a gunshot wound to the chest was found in his yard after a dispute with his girlfriend’s father. Freezing rain worsened travel as a weather front lingered with snow forecast. High 42, low 16. Bugbee of Corry reportedly resisted a $500 wage increase. Frank McKnight, Corry attorney, gets a $570 raise to $3,300 yearly. A new voice fire alarm and upgraded telephone system will cost $50,000 at Warren State Hospital under state capital improvements.
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Transplanted U S Farmer Seeks Secure Life in Australia
Stanley Yankus, once a Michigan wheat farmer near Dowagiac, moved with family to Adelaide after years of federal limits on his crop. He now works for Pope Products Ltd. earning $36 weekly, building a $12,500 home, and plans to live in Australia permanently despite longing for American friends.
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Crook Gives Cops Helping Hand OAKLAND Calls
Police who investigated a center robbery hurried to the home of Gerald E. Tyrvanen, 25. They found him in bed with his clothes on, pockets stuffed with money from the cash register. Tyrvanen’s wallet and identification papers were found. The department said the hospital fire alarm system only alerts the section endangered by fire to prevent panic.
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Death Charges In Erie Auto Smashup
18 year old Gerald Hansen faces charges in an Erie fatal auto crash that killed 39 year old Charles J Haas, father of five. Authorities say Hansen admitted driving at high speed, estimated 35 to 40 mph over the 25 mph limit, before the collision that caused Haas’s skull fracture. A conference with District Attorney Herbert J Johnson Jr and others led to the filing of charges and arraignment planned before Alderman George Christoph.
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On the Beach Author Nevil Shute Norway Dies
Melbourne AP reports British author Nevil Shute Norway age 60 died in a hospital after a stroke. Known for the best seller On the Beach the novel about humanity’s end after nuclear war, he also had a notable aviation career flying the Atlantic twice in 1930 in a dirigible.
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May Shut Schools On Jew Holidays In New York City
New York City public schools may close next fall on Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur after a recommendation by Schools Superintendent John J. Theobald. He noted about 18,000 of the 40,000 teachers and just over a third of the 850,000 students are Jewish.
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Woman Pleads Innocent to Battery in Dog Leash Beating
Sasse, 37, faces a Wednesday hearing on a battery charge filed after Ursula Weeel, 17, said she was beaten with a dog leash for not preparing dinner. Bail set at 1050 dollars. Sasse acknowledges hitting but denies beating. The family history notes prior separations and WWII era losses in Breslau.
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Retired U.S. Steel Executive Found Dead in Home Garage
Frank R. Burnette Sr, a former U.S. Steel Corp executive, was found dead in the garage of his Bethel Park residence yesterday. Police identify the death as an apparent carbon monoxide poisoning case.
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Bootlegger Pleads Guilty in Massive NY Operation
New York AP report says Livigno, named the nation’s top bootlegger, pleaded guilty to conspiracy and illicit still charges. He hid operations on an old coal barge, an abandoned Navy prison, and coal storage bins in New York Harbor, supplying others who cut and color alcohol for sale as whisky. Government estimated up to 25 million dollars in taxes could have been collected over 20 years. Continued on bail at 5,000 dollars pending January 28 sentence. potential 15 years and 30 thousand dollar fine. His brother Maurice Sevigne, Brooklyn, listed as No. 2 bootlegger.
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Fire destroys plant in icy region blaze
A fire at a plant caused $35,000 damage at 2:45 a.m. Firefighters labored until dawn as Salvation Army volunteers supplied coffee. Ground frozen by cold slowed access but mud later hampered movement. No injuries were reported. Burnette, once assistant executive VP for engineering and raw materials, retired in 1986.
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Connie Haines Triumphs Over Bone Disorder After Bed Rest
Hollywood Highlights recounts Connie Haines overcoming a severe bone ailment that left her bedridden during her pregnancy and beyond. The singer, wife of Robert DeHaven, recalls losing mobility yet maintaining faith, undergoing therapy, and returning to performance in New Orleans as she plans Dot Records work and a potential TV series about faith and children.
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Citizens National Bank of Corry 1959 Report of Condition
Report of condition for Citizens National Bank of Corry Pennsylvania as of December 31 1959 filed under OCC statute. Includes assets such as cash balances loans and discounts government and state obligations and bank premises with total assets and liabilities and capital accounts. Signed by cashier T M Baldwin and directors R H Rossbacher G W Donaldson H Bracken.
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United States
Federal Reserve Bank
T. M. Baldwin
Pasadena drama leader Gil Mor Brown dies at 73
Gil Mor Brown, 73, a defining figure of the Pasadena Theatre and Dramatic School, died Sunday in Palm Springs, California. A longtime Pasadena Playhouse developer of many movie stars, he spent over four decades shaping local theater and education. Born in New Salem, North Dakota, his career bridged stage and screen talent.
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