Erie area items include fires, budget talks, and transport
A Paragraf fire destroyed a two story home after a Sunday morning blaze blamed on faulty oil stoves, with $11,000 insured value and $3,000 contents coverage cited. Weather forecasters predict a mild stretch with a chilly turn by Tuesday. Allegheny Airlines plans to cut service at Franklin Chess Lamberton Airport, possibly early next week. J P H Johnston of Erie is recovering post surgery. Union City School Board seeks state funds of 10539 for fire hazard related structural changes. A Corry Route 426 collision left two autos damaged and drivers summoned to court.
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Allegheny Airlines
Franklin
Chess Lamberton
Franklin Air Terminal
Union City Area
School girl charged with theft from Dallas Public Library
A high school girl faces a theft charge under 350 for allegedly stealing more than 100 books from the Dallas Public Library. She has been released on her own recognizance. Among titles read are Analytical Geometry and Calculus, Solar Energy, Pecos Bill, How to Understand Policies, and Basic Volleyball.
Eisenhower to Attend Welcome Home Dinner in Gettysburg
President Eisenhower will be feted with a welcome home dinner in Gettysburg on January 21 following his presidency. Hotel Gettysburg owner Henry M. Scharf said the President and Mrs. Eisenhower accepted invitations, with about 200 guests due to space limits. The couple plans to retire to a farm near Gettysburg.
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Gettysburg
Mamie
Eisenhower
Henry M. Scharf
Free ducats to inauguration for veterans and MOH winners
About 250 disabled veterans military hospital patients and Medal of Honor winners will receive free $100 tickets to the preinaugural show organized by Sinatra and Lawford. Patients will be drawn from Bethesda Naval Hospital Walter Reed Army Hospital and hospitals at Andrews Air Force Base Ft Belvoir. A separate report from Waynesburg Pa notes a coal mine accident at Mather mine killing Elroy Mc Mannes a 50 year old father of 10.
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Washington
Frank Sinatra
Peter Lawfor
Bethesda Naval Hospital
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Andrews Air Force Base
Ft. Belvoir
Walsh 75 dies after 45 years PRR service in Corry
Corry obituary for 75 year old Bawaraww street resident a 43 year veteran of the Pennsylvania Railroad who retired in 1952 died early this morning at Colry Memorial Hospital after admission January ah. Born July 11 in OM City he came to Corry in 1911. He married Hazel Koehler June 16 1914. He worked for the PRR starting 1907 remaining with the OM City Buffalo line, was yard master here. Surviving include his wife two sons John E. and Fred T two sisters Mrs E J Donovan and Mrs Charles Kessel one brother Jay and 12 grandchildren. Friends may call Bracken Funeral Home tonight 7 to 9 and tomorrow 2 to 4 7 to 9 with Rosary Sunday 4 pm and Requiem Mass Monday 9 4 m at St Thomas Church burial St Thomas Cemetery.
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Bawaraww Street
Pennsylvania Railroad
Colry Memorial Hospital
Mr. Walsh
OM City
Corry
Hazel Koehler
PRR
Road
Buffalo
Walsh
St. Thomas Church
Corry Elks Lodge
VPW
Brotherhood of Rantroid
Wiliams
U.S. Army
Germany
Harold F
U.S. Air Porte
North Africa
John E
Fred T
Beaverdam
Mis
E. J. Donovan
Hershey
Charles Kessel
Miami
Jay
Rochester
Bracken Funeral Home
Funeral Home
St. ‘Thomas’ Church
St. Thomas’ Cemetery
Counties Set To Vote On School District Merger
Crawford Venango and Warren counties will place merger questions on spring primary ballots after Judge Mook grants the Crawford County School Board petition. The question asks voters if they favor merging the Centerville borough Hydetown borough Oil Creek Township Titusville city in Crawford County with Cherry Tree Township Venango County and Southwest Township Warren County Pennsylvania, with yes or no options.
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Warren County
Pennsylvania
Fire Safety Probe Targeting Area Schools in Lander
Lander the Department of Labor and Industry to again probe three Northern Area elementary schools for fire safety. School solicitor Richard Leuthold said the district awaits word after requesting an extension on repairs. Directors at the joint meeting discussed interviewing Altoona architects Hunter Campbell and Rea for future elementary construction.
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Department of Labor and Industry
War pact reported as Red China Burma join anti guerrilla fight
The China Post cites intelligence sources saying Red China and Burma signed a pact to wage joint warfare against an estimated 16,000 to 29,000 anti-Communist guerrillas along their borders. The article notes an additional elementary building study is required before an extension is approved.
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Taipei
Formosa
China Post Today
Red China
Burma
Anr
Untouchables shown despite prison protest in New York
Ten ABC stations aired The Untouchables despite a warning from the U S Bureau of Prisons director James W Bennett who opposed renewal of licenses for showing the second installment The Big Train. Bennett argued the depiction harmed public respect for officers and Atlanta Penitentiary.
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New York
American Broadcasting Co
U.S. Bureau of Prisons
James W. Bennett
al Capone
Atlanta
Alcatraz Prison
San Francisco Bay
Capone
Bennett
ABC
Federal Communications , Commission
U.S
Atlanta Penitentiary
Omar F. Elder Jr
Santa Fe
N.M
Harold A. Cox
Cox
New Mexico Penitentiary
Echoes of a Bygone Era in Random 20th Century Reminiscence
A patchwork of retro brief glimpses recalls a past era: fathers gifting gold pocket watches on 21st birthdays, mothers baking as before, magicians promised posthumous messages, and naturalists warning about species loss. We see Woolworth Tower’s height debate, crowds awaiting cinema idols, and daily life routines from lugage handlers to barber shops as social hubs.
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New York
Houmni
Radcoon
Jess Ste
Woolworth
Manhattan Island
Wally Reid
Rudolph Valentine
Hal Boyles Americana and Social Mores Echoed
A garbled column sketches midcentury Americana with disjointed vignettes on smoking women, youth morality, pool halls, bowling alleys, and parental concerns. It references public health and social norms, hinting at attitudes toward cigarettes, tuberculosis, and proper conduct.
Engagement Announced in Palm Springs California
An engagement is announced with personal names and a proposed wedding timeline. The notice lists individuals connected to Palm Springs and New Orleans, noting the couple's ages and intended marriage timing in the near future.
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Palm Springs
Calif
Duuweilier
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P. H. Johnston
North Center Street
Hamot Hospital
Erie
Erie County Tuberculosis Hospital
Elmer Kohlmiller Jr
Gannon College
Sam H
Bony
Gérie
Stirray
Arthur Dartel
Willum Watts
Justice of the Peace Ployd Marsh
Cory
Waynesburg
Mather
Mather-Pickens
Elroy McMannes
Maria Prey
Quarryville, Pa
Harrisburg
Terby
Chrysler
Newport
Windsor
New Yorker
Clarence Wallace
First Ave
Citizens National Bank of
Citizens National Bank OF Corry
United States
Federal Reserve Bank
I. M. G. Baldwin
M O. Baldwin
E. W. Feldt
Walter L, Peake
Hubert 5
Vaughn
State of
County
of Erie
Hal Boyle
Pathers
Odr
Hyun
Ani
Tai
Enusstler
Peubierie
Willy Hubble
Hartley
Smith St
3Rd Ward
Fiartley
Smith Street
Frederick St
Britten
W. Pleasant St
Mallory
Spring St
Nut
Vairport
Josep Amoroso
Center SL
1St Ward
Hermes
Knight
Len
Durfy Duplex
Grove St
Titusvil Rockets
Reno
Eri
Thenyuinds
Ers
Miss Meadgill
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