Corry Journal reports local officials and court actions
The Erie area notes include former city treasurer Maude Mills who died at St. Marys Home and served 1924 to 1928 with 20 years as deputy treasurer. Also reported: Mrs Louis Lasster Hecker dies in St Petersburg, Fla, a fatal sea storm in 1955, a new $500000 prestressed plant in Fairview Township to employ about 80, and Erie Coach Co absolved of negligence in a January 1955 bus collision case. Additionally, a Pittsburgh stylist will visit Marge's Beauty Salon and other brief items across Meadville Franklin and Falconer with court actions, sales, and local notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maude 5. Mills
St Mary’s
Evie
Shep
Louis Lasster Hecker
St. Petersburg
Fla
Hecker
Harvey Hecker
Lake Erie
F. L. Baressi
Eries
Fairview Township
John Briggs
Concrete Pipe Co
Briggs
Erie
Erie Coach Co
Theodore Leasure
Clarence Scott
Alse
Scott
Heaton
Pittsburgh
Marge's
Petroleum Center
Stevenson
Jenny Williams
Harry Leroy Oakes Jr
Dempseytown
C. D
Meadville
Herbert, A.mook
Woman Sets New Jet Speed Record at Long Island Base
Ruth Nichols aged 66, pioneer flier, reportedly flew an Air Force jet faster than 1,000 miles per hour at 51,000 feet, breaking women’s speed and altitude marks. Col Fred D Hook Jr witnessed the flight aboard a Delta Dagger during a test at Suffolk County Air Force Base on Long Island. Previous record was Jacqueline Cochran at 734 mph and 48,069 feet in 1968.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suffolk County Air Force Base
Ruth Nichols
Air Force
Miss Nichols
Fred D. Hook Jr
Air Force Base
Long Island
Jacqueline Cochran
Fine Klansman For Rally Rioting
Judge Lacy Manor sentenced James Garland Martin of Reidsville North Carolina to a 60 day suspended term after a 560 fine and costs for carrying a concealed weapon and public drunkenness at a KKK rally near Maxton. He was tried as an individual violator of the peace with about 50 Klansmen present as Lumbee Indians dispersed the crowd with gunfire and shouts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin
Maxton
Fog Shrouds Western Pennsylvania As Crashes, Gas Fumes Reported
The U S Weather Bureau reports dense fog across Western Pennsylvania with light fog in Erie Altoona and Brookville. A skidding crash on the Pennsylvania Turnpike near Bedford killed a Minnesota truck driver. In Baldwin Borough fog and high humidity drove carbon monoxide fumes from a gas heater into a home, dazing a family of five.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
U. S&s Weather Bureau
Pennsylvania
Minnesota
Blairsville
Erie Altoona
Brookville
Baldwin
Equitable Gas Co
Paul McGough
Parle
Dominick Caria
Beechview
Carola
Dolores
Patty
Paul
Patricia
Garcia
Three Years Given For Illegal Parking Crash
Frank Stuart, 48, a miner from Butte, Montana, was sentenced in federal court to three years in prison for violating the federal motor vehicle statute. He admitted parking his 1950s model car on a Northern Pacific Railway crossing near Butte on January 18, causing a passenger train to derail his vehicle. No injuries were reported. He claimed the car, which he said used two quarts of oil per 100 miles, was damaged in a dispute with a firm he says sold it.
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Butte
Montui
U.S
Murray
Frank Stuart
Vereck
Stirl
Bulle
Sald
Former American Ambassador to Spain and Chile Dies
Claude Bow, former U S ambassador to Spain and Chile and leading authority on Thomas Jefferson, died yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Claude
Bow
Spain
Chile
Thomas Jefferson
Fumes Take 1 Lives Seven Escape In Three Cities
A leaky gas heater fumes killed six family members in Tucson and left one child missing, while nearby Pittsburgh and Washington cases saw several family fatalities or injuries from gas heaters and carbon monoxide as responders worked to save affected households. In Tucson, six relatives died. in Pittsburgh a family faced collapse as a heater fumes incident triggered medical calls. in Washington a family saw multiple critical conditons with oxygen support for three children and a funeral planned for victims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tucson
Artz
James Leisure
Eva
Richard
Land Jim
Leisure
Melvin Swearer
Monty ‘Swearer
Richard Murray
Washington
Washington Hospital
Ricky Cox
Marilyn
Terry
Eugene Sr
West Finley
Greene County
Hospital Report Admits and Discharges In Corry Area
At the hospital report for 7 a.m. today unable to summon a physician in case of emergency. Admitted are Mrs George Phelps Wattsboro Mrs Russell Bemis 135 East Church Street Mrs John Bogniak Jr RD 1 Mrs Frederick Hurst Sherman Eurgene B month old son of Mr Snit Mrs Joseph Linkosk Clymer Mrs Raymond Rachomner 318 East South Street James Beckerink Clymer Mrs Robert Seblink North Clymer Discharged are Andy McKeta 418 Spring Street Mrs Estella Goring RD 1 Tony Paveta East Main Street Mrs Ralph McConnell and son James Russell 331s West Pleasant Street Daniel 2 son of Mr and Mrs Kenneth ODay 634 Liberty Street John Boythe Spartansburg. Exputed
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George Phelps
Wattsboro
Russell Bemis
East Church Street
John Bogniak Jr
Frederick Hurst
Sherman
Eurgene
Snit
Joseph. Linkosk
Clymer
Raymond Rachomner
East Bouth Street
James Beckerink
Robert Seblink
North Clymer
Andy McKeta
Spring Street
Estella Goring
R. D
Tony Paveta
East Main Street
Ralph McConnell
James Russell
West Pleasant Street
Daniel
Kenneth O'Day
Liberty Street
John Boythe
Spartansburg
Twin births at Corry Memorial Hospital noted
A son born yesterday afternoon to Mr and Mrs George Phelps of Wattsburg. A son born last evening to Mr and Mrs John Hogniak Jr of R D 1. A daughter born last evening to Mr and Mrs Frederick Hurst of Sherman at Corry Memorial Hospital.
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George Phelps
Wattsburg
Corry Memorial Hospital
John Hogniak Jr
R. D
Te Corry Memorial Hospital
Frederick Hurst
Sherman
Sparkman Criticizes Ike Housing Policy Retrenchment
Senator Sparkman assailed the Eisenhower administration on housing policy, saying retrenchment and retreat marked its approach. He cited a $177 million housing allocation released a month earlier and warned the budget message signals a shift away from government mortgage support and direct loans.
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Dem Solon
Chicago
Sen
Sparkman
D-Ala
Eisenhower
National Association of Home
Congress
Dent wins 21st District seat in Greensburg area
Dent, a longtime Democrat and Westmoreland County figure, defeated Morrison in Greensburg by a wide margin after gathering most district totals early and leading from the first outside Greensburg reporting. Dent plans to be sworn in as congressman soon, resigning his State Senate seat where a special election will be called.
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Page One
Greensburg
Westmoreland County
GOP
Morrison
Dent
Democratic Party
State Senate
Gov
Lead
Ler
Senate
Jeannette
Scottdaly Council
Burgess
Westmoreland
Trucker dies in Pike Turnpike crash near Bedford
James Shockley 33 of Minneapolis was killed when his tractor trailer skidded on ice and struck a guard rail after Chester Stager 66 of Portage Pa car slid on the ice and halted against a barrier on the Pennsylvania Turnpike about 13 miles east of Bedford Interchange. Alan P Hill a passenger in the Stager car was taken to Bedford Memorial Hospital with injuries. Police described Stager escaping injury and attempting to warn traffic before the crash occurred.
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Edford
Sauneso
Pennsylvania Turnpike
Bedford
James Shockley
Minneapolis
Bedford Conky Memorial Hospital
Alan P. Hilla
Belleville
N. J
Chester Stager
Portage
Shockley
Stager
Stayer
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Corry Journal Printing Department
Judge Herberk
Mook
Mendville Area
Flye Rexall
Falconer
Russell Ferraro
A. E. Hany Johnson
A F Joseph
Sundaay
Ferrara
Inick
Johnson
Ferraro
Morton
Fred Simms
Cook
Erie County Infirmary
Simms
Hamot Hospital
Florida
Rossbacher Insurance Service
West South Street
jFrank Sabol
Eric
Herman Hauser
Samuel ¥. Rossiter
Ste Amelio Cacchione
John Hauser
Cacchione
Diemer
Clarion, Mes
Velma Fitagerald
Clarion
Charles Fitzgerald
S&h
Wardamark
Davis
North Center Street
Western
Tuffy
Kendall
Ita
Washington Streets
Corry
N. Center St
Ovar
Sears & Roebuck
Erie — Corner
Eighth & State Sts
The
Corry Hospital
Virginia Huston
Bellingham
Wash
Dewey
Michael
Jonathan
Solon
Crystal Coal CO
Maple Ave
Cady and Collier
South St
Roy Wolfe
For Action
Thomas Motors of Corry, Inc
Pike
Eg, Ted A
China
United States
W. Main
Wben-Tv
Buffalo
Brice Hood
Lowell Thomas
Circle Theatre
Corsica
Fhursday
Garry Moore
Arthur Godfrey
Guiding Light
Matanee Playhouse
Thunkey
Studio Fo
Preston
Richard Diamond
Playhouse
East South Street
Oldsmobile
Colliston
Servier
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