Twenty Years Ago Highlights From Journal Files
Clyde F Brown reelected president of the Salvation Army Advisory Board at a January 23 dinner at the Bluebird Restaurant. Merle Cooper suffered burns repairing at Rogers Structural Steel after contacting charged electric cables. A second diphtheria case is reported with Elizabeth Dempsey ill at West Wayne street. Orrin Long and Miss Jane Muir married at Emmanuel Episcopal Church parsonage. Concert plans advance for January 29 at the Senior High School auditorium with Lucile Murray overseeing music in public schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde F. Brown
Salvation Army Advisory Board
Bluebird
Merle Cooper
Rogers Structural Steel Company
Elizabeth Dempsey
D. Dempsey
West Wayne Street
Orrin Long
Jane Muir
L. O. Otts
Emmanuel Episcopal Church
Poultry and Egg Price Support Changes Highlight 1950 Plan
A Corry Post Office rate notice leads into a discussion of egg price trends and farm supports. Prices in New York and Chicago show declines from a year ago, while the Agricultural Act of 1949 shifts egg price supports from mandatory to permissive, with 1950 targets set around 37 cents a dozen and ongoing government purchases through January and February.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
New York
Chicago
Mercantile Exchange
Department of Agriculture
Missouri Soldier Sentenced to 15 Years in Japan Death
A Missouri soldier, Pfc James N Chadd of Valley Park, was sentenced to 15 years for the unpremeditated murder of Pfc Charles E Everson of Titusville in a December 5 quarrel in Kokura Japan. Everson died from internal hemorrhage the next day at 118th General Hospital Fukuoka. Everson had enlisted February 23 1947 after serving with the Merchant Marine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Titusville
Missouri
Army
Tokyo
Associated Press
Pfo
James N. Chadd
Valley Park
Charles E. Everson
Kokura
Everson
118Th General Hospital
Fukuoka
Pfc
Japan
The
Merchant Marine
Brother of Corry Man Dies at Meadville
Oliver Caune dies at home in Meadville aged obituary notes he leaves a brother Robert of Corry a son Frank of Meadville a daughter Mrs Gladys Moore of near Meadville and a nephew Forest Childs of Titusville Funeral services set for Thursday at 10 am at Byham Funeral Home Meadville
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver Caune
Meadville
Robert
Corry & Son
Frank
Gladys Moore
Forest Childs
Titusville
Byham Funeral Home
IQ Quiz Challenge Predicts Your Genius Rating
A reader guide asks ten general knowledge questions spanning politics, geography, science, and history. It directs checking the classified page for answers and notes scores reflect memory improvement over time.
Rift Seen Over Gas Tax Split in Erie County
Erie county townships and boroughs dispute the split of the state liquid fuels tax fund. Last year townships received 61 percent of 259000, while boroughs seek a 50-40 division despite higher township road costs. Spokesmen cite nonassessable property revenue losses and propose adjustments via fuel tax allocation. A decision was expected this week to fit budgets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erie
Erie County
Boros
Lamberton
True or false: GI Bill benefits only for enlisted veterans
The Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1844 GI Bill of Rights limited benefits to veterans who served as enlisted personnel.
Services for Miss Minnie E Kirch Held Monday Afternoon
Rev G Sowman of St Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Church officiated at the funeral of Miss Minnie E Kirch. The service followed by burial at Pine Grove Cemetery. Bearers were Howard Brooks Gerald Ross Elwin Birch and Santa Leone Burin. Out of town mourners included Elwin Birch Union City R D 3 Lynn Phillips Wattsburg Mrs Kenneth Nichols Bradford and Herbert Lindstrom Spartansburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marry G, Sowman
St Paul's Evangelical, Lutheran Church
Minnie E. Kirch
Brocken-Keating
Howard Brooks
Gerald Ross
Elwin Birch
Santa Leone
Burin
Pine Grove
Union City
R. D
Lynn Phillips
Wattsburg
Kenneth Nichols
Bradford
Herbert Lindstrom
Spartansburg
Also Mentioned on This Page
Corry
New Deal Optical
Erie, Pa
Department of Sericulture
DeSoto
O'Conor
U. S. Senate
Indonesia
America
Robert Mortis
U. S. Bureau of Mines
Department
U. S
Earth
California
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Sacranemo
Florida
Truman
Navy
Fleet Sonar School
Straits of Gibraltar
Faneuil Hall
Boston
Lina
Pennsylvania Electric Company
E. T. Cherry
District
Manogue
Cthiat
CBS
Borstorff & Fitch
First Avenue
Corry, Pa
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