Local Fire and Police Roundup From Erie County to Corry
Fire units answered calls in Wayne township and Corry Jamestown plant with alarms triggered by a broken sprinkler head. A Crawford county man Ralph Brink remained in Western Penitentiary pending review of testimony in a federal case about alleged constitutional rights violations after a prior sentence reduction. Police investigated a hit and run on West Main street from a 1937 green Chevrolet coupe. VA to close 13 Pennsylvania offices due to budget limits, affecting Oil City and Meadville among others. Marriage license applications filed in Erie County and surrounding towns. Weather forecast predicts below normal temperatures with light snow flurries later in the week. Local zoning board to hear Nick Aquilino’s petition to open a shoe repair shop. Corporal Marold McCartney reported killed in Korea was confirmed by Defense Department.
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Feder
Wallace
Gourley
Pittsburgh
Crawford County
Western Penitentiary
Ralph Brink
Brink
U. S
Joseph Pirro
Myrtle Street
West Main Street
Pirro
Erie
Nick Aquilino
Corry Zoing Board
North
Denver Street
Zoning Board
Youth Fatally Hurt In Route 88 Crash Near California
A weekend auto wreck near California Pennsylvania on Route 88 claimed its second victim. Robert Boulanger, 17, of California, died last night and Omer C. Anderson, 44, also of California, died earlier after being thrown from a vehicle that struck 15 guard rails.
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Brownsville
California
Robert Boulanger
Omer C. Anderson
Boulanger
Blood typing program faces civil defense worries
Harrisburg on January 30 Associated Press reports that a state civil defense medical adviser Dr W W Widdowson criticized a national veterans group blood typing drive as giving the public a false sense of security. He warned of conflicting opinions on sufficient typing material and safe sera for a wide program.
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Associated Press
Harrisburg
National Veterans Organization
State Civil Defense Commission
W. W. Widdowson
State Commission
Amyets
Widdowson
Civil Defense Tag Critique by Widdowson
Widdowson criticizes a statewide civil defense program and the plastic veteran tag as ineffective. He says the campaign is not a true official Pennsylvania civil defense effort and notes the tag’s lack of durability and heat resistance, arguing it would not endure conditions that could burn skin.
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Widdowson
Pennsylvania
Veterans Organization
Lutheran Council Opens 3rd Annual Convention in New York
At the National Lutheran Council opening session Dr Lawrence M Stavig head of the service agency for eight Lutheran bodies urged closer relations among branches to meet contemporary challenges. The call to closer closeness came as the convention began in New York on January 20.
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New York
National Lutheran Council
Lawrence M. Stavig
Allied Drive Hindered by Enemy Resistance on Front
Allied patrols re-enter Hoensong to find it empty of Communists while clashes with guerrillas persist south of Tanyang. A 600 strong Red force attacked northwest of Suwon but was repelled. Day and night air bombers struck villages around Seoul as large Communist convoys totaling 1800 vehicles moved toward the battlefront. Swinton reports radar spotted a 400 vehicle convoy north of Pyongyang on the road.
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Hoensong
Tanyang
Suwon
S. Fifth Air Force
Seoul
Associated Press
Stan Swinton
Bat Hlefront
Swinton
Pyongyang
Erie Woman Dies In Stove Blast
An 80 year old woman, Mrs Katherine Piehenbrink, died from burns after a gas stove exploded in a bathroom. A tenant and a telephone lineman tried to rescue her but she could not be saved. Mrs Theresa Diugolenski, who rooms in the house, heard the blast and assisted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erie
Katherine Pie~henbrink
Theresa Diugolenski
Large convoy movements reported near Changjin and Wonsan
A report traces a second group of about 400 vehicles from Hichow to Kumu and another convoy along the road to Seoul. Night planes sighted a vast column near the Changjin reservoir close to the Manchurian border. Navy shelling occurred Tuesday about 75 miles south of Wonsan on the east coast.
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Hichow
Kumu
Sariwon
Seoul
Changjin
Wonsan
Explosion Victim Dies After Bathroom Fire Rescue
Mrs Piepenbrink died at Hamot Hospital eight hours after an explosion damaged her home. Mrs Drugolewski received treatment for burns to both hands and her injured left foot. Leo Robie, Eric, and others rushed in to help extinguish the blaze and aid the victims.
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Leo Robie
Eric
Piepenbrink
Hamot
Drugolewski
Duff Named to Senate Small Business Committee
Senator Duff of Pennsylvania has been appointed to the Senate small business committee led by Senator Sparkman. He replaces Senate Democratic leader McFarland of Arizona who told Vice President Barkley he cannot continue on the committee.
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Duff
Washington
Senate
Small Business Committee
Sparkman
D-Al
McFarland
Arizona
Barkley
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Boston
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New Castle
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William ‘Torzek
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Youngsville
View Mink Ranch
Erie County Court House
Gene R. Clark
Centérville
Betty Weed
Union City
Philip Wilcox
Sherman
Elizabeth Kaufman
North East
Pfo
Marold McCartney
Charles J. McCartney
Defense Department
Corry
Corry- Jamestown
Pople Os Re Tae Electric CO
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Center Street
Civil Defense
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Paylis
BP Finance CO
Consumer Discount CO
Personal Consumer Biscount Co
N. Center ST
Harry Hall
YES
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W. W. Waterhouse
W. South St
Corry, Pa
REX Theatre
Copper Canyon
Ray Milland
Hedy Lamarr
Johnson Bros
International Harvester
William Trostle
Charles Willet
Jean Depew
Mrs
Jane Devereaux
Borstorff & Fitch DeSoto
Plymouth
First Avenue
Chester Forbes
Clarence Wallace
Chrysler
Hubley
R. 1
Davison
Donald H, Mosher
Rita Hund
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Rossbacher
Rossbaceher Insurance Service
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David Nichols
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