Larceny, fires and accidents haunt Corry area police report
Police investigated a larceny at Ike's Billiards on East Main Street where 24 dollars in bills were stolen from a cash register. A firecracker report at Eagle Street prompted officers to scene, with two youths named but later found away. Kenneth E. Heacox Jr. was cited for reckless driving near the YMCA and North Center Street. Two beagles were taken to the city pound by June Rhodes, owners to claim. Free glaucoma tests offered at the Center for the Blind on 24th and Cherry by appointment. A Girard teen was shot in the right foot, an accidental discharge by a companion in a car. A North Warren girl was found dead and autopsy pending. Banks announced shortened Friday hours due to Fourth of July. Firemen battled a rubbish pile at Erie County Plastics. Parcel post size limits increased to 78 inches. Meadville Bypass bid awarded jointly. Meadville renewal acquisitions approved with closing set. Nelson Litwiller to speak at Beaverdam Mennonite Church. Mead Park vandalism leads to warnings. Overcomers Club film showing at Episcopalian Church. A GE employee injured at Hamot Hospital in Erie.
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Ike's
East Main ‘Street
Harry Clabbatt
B.D. 1
Corry
Resaurant
Kenneth E. Heacox Jr
East Smith Street
YMCA
North Center Street
Porter Auer
Erie County Plastics
East Main Street
Columbus Fire Department
Columbus
Erie
Sparta Senior Year and Local Social Ongoing
SPARTA EVENTS notes a senior year completion and visits from Denise Mead and Denise Mead's extended stay. Taichung, Taiwan missionaries Glen Graber and family stay three weeks with local hosts. Dennis Mead hosts a birthday drop in for Mrs Dorothy Sherlock. Mortgage burning at C M A Church. Rev Lindsey and Pastor Mattox participate. The Smith and Maxon reunion sees 154 attendees. New junior high plan in Pittsburgh approved at $9.2 million to serve 1600 students across eight districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Mead
Denise Mead
Lois Brown
Federalsburg
William Boythe
Glen Graber
Taichung
Taiwan
Raymond Straite
Spartansburg
Graber
June Straite
Dorothy Sherlock
Morris Wickwire
Corry
C.M.A
Thomas Lindsey
Grand Rapids, Mich
Mattox
Lindsey
Betty Lindsey
Dana
Smith and Maxon
Michael
Pittsburgh
Board of Education
West End
Greenway Middle
Forge Closing Titusville Plant Transfer 200
The National Forge Company said its Titusville plant will close on July 19 and operations will be moved to Irvine and Erie plants to meet demand. A relocation service will aid the 200 Titusville employees in finding new jobs while a search begins for an industrial buyer for the Titusville site. The move follows a capital goods slowdown and reduced orders. A separate Pittsburgh incident reports Mary Wong, 9, fatally struck by a car in Oakland near her home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Titusville
National Forge Company
Irvine
National Forge
Erie
Irvine and
Pittsburgh
Mary Wong
Oakland
Len Wong
Recreation Playground Results and Upcoming Athletic Day
Last week average attendance across summer recreation playgrounds was 212 with Concord and Wright each at 60, Fairview and Washington 25, Columbus 22, and Mead Part 20. A tour of Dodd Farms Dairy occurred Thursday. Tomorrow is athletic day for all groups. Tennis at Wright School high school from to 3, rain will move to the high school gym. Winners last week include Columbus badmintonists Bob Davis and Jim Small, croquet players Dick Page and Don.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
Wright
Fairview
Washington
Columbus
Mead
Dodd Farms
Wright School
Bob Davis
Jim Small
Dick Page
Don
Funeral rites for John E. Volk held at Bracken Funeral Home
Final rites were held yesterday at 2 p.m. for John E. Volk at Bracken Funeral Home with Rev. L. Burr Lounsbury and Rev. Walter Thoms officiating. Interment followed at West Lawn Cemetery in Columbus. Bearers included Columbus Volunteer Fire Department members J.H. Beagle, Leslie Dodd, John Zamborik, James Curtis, David Curtis, Hollis Upperman, Floyd Utegg, Joseph Ficcardi, Perry Mead and Arthur Hill. Out-of-town attendees came from Westfield New York Conneaut Ohio North East Clymer and were joined by many friends from Columbus Bear Lake and Corry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John E. Volk
John Westcott
Westfield
N.Y
William Volk
Ralph Volk
Conneaut
Ohio
Louie Rizzo
Larry Parmenter
North East
Cornelius Legters
John Legters
Clymer
Columbus
Bear Lake
Corry
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Eagle Street
June Rhodes
South Center Street
Erie County
Erie Center For the Blind
Erie County Department of Health
Southwest Erie Lions Club
Center For the Blind
Cherry Street
Girard
St. Vincent Hospital
Charles A. Hull
Edward Carr
North Warren
Warren General Hospital
Judith Lynn Wood
Lewis P. Wood
Ronald Simonsen
Marine National Bank
Corry Savings and Loan
Marine and National Banks
Alaska
Hawaii
Meadville
Robert Construction Co
Foster Grading Co
Jackson Center
Mercer County
Highway Department
Harrisburg
John Pepicelli
Authority
Nelson Litwiller
Argentina
Uruguay
Beaverdam
Mead Park
Charles Sutton
Hershey
Gettysburg
the Overcomers Club
CHEER
Norman Tarbell
Tarbell
General Electric
Hamot Hospital
Theodore Vanderhoof
Spring Street
Vanderhoof
Evelyn Meride
William Cook
Lena
Bill
J.H. Himes
Betty H. Covey
Darla Rae
Vicki Sue
Jody
Wellsboro
Sparta School
Sparta
YS Oat A.park
Shrine
Stearns and Foster
Barney
Furniture Department
SALT
Belle Vernon
Stephen Appling
Clarksville
Del
Washington County
Small
Bart Wetz
Bobby Merritt
Tom Lounsbury
Curt Nelson
Checkers
Charlyan Stockton
Billy Dodd
Katie Dodd
Betsy Dodd
Uncle Sam
Shelly Gambino
Mike Babcock
Tim Amoroso
Steve Kerr
John Acca Preveee
Beare Kerr
Amoroso
Tim
Eb Cote
el Mac
Kin Hanna
Anne Morton
Jim Hockenberry
Barb Brant
Pam Cochran
Bob Morris
Craig Dodgeball
Kathleen Coleman
John Defonzo
Frank Byerley
Theresa Kolaja
Barb Cote
Timmy Cox
Jeff Mack
Doug Drayer
Eline Cote
Dave Cote
Kim Hanna
Tom Slayton
Beth Thacker
Bob Cote
Orn
Plowright Playhouse
Warners
Youthcraft
Richand
Glen
Glen and
Kim
Carol Lynley
Pat Mindle
Tisha Sterung
Pom
Denner
Joe Namath
Marguerite Roberts
Charles Forms
OM Cmtc
Techarcolor
John
Wayne
Kim Campbell Darby
BARI
Laeuter
PPT
Iret
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