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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1954
Page
6
The Beaverdam Mennonite Church in Corry was heavily damaged by a Wednesday fire. A joint service is planned at New Wilmington, Pa, with a later decision on local worship venue as rebuilding proceeds.
A man identified as William Grode, 47, an Erie water department employee, confessed to taking 1100 from departmental funds and losing it in Las Vegas gambling. He was jailed on grand theft suspicions and extradition questions were raised by Erie officials.
In Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania the 28th Division AEF held its annual reunion paying tribute to 92 comrades who died in a 1950 Coshocton Ohio train wreck. The 109th Infantry Regiment members were among the fallen en route to Camp Atterbury Indiana. About 400 delegates attended the sessions through tomorrow with officer elections planned.
NAMED TREASURER SCRANTON Pa The Pennsylvania Lodge of the Fraternal Order of Police yesterday elected John F. Kelper of Scranton as its new treasurer in the closing sessions of the 18th biennial conference.
Seven more Pennsylvania communities receive partial refunds totaling 25,486 under the Clean Streams program. The state sanitary water board previously sent out 186,199 to a first group, as 1953 legislation limits refunds to two percent of sewage improvement expenditures since 1937. Cities named include Mars Royersford South Carnellsville Chambersburg Camp Hill Gettysburg State College and Adams County plus Kane.
A young fisherman, Harry Eckenrode, is feared drowned after wading to an island on the Allegheny River near Ementon. His father, A Eckenrode of Salisbury, says they sheltered in a boat as a severe thunderstorm struck Wednesday evening and Harry vanished. High winds may have swept him into the river.
R. E. Buck Cross of Wattsburg, a well known Corry area auto dealer, died yesterday morning at St. Vincent's Hospital Erie after a three month illness. Survived by wife Mildred Cross of Wattsburg, his parents, three brothers Homer Russell James, four sisters Cushman Beardsley Yusten and Joan Cross. Friends may call Talbot Funeral Home Ripley and funeral Sunday at 2:30 p.m. Quincy Cemetery Ripley.
Four Lehi crewmen were rescued from a leaky raft after six days adrift along the Pacific Coast and reached port in San Francisco. Radio operator Don Smith declined to continue his voyage and stayed ashore. The Metapan picked up the group amid 15 foot waves near Central California and headed for San Francisco.
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