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Newspaper

Corry Evening Journal

Location

Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Jul 17, 1948

Page

2

Radio reception push prompts Western Auto offer

A mix of local notices reports a state police slot machine crackdown with raids at Cooper store and Gray's Boat Livery leading to arraignment for operators. Also noted are home freezers for delivery, a baseball figure quote, a Moose picnic event, a finger injury, and a WCF UW meeting invitation with transport request.

Western Auto Associate Store Brie Cooper Store Kelso Park Gray's Boat Livery R.D Erie James Gray Thomas McCarty Yorl, Wilson and Foster Walter Johnson Corry Wcf Gracé ‘Thompson Piccidilli Hil

City and Vicinity See us for a good used truck

Erie and surrounding areas report a mix of notices and brief items. Prisoners face changes to light bulb protections in local cells, a local lighted-cigarette fire at City Billiard Parlor is recorded, and a plea of guilty in Oil City led to a $10 fine and restitution. Traffic and police alerts push patrol emphasis, and multiple short notes cover elections, accidents, hospital updates, and community notices in Warren, Meadville, and nearby towns.

Powell's Jamestown Sanford Meerdink’s Oil City Lloyd Bureidorfer Ol City R. D Justice of the Peace G. B. McVay Sandycrpek Erle Steich City Police Department Oscar J. Robb City Mabel Erie Cleveland Junior Chamber of Commerce Preston J. Hearty Edithe Marionette Wis Erie County West Allis Canton Troy Stanley Kolakowski Kolakowski Tates Papain Uenae Raymond Warren Titusville Hospital Grand Valley Thomas Juliane Robert Hammerback George Lucia Meadville P. Steele Keritown

Man Held After Throwing Girl Over Viaduct

A gaunt 33 year old Harry Robertson was charged with murder in the death of eight year old Patricia Jackson after witnesses say she was thrown from a 80 foot high viaduct. Robertson claimed he heard voices and blamed radioactivity. Witness accounts describe a man with a wild look as he threw the child and then chased the others. Two motorcyclists corroborated the fatal act. Authorities identify Robertson as an ex convict and former inmate with ties to Virginia and Illinois.

Associated Press Cinginnati Harry Robertson Patricis Jackson Clem Mera Mera Virginia Robertson Veteran’s Downey Richmond William Burke Dna Kidwell Charles Jackson Patricia Charles John Theobald Walter Beckherms Merz Western Hills Theobald

Four Dams Claim World Top Reclamation Heights

Ariyona touts four leading reclamation dams as record breakers Houlder the highest wedge tyre Roosevelt the highest masonry Coolidge the highest multiple dome Bartlett the highest multiple arcis ope.

Ariyona Houlder Roosevelt Coolidge Bartlett

Dixie Democrats Meet to Fight Truman in Solid South

Anoptated Press reports Southern Democrats met in Birmingham to form an anti Truman slate aimed at defeating the incumbent in 15 states. The gathering, led by Gov Fielding Wright, centers on opposing the Philadelphia civil rights plank and seeks electors in several deep South and border states.

Birmingham Ala Philadelphia Alun Truman Missouri Deep South Alabama Mississippi South Carolina Arkansas Georgia Louisiana Texas Alben Barkley Kentucky Tennessee Florida Virginia North Carolina Oklahoma Maryland Fielding. Wright Weight

Erie housing project may be started this year

A $3,000,000 Erie housing plan may hinge on a Monday meeting in the mayor’s office to decide the fate of eight acres on upper Peach Street. City council, county commissioners, and school directors plan a joint session to determine whether the site will be kept for a WWII memorial or sold to private interests.

Erie Upper Peach Street Memorial Committee Privale Real Estate

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