Paragraf highlights from Corry area news and events
The item highlights Arthur Godfrey hosting radio and TV shows at Chest Lamberton Airport, with a corruption of promise to refrain from calling newspapermen in exchange for radio and TV mentions. It notes a doctor transport to Franklin, a CG-3 flight with a co-pilot, and neighborhood events including a rattlesnake kill near Union City, a pharmacist Cyrus Siegfried's death, real estate transfers, and local committee work for the United Jewish Appeal. Other notes cover an injury case, a drunkenness fine, and community notices on Civil Air Patrol enlistments, weather forecasts, Turnpike bond retirements, and local civic activities.
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Arthur Godfrey
Enen
Lamberton
Godfrey
Franklin
iRED-LED FORCE IS WIPED OUT
French forces near Hanoi report heavy clashes with Vietminh rebels in the Red River delta. Raids, air attacks, and river patrols destroyed rebel positions, killing many and capturing prisoners while sweeping through Vietminh infested villages northwest of Hanoi.
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Associated Press
Hanoi
Indochina
Song van Ue
Hasol
Vietmint
French Union
Yancoc Island
Red River
Police Hint O Keefe to Surrender Today
Boston police hopeful to arrest Joseph Specs O Keefe, 47, who has been in hiding since a Wednesday wound in a wild Ute attempt. An unofficial rendezvous for surrender was reported, but detectives continued the nightlong search. District Attorney Garreth M Byrne voiced cautious skepticism about any police appointment.
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Boston
Joseph
Specs" O'Keefe
O’keefe
Garreth M. Byrne
O'Keefe
Army to invite bids for two Nike missile sites near Philadelphia
The Army Corps of Engineers will issue invitations to bidders tomorrow for construction of two Nike guided missile sites in Chester County. One site lies about a mile west of Edgemont and the other roughly four miles north of Paoli.
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Philadelphia
Army Corps of Engineers
Chester County
Edgemont
Paoli
Cost Of Living Rises Slightly In May
The government reports May consumer costs up three tenths of a percent driven by higher food prices. The index reaches 115.0 percent of the 1947-49 average, the same as last August November and February, with no wage change for about one million railroad workers under contract. A May-April rise stems from grocery store prices. Lake Superior is noted as the largest Great Lake.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Corlier
City Council Sets Lower Rent Charges and Fees
City council approves final reading that cuts rental charges and creates a rebate and penalty period for bills. Fire Chief Ray Laurie reports an old North Center street building owned by A M Litz is used for storage and cannot be condemned while in use. Mayor Earl T Cherry cites a $50.90 per 1000 ft wire quote for tying Corry Jamestown No 3 plant to the fire alarm system, with about 6000 ft needed and installation around $200, total estimate $500. Safety Director Robert Price notes a brake drum replacement on the No 1 fire truck cost $120 plus installation. Mrs Anna Kosch gains permission to extend curb cut by eight feet at 808 East Main Street. A Board of Health complaint about 46-48 West Irving Street is reviewed by Health Officer Hartley Drake.
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Ray Laurie
North Center Street
A. M. Litz
Earl ‘T. Cherry
Corry-Jamestown No
Robert Price
No. 1
Anna Kosch
East Main Street
Board of Health
West Bend Street
West Irving Street
Hartley Drake
Property deemed health and fire hazard in Bear Lake
Thomas Reed owner of Bear Lake is notified by registered letter to raze or repair the unoccupied property within 30 days. Fire Chief Squire and the health official visited the site and warned of conditions. A session was moved to Tuesday July 5 due to the upcoming Cornell past time on July 4.
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Squire
Thomas Reed
Bear Lake
Cornell
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Macko’s
Dorothy Upperman
Columbus
Messenger
R. D
Corry
Phillip Anderson Sr
Union City
Anderson
Cyrus Siegfried
Warren
American Legion
Siegfried
the Legion
Pennsylvania State University
Erie ‘County
Walter E. Loveland
Lloyd Warren Nichols
Lillian D. Randall
H. M. Randall Ax
Wayne ‘Township
Clyde M. Miller
C. James Sheldon
Wayne Township
The
United Jewish Appeal
M. M. Nast
Lester Danner
East Pleasant Street
Corry Memorial Hospital
Louis Hollister
Hollister
Isarelte
Tully
Civil Air Patrol
Pennsylvania
New York
Ohio
West Virginia
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission
Roy Mather
National Bank
Cambridge ‘Springs
John
Roberson
Clymer
Corry ‘Memorial Hospital
George Collier
Erie County
Rollin R. Rheinheimer
Edinboro
Betty Jane Shutaman
Marshall Sherwood & Decorators
Wetherills Paints
Lake Superior
Great Lakes
Ake Magieslie
Powell Motor CO
Center Street
Buick
West South St
America
W. W. Waterhouse
Corry, Pa
Fogle Lumber CO
Franklin St
Catalina and
Rugby
Al's Clothes Shop
Meerdink
House OF Furniture
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