Local incidents report and community notices in Corry area
Police checked the Fogle Lumber yard for trespassers with no one found. A bike stolen on Country Club road was recovered by state highway foreman Lawrence Nichols near Spencer Hill. Jerry Swan son reported the theft. A large Erie-Lackawanna train car caught fire near Meadville. cause undetermined. The Dairymen's League meeting is postponed to Friday to join a sub district meeting at McCray Community House. Community hymn sing planned at Columbus Community Church directed by Max Benminik. Merle Coulter treated for a puncture wound at Corry Memorial Hospital. Thomas Pierotti, 16, fractured left ankle playing softball. treated and discharged. Edgar Welch, 82, former Welch Grape Juice Co. president, died after three months illness. family sold controlling interest in 1830.
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Country Club Road
Spencer Hill
Jerry Swanson
Simmer Street
Lawrence C. Nichols
Corry
State Highway Department
Edgar T. Welch
Westfield
Welch Grape Juice Co
Westfield Memorial Hospital
Meadows Tracks Opens Second Pennsylvania Harness Tier
Washington Pennsylvania opens Meadows harness track as the states second synthetic surface venue. top drivers Stanley Dancer and Billy Haughton set to race in the Arden Downs Stake for three year old pacing colts with near 15000 purse. Majestic Hanover and Max Hanover drive in early stake, while Miller, president of the Washington Trotting Association, champions the surface.
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Washington, Pa
Pennsylvania
Stanley Dancer
Billy Haughton
Arden Downs
Dancer
Su Mac Lad
Haughton
Dancer Theast
Majestic Han Iover
Max Hanover
del Miller
Miller
Washington Trotting Association
Yank Captain Killed In Asia Crashed On Strafe Run
An Air Force captain was killed when his single engine T28 crashed on a strafing mission 70 miles west of Saigon. A Vietnamese observer pilot also died. The American’s identity was withheld pending next of kin notification. He was the 43rd American killed in combat in South Vietnam since 1961.
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Saacon
South Vietnam
Saigon
South Viet Nam
Whisky for Winston Arrives as Kentucky Gift
A five gallon keg of bourbon from Kentucky arrives in Southampton England along with Sir Winston Churchill’s Kentucky colonel certificate. The gift from the state of Kentucky honors Church ill.
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Winston London
Winston Churchil
Kentucky
Southampton
England
Erie County Retail Sales Jump in 1962 Report
The Standard Rate and Data Service study shows Erie County residents spent heavily in 1962 with food purchases totaling $14,139,000 and home to automotive equipment at $60,522,000. Department stores and variety shops, apparel, and home furnishings also posted notable sales, reflecting a strong local economy.
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Standard Rate and Data Service
Erie County
United States
Middle Atlantic
Kennedy Visits in Ireland During Path Through Dublin
President Kennedy received a warm welcome in Dublin with a crowd of about a quarter million that cheered as banners and Irish signs declared Welcome Home John Kennedy. The visit featured a musical program and a brief address despite a momentary public address system breakdown.
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Topianuen Frosti
Minihan
Kennedy
Uy & Medley
Asters
Eunice Shriver
Jean Smith
Me € Os Key
George
John Kennedy
Barge Collision Kills Two Boys During River Outing
Two Pennsylvania boys, David Stahl aged 6 and Bradford Hunt aged 9 from Mount Lebanon, drowned when a barge struck their boat on the Allegheny River near Pittsburgh. A separate incident at Thompson's Lake left 16 year old Larry Ries with a forehead laceration after falling from a boat. authorities say a barge caused the sinking and the towboat operator Frank Howard faces involuntary manslaughter charges with a $1,000 bond.
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Rittsburgh
Allegheny River
David Stahl
Bradford Hunt
Mount Lebanon
Uniontown
Thompson's Lake
Larry Ries
Morris Stahl
Phyllis
Molly
South Heights
Beaver County
Jayne Mansfield to marshal Berkeley Martinsburg parade
Actress Jayne Mansfield will be marshal in the Berkeley Martinsburg centennial parade this weekend. The event is expected to draw about 80 000 spectators.
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Jayne
Martinsburg
W.va
Jayne Mansfield
Berkeley-Martinsburg
Cigarette Truck Fire Destroys 60000 Fags in Franklin
Firefighters respond to a 2:25 PM blaze in Franklin gutting a Spaulding Wholesale Co panel truck. About 300 cartons of cigarettes were burned or water damaged, with matches and interior heat damage noted. Burglar alarm suspected as the blaze origin.
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Franklin
Franklin City
Spaulding Wholesale Co
Meadville
Rice elected to United Commercial Travelers board
J Rex Rice of Sharon was elected yesterday to the board of governors of the United Commercial Travelers of America at the 76th annual Travelers meeting.
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Travelers
Pittsburgh
J. Rex Rice of
Sharon
United Commercial Travelers of America
Special Assembly Session Plans Tax, Betting Levy in Philadelphia
A Philadelphia session proposes a 2 percent levy on harness racing betting and a $3.5 million real estate tax increase starting next January. The House advanced an actions bill to set teachers contracts start in August this year. No debate occurred as leaders seek a resolution to the $30 million subsidy and salaries package.
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Page One
Philadelphia
House
Albert W. Johnson
Hills draft in school districts prompts $14 million rise
The Hills proposal would force some local school districts to raise an extra $14 million through local efforts to fund salary increases. Other actions include a plan to wage war on cancers and a fishing license fee hike to $2, raising $1.2 million, plus a bill to permit Bible reading before classes with 10 verses for participating students.
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Chamber
Public Health and Welfare Committee
House Fisheries Committee
Fish Commission
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Fogle Lumber Co
Robert Roden
S28 ‘Mead
Pravner
Fogle
Dairymen’s League
McCray
Erie-Lackawanna
Here
E-L
Corry Area
Merle Coulter
Spring Street
Corry Memorial Hospital
Thomas
Thomas Pierotti
Hillcrest Drive
Penn’a
Asia
Sunkist Lemons
Florida
Sunkist Oranges
Seneca
Ireland
Dodd Farms Dairy
Firestone Flight
WodeTentes
Barney
Ennett’s. Say
Bennett
Wonderon
Corry Savings & Loan
N. Center St
Corry, Pa
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