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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1948
Page
2
Local notes report crime arrests, court actions, community events, and updates across Jamestown Erie Warren and Oil City. Measures include police activity, plant delays, charity drives, theater pay rolls, and upcoming YMCA programs. Citizens are urged to follow March notices and attend cultural events at schools halls and clubs.
Items from Meadville and vicinity include the B P W Glub meeting on North Center street at 6 30 PM with a nok supper and calls to confirmed attendees, a public safety club party with a $40 Jackpot from 57 numbers, and the South Meadville Improvement Association pursuing an 8000 fund for a community center fire hall and a fire truck. Also listed are discharged patients at the local hospital.
About 118000 coal miners are on strike in the Doual Brugg area demanding higher pay. The French Press Agency reported the stoppage began several days ago with some pits continuing to operate. Separately, the U S court will move to Erie on March 3 for hearings expected to last two weeks with five criminal cases and limited civil arguments.
In Fairbanks Alaska March 1 seven planes were delivering emergency food to Saint Lowterive Telan where 600 Estes were reported for starvation. Albert Reed an Alaska native official said the shortage stemmed from poor Will ng and seal hunting season.
Harold A. Beach was found guilty of first degree murder in the New Year’s night attack that killed eight year old Sheila Ann Caley. The seven woman five man jury deliberated three hours two minutes on a fourth ballot verdict. The death sentence is mandatory as mercy was not recommended. Judge Samuel H. Gilbert set execution after motions and 100 day wait with date at June 8. Beach turns 23 tomorrow and showed little emotion.
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