Corry items report crashes and police deaths
A Corry region roundup notes a Canteen Service truck collision with a West Washington street car causing $50 damage to the truck and $80 to the car. Other items include a foster care case after a Titusville abandonment charge, a child run into a car incident, St Patrick’s Day school closures, a Concord School crash with a tree, the sudden death of Sgt. Leslie Fobes, and an unidentified man found suffering a possible heart attack in the downtown area.
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Robert Dershiner
Erie
David Evans
Dershiner
Mead Avenue
Evans
West Washington Street
Corry
Alston Chase
York Street
Concord School
Chase
East Pleasant Street
Concord Street
Leslie Fobes
Lawrence Park
Fobes
Kennan Withdraws From Pennsylvania Congress Race
George F. Kennan former U S ambassador to Russia withdraws from the Democratic congressional bid in the 191st district filing petitions in Gettysburg Pennsylvanias Adams Cumberland and York counties Kennan who resides near East Berlin and teaches at Princeton recalls his 1952 Moscow recall and long State Department career.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gettysburg
George F. Kennan
U. S
Russia
Congress
Pennsylvania
Kennan
East Berlin
State Election Bureau
Adams
Cumberland
York
State Department
Moscow
Princeton
Institute For Advanced Studies
Leffler Named to Lead Pennsylvania Week Effort
Harrisburg announces Ross L. Leffler Pittsburgh industrialist and conservationist will chair the 1954 Pennsylvania Week observance set for October 16. The former State Game Commission president has begun preparations for the ninth annual statewide celebration, working with the State Commerce Department, sponsor of Pennsylvania Week.
Longshoremen Strike Echoes in Philadelphia Sympathy Walkout
About 6,000 Philadelphia port longshoremen began a 24 hour sympathy walkout in support of striking New York dock workers. James Moock, Philadelphia ILA district VP, ordered the stoppage to show solidarity and deter cargo diversion from New York. William Munro of PMITA condemned the move as breach of collective bargaining and an illegal boycott.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Philadelphia
New York
James Moock
International Longshoremen’s Association
ILA
Moock
East Coast
James Ford
AFL
Baltimore
Boston
William G. Munro
Philadelphia Marine ‘Trade Association
Munro
Japanese Fisherman Among 23 Injured in Marshall Islands Blast
A Tokyo report shows a burn marked fisherman from a 23 crew injured by the U S nuclear blast in the Marshall Islands on March 1. The men say they saw a bright ball and endured two hours of death ashes with burns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Marshall Islands
Tokyo
International
Local Action Hints But Lacks Specific Legislative Details
A fragment suggests forthcoming local action but the exact legislative or regulatory measure remains unclear. The wording implies officials plan steps, yet the nature and scope of the action are not specified in readable text.
U S Steel Says Taxes Take 68 Cents From Dividend Dollar
New York United States Steel Corp reports 1953 figures showing 68 cents of every dividend dollar eaten by taxes. The annual report states 59 cents paid in federal taxes per dollar available for dividends, with 41 cents remaining after tax, and personal income tax averaging 2 percent on dividends, raising total taxes to 68 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peerer More
New York
United States
Elect Corp
U. S. Steel
U.S. Steel
START DRILLING FOR GAS NEAR RICEVILLE NEAR CARTER HILL
Riceville area gears up for gas drilling on 7000 acres leased by undisclosed parties with new geophysical reports rated excellent. Riceville Unit Committee members include Duke Bradley Ralph Knight H L Gifford Frank H Rodgers and Oliver A Porter. Location lies about 16 miles SW of Carter Hill gas pool where recent drilling yielded substantial gas.
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Riceville
Page One
Ville Road
Lincolnville Road
Riceville Unit
Duke Bradley
Ralph Knight
H. L. Gifford
Frank H. Rodgers
Oliver A. Porter
Porter
Geophysical Report
Carter Hill
Land stake driven by landowner and unit member wives
The location stake was driven by Mrs Oesch wife of the plot owner and Mrs Knight wife of a unit committee member in a community land project.
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Charlotte Sopher
Titusville
Crawford County Court
N. Allen Love
Leon So
Rita Hand
Spring Street
West Pleasant Street
St. Edward’s Parochial School
Associated Prent
Ross Leffler
Ead Pena
Phila
Bob Desmond
West Church St
Thomas Motors
Clinton St
General Electric
Monet Wadsol
Mopet Aianl
Cai
Bilan
Elfieny
Meerdink
Insurance
Horton J. Davis & Son
Foster E. Davis & Son
Center St
Diz
Ohio
First St
Daytona
Ola
Zor
Spence Brothers
Chrysler
Clarence Wallace
First Ave
Corry, Pa
Motorola TV
Ota Cl
Itorale
Sunne
Motorola
Paris
Fr Vana
Opel
TANY
Wolrut-Amith
Lifestone
Rola
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