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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1953
Page
6
A vandal shot a light smashing a street lamp near Summer Street and residents warned that parents must curb youth vandalism. The Erie news scene also reports rising newspaper prices, spring begins at 6 01 p m Friday, and local civic notices from non support court to a community fair meeting.
WBEN listing shows a dense nightly schedule with programs from 6:00 pm to midnight including Sagebrush Trail News Sports Spotlight Superman Outdoor Camera Theatre Arthur Godfrey boxing The Web Theatre Playhouse Today News Your Figure Garry Moore Learn and Live Children’s Theater Time Shoppe Guide You and Your Family and late News. The Thursday slate adds 7:00 Today 8:55 News 9:00 Your Figure 9:15 Garry Moore 9:30 Learn and Live 9:45 Children’s Theater 10:00 The Shopper’s Guide 10:15 Arthur Godfrey Time 11:00 Plain and Fancy Cooking 11:30 You and Your Family.
Ten U S commissioners will hear minor cases to reduce the back log of criminal matters. Judge Gourley signed an order allowing commissioners to dispose of offenses up to six months imprisonment or a 500 dollar fine. Area cover includes Erie Bradford Somerset Greenville Clearfield and Johnstown. The move could save 200 to 300 dollars per case by skipping grand jury and trial costs. Attorney Leonard Sobol was appointed to the vacant Johnstown commissioner post.
Pittsburgh report details a $1,000 blaze at the New Merchants Hotel on Water Street. A crippled guest John Conley, 62, and a clerk William McRea, 59, suffered second degree burns. Conley was aided by cab drivers Mike Ellis and Robert Ellis who were having breakfast at the hotel. Another cab driver William Gern ey, 48, received hand cuts breaking glass while assisting 30 guests to safety.
A guard at the Allegheny County Workhouse faced sentencing after pleading guilty to aiding an Erie County convict’s escape and supplying a weapon. Alvin Tain, 89, had his sentence deferred while awaiting the other convict’s trial set for April 6.
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