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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1959
Page
3
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Crawford County District Attorney P Richard Thomas announced that multiple coin pinball machines are illegal gambling devices and will be removed. He plans a conference with state police Meadville Titusville city police and county authorities to eliminate them. The State Superior Court ruled such machines are gambling devices permitting confiscation on sight. G Stanley Maxwell cites about 100 machines in Meadville with $15 per year per unit license. jukeboxes at $7.50 are not affected. State Justice Dept advised DA to pause seizure pending final court action.
City council edges toward a bond package to fund street and public works projects. Dearing cites two weak streets West Frederick and West Congress needing major repair with estimates of 10000 and 2000 dollars respectively. Mayor Kinley trims requests, then votes for aerial truck to preserve harmony. final reading set for Thursday with eight year term and about 11800 dollars annual average.
FYLUSVILLE city council plans a special session Thursday to consider a general compulsory retirement age ordinance for city employees after Civil Service officials found no such rule beyond the police pension age of 65. Police desk officer Roy V. Loomis faces resignation tied to an earlier request and a postponed hearing.
Hal Boyle details how McLain and Morton built a Nashville toy business from $300 start to three plants and 50 workers. The pair created 32 toys and many industrial plastics, stressing hiring well, supporting staff, unique vision, and plain persistence as keys to growth. The centerpiece lesson: tackle what others say cannot be done and commit energy to the effort.
State Police report a collision on Route A6 six miles north of Meadville injured an 11 year old cyclist. Gary Pollom, 11, suffered injuries to the left knee right elbow and back with lacerations. The sequence involved Gary pulling from a driveway into a southbound car driven by R Joxtes Cambridge Springs. Joxtes swerved and braked, followed by Donald Jackson Mendville who could not stop and struck the Jackson vehicle rear fender, hitting the cyclist. Investigations ongoing.
An ailing war veteran died today in a Pitts burgh hospital from a skull fracture after being struck by a moving freight train. Police and Joseph H. O Neil, 48, of Natrona Heights, tried to fling himself under the wheels of the Pennsylvania Railroad train yesterday after jumping from his relatives car taking him to the veterans hospital.
Washington AP report notes both parties pushing for funding the Develop ment Loan Fund. A 100 million dollar figure is favored by some after the House Appropriations Committee barred all funding, with Eisenhower calling that stance irresponsible. Speaker Rayburn urges a vote on some money amid a bitter partisan clash.
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