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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1970
Page
4
Elks lodge holds installation of officers upcoming Thursday April 2 with dinner at 6 p m and lodge meeting at 8 p m Tickets for dinner must be bought at the club before Tuesday evening Also advertised are Line O Ad rates and sneakers sale at Zalzneck's Family Shoe Store with men women and children options priced from 2.99 and up
Funeral notices for Mrs C Jay Follettt Jon Miller Lauren Shreve Dennis Rockafellow and Richard Brigham reference Bracken Funeral Home viewings Monday to Wednesday with details on services burial places and church mass. Rosary recited Tuesday evening at the Bracken Home.
The Seattle Public Library marks its 10th anniversary as Sundown Slim a worn Western novel borrowed in 1927 is finally returned after a 43 year odyssey. The library held a one day general amnesty on fines and collected about 2 000 overdue items.
Fire Chief Alfred Apps mourns as his son David is lost in the disaster. Eleven fire companies with 35 pieces of equipment and about 200 firefighters, many volunteers, battled the blaze aided by Erie Fire Chief George Hamburger and the county’s snorkel truck. Dozens of area departments joined the response as backups stood by. In Sedalia Missouri, two youths Charles Bryant and Frank Doogs climbed a new bull dozer, started it, and it rolled over Bryant’s car and a fence before stopping.
Jon M Miller 29 of 284 Mound street born April 8 1939 in Corry graduated Corry High School 1957 later worked at Bulkley Dunton Co and ran auto repair with his father before serving in the U S Navy 1962 66 and later with Marine Bank Corry office for two years Since 1968 advertising manager of the Corry Journal married Evelyn Baccus in October last year He was member of First Methodist Church of Corry and the Stanford Hose Company Surviving include his wife parents Howard and Mrs Miller and brother Lee of Flagstaff Arizona Funeral services will be announced in tomorrow's Journal Mr Apps 37 234 Worth street born March 9 1933 son of Alfred and Marjorie Sheldon Apps Corry High School graduate attended Beldon School of Electronics and served as general manager of Mace Electronics Erie He was a Knights of Columbus Corry council deputy grand knight district deputy for district 53 and held term this year He belonged to St Thomas Roman Catholic Church Stanford Hose Company and Barbershop Quartet Society in Amelia Erie chapter He married Virginia Catalen in Portsmouth Rhode Island in 1955 who survives along with four children David Jr Cynthia Nancie and Patricia as well as sister Mary Apps and brother Rexford Apps Both funeral arrangements are being handled by St George Funeral Home and will be announced in tomorrow's Journal.
A U S military court voided its murder conviction of 1st Lt James B Duffy after learning the sentence was mandatory life In a new ruling the court found Duffy guilty of two counts of involuntary manslaughter and conspiracy to commit involuntary manslaughter in the killing of a Vietnamese POW last Sept The 23 year old officer from Claremont California faces a maximum six year term at sentencing Sgt John R Lanasa of Baton Rouge LA is to stand trial separately on related charges The court president noted the oversight and ordered reconsideration of the verdict
Mrs. C. Jay Follett 92 of R D 3 Corry died Saturday at Corry Memorial Hospital born November 18 1877 on the family farm married C Jay Follett in November 1897 their 72nd anniversary last fall survived by grandchildren great grandchildren and great great grandchildren funeral arrangements at the Corry funeral home with services Wednesday at 2 p m officiated by Rev E F Armitage burial Beaverdam Cemetery. Mr Rockafellow 28 of 555 West Church Street Corry born February 26 1941 a 1959 Corry Area High School graduate married Sandra Way November 26 1960 worked at McInnes Steel Co funeral home services Wednesday at 2 p m at Parth Church with Rev Joseph Kanzelmar interment West Spring Creek Cemetery.
Adviser Col. Peter S. Wondolowski was asked by Rothblatt about wartime events. Duffy, who admitted approving the killing, claimed the prisoner was shot while trying to escape and said he was free until tomorrow. After hours of deliberation the court sought instructions on voluntary manslaughter a lesser charge.
Rick Brigham born April 10 1948 in Corry grew up at 504 Mead Ave attended St Edward elementary and Corry Area High School class of 1966. He worked at the Corry Evening Journal since 1966 and was a process camera operator at the paper. Surviving are his parents two brothers and his church and civic memberships. His funeral arrangements include a Rosary Tuesday and Requiem Mass Wednesday at St Thomas Church with burial later. Lauren L Shreve born July 20 1943 in Corry worked at A&P, Erie Business School, Erie County Plastics Co as foreman. Survived by wife Jacqueline Woodworth and two children Stacey and Lauren T. Services at the Bethlehem Methodist Church with burial in Rose Hill Cemetery Spartansburg.
Police investigated four cases of malicious mischief on a Saturday night involving .22 air rifle pellets shattered windows in homes and commercial sites. Victims include Marinus Christensen and Mrs. R C Anderson on North Center street, Floyd C Hockenberry at Corry Car Wash, and Allan Artie Shaw at G C Murphy Co Route 6 store, with pellets found at each scene and multiple hits on the car wash windows.
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