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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1957
Page
3
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LeRoy Magee, 39, led a police reenactment of his part in the 1953 killing of lay evangelist George Harrington, insisting he helped move the body and waited in his car while Keith Harrington started the fire. He claimed no murder participation and denied knowing Keith's actions, amid Keith’s forthcoming statement linking LeRoy to the crime.
Mrs Porter Auer on behalf of the Corry Public Library board accepts a gift of cost accounting reference books from Ajax Iron Works. Elwin Fuller chief plant accountant presents volumes that cover ten years of monthly and bi monthly National Association of Cost Accountants reports.
A Clymer Hill Church missionary meeting convened at Emelia Groter’s home with guest Mrs. Aimies White. The Ravelin Hill 4-H Club prepared a float for the Clymer Tulip Festival parade as committees worked on floats and window displays. Arlene Gabriel, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Gabriel, had a tonsillectomy at Corry Memorial Hospital Thursday morning.
In Fairview Mrs Isadore Red ding visited as employees held a party Saturday night in the warehouse. Progress continues on the new construction job with a Zulaneck cement delivery from Corry and about 500 yards of cement poured for the foundation around the compressors.
A gunman entered a Buffalo line market on Peach Street Erie at about 40 am and forced the proprietor to surrender about 400 dollars in cash. Police report the suspect tied a wallet to the cash and fled with the money while two customers remained unaware during the robbery.
Albert Johnson of Hamlin Bank and Trust Co Smethport Pa is elected new president of the Pennsylvania Bankers Association in a leadership change. He serves as vice president and treasurer of the Hamlin Institution and is recognized for his long career in banking in Pennsylvania.
The sequence of fires scorched woods across multiple counties in western Pennsylvania, burning 6,000 acres in Monroe and 2,000 in Carbon. Gov. Dever sought state rules to curb fires as crews fought the blazes through the night, with hotel threats and extensive firebreaks laid by district foresters and volunteer brigades.
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