Diverse Erie County News Roundup of Events and Incidents
A wide collage of local items details storms near Meyer Children’s home with no major damage and a death in Union City. Reports cover new magazine scammers in Jamestown, voter re registration warnings, business sales on Route 19, and Bemus Point’s mayor emeritus honor. Also noted are fish catches on Little Brokenstraw, county aid figures, a Corry doctor’s return, a concert fundraiser, Erie light vandalism, and agricultural egg production in Pennsylvania.
Funeral Tuesday for Greensburg publisher Arthur Sweeny
Greensburg PA May 19 Arthur Sweeny longtime editor publisher and Republican leader dies at 64 from pneumonia complications at Westmoreland Hospital Funeral set for 1 30 p m Tuesday at First Methodist Church burial in St Clair Cemetery Eight Morning Review and Evening Tribune employees will be pallbearers Sweeny native of Huntingdon township Westmoreland county born 1882 lived in Westmoreland all his life began as a reporter at age 14 later owned Morning Review and founded Tribune Review Publishing Co after consolidating Greensburg newspapers in 1924
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Greensburg
Pennnsylvania
Kew
Ton Arthur Sweeny
Westmoreland Hospital
First Methodist
St. Clair
Morning Review
Evening Tribune
Sweeny
Huntingdon Township
Westmoreland County
47 Seamen Injured as Tanker Fire Rages in Texas City
Gasoline fumes sent a 4000 foot plume of smoke as the Pan-Massachusetts tanker burned for four hours in Texas City. Forty-seven seamen were hurt. two tug crewmen were critically burned. The Texas City volunteer fire department fought the blaze, following explosions that wrecked the waterfront town a month earlier.
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Texas City
Tex
Pan- Massachusetts
Richard Clarke
Pan-Massachusetts
Washington Lunch Plate Lunches Daily at 136 North Center
Washington Lunch at 136 North Center Street serves plate lunches daily with steak and chops as specialties. The eatery offers wines, beer, and liquors to accompany meals.
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Washington
North Center Street
Yeggs Net Over Two Thousand in Warren Theft
Warren police probe a weekend burglary at East Side Pralt Co on Beech Street. burglars drilled a rear hole to reach tumblers and escaped with about $2,000 in cash plus Saturday receipts. Chief Haehn leads the investigation as officers seek suspects.
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Warren
East Side
George Haehn
Gas Fumes Fatal in Lewistown Home
Mary E. Miller, 72, was found dead from gas fumes in her Lewistown home. Her husband, Herbert Miller, 74, collapsed from fumes and was hospitalized in serious condition. Local authorities investigate the incident.
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Lewistown, Ps
Mary E. Miler
Lewistown
Dunation
Herbert Miller
Lewistown Hospital
Plane Crash Kills Two Schoolboys at St Louis Air Show
A Corsair fighter from Lambert Field crashed during an air show near a St. Louis playground, killing two schoolboys and a Navy pilot. Debris and burning fuel injured several children as smoke rose over the block. More than 9,600 spectators watched as the plane plowed through a tree near the playing field.
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Ag Om
Src
Surlington
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Meyer
HL Gorendo
Eric
St. Musys Bank
57 Inc
Arnold Seasstad
Little Brokenstraw
New York State
Pennsylvania
Lottsville
Jamestown
Erie
Miles
Glenn Wilson
Conneautville
Bode
LeRoy Hale
Bemus Point
Evangelical United Brethren Church
Findley Lake
Chautauqua County
Kane
National Transit Company
National Transit Stow City
J. H. Conlino
Robert S. Emerson
Union City
Hmerson
Tacz Metta
Albion
St. Vincent's Hospital
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Department of Public Assistance
J. C. Kibler
Corry
Cleveland Clinic
Oil City Symphony Orchestra
Elks
Mead Park
Titusville
Pennsylvania, Electre Company
Commonwealth
Department of Agriculture
The
Knights of Columbus
Bethlehem
Michael D. Fenel
Bethlehem Council
Ringling Brothers and
Bardum and Bailey Circus
Bertram Lauffenberger
South Dakota
Shady Lawn
Starbrick
Retail Merchants Association
Ritz
Upper Allegheny Valley River Improvement Association
Court House
H. ©. Putnam
Life
Foster E. Davis
BON
North Center
Phone Mama
Bill Wilcox
Business Office
Siater
Barto-Christensen Studio
Washington Street
Western Auto
Wizard Outboard Motors
Adays
Lester R. Lopus
Corry Union City
Tsai Auto Pei News Store
Yeggs
Drill Fruit Company
Carl Eisenmans - Florists
North Corry
W.L. Armitage
Tappan
Holt Furniture Store
Corry, PA
Calif
Sunkist
Welch
Boston Butts
Caer
Citizens National Bank OF Corry
Minnesota
America
Mey
Cherry Hardware
Des Wis
Earytone Clarke
Lanston’s Painters
South Center Street
Dial
Gral
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