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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1947
Page
6
Paragraph describes 700 delegates from across New York state arriving for the State of Rebukahs convention. It notes the steamer City of Jamestown sailing for a season’s tour of Chautauqua Lake, local arrests, births, marriages, real estate transfers, and various local incidents in Jamestown, Dunkirk, Titusville, and Union City.
Busie Dillon two years old daughter of Mr and Mrs Carl Dillon of Spartansburg received a nose laceration when a chicken pecked her last evening. Three sutures were required. Dr Hugh A OHare treated her and she returned home. Fire crews contained a small grass fire on East Main street before it spread. Dr Harrison Gurns will lead a preschool clinic at the Municipal Building Thursday morning nine to noon, sponsored by the Women Auxiliary of the American Legion.
May 20 District Attorney Artemas C. Leslie announced he sent Mayor David L. Lawrence a second list of racket joints for police raids. He also disclosed sending lists of gambling establishments numbers headquarters dis orderly houses and horse betting parlors to two unidentified municipalities in the county. Leslie said steps were taken to prevent leaks and asked local police to do the raids citing he lacks enough county detectives.
Former Representative Andrew J. May told a wartime war fraud jury he represented himself as owner of a Kentucky lumber firm to dodge labor trouble. He said munitions makers Henry and Murray Garsson actually owned Cumberland Lumber Co. at Prestonburg Kentucky, a co-defendant in bribe conspiracy charges.
May continues with a stop and auto demonstration at Clymer High School. A 9 am program, led by principal Mr Miller, features Harry Pontius of Farm Bur ensurance Companies presenting a 1 minute street lecture and a 30 second on road demonstration in front of the school using a specially equipped car and yellow revolver bullets as part of a safety display.
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