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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1947
Page
4
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The article warns Italy faces unrest with Communists gaining influence and potential satellite status peril to Greece and Turkey. It notes lingering Fascist strength, divided non Communist parties, and historical parallel to Mussolini's 1922 rise driven by Socialist splits and union chaos.
A twelve year old east side boy, already jailed twice for arson, was arrested again after police tied him to a Wednesday fire at the Jewish Folks Home causing about 350 dollars in damage. Detectives say he previously released from Erie county institution sparked March 4 fire at John Burton Arbuckle farm tools warehouse and had arson history in 1948. He admits touching a match to draperies and faces state custody review with probation officials.
Twenty years ago Corry items note street repairs after heavy rain flooding cellars and damaged dirt streets. Post 10 G A Ry reduced by Hopkins death at Corry Hospital. Doane buys Barlow Hardware stock and stays at same location. Poppy Day window display planned. Lindbergh flight stirred local interest since 1918. Cannibalism in flock discussed with feather pulling remedy tips. Four months 1948 saw seven pedestrian fatalities in motor accidents.
The article explains congenital facial deformities such as harelip and cleft palate and the need for early correction. It notes feeding difficulties, impact on morale, and the availability of surgery or appliances like obturators for closure, and mentions bifid tongues as another rare condition.
The funeral for Robert E Mowell, killed in a Saturday auto accident in Miami, was held at Bracken Keating Waner Home. Rev Oliver Thompson officiated. Interment followed at Spring Creek Cemetery. Attendees included relatives from Spring Creek and distant locations in Florida and Pennsylvania.
A preday quiz on the classified page tests name and fact recall. Questions cover Revolutionary War phrases, Spirit of St Louis pilot, citrus fruits, evangelist with a weekday surname, Simon Patino’s country, Confederate president, grammar, states with four letter names, Bill of Rights, and horse sleep behavior.
Erie county recorded five fewer auto fatalities in the first four months of 1947 than in the same period of 1946, with seven deaths this year versus 16 last year. Six deaths occurred in rural areas and five in urban sections, include pedestrians among the victims.
Eight year old Paul Hogle fell from a Ward Baking Co truck Thursday near 34th between French and Holland streets in Erie. He was taken to St. Vincent's Hospital with possible skull fracture and facial and hand burns after the driver did not notice the fall while the boy was en route to Jefferson School. Parents listed as Mr and Mrs Ralph Hogle.
Annual damage from highway accidents is estimated at 1 percent of a billion dollars. The figure reflects sustained costs from collisions and related injuries.
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