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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1961
Page
8
A jumble of police and civic notes outlines fire losses of about 3500 dollars and property damage 3000 plus while Erie area officials discuss state office moves from Harrisburg. The piece mentions fire on a barn, Navy commendations, rail freight jolts, and local real estate transfers amid Commonwealth projects and drought of formal details.
Pat Oliver and J Lust report a 14 year old from Williamsport died after a traffic crash in West Williamsport. The student, a recent graduate of Williamsport High School, suffered a fractured skull and died in hospital five hours after the injury.
Police investigate a crash that killed seven youths near Safford Arizona as inquest testimony cites beer found in the teens car. Highway patrolman Everett Full says one survivor Johnny Dolen, 17, initially claimed no drinking. Funeral services set for several victims including Mornay, Albert Bigg fer, and Wayne Wamsley with arrangements in Pima and Central Arizona.
Toronto construction cave-in traps two subway workers under eight tons of wet concrete. Rescue teams dig for five hours to recover Edgar Ostekamp, 94, engineer from Germany, and John Blaney, 29, a carpentry foreman. Both perished as work began on the east-west subway project.
George Tinke, a contractor, reported yesterday that a Black 150 Chevrolet forced workers to move a wheelbarrow in an alley at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church remodeling. The car struck the wheelbarrow and concrete blocks, causing $27 wheelbarrow damage and $32 blocks. The driver agreed to pay for the damage. officer Julius Wolns filed the report.
Police arrested Parks and Maxey after tips from Scotch Plains patrolman John Trembicki who saw them in Maxey’s 1951 Chevrolet around midnight and noted the license plate. Cab driver Wilbur Morris witnessed the abduction of the two women. The Ewell auto was found nosed into a field.
Quality always at reasonable prices. Weerdine's Furniture hours are Monday Tuesday Thursday Friday 1 to 5 pm closed Wednesday and Saturday. McCray Aluminum Products offers aluminium storm doors windows and siding for building and remodeling with phone numbers 44233 and 2-2062.
Thomas Sloss of Franklin, a Venango County deputy, says Sheriff John F. Cunningham fired him on Wednesday amid voting disputes. Sloss reports the sheriff warned about not voting for him and implied retaliation.
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