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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1939
Page
3
Bradford reports an explosion of unknown origin rocked numerous homes Wednesday night. Police and fire departments found no evidence or paroles, and the source remains unrevealed as residents along the Bradford Corydon highway reported house disturbances and calls seeking location details.
Kane Pennsylvania November 3 activity at the Music Mountain field surges after a price rise for crude oil and reports that the Hill No 3 well leads the area with strong initial flow. Production estimates vary but exceed 20 000 barrels per day for rival wells. Bradford Transit Company plans a four mile pipeline to move oil via Kane to Tiona for Valvoline Oil. Nearby, Forest Oil Company eyes three wells this week near Gusey Station as tools rush to the site.
Robert Morrow supports he was 18 and being treated at Erle Hospital for a gunshot wound to the left leg after a gun discharged by his 15 year old brother Renya during rat hunting. Morrow says he was about 17 inches from the barrel when it fired. powder entry raised risk of tetanus.
Four rural Cameron County schools First Fork Castle Garden Sterling Run and Cameron were temporarily closed due to contaminated surface water. Springs supplying area farms were condemned by local health authorities as the issue prompted action by health officer La Monte Kyeider.
Dr Gharies T Greer superintendent of Meadville district will address the first quarterly meeting of the Erie Conference at the local church Wednesday at 6 30 pm Representatives from Union City Spartansburg Wattsburg and Elgin will attend A supper, business meeting and devotion follow with plans for the new conference year including missionary work
In Erie Pennsylvania on November 3 Mrs Jost Bloodsworth 45 of Olean New York and Mrs George James a nurse at Rocky Creek Sanitarium also of Olean sustained serious injuries when the automobile they rode struck a parked car owned by C D Ruthbart of Belmont Massachusetts eleven miles west of Erie. Attendants report their conditions as only fair.
In Elk County Ridgway three men Edward Silvis Clyde Silvis and Harvey Himes of Shawmut each receive 104 days in Elk County Jail after pleading guilty to possessing yenlyon during a closed season partially found deer at Himes home. Another two Ridgway youths aged 18 and 23 are held for Elk County Court on burglary and larceny charges after pleading guilty before a Ridgway justice. they allegedly siphoned gasoline from Rev. N B Wilson’s garage on October 18.
A man killed by an automobile on West 2611 Street left an estate valued at 6200 in personal property, probated Thursday by Regier of Wills Carlton King. A second will probated today belonged to John Wright who died in Augusta leaving a personal property estate valued at 5000.
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