Veterans Day activities and local notices in Erie area
Veterans Day radio program on WOTR at 10 45 a m with taps and benediction by Rev Elmer Ortner and speakers Raymond Grobowski and Rev Cyril Krong. Erie County marriage license filed for Donald R Layton and Doris J Afton. Rabies quarantine on dogs and cats after several rabid animals destroyed. Auto train crash on West Columbus Avenue injures none. three freight cars damaged. Dr F Dean Miller pleads no defense to drunk driving. sentencing December 7. Russell Bemis to be sentenced for fraudulent conversion next Thursday. Minor two car collision near North Center and Washington streets. no injuries. Corry Post Office observes Veterans Day. offices closed all day. Brockway resident jailed in Jefferson County for failure to render aid after Route 219 collision. City offices closed in observance of Veterans Day.
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Posty 264
WOTR
Elmer Ortner
Raymond Grobowski
WEW
Cyril Krong
Pennsylvania
Columbus Avenue
H. Duink
L T. Connelly
James Hubbard
Corry
al Lacey
F. Dean Miller
West Smith Street
Dudge Samuel Rossiter
Bush South Street
Miller
Rossiter
Brockway
Jefferson
Brookville
William A. Mitchell
DuBois
John T. Greenalch
Greenalch
Lillie Dies at 80 After Long Local Life of Service
Frank J. Lillie 80 of 336 East Pleasant Street died last night at Corry Memorial Hospital where he had been a patient since Sunday. Born September 30, 1879 in South Dayton New York he moved to Wayne Township at 16 with his parents. He married Nellie Darling on September 18 1901 who preceded him in death in July 1958. He lived in Corry after marriage and long ago worked as a hammer smith at McInnes Steel Co then ran a photo studio from 1910 to 1927. For 30 years he served as a message clerk in the State House of Representatives in Harrisburg. An avid musician he belonged to several church vocal groups and to Corry Grange. Survived by one son F Merrill Lillie of Corry five grandchildren and six great grandchildren. The family will receive friends at Bracken Funeral House tonight 7 to 9 and tomorrow 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral services Thursday at 3:30 p.m. with Revs H Ray Harris and Elmer Armes officiating. Burial in Pine Grove Cemetery.
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Frank J. Lillie
East Pleasant Street
Corry Memorial Hospital
Mr. Lillie
South Dayton
Wayne Township
Nellie Darling
Corry
Oil City Man Kills Wife in Apparent Murder Suicide
In Oil City a map and his wife were found dead today in their home. Police call it murder death by self action. Victims are Fred Zimmerman, about 65, and his 44 year old wife Dina Pringle, a neighbor heard shots. The Zimmermans had two grown children not living at home.
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Oil City
Fred Zimmerman
Zimmerman
Dina Pringle
Zimmermans
Mother Slays Three Children in Rocky Hill Tragedy
In Rocky Hill Connecticut a 36 year old woman identified by neighbors as a devoted mother strangled three of her five children and attempted to kill two others. Thomas Grimes found Daniel nine Patricia two and Stephen one dead in separate parts of the home. Katherine one and Roberta four were unconscious and rushed with their mother to Hartford hospital. Police say the mother appeared to go berserk.
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Rocky Hill
Roberta
Hartford
Alfred Quintiliano
Grimes
Jets Crash In Storm Kills Three in Montana Area
In a string of crashes around Lewistown and Billings, three airmen were killed and several survived. Lt. Charles G. Daniels and Lt. Eugene A. Murtha died in the Lewistown area, while others from Ellsworth AFB and Malmstrom AFB reported safe landings or escape. Witnesses described fuel concerns as planes attempted emergency landings near Billings and at civilian bases.
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Frederick
Ulm
Great Falls
Charles G. Daniels
Hayward
Wisu
Eugene A. Murtha
York City
Lewistown
Lewistownhava
John Buttnop
Bluefield
W. Va
James Johnson
Groassbeck
Texas
Malmestrom iv
Ellsworth Afb
Arian Larm
Rapid City
Royal
Town
David Collins
Rowe
Billings
Gerald Hanse
Bruce Williams
Richard Rouse
Malmstrom Afb
Joh Cameron
Hamilton Afb
Calif
Billingsyo
Doctor Fired After Saving Actor Life at Knickerhoecker
New York emergency surgeon Dr Shamsuddin resigns after public disclosure of ambulance conditions at Knickerhoecker Hospital. He reportedly operated with a borrowed penknife and improvised tourniquet as physician, with insufficient anesthesia and blood plasma. Hospital officials cite equipment shortages and policy, while the doctor defends his actions in the life saving operation for actor Martyn Green.
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New York
Etor Martyn Green
Knickerhoeker Hospital
Phillip D. Allen
Knickerhoecker
Taciaborti
Department of Hospitals
Shamsuddin
Green
West Side
Shamsunetin
Menstmenn
Allen
Murtha Family in New York City and Great Falls Obituary
Murtha is survived by his parents Mr. and Mrs James Murtha of New York City and his widow Helen Ann of Great Falls. The notice records a death with immediate family connections and locations in New York City and Great Falls.
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Great Falls
Murtha
James Murtha
New York City
Helen. Ann
Seek New Laws Union Heads Blast Use Of Injunction
AFL CIO leaders condemn Eisenhower handling of the steel strike and press Congress to revise national emergency strike laws. Emil Mazey accuses Taft Hartley of political payoff to steel firms. Meany and Reuther call injunctions one sided and labor's charges true. Union resolution says the injunction hit workers’ pockets. Supreme Court upholds Taft Hartley injunction. Goldberg urges Congress in January to craft flexible options for handling future conflicts, balancing sacrifices between management and labor.
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Washington
AFL Cio
Eisenhower
Congress
Emil Masey
Auto Workers
White House
Mazey
Apl-Cio Idustrial Union Department
George Meany
Afl-Cio
Walter Reuther
Auto Union
Supreme Court
Arthu J. Goldberg
Steelworkers Union
Goldberg
Rites Held For Mrs Ida Chase
Funeral services were held for Mrs Ida Chase at Bracken Funeral Home with Rev. Paul Bauer officiating and burial at Blue Grove Cemetery. Bearers were grandsons Alston Chase Donald Chase Richard Chase and Charles Chase along with Allen Grant and Robert Mourer. Attendees from away included Mourer and Hedstrom families and other relatives from Youngsville Sinclaireville Philadelphia Pittsfield Clymer Sherman and nearby towns.
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Bracken
Helen Samuelson
Patiel Mourer
Russell Chamberlain
Youngsville
Donalds Chase
Cleveland
Charles Chase
Eric
Lawgrenge Mourer
Philadelphia
Raymond Goodwill
Dorothy Lanphere
Sinclaiville
N. Y
Ernest King
Clymer
William Cripper
Pittsfield
Willie Mourer Sherman
Worker Killed At Erie Plant Fatal Industrial Accident Claims Life
Oscar Pencille, 88, of RD 1 Bemboro, died at 4:45 p.m. after being struck in the abdomen by a casting at Bucyrus Er ie Plant in Erie. He had worked as a yardman there for five years. Coroner Warren W. Wood planned to interview plant aides to determine cause. He leaves a wife and five children.
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Erie Plant
ERIE
Hamot
Oscar Pencille
Bemboro
Padeliane
Bucyrus-Erie
Warren W. Wood
Secunred
Peneille
Radio Hurled Through Space iContinued from Bee
The piece describes a rocket test with an Honest John design, two Nike Ajax boosters, a sealed Serwent miss, and a payload of seven thousand pounds. The complete package stood several feet tall and aimed to attain a burnout speed of 97,000 feet per second while transmitting on two frequencies.
Indict Bell In Murder Of Wife In Franklin
Franklin Venango County grand jury indicts William Calvin Bell of Hurriaville on a murder charge for stabbing Edith Lovena Bell in their Barkeyville home on September 10. Bell allegedly confessed, blood stained knife recovered, trial set to begin next Monday in criminal court.
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Franklin
Venango County
William Calvin Bell
Hurriaville
Bells
Harrisville Jiman
Edith Lovena Bell
Barkeyville
Bell
Sis Fone Bell Whanerd
Aldernum Paull
Besford Cpl
Charles Wo Haneult
Pyanklin
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Erie County
Donald R. Layton
Union City
Doris J. Afton
R. D. G. Erie
Ridgeway Borough
Russell Ellis Bemis
West Main Street
Cory
North Center
Washington Streets
Tim ‘Om
Arthur van Keuren
Tidbute
West Washington Street
North Center Street
James R. Leveland
Concord Street
van Keuren
Vellans City
City Treasueey
City Engineer
Cary Grant
Bya Marie Saint
Alfred Hitchcock
de Pena
Blackstone
Aga
Pennsylvania Gas Company
Ida Chase
Auto Glass Table Top Glass General Auto Repair
Frank's Auto Service
Thomas Motors
Loblaws
Bisquick
Orchard Park
Royal Manor
Alc
Corry’s Smart Women's Shop
Ata
BILLS
Gola
Biegler
Siegler
Wellman’s Vacuum Cleaner Sales and Service
Center St
Corry, Pa
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