Erie County school sale approved and local crime report highlights
A private buyer purchased the Erie County schoolhouse parcel for 1600 dollars in a Waterford township district sale to the Waterford Baptist Church. Police reported 85.55 dollars missing from the Erie County Agricultural Extension Office due to a desk drawer break with no forced entry. Notes mention underground lighting plans for the high school area, potential new TV channel allocation for Erie, a marriage license filing in the county courthouse, a lost bicycle recovered, and soil boring bids for the high school site won by McCray Brothers of Elgin at 3.25 dollars per foot.
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Erie County
Erie County Court
Waterford
Waterford Baptist Church
Erie City
Erie County Agricultural Extension Office
Erie
William E. ‘Urash
Corry Arex
McCray Brothers of Elgin
McCray
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Testing Lab
Sprague and Henwood, Inc
White Man Injured in Fire Set by Negroes in Atlanta
AP report from Atlanta states a one year old white man, William Lanigan, was dragged by several Negro youths for several blocks and his clothing set ablaze. He remained in serious condition with third degree burns to the upper body. Detectives could not get a full statement. Lancian said he was dragged to a rear residence and the flames were extinguished with a coat by Hubert Johnson who heard his screams.
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Atlanta
William Lanifan
Lanigan
Hubertohnson
Long Strike Ends at Oak Ridge Nuclear Plants
Oak Ridge Tennessee workers at two Atomic Energy Commission plants returned to work after a 28 day walkout ended with a 1 percent wage increase plus 7 to 10 cent hourly boosts. The Atomic Trades and Labor Council won weekend premium pay and shared costs for a new hospitalization and medical program in an 18 month contract.
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Oak Ridge, Tenn
Oak Ridge
Iabor
Atomic Energy Commission
Union Carbide Nuclear Co
Atomic Trades and Labor Council
Editor Merle Davis James Dies at Maine Farm Home
Merle Davis James former editor of the Buffalo Courier Express died yesterday at his farm home in Cush ing Maine. The longtime journalist shaped coverage for decades and was remembered for his steady leadership and contributions to the paper.
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Cushing
Maine
Merle Davis James
Buffalo Courier-Fixpress
Mother Bitter As Daughter Leg Amputated
Christine Siniko, a leukemia patient? No, a young girl facing leg and hip amputation to save her life, with mother Lily Siniko bitter over the operation she never consented to. Four surgeons performed the five hour surgery at Metropolitan General Hospital. Christine, once a ward of the juvenile court, will use a prosthetic limb after recovery.
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Cleveland
Lily Siniko
Christine
Metropolitan General Hospital
Sinko
Juvenile Court
Walter G. Whitlock
East Cleveland
Nab Teenagers In Gas Theft Near Sparta
Five juveniles were arrested in Sparta area for stealing about 20 gallons of gasoline. Two offenders were fined 10 dollars and costs and ordered to resume, while three others including a girl were handed to juvenile probation. No names released. Prosecutions urged for future similar thefts.
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Faye Oparsumuung
Spry
Paul Dell
Corry
Spartansburg
Justice of the Peace
Sgt
Dell
Hold Rites For Mrs F W Bates Me Spartansburg
Funeral services for Mrs. F. W. Bates were held yesterday afternoon at the H. Richard Hays Funeral Home in Spartansburg with Rev. George Harvey of Union City Church of the Nazarene presiding. Interment followed at Rose Hill Cemetery. Bearers were Charles Guignon Lyle Bewley Isaac Sherlock William Watson Eliot Rogers and Herbert Garnett.
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Terence W. Bates
H. Richard Hays
Spartansburg
George Harvey
Union City Church of the Nazarene
Rose Hill Cemetery
Charles Guignon
Lyle Bewley
Isaac Sherlock
William Watson
Eliot Rogers
Herbert Garnett
Campaign to Clean St Pauls Cathedral in London
The lord mayor of London has launched a campaign for 420000 to clean St Pauls Cathedral stained by an inch of soot and grime. He hopes to reveal the churchs white stone like it looked when Sir Christopher Wren finished it in 1710. The cathedral has never been cleaned since its completion.
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London
St. Paul's Cathedral
C. James Harman
St. Paul's
Christopher Wren
Christine and family amid political letters and loss
Mrs Simko, a divorcee, recalls feelings of improvement when reading letters. Christine’s father vanished six years ago. A blonde woman from Leicester, England, who married “an d,” moved to America with two children, a 15-year-old son and Christine.
Gov Names Two To Athletic Commission In Pa
Gov. Scranton named former professional football player John J. Vaughan and businessman Franklin B. Wittman Jr. to the Pennsylvania Athletic Commission to fill two vacancies, restoring the three member panel. Vaughan, 59, served in the House and played for the Pittsburgh Steelers, while Wittman, 57, has a lifelong sports interest and sits on the Synthane Corp. board. The posts pay 7000 dollars annually and require Senate confirmation.
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Harrisburg
Scranton
State Athletic Commission
John J. Vaughan
Pittsburgh
Franklin B. Wittman Jr
Paoli
Senate
Wildman
Vaughan
James H. Crowley
Dunmore
Alfred M. Klein
Jenkintown
Paul, Sullivan
Crowley
Klein
George M. Leader
House
Bellefonte Academy
Pittsburgh Steelers
Synthane Corp
Oaks
Goldwater Draft Fights For Delegates And Funds
A Goldwater draft movement shows a staff of 16 backing a drive to position the Arizona senator for the 1964 race. Finance chairman Kovac unveils checks and pledges from supporters, while organizers plan to press on with fundraising and lobbying on Capitol Hill and at the RNC to build momentum before any formal declaration.
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Goldwater
Arizona
Rockefeller
Frank J. Kovac
Kovac
Republican National Finance Committee
Lankler
Capitol Hill
Republican National Committee
Washington
Indianapolis
Letter advocating annual tag day to fund city Christmas lights
A Corry reader responds to a Journal article on the city Christmas light program. urges residents to raise funds through an annual tag day to supplement merchant contributions, arguing benefits to children and the town, and proposing sustained support to expand the display.
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Corry
Hunter shoots pal during hunting accident in Warren area
James Wakefield of the Warren state police reports a hunting mishap near Heart's Content road in Tidioute. James Zaginski, 23, was treated at Warren General Hospital for buckshot wounds to the left leg, side, and arm after Tom McGraw, 20, fired at a pheasant and sprayed Zaginski in the line of march with buckshot. Jonni Martin, 19, and McGraw, 20, both from Tidioute, were present. the three were hunting on Blackstone Hill when the accident occurred.
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Hunter
Pal
Atéa
Warren
Tidioute
Stile
James Wakefield
James Allen Zaginski
Warren General Hospital
Vinski
Wakefield
Zavinski
Tom McGraw
Jonni Martin
Blackstone Hill
Heart's Content Road
McGraw
Community backs new program initiative effort
A supporter expresses keenness to help launch a worthy program, offering to do whatever is needed to start the effort and suggesting a preliminary trial to gauge outcomes.
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Munity
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Grid Third Network
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Wanda J. Gibbons
Union City
Kendall
North Center Street
Mother Bitter
W. W. Waterhouse
West South Street
Corry, Pa
Sparta
F. W. Bates
Athletic Commission
REX
Harriett Andersson
Ingmar Bergman
Jerry Lewis
Marilyn Maxwell
Connie Stevens
Dina Merrill
Lewis
Several Deposit Insurance Corporation
Cold Commander
B.V.D
Sienna Underwear
Siren
Rossin
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