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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1948
Page
4
A reader puzzle asks about DPs Veronica Lake baby Clark nomination and other trivia. It includes questions on PT boats agnostics wombats carpetbaggers and an invidious remark, with instructions to check a classified page for correct answers.
Reports from Clinton street Ford garage construction completed by Rogers Structural Steel in two days. Erie Railroad faces a December 5 hearing over station loss at Columbus with opposition from locals. Corry High shuts season by beating Wesleyville 13 to 1. Mrs. Carrie B. Bracken dies at Corry Hospital after pneumonia. Wing-wills store chimney fire causes about $50 damage. Stanford Hose Company hosts annual ball at State Armory on Thanksgiving eve with Larson's orchestra. Card reads on business costs and consumer prices amid efforts to cut costs and resist price increases.
Police hold Jamill Auees of Buffalo on arson suspicion after fires destroyed a barn and partially built house owned by Frank Pompender near May Road. Firefighters lacked water and could not save the structures. total damage estimated over $10,000. The barn housed horses a heifer a bull farm tools and nine tons of hay.
Jones & Loughlin Steel Corp says the canal would raise transportation costs for Lake Superior ore to its Pittsburgh and Aliquippa plants by 29 and 42 cents a ton. The company cites a $44 million outlay for tug boats barges and terminals and joined an Army Board hearing. A separate report notes heavier costs to rebuild water and sewage facilities in the upper Ohio river valley. In Johnstown a rock fall at Bethlehem Golleries mine kills Ralph Carcell and injures Frank Suder.
Jamestown detectives arrest James Hobin 17 formerly of Buffalo in connection with two jewelry store thefts during the past month. He is held in the city jail as investigators recover loot and expect arraignment on charges of third degree burglary and second degree grand larceny.
The body of Charles D. Shick, a 6 year veteran of the Spanish American War, was found in Presque Isle Bay near Erie yesterday. Authorities ordered an autopsy to determine foul play. Shick, a Punxsutawney native, had lived at the Soldiers and Sailors Home since March 1, 1922.
City police reported the body bore small wounds on the head and hands. Detective Miller described rat-gnawing appearance. Ray McDonald said Shirk was an ambulatory patient with a heart condition, Coroner Wood leaning toward accident verdict.
A director of research notes ongoing efforts to reduce retail overheads and the emergence of low cost roadside stores signaling new competition for large chains. He recalls how independent operators survive taxes and how opportunities exist for small, middle, and large players with the right experience and financing.
The federal judgeship contest in Erie is led by U S District Attorney Owen M Burns. New hopefuls include Congressman Herman P Eberhister Pittsburgh State Representative Homer B Brown and Louis Graham of Beaver. Graham is the sole Republican in the field, seen as fearing extended tenure of Judge R M Gibson and possible GOP appointment if the bench opens.
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