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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1954
Page
2
Fire broke out in the Allegheny College Fieldhouse late Wednesday morning. Fire companies battled heat and smoke as duct lining burned, causing interior smoke damage but officials expect the dedication to proceed. Local police and city officials noted minimal impact on the program.
State Police report Robert Dicly aged 32 of Weaverville Montgomery County was shot and killed while deer hunting near Kresgo poultry farm in the Pocono Mountain area between White Haven and Blakeslee just hours after Pennsylvania buck season opener.
A 39 year old man named Wilson Stokes was stabbed in the back during a Saturday night scuffle with an unidentified assailant. He received treatment at Hamot Hospital and was released. Police have not learned the attacker’s identity.
In Digne France 11 year old Gaston Dominici awaits execution after a seven man jury found him guilty of murdering Sir Jack Drummond his wife and their 11 year old daughter near his Alpine farm. The Drummonds were killed late August 5 1952. Dominici confessed then retracted blaming a son while another son shifted blame. Police reported the crime began when Dominici spotted Lady Drummond and the couple attacked.
In Que Forest near Waynesburg Pennsylvania a coyote was trapped by Grover Kughn a 65 year old hunter. State Game Protector William Cowden says coyotes were thought extinct in the state for a century. The capture pleases sheep raisers troubled by recent killings.
A blast from a Kitcheyy stove sparked a house fire in West Newton killing a 93 year old great grandmother and four sleeping children. Mrs. Fanny Taylor cared for the youngsters as parents were away. Rescuer David Pryor aided in the fatal blaze as an 8 year old and others escaped from a second story window.
An auto plowed into the living room of Lowell Dawson in Wilkinsburg last night as he and his two daughters watched TV. Dawson, who resigned as Pitt coach Oct 1 after a 3–loss season, reported no injuries but the house suffered considerable damage. Police later reported nearby Monroeville resident Thomas J. Murray, 42, was jailed for drunkenness.
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