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Paragraf reports multiple local incidents and notices
A 19 year old Bear Lake youth Guy Long was arrested after attempting to assault four people on North Center street. He was arraigned before Police Magistrate M S Cobbett and fined 10 and 25 dollars plus costs on drunkenness and disorderly conduct charges. A deer caused a blackout for thirty homes in Clermont when it nosed a loose 6900 volt line. A Bank of Jamestown elevator cage incident left four people stranded briefly but all escaped safely as the cage opened. Emporium adopts new traffic signals to meet a state law, with Corry likely to follow next year. Safe crackers failed to steal from M B Wyatt and Son Chevrolet garage in Meadville. Vehicle theft reports include a Kodak camera taken from an automobile in Spartansburg. A Philadelphia Inquirer paper shortage was blamed on distribution limits. First polio case reported in McKean County near Bradford involving Bonnie Baker. Public assistance rolls detailed for Erie County. A truck collision near Mill Village caused slight damage. Two Corry motorists had driving privileges restored. no suspensions. The American Legion set its 1948 state convention in Scranton after a successful Pittsburgh 1987 event. Route work plans from Titusville to Hydetown delayed until spring. A cost of living salary raise for 3500 Liquor Control Board employees approved retroactively to Sept 1. Ranger Amanda Willing, from Erie area, excelled in the Greater Pittsburgh Trials. Scripps-Howard writer Charles Lucey visits Marion Street mother as he returns from reporting Senator Tatt tour.