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Newspaper

Corry Evening Journal

Location

Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Oct 17, 1951

Page

4

Twenty Years Ago Four Items From Journal Files

Police hunt a burglar who stole about $40 in cash a diamond ring and sixty cans of fruit from H G Miller on Maple Avenue. Corry Relief Fund head Ben F Starr reports coach Sed tic A McCall will donate half net receipts from the Titusville Corry High football game on November 14, with advance ticket sales to boost funds. fund contributions exceed 7 500 and organizers seek higher gifts to meet winter relief needs. Endicott Johnson buys Brownell Shoe Company including Corry store triggering a major reorganization. Corry High seniors have finger measurements for class rings to be ordered from Warren Case Company of Rochester N Y.

H. G.miller Maple Avenue Ben F. Starr Corry Relief Fund Sed~tic A. McCall Titusville-Corry

Mrs Ellen Wille Dies At 1 In Morning

Mrs Ellen M Wille 208 East South street Corry dies at Corry Memorial Hospital after a week as patient Born June 9 1873 in Corry she lived here all her life She was Lutheran Church member Her husband Henry D Wille died 1948 A brother Louis Girch died August Survivors include three brothers William Kirch Warren Charles J Kirch Danville Tit and Charles J Kirch Corry Two sisters Mrs Ta Ross and Mrs Stephen E Brooks Corry and several nieces and nephews Funeral service Friday at 2 PM Davison Funeral Home Interment Pine Grove Cemetery

Ellen M. Wille East South Street Corry Memorial Hospital Wille Corry Henry D. Wille Louis Girch William Kirch Warren Charles J. Kirch Danville, Tit Charence J. Kirch Ta Ross Stephen E. Brooks Davison Funeral Home Pine Grove

Three Men Sentenced in Busy County Court Session

In a day-long session Judge Hugh V. N. Bodine sentenced three men to penitentiary or jail terms and jailed four others have investigations under youthful offender law. John P. Mai fainted in court as his bond rose to 1000 cash plus 2000 property. Frank Mato faces youth investigations. Joseph P. Yanik was found guilty of criminal negligence in a fatal motor-vehicle crash and sentenced to six months in the Monroe County Penitentiary and fined 1000 dollars.

Mayville Hugh V. N. Bodine John P. Mai Dunkirk Bodine Frank J. Mato Witt Tim John Audge Bodine Whitlam Auler Frank Joseph P Yanik Buffalo Monroe County

Judge warns truckers as safety rules not to be broken

Judge Bodine tells a truck driver the case serves as a warning and punishment to deter violations. He grants Yandic a stay of execution on motion by Wilbur J. Turner to allow time to seek a certificate of reasonable grounds.

Pentagon reports 189 more Korea casualties identified

The Defense Department identified 189 additional battle casualties in Korea as of October 17. The new tally shows 36 491 wounded and 12 missing in action, with other injuries in combat accidents.

Washington Defense Department Korea

Crazed veteran nabbed after threatening man at Erie school

A former student from Erie Veterans School, upset over alleged mistreatment of his brother, threatened school principal George Deimel. He planned to go home for a persuader but was seized by police before returning. Sgt. Frank Nowak and two plainclothes detectives guarded staff while the man was at large.

Uct Erie The Erie Veterans' School George Deimel Deimel Frank Nowak

Suspect Arsonist in Girard Barn Fire

A second barn in four days burned in Girard with an estimated $40,000 in damage. Fire found at 4 a m destroyed a two story frame barn owned by Herman L Conrath, mirroring the prior blaze. Authorities suspect arson as the cause.

Erus Girard Area Herman L. Conrath Rere

How's Your I 0 A Quiz Scoring Challenge

A classified page teaser presents ten trivia questions with scoring brackets for performance. It asks for country of Juan Peron, cattle breed traits, habeas corpus meaning, Robinson Crusoe fiction, Lausanne’s country, the Dark Continent, spoils to the victors, dog breed with shortest legs, ally named for Mad Anthony Wayne, and a grammar correction of a store bill sentence.

Juan D. Peron Daniel DeFoe Lausanne France Belgium Switzerland Luxembourg Anthony Jackson Columbus Wayne Washington Knoxville

Arson suspected after fire on Conrath Estate Route 20

The Conrath Estate barn east of Girard was rented by Richard Schmidt of Lake Street Girard. Fire chiefs Clare Messinger and Jim Cornell say the damage included farm equipment valued at 5000 dollars 700 bushels of oats and 800 bales of hay. Likely arson is the stated cause.

Conrath Route 20 Girard Richard Schmidt Lake Street Clare Messenger North Girard Jim Cornell

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