Convicts Escapees Skirmish Across States Involving Officers
Escaped Allegheny county jail inmates from Belmont New York clashed with Indiana officers in Jeffersonville. Merle Gordon died after a car chase. Ray Slocum was shot multiple times and hospitalized. Harry Empson remains at large. Kenneth Nichols, 220 West Wayne Street, reported a stolen bicycle later found abandoned. Other incidents include a Corry post office truck fender incident, a Ridgway man injured by a car, a new Erie theater by Warner Brothers on Times Square site, a Kane bear freed by a collie, real estate transfers, polio cases near Jamestown at seven days with 22 hospitalized, and a forecast of warmer conditions then cooler next week. Five new Erie divorce actions filed. Trap shoot planned at Corry Rod and Gun Club.
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Allegheny County
Belmont
N.Y
Jeffersonville
Ind
Merle Gordon
Ray Slocum
Harry Empson
Gennessee
Services Held Today for Miss Mary Dempsey
Funeral services for Miss Mary A. Dempsey were held at St Thomas Church after a nine oclock prayer service at Bracken Keating Funeral Home. Rev Francis Graves officiated a requiem mass with music by St Thomas Diocese. Interment followed at St Thomas Cemetery. Bearers included John Dempsey James Sullivan Fred Hannan and Edward Roach Jr among others. Several relatives and friends from Buffalo Pittsburgh Eric North Tonawanda Spartanburg Erie attended.
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Bracken- Keating
St. Thomas’ Church
Mary A. Dempsey
Francis Graves
St. Thomas’ Dioi
St. Thomas' Cemetery
John Dempsey
James Sullivan
Fred Hannan
A. S
Edward Roach, Jr
Richard Dempsey
Rolioway
J. Skiff
Buffalo
Florence Skiff
Frank Keefe
Eric
Pittsburgh
Emory Bradley
L. Qualey
North Tonawanda
Paul Blakeslee
Sandra and
Paul, Jr
Spartanisburg
Ind
William Pluety
Erie
State Police Urge Headlight Courtesy At Night
The State Police urge motorists to dip their headlights when within 500 feet of an oncoming vehicle. They stress it is mandatory to avoid blinding the other driver and complain that old fashioned courtesy is lacking in modern driving.
Erie Boosts Salaries of 700 Employees
Erie city council on first reading approved two ordinances granting salary increases for about 700 municipal workers and elected officials. The mayor will rise to 7000 annually and each councilman to 8000. Final approval set for Tuesday as an amusement tax is studied to cover the raises. Real estate taxes are not to be increased.
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Erie
Erie to Buy 600 Parking Meters for City Streets
Er ie authorities authorize the purchase of 600 parking meters from the Dunican Meter Corp via the C. K. Koontz Haulpment Co Pittsburgh. Existing 00 meters on downtown streets will be joined by new meters on Prench and Holland and Peach to Sassafras streets between Union depot and Sixth. Meters permit payment from one penny to two nickels in values multiplies of one penny or five pennies per nickel.
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Erith
Connell
Dunican Meter Corp
C. K. Koontz Haulpment Co
Pittsburgh
Prench
Holland
Peach
Sassafras
Unierion Depot
Sixth Street
City Employees Get Pay Increases In October Retrospective
Salaried workers will receive $26 per month more and hourly staff 15 cents extra per hour. The raise is retroactive to October 1. An ordinance to authorize execution of a 350000 promissory note at 1 percent to be issued to the Security Peoples Trust Company is set for approval next Tuesday. The funds cover the raises for the remaining year.
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Cammell
Ordiiabee
Security Peoples Trust Company
Supervisors Set Meeting Over Probe In Jamestown
Jamestown set for a special 2 p.m. meeting next Tuesday to discuss the county highway department grand jury presentment. Clerk Everett Neckers announced the call by supervisor Don W. Castle and chairman Pred C. Davis, noting the board will consider necessary business and the use of county funds.
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Jamestown
Grand Jury
Board of Supervisors
Everett FL Nevkers
Buwervisor
Don W. Castle
Klanton
CG. Davis
Bust
Castle
Butler men injured as truck crashes over wall
Two city of Butler workers, Anthony of West Sunbury and Newcaster of Butler, were trapped when a truck veered through two guard rails and toppled from a seven foot wall. A third man, A. Lucas, of Butler, was reported critically injured.
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Rieled
Butler
H. F. Anthony
West Sunbury
R. D
M. Newcaster
A. Lucas
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Kenneth Nichols
West Wayne Street
City Polo
H. Blakeslee
Corry
Post Office
South Center Street
Blasley
Charles McDonald
Ridgway
Elk County
Dale Fitch
Johnsonburg Hospital
Warner Brothers
Times Square ‘Tavern
H. J. Grant Cleaners
Bell Telephone Co
armye‘Ment Place
Stand
G. G. Murphy Go
Kane
Collie
Twin Lakes
Erie County Court House
Betty Jean Sears al
MacBain Sears
Edmond H. Shelineux
Worth Hammond
Holland Land Co
Pennsylvania
Ohio
West Virginia
State Agriculture Department
Erie County
Cory Persons
Corry Rod and Gun Club Range
Columbus
Heiman
Jewelers
Mary Dempsey
Bill Wilcox
Keystone VanCise
Turner
Spo
Fisher
Chevrolet
Thomas Motor Co
Clinton Street
Corry, Pa
Model Dairy Co
West
Smith Street
Wilcox Grocery
East Main Street
Blueberries
Pillsbury
Morton House
EE Guignon
Invest
Corry and Vicinity
Corry Building & Loan Association
Corry, Penna
Federal Home Loan Bank
Bennie
Fransein
Setlon
Phillips Jewelry
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