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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1954
Page
6
Crawford County commissioners hire Linz Bros. to apply Roost No More at the new courthouse using a caulking gun. The chemical must be renewed after a year. Also reported are driver license actions in Erie County, local police cases, injuries, and weekend traffic crashes across the region.
Norman A. Moon, convicted of the murder of Judge Allison D. Wade in his courtroom January 19, was returned to county jail late Saturday night. He was placed under guard pending Judge Flick's forthcoming decision on Sanity Commission findings. Moon had been at Warren State Hospital where he gained weight. a prison inspection for security showed the jail in excellent condition.
New York truck strike disrupts first business day as firms prepare a 10 million dollar damage suit. Joseph Adelizzi warns of a prolonged stoppage while AFL Teamsters Union demands and federal intervention to end the paralysis. The strike mainly halts general cargo drivers affecting industrial supplies, newsprint, imports and exports.
Deputy Hans Mueller of the East German Parliament reportedly defected to West Berlin, escaping Communist secret police orders. Two West Berlin underground groups confirmed the defection linking it to the Liberal Democratic party and internal tensions.
The trial of Eugene D Walls, 22, opened in Allegheny County Criminal Court for the tavern slaying of Ambridge steel worker Johnny Dalenkowski, 33, who was fatally shot during a failed holdup on November 19 in Sewickley Township.
George Dana Willett 1877 1980s era obituary notes his death at home on Friday near Corry Pennsylvania. Survived by son Charles Willett along with several relatives. Funeral services set for 2 p m tomorrow at Bracken Funeral Home with Rev Howard Stull officiating.
Buffalo ex convict William Jackson, 20, arrested for harboring a 15 year old girl from Buffalo, is sought in Yuma Arizona for burglary and escape. Fingerprint data sent to the FBI in Washington confirmed the identification. Erie police await word from Yuma authorities on disposition.
Alfred E. Kehrn a 34 year old substitute mail carrier from Girard is held for the next term of the Erie County Court on a charge of rifling mail. He posted $1000 bail and had a preliminary hearing before Commissioner Lyman Shreve. Postal inspectors say he stole about 400 dollars by systematically taking money from letters while working one or two days a week. Residents complained money sent by mail failed to arrive.
A Saturday night crash on Route 255 near St. Marys killed 9 month old Elizabeth Muroski and left her parents Mr and Mrs William Muroski Johnsonburg and siblings seriously injured. William Muroski Jr 38 is in good condition while Bernice 2 remains in serious condition. The other car occupants Robert Hnath 20 and George Daniels 32, both of St Marys, had minor injuries. State Police report the crash occurred as Hnath attempted to pass another vehicle.
Jamestown transportation head George K. Hilliard warns local shippers face disruptions as a New York City truck strike idles over 23000 drivers. He says shipments in transit may be delayed depending on how far they progressed before picketers halted work.
The AFL Teamsters Union halts most truck shipments into New York tied to rail and steamship term inals. Some items under special contracts still move. Carrier pigeons operate at twenty to thirty miles an hour.
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