Sparta Fire Department now handles out of town calls
The Sparta Volunte er Fire Department announced last night it will answer out of borough fire calls after a truck pump required repairs. Howe Apparatus Co. repaired the vehicle, and a loaned truck covers out of town fires during the fix. Ed Webber led the Sparta department. The Franklin National Bank of Meadville announced a $1500 annual scholarship at Allegheny College for a top Franklin Area or Rocky Grove graduate. The award covers up to $500 per year for three years, with continued eligibility based on a C average above 80. In Oil City, Rev William Ettenger’s Sunday service was interrupted when a kicked football snapped an electric line, causing a basement fire and estimated damage of $3,000 to $4,000. Corry’s general fund balance stood at $9,335, with expenses of $14,269 and parking meter receipts of $1,383. A pack of 20 wild dogs roams Scott area between Ross Mills and Kimball’s Stand, with 13 pups removed by Ellicott Police and SPCA. Erie County Health board to meet to discuss the 1958 Seal Sale budget. About 600 people attended a variety show by Company F, 112th Infantry, boosting troop equipment funds. City Council discussed condemning a West Church Street house. taxes due to county paid, but school and city taxes delinquent. League of Third Class Cities raised dues from $8 to $12 per 1,000 population. Gustaf Carlquist, 80, of Marienville died after being struck by a falling tree in Elk County. Midweek prayer meeting time changed to 7:30 pm for The Christian and Missionary Alliance Church.
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Equidpe Wien
Spartansburg
Centerville
Howe Apparatus Co
Anderson
Ind
Howe Company
Sparta
Ed Webber
Franklin
First National Bank of Mead
William Ettenger
First United Presbyterian Church
Oil City
Ettenger
Corry
Carl ‘Smith
Preacher Held In Try To Marry Tennessee Girl 12
Frieda Ogle marked her 12th birthday while stating she does not want to marry now. Rev. George Washingon Rollins, 33, faced a preliminary hearing on kidnapping charges after taking her to Georgia to wed. Frieda’s father Earl Ogle Jr. had the case filed. Rollins is divorced with five children.
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Sevierville
Tenn
Frieda Ogle
George Washingon Rollins
Earl Ogle Jr
Missionary Baptist
Georgia
Atlanta
Frieda
Rollins
Youth 17 Rescues 3-Year-Old From Fire
In Baltimore a 17 year old youth wrapped a wet blanket around himself and crawled through a blazing living room to rescue a trapped 3 year old neighbor. William H Miles collapsed from smoke but handed the child to his mother and was treated at Mercy Hospital. Solomon Jones Jr. escaped unharmed. Mrs Margaret Jones said she and two neighbors led three children to safety and did not notice one remained behind until outside. Miles then volunteered for the dangerous return.
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Saltimore
William H Miles
Mercy Hospital
Solomon Jones Jr
Margaret Jones
Miles
Tribute to Crash Victim Recalls Harrowing POW Escape
A prisoner recounts brutal Allied surrender attempts, forced marches through occupied Germany, and brutal treatment in multiple camps. He describes freight-car journeys, starvation, disease, and near execution, detailing confinement, interrogations, and escapes before liberation by Allied forces.
Big $100000 suit listed for federal court
Erie three cases dominate the federal docket with claims totaling hundreds of thousands. Chief suit seeks over 100000 by Samuel Murphy for damage to a Ridgway Industrial brownstone from a December 1956 fire caused by a runaway truck owned by Transamerican Freight Lines. Executrix Jean H. Brown sues Oas estate administrator Viena M. Oas and Wringer Co, plus others in related wrongful death and property loss actions. Separate suit by Henry A. Josela against the U S government seeks over 9000 for February 1987 car collision injuries.
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ERIE
Eigil
Samuel Murphy
Ridgway Industrial
Fie
Transamerican Freight Lines, Inc
Murphy
Jean H. Brown
Royal Oak
Mich
Viena M. Oas
Girard
Oas
Brown
Erle Mop and Wringer Co
Robert C. Brown
B. G. Oas
Youngstown
Ohio
Bear Lake News Highlights Local Events and People
Bear Lake residents report social visits and church activities at the Bear Lake area. Budding injuries include a cut above the left eye from a fall this week. Paul Smith improves in Jamestown General Hospital while others attend church events and hayrides.
The Hidden Revolution CBS TV Series Debuts
CBS announces a new monthly TV series The Hidden Revolution with Edward R Murrow narrating. The program explores how rapid change in politics, society, and technology shapes individual control over the future and potential regional government as borders evolve.
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New York
CBS Radio
Edward R. Murrow
CBS News
Irving Gitlin
Public Affairs Department
GitUn
Reds Criticize Soviet Education System in Life in Russia
In Life in Russia, editors lament shortages of schools and textbooks, outdated curricula, and teachers blamed for ignorance. The piece notes a shift in Soviet attitudes toward security and comfort, with parents leveraging influence to secure better outcomes for their children amid rising competitive exams and gradual reform.
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Orlee
Xeer Tor
Kremlin
Khatshetev
Tlh
Rusala
Typing error content on cost of radio versus television
The text compares costs of radio and television productions noting that a one hour radio documentary costs about $10,000, similar to a TV program of comparable scope. It mentions using simple methods like tape recorders to capture thoughts and describes the expense differential as a key point.
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Chautauqua County
Ross Mills
Kimball
Scott
Elmer Widlund
Ellicott
Widlund
Max Werner
Society of Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
Jamestown
SPCA
Erie County Health and Tuberculosis Association
Christmas Seal Agency
112Th Infantry
J. E. Smollek
National Guard
Smollek
West Church Street
J. Predinley
J. R. Dearing
H. M. Drake
Roger Brown
League
Cornell
Don Williams
Pittsburgh
Gustaf Carlquist
Marienville
Elke County General Hospital
Christian and Missionary Alliance Church
E. C. Docherty
Try
Tennessee
Corry Savings & Loan
Core Savings
Cloan Zu
Micheel, Conran Srascr
Poster
Germany
Nuremberg
Foster
Hammelburg
Cory
Hummelburg
Jan Valtin
Popoviteh
Peter
Yugoslavia
Yovechita
Ambassador Winant
Patton
Fourth Armored Division
Freedom
Mosburg
Munich
14Th Armored Group
98Th Infantry
RAF
International Red Cross
Paris
United States
Bear Lake
Charles Peter Son
Warren
J. C. Manwaring
Leland Grove
Thomas Grove
Dorthy Tillotson
Ethan Crowe
B. Smith
J. VanderVort
Bethel
BE. Precland
Clearfield
G. Walborn
Cumberland
Paul Smith
Lloyd Smith
Jones General Hospital
Nina Fuller
Waller Newhouse
Eub
Jimmy Davis
Chautauqua
Ottama
Grand Island
Neb
Army Air Field
Greenland
Azores
Fort Riley
Kan
Camp Carson
Colo
U. 3
Milwaukee
Great Lakes Naval Training Center
Camp McCoy
Wis
Fort Custer
Korea
U.S. Naval Academy
Annapolis
Argentia
Newfoundland
Tri-State
Bistate
Portland
Maine
Norfolk
Gitlin
Tuitsi
Rage
Teacher's Gazette
Ministry of Education
Fins
Crystal Coal CO
Maple Ave
Corry, Pa
Vitamins
Ther Abelt
Pennsylvania Electric Company
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