Obituary and local notices from Corry dated twenty years ago
Funeral services for James J. Mulhern city patrolman fatally injured in a Corry union city highway crash planned for tomorrow at St Thomas Church with burial at St. Thomas Cemetery. Also injured were Chief John Flanigan Patrolman Leon Brown City Clerk C B Porters and Jerome Haight. Martha Marie narrowly escaped serious injury after being thrown from a horse at the North Corry fairgrounds race track. Three more Corry men found work at Pymatuning Dam Frank Butters received a state scholarship to Pitt medical school. Thieves smashed a rear window to enter a store on South Eater and Brook streets stealing cigarettes and sausage. Police probe plumbing electrical and kitchen cafeteria equipment. Local inns seek subcontract work for remaining jobs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James J. Mulherrn
Corry-Un-ion City
St.Thomas’ Church
St. Thomas' Cemetery
John Flanigan
Leon Brown
C. B. Porter S
Jerome Haight
Bus Drivers in Erie Accept 15 Cents Pay Rise
Erie Coach Co bus drivers vote to accept a 19 cent hourly raise retroactive to May 1 plus a cost of living escalator. The dispute ends as John Curtin arrives from Philadelphia to negotiate with hopes for a settlement. The company offers seven cents back to May 1, three cents more per hour upon return, and five cents on May 1, 1953 if a two year contract is signed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ERIE
Erie Coach Co
John Curtin
Surin
Wist
Mystery Quiz From Classified Page Puzzles Readers
A fragmented quiz prompts readers to answer ten questions spanning history literature and politics. It references Korean armistice timing, Ali Baba, Alger Hiss, and a Republican convention keynote, inviting engagement and memory training.
The Gregorian Calendar Adopted Across Christian Nations
An explainer tracing calendar reform from Julius Caesar to Gregory XII and Pope Gregory XIII, noting Julian vs Gregorian systems, adoption timelines in England and Orthodox lands, and how Jewish and Roman calendars relate to the Christian era.
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Iti
Pope Gregory 300
Julius Caesar
Caesar
Augustus Caesar
Gregory
Encyclopedia Britannica
Nilsson
Russia
Greece
Quintilis
Sextius
Julius
Ily
Augustus
August
Caesars
Numa
B. C
Christ
William Harrison Becomes Oldest President at Inauguration
William Harrison, aged 68, set a record as the oldest person to be inaugurated as president. The event marked a historic milestone in U.S. political history with Harrison entering office after a lengthy career in public service.
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William Harrison
Bid Opening Set for Albion High School Building Project
Architects Freeburg and Lindquist report 43 contractors have bids ready for the October 2 opening by the Pennsylvania Public School Building Authority in Harrisburg. Local boards meet authority officials at 1 30 p m to pick the lowest bidder on five contracts. Firms from Ohio New York Pennsylvania and others participate, reflecting a steel strike era bidding surge.
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Albion
New Albion Area
Freeburg and Lindquist
Pennsylvania Public School Building Authority
Harrisburg
Erle
Ohio
New York
Meadville
New Jersey
Pittsburgh
Buller
New Castle
Warren
Johnstown
Sheffield
Beaver Falls
Philadelphia
Bradford
Erie to force Bangs disease control plan in 1953
Erie prepares to join a state program to curb Bangs disease in dairy cattle. Health Director Dr. Felix Shubert says all cows supplying Erie milk must be inspected and certified disease free, with infected cattle slaughtered at state expense if needed, mirroring Pittsburgh actions.
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RIE
Erie
Felix Shubert
Board of Health
Shubert
Pittsburgh Board of Health
Pittsburgh
Erie Colonty
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Martha Marié
E. B. Hawkins
Mott Street
Pymatuning Dam
Frank Butters
Clemma Butters
East Wayne Street
Allegheny College
Medical School
University of Pittsburgh
Joseph Amoroso
Southeater and
Brook Streets
Ibe
Hisionday
Aepremiser
Golegrove
Spain
Aswers
Chicako
Ai Kuesonig
Bond
Detroit
Man
Gary Gareia
Charles A. Beard
Booth Tarkington
Ali Baba
Alger Hiss- Whittaker
W. F. Rickers
Allen Street
White Way
SUN. &Mon
Toon
Shmuel Goldwyn
RKB
Waste Pictures
boLlenek
Hive Esirinee Cobaane Thyuiro
Edwin R. Erickson
LiBerty
Hank Big
Buffalo
Daddy
Powell Loan & Finance Co
Powerll Loan and Finance
N. Canter St. Corry
Pennsylvania
WAX Appliers
Guy W. Bennink
Agent Dial
Corry
Farm Bureau
Pennsylvania Electrice Company
Cherry
Keystone VanCise
Ridle
Inne
Nas
Guidane of
Insur
Sharee
INSU
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