Community events and local incidents headline Corry YMCA cancelation and bears
The junior high dance at the Corry YMCA is canceled ahead of a senior high dance planned Saturday evening. United Fund campaigns kick off October 1 in Union City with goal allocations for multiple townships and communities. Reports of bears driven to Kane due to food shortages prompt calls for trapping, while residents note increased prowler activity and a curfew crackdown in Celoron. Police respond to a porch intrusion in Corry as tax collection and road safety news unfold. accidents include a fatal fall near Kossuth and a fatal car crash in Bradford, with ongoing inquiries and state authority projects in progress.
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United Fund
Union City
T Weir
Gordon Beeman
Unity Township
Union Township
Wattsburg
Venango
Amity
Greene
George ‘Miunvs
Kane
State Game Commission
Warren County meeting nominates candidates for district representative
In a local gathering at Lie Verumgn Country Clily near ll Chu Thes Tiny, residents selected a slate for a Republican candidate for the 290th district congressional representative. Nominees include Frank Perrin, Sam Boravila, Joseph Goles, Scotty Calderon, Delos Money, Don Schutter, Sunny Luci, Cures Ball, Bob Ritchie, Merle Lew and Jamis Curtis.
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Warren County
Don Schutter
Sunny Luci
Cures Ball
Bob Ritchie
Merle Lew
Jamis Curtis
Oil City Plant Fire Loss Soars To Half Million
Fire at Crawford Industries plant Tuesday night caused estimated damage near 500000. Fire Chief Frank Riddle and State Fire Marshal James Smith surveyed twisted metal for the origin, warning the blaze could burn for days as oil spread through the plant area. Police guarded the site amid ongoing investigations and searches for new customers.
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Oil City
Crawford Industries
Jires
I Bagels Makoe
Flan
Mareshall
James Smith
Oi City
Frank Riddle
Riddle
Blind Vet Wins First Pennsylvania Pension
A former soldier blinded in the 1944 invasion of southern France becomes the first recipient of Pennsylvania’s new blind veteran pension program. Samuel H. Sterner of Jeannette received a $50 monthly check yesterday from State Adjutant Thomas R. White Jr., with ceremonies in Harrisburg.
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Nakrisburg
France
Pennsylvania
Samuel H. Sterner
Jonestown
Gai
Thomas R. White Jr
Hartisburo
Meadville to Host Largest Car Repair Drive By Erie-Lackawanna
Erie-Lackawanna Railroad launches a massive Meadville car repair program at the Erie shop with an estimated $3 million cost and a goal to expand staff from 143 to about 250, adding 45 to 60 more workers in six weeks. Project aims include 90 percent local hires from Meadville and Western Crawford County as 1 000 box and 1 000 gondola cars await overhaul and daily car output rises with skilled labor.
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Meadville
Erie-Lackawanna
Whilam White
Evie Lackawanna
Cleveland
Youd
Freiett
J. D. Rentz
Vilroad
Rentz
Crawford County
Countties
Cleveland Offees
Whiel
Missionary convention at Corry Assembly of God
A three day convention starts tomorrow evening at Corry Assembly of God Church and concludes Sunday at 11 am. Guest speakers Rev and Mrs Earnest Sorbo recently returned from India, where they have served since 1951 with brief interruptions. They will share experiences from South India and present Indian curios and idols. Rev LeRoy Wiley invites the public.
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Corry
Assembly of God
Earnest Sorbo
India
Sorbo
Assemblies of God
LeRoy Wiley
Three Pennsylvania men receive 33rd degree in Scottish Rite
Judge Frederick V. Follmer of Milton Kennedy D. Wells president of Freemasons Freedom Foundation of Valley Forge and Bernard Donnelly of Lancaster an optician were awarded the 33rd degree the highest in Scottish Rite Freemasonry in ceremonies last night.
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Boston
Pennsylvania
Frederick V. Follmer
Milton
Kennedy D. Wells
Freedoms Foundation
Valley Forge
Bernard #. Donnelly
Lancaster
Building PermitsSeptember 3 Through September 21
Building permits list activities from September 3 to 7 across Grove street Sefota street Chestnuut street East Coumbus avenue East South street Worth street Mead avenue Burton avenue. Projects include chimney outside halls roof over patio enclosed side porch trailer renovation house with attached garage porch teardown and rebuild window replacement and trailer placement.
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Grove Street
Sefota
Chestnuut
Mead Avenue
Burton Avenue
Permits Listed for Porch, House, Garage Projects
A sequence of issued permits includes tearing down and rebuilding a smaller front porch at 9-6H Shady Avenue, reconstructing a house with attached garage at 11-1078 North Center Street, enclosing back porch at 12-219 West Congress Street, constructing an addition at 1%-44 East Columbus Avenue for Corry Jamestown Corp Plant 3, and adding a garage at 15-304 West Construct. A permit to build an enclosed front porch at 20 East Sixth Street Extension is also recorded.
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Shady Avenue
North
Center Street
East Main Street
Congress Street
Columbus Avenue
Corry Jamestown Corp
East Sixth Street
Rear Admiral Pace Dies Entry Navy Card Hero
Philadelphia news reports the death of Rear Admiral Pace a pioneer in submarine service. He commanded the first American submarine to enter the Japanese Sea during World War I and graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1921 before retiring in 1946.
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Philadelphia
le Pace
Pace
U) S. Naval Academy
Hold Rites For Frank L Bemis
Funeral services for Frank L Bemis were held at St George Funeral Home at 2 p m yesterday with Rev Ivan Bunsberger officiating. Interment followed at Sanford Cemetery Sanford Pa A list of bearers and out of town attendees are named reflecting a close community gathering.
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Bemis
St. George
Ivan Bunsberger
Corry
Wing Brown
Bessie Meadon
Archie Brown
Sanford
Lewis Johnson
Lawrence. Meehan
Erie
0. D. Mitchell
Spring Creek
Fred Clute
Mabel Bennett
Ben Watson
Jay Phelps
Union City
Pluma Chapman
David Bemis
Columbus
Corry Ares
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Corny
Cony Beavers
Pritikin Knights
Sterling
Milford
Fifth Avenue
Edward Keller
Kossuth
Clarion
Barry L. Mong
Oil City Hospital
Thomas Russell
East Frederick Steel
Memorial Hospital
Winan City
Crawford County Grand Jury
Sparta
Andrew O. Boothe
Alberta W. Fist
Ton City
Cala MM. Brant
Poline
West Columbus Avenue
Meyehold
Erie County
Carlton Smyth
Counly
Jamestown
Westfield Memorial Hospital
Welch
Samuel Kelly
Westfield
Kelly
James Lown
Telco Elective Construction Co
Erle
General State Authority
Pennsylvania State University
Trico
Te W. Floyd Bush Co
Martinsburg
Bradford
McKean
Gale Hollenbeck
R B. Betts
Pauls Valley
Okla
Bells
Bennett’s — Corry
House of Fashion
Storm Window
U.S
Storm King
Vantads
Frank L. Bemis
Corry Savings & Loan
North Center Street
Our
Dad
FORD
Mom
White House
Dearborn
Michigan
Tommy Davis
Bart Starr
Don Chandler
NFL
Guardian
Tri- Nord Motors, Inc
West Smith Street
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