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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1956
Page
6
A new publishing firm forms after purchasing the Finnersburg Record and The Brady Review for operation efficiency. The Leader-Vindicator expands its holdings, citing cost pressures on small plants and the challenge of maintaining modern print facilities in Rimersburg.
Terry Berkey, 12, son of My and Mrs Telford Berkey of Spartainsburg, was x rayed for a right ankle injury at Corry Memorial Hospital after a fall. Erie Railroad passenger train No. passed west with a carload of displaced persons bound for new homes, including 46 headed to Los Angeles and others to Milwaukee. Weather outlook for Apr 7 through Apr 10 shows cooler weekend, then warming, with possible showers. Spring is declared in Corry as fire crews quell a grass fire on Findley Lake road. Legislation passed to grant farmers a 100 percent tax refund on gasoline for farm machinery. Senate sent measure to Gov. Lender.
Harrisburg outlines a two million dollar state aid appropriation for development and implementation of 14 Pennsylvania airports. The measure passed unanimously to benefit communities including Beaver Falls Erie Harrisburg Lancaster Mount Pocono Philadelphia Pittsburgh Somerset Washington Latrobe Wilkes-Barre Scranton Williamsport and York. The bill does not specify grant amounts per airport.
A Bryan Texas tornado spared Stephen F. Austin High School and Texas A&M College as it battered the city and nearby Taylor and Hare. The storm damaged more than 200 homes and caused roof and window damage, with no serious injuries reported. Authorities opened school windows to relieve pressure and kept students safe indoors as the funnel eyed the main business district. The Weather Bureau warned residents to remain cautious while crews assessed the wreckage from this six mile path north of the city.
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