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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1951
Page
1
Babson urges readers to prepare for wartime disruption by forming small, self reliant refuges in rural homes while sharing resources with neighbors. He warns smugness and anti social attitudes will lead to disaster and urges community aid, first aid, and refugee readiness across suburb and farm alike.
Firemen were dispatched twice within twenty minutes to 821 Marion Street and later to Raymond and Wright streets. Both blazes were contained quickly with streams. No injuries or serious damage reported.
In Tarrishburg on April 7 Gov Fine postponed the execution of Domisid Deverpa, 35, a convicted Grannaburg player, who was to be executed on Monday. The delay followed unspecified last minute actions by authorities.
Secretary of Commerce Sawyer faces contempt of court for failing to return the American President Steamship Line to the Dollar Company as ordered. The U S Court of Appeals issued the citation alongside other officials, while a San Francisco ruling found not civil contempt there, prompting injunctions and ongoing litigation over stock possession and control of the line.
Pittsburgh April 7. About 100 Etna High students protested the suspension of three teachers including the football coach and rifle coach. After appeals by teachers, the students returned to classes following a demonstration after school.
March hiring in the district surged to 104 placements from 35 in February as theAustral Spring spurt in hiring appeared. Stewart Long of the Pennsylvania State Employment Service said 76 openings remained unfilled due to labor shortages with 834 registered for work including 221 females and 113 males. He urged seeking outside help and use of female labor. unemployment claims fell to 932 new or reopened in March, with 219 weeks claimed.
Western Pennsylvania sees a milk price rise approved but not yet in effect. Model Dairy Co says state milk commission will issue an order for a one-cent per quart increase, with a six day posting period required before the price change takes effect. Dealers report potential effect delayed by commission timing and possible meeting next week to finalize the order.
In Brownsville Pennsylvania on April 7 the body of Michael Mellish a 65 year old coal miner reported missing since March was recovered from the Monongahela river near Maxwell local authorities said.
The CIO United Auto Workers announced a 62.8 million loan to Spain and a 126.6 million loan to Argentina, arguing such actions condone dictatorship and urging the UN to meet Communist tyranny with military strength. The convention also approved a 1250 annual raise for UAW President Walter Reuther and other officers.
The former Livermore Block on North Center Street was sold from James Wright to the Cony Ravines and Loan Association. The deal was announced today with completion noted, though occupancy of the new bank space is not expected until May 1952 and details of use are still under review.
David Greenglass received 15 years in federal prison for aiding a Russian spy ring, a far milder term than the death sentences handed to Julius and Ethel Rosenberg and Morton Sobell the day before. Judge Tryg Ry Rauf called the espionage loathsome yet acknowledged his limited help to convict others. The Rosenbergs face execution by electric chair in Sing Sing, while Sobell will serve 30 years.
Two Corry youths, each with prior records, were arrested by State Police after a Wattsburg firemen’s dance incident. Harlan Taylor, 19, of Lake Street and Donald Nichols, 19, of Connolly Road, were cited and remanded to Erie County jail after a hearing before Judge Joseph Welmer. A third youth and three teenage girls were not arrested though authorities will be notified. Charges against the youths remain pending while Nichols is currently on parole.
Pennsylvania Gas Co official notes indirect benefits from Washington spending while Warren and Tennessee Gas Transmission push western Pennsylvania supply extensions. No specific request for extra supplies from PGC, but increases aim to bolster United Gas availability. Applications for April 18 advance, with PGC as sole local supplier of natural gas.
Allied forces press the pursuit along the border as Chinese troops fall back northwest of parallel 38. Reports describe jet losses and damaged aircraft, with American pilots noting two jets damaged and possibly destroyed while fronts near the Han River area consolidate gains amid heavy fighting and crossed territories.
Franklin hearings unveiled alleged meter fund misuse and thefts by police and fire personnel. Witnesses described aides dipping into meter money while counted and at night, with Patrolman Harley J. Lyttle reinstated and ex-custodian Lawrence Hovis testifying. The inquiry focused on Assistant Fire Chief Lewis Tarr and several firemen as others faced suspicions.
A light two-seat plane struck a utility pole while landing yesterday at the Carlisle airfield injuring pilot Harold Cassel 59 of Upper Tarra Eire en route to Philadelphia from Pittsburgh.
A special council meeting was held to elect a replacement for Carl Smith who resigned last Monday. Rumors say Guy Abbey, operator of Starr Memorial Works, will be named to fill the vacancy and lead the Streets Department, though his primary election plans remain undecided.
Ajaxiron Works received notice that defense order priority applies to indispensable items for engine manufacture. General Manager Lloyd Tanphere said the ruling does not guarantee supply and that other customers may also have priority ratings, potentially delaying materials like watches radiators and carburetors.
In Scranton Pa April 1 an extensive manhunt for 1 year old George Franks of Philadelphia begins today. Forty Civil Air Patrol pilots and 00 ground searchers comb woods and valleys of Pike County in the most extensive search in years. State police aim to locate Franks dead or alive. He was last seen four months ago near Lords Valley in the Pocono Mountains.
Sheriff patrols scour the Gaviota Pass area as a Southwest Airways plane carrying 22 people vanishes feared sunk in mountains or at sea. Witnesses report a plane circling near 200 feet south of Gaviota while ground teams and Coast Guard search the rugged coast and canyons from Santa Barbara to Oxnard and Los Angeles.
Police report a head on collision on Route 6 near Breezewood between Union City and Butler. Hamy Church and John Bolerats drove. Church asleep, Bolerats stopped to avoid collision. Damage estimated, several youths held for burglaries in Butler County. Names include John Heo, Joh Vickers, Robert Weible, Thamp Hubfai, Ass vert Graves, Richard Rowdal.
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