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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1950
Page
4
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Hearings on the Subversive Activities Control bill of 1950 resume as the Senate Judiciary Committee backs the measure except for Senator Langer. The bill penalizes aiding or forming groups aiming to establish a foreign controlled totalitarian state. It would create a three member board to classify Communist or front organizations. The proposal echoes earlier ideas but faces opposition over free speech concerns and possible criminalization of ordinary membership.
Local clubs ship William and Mary candy with cufflinks for a Salisbury event and ladies night. TV aerials are expanding in Carter Hill area as residents report clear signals from Cleveland Erie and Buffalo. Elks plan a Mother’s Day program May 14. Syrup prices spark mixed reactions while Ajax Tron Works suspends two weeks of vacation. Traffic complaints rise near North Center and Smith streets. Earl Bell buys a Bethlehem store. Erie County Medical Society notes anti Socialized medicine stance among five Corry groups. A Communist registration bill could impose fines and penalties, affecting organizations and members.
Rotary Club Elmer OC Carrier Post of the American Legion and the American Legion Auxiliary may sponsor Mead Park shelters as summer crowds outpace available spaces. Each shelter would cost about 400 dollars with plaques bearing sponsor names. Windy Williams at the State Armory laments missing fill equipment after theft.
Pittsburgh police say Dr. John D. Kistler, 61, was shot and killed in the basement of his home in Shadyside on Firth Avenue. Detectives Hamel and Stiel described the wound as apparently personal safety related.
Rotary Club elected Horton J Davis president for the coming year at a luncheon at Hotel Corry succeeding Ralph S Dewey. The Pennsylvania Railroad opposes a crossing watchman on West Smith Street and will modify flashing lights for pedestrian and vehicular safety. Mayor I Alexander was informed. The Temple Minstrels will be presented at Senior High School April 23 and 24 by the local Masonic fraternity. An investigation into city fire alarm wires on poles follows Chief Paulson reporting wires cut at Main and Center. Council discussed the issue last night. Political activity rises on all fronts and Gerry may be visited by both Republican Senate nominees.
Erie rent control office sued Wesleyville landlord Nellis M. Hollenbeck in federal court in Pittsburgh for 4488 overcharges and penalties. The action seeks restitution of charges over one year old and treble the last year’s 1180.46, plus an injunction to bar further rent control violations by Hollenbeck or his agents.
Sepp R Grundy is slated to appear in War ren and Erie on May 2, with a possible brief stop in a third location the same day. New York City's first water mois were hollow Jogs.
A vintage quiz lists ten questions testing memory and general knowledge. Topics include Gene Stratton Porter, Alben Barkley, Theodore Roosevelt’s death year, a San Francisco Bay prison nickname, a legal grammar correction, Navy arms shipments under NATO, and the location of Griffith Stadium.
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