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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1955
Page
4
One hundred one Corry youngsters, mostly 6 and 7, received anti polio shots yesterday as volunteers mobilize to inoculate nearly 60 000 000 children before polio season. Local physicians donate time while the Parent Teacher Association handles clerical work with Corry Memorial Hospital and druggists aiding the effort.
A reader challenge asks seven current events questions on wage laws, animals, Berlin, right to work, Dixie origins, primary elections, and fox hunting terms. Answers appear on the Classified page for verification.
Erie police hold two suspects on an open charge after a $10,000 safe robbery attempt at Sanitary Farms Dairy. Night watchman Lyle Beemer spotted two men moving a 500 pound safe in an alley and they fled as his flashlight shone. Detectives Hill, Lupo and Figaski arrested the pair within an hour near the scene. both deny involvement.
Members of Corry High School 1995 graduating class attended the annual prom with 130 in the banquet and 70 couples at the Junior High gym. A crash near Erie injured no one seriously when a car struck a State street safety zone sign. driver George Gordon Jr. faced front end damage. A test well in Spring Creek district on the George Clark farm between Corry and Spring Creek is under drilling, proceeding slowly.
Dr. William Roswell reports a new foot and mouth disease case on a Warren County farm east of the city. Elmer Shuss, chauffeur for Brown garage, drove a stranger to Carter Hill at gunpoint. A barn near Wattsburg burned in what authorities deem an incendiary act. a safe holding nearly $10,000 was recovered from one of three safes.
Kane borough police report a Sunday night break in at the Kane Post Office. Intruders forced a basement entry, stole a small pouch of registered mail and a 45 caliber Colt revolver, and appeared to search the building thoroughly. Investigators from county, state, and federal agencies are reviewing security and seeking witnesses or a clue about a strange car or individuals seen near the post office.
Investigators traced a break-in at the post office where a lever opened a heavy reinforced safe and a hole was punched in a wall behind the stamp room. Two registered parcels were reportedly targeted while officials reviewed money shipment expectations and questioned staff including janitor Henry Richardson. Postmaster John J. Connor alerted authorities as the incident was discovered after 7:30 a.m.
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