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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1953
Page
1
A local auction advertises sale of blank rooms and furnishings including chairs lamps dressers and a bed. Items listed include electric appliances, tools, garden gear, kitchenware, and a stepladder with general household contents. The sale is run by R. Ken and takes place at 1e floor location with 1953 date reference.
Fragmentary 1958 ledger text shows numerous numbers and partial entries. Names or entities are unreadable, with references to accounts, sums, and possible board notes interspersed in damaged OCR. The extract lacks coherent events or identifiable subjects.
East Berlin and Potsdam report clashes as hungry East Germans flood to West Berlin for free food. Police clamp down at rail stations while workers strike and factory sites face disruption. U S official Conant condemns travel ban and pledges aid shipments to nine million in coming weeks.
Associated Press reports mixed turnout as supporters and boycotters clash over the plan to dissolve Parliament. Ay Willa Kasha and Mussadegh backers mobilize while other districts prepare for regional ballots. Majorities seen in some areas to dissolve the Majlis, with opposition weakened.
President Eisenhower and other leaders paid tribute at a state memorial in the Capitol rotunda for Senator Robert A Taft who died of cancer in New York. The casket lay in the rotunda as thousands paid homage before the body was flown to Cincinnati for burial tomorrow.
Corr BilMe Lésters, District 3 champions, face Greenville of Glen Brooken Field in a 6:30 p.m. tilt weather permitting. The winner advances toward the State championship as Manager George Sproveri plans a battery of Bente Yanssens and Corty Muiger.
Four people were injured in a two car crash at a West of Corny area intersection. Drivers Davis of Clarendon and Carmany of Gavendon collided as Davis stopped for Route 89 traffic and Carmany moved onto Route 89. Davis sustained minor injuries. Carmany’s wife Mrs Carmany was admitted after the Chevy Memory Hospital treatment. others treated and released. Vehicle damage estimated at 400 dollars for the Davis car and 300 dollars for the Carmany car.
An Erie ironworker James Rolls 42 feet from a crane at the Corty byer company site on Columbus avenue fell when a connecting steel boom snapped. He was not pinned but sustained injuries to the elbow and potential back. He was taken to the hospital for observation and treatment.
Two new double tennis courts in Corry, first since a decade, near completion with blacktop surface installed by A R Wheeler of Franklin. Backstone, boundary lines, and final touches awaited. project funded from surplus War Bond funds via the Corry War Prevention Committee.
Hamburg dispatch reports the American Clipper 8228 ton freighter delivering relief goods for East Berlin and the Soviet zone. It carried 1800 tons of lard flour skimmed milk and beans, bringing total aid amount to 4400 tons aboard the combined shipments.
Secretary of State Dulles and President Rhee prepare for a chance to discuss unification and Korea's fate as Washington seeks a nonbinding, exploratory conference. The White House signals U.N. engagement, with emphasis on preventing a broader war and shaping stance toward communism.
Fourteen people died in Pennsylvania and outside the state in weekend crashes. Among the dead were a Temes governor of Maine and a Maine state senator, plus a Portland grocer killed when a plane exploded overhead. Five others died in auto accidents on various roads.
Officials in Warren County consider detours to relieve traffic around Columbia and Frepholt Townslyn. The plan would route vehicles via Royces 25 and Main Street, with traffic entering Likite and facing congestion as crews monitor conditions and adjust personnel.
A home on East Frederick Street was entered over the weekend with a screen removed and a window broken. The thieves took two guns after accessing the residence by sliding open a basement door and leaving keys in a lock. Detectives from the local precinct are investigating and reviewing neighborhood security footage.
An Air France Constellation with 41 aboard reportedly crashed in the Mediterranean near Cyprus between Rhodes and Crete. U S Navy helicopters, French, Lebanese planes and ships scoured the sea as authorities traced the route Rome to Beirut and Tehran. Survivors include an American mother and her child. several Lebanese and Turkish passengers were among the listed names.
Congress and White House negotiators aim to avoid a special session to address the federal debt limit, with talks continuing after a breakfast meeting with President Eisenhower. Senate leaders indicate discussions focus on extending the deadline into next year, keeping the government funded while avoiding immediate congressional action.
Harrisburg officials outline a series of conferences this week to clarify which items will be taxed under the new sales levy effective December 1. Retailers and manufacturers will discuss exemptions such as food clothing medicine and water purchases and the department plans to mail explanatory booklets to about 6 250 000 retailers.
Beaver Club grossed 398 dollars on a Friday tag sale while Corny Braver Club raised 298 50 from a tee sale to aid its sports fund. Total proceeds about 30 dollars were turned over to the club treasury as local youths with cash prizes for top sales were listed: Jon Van Dresar Robert Staples Bacird Jorles Dennis Merkle and eThomne Bokklund.
An OCR reading shows a consent form for blood donors with fragmented text. It mentions a parental signature requirement for minors between ages and references dates, locations, and names that are unclear. The legible parts indicate the form is about obtaining consent for a young donor.
Ohio and Pennsylvania police pursue a spree of turnpike killings linked by a 92 caliber pistol. John Shepherd, 24, West Alexandria Pa, wounded but providing little detail, survived an attack as two other victims, Harry F. Pitts, 49, and Lester B. Woodward, 30, were slain in similar shootings along the turnpike. Rewards totaling $1,000 offered by truck associations and unions. A trucker near Reading described a yellow or tan Chevrolet station wagon shadowing him for 17 miles, with a tall blond driver, but the vehicle escaped before police could identify its plates.
Allied soldiers participate in a dress rehearsal simulating liberated prisoners of war as part of preparations for the first joint inspection of prisoner camps. The operation titled Mass Swap slated to begin Wednesday involves 150 troops in the exercise.
United Nations Command tests mass POW repatriation as Red Cross and Allied officials arrange exchanges. First group of about 87,000 captured soldiers from Korea to return via Koje and Cheju Islands, with sick and wounded slated for transfer from Pusan and Inchon.
Seven persons perished when a hotel fire swept through a Texarkana business district building on the Texas side. Four others were injured, two critically, as flames gutted the hotel above a clothing store.
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