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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1955
Page
1
Harrisburg reports say the Republican Senate refused Gov Leader’s income tax compromise and moves to a roll call vote tomorrow. Senate President Harvey Taylor and GOP leaders vow to defeat the 411 million tax bill while a House recess is planned to August 29.
Court sanctions the sale of the old Corry High School on West South Street to Donald J. and Nancy Bebell of Erle after weeks of negotiation. No protestors appeared and only minor legal technicalities remain before the Bebells take possession of the yellow brick building, with payment of 20,000.
Britain announces plans to develop rockets to reach 120 miles high for scientific instruments within two years. The effort mirrors US and French programs and cites progress since 1940 with captured V2 technology, noting a maximum height of about 240 miles previously achieved.
A 52 year old man with a lengthy police record cut his wrists with a razor in a Corry jail cell at 4 30 am today moments before a disorderly conduct hearing. He was found by officer Leslie Kelly and rushed to Corry Memorial Hospital where doctors reported his condition as good after emergency treatment. Hospital staff said he severed tendons in his left wrist and knelt on the bunk to increase blood loss. The inmate’s wife had filed charges yesterday and he previously spent time in jail for intoxication and disorderly conduct. The jail’s procedure for lodgers may have allowed the blade to be brought in. A separate note reports a bill advancing in Harrisburg to require median strip barriers along the Pennsylvania Turnpike between the Donegal and Bedford interchanges to prevent hand-on crashes in western Pennsylvania.
Raymond Mfg Co workers face a midnight expiration as negotiations for a new daily wage and benefit package continue. The union, eyeing a potential strike, pressed for a higher pay rise while management offered 7 cents hourly plus 5 cents in benefits. A new holiday shift day and four hour wins emerged as the dispute moves toward a possible Saturday meeting.
The State Agriculture Department reports a serious threat to crops from a prolonged dry spell and heat wave. Pasture declines are seen across most regions, eastern counties suffer hay feeding costs, and moisture is urgently needed for corn, potatoes, tobacco, apples, peaches, and tomatoes. Early harvests occur but demand rain to finish ripening and yield.
Police investigate a $20 theft at Corry Paint and Wallpaper on West Main. Store operator Robert Ward reported a money bag left on the counter while he was in the rear. upon returning, the bag and money were gone, with no witness to identify the thief.
Two plainclothes state policemen raided the Veterans of Foreign Wars post in Lawrence Park after weeks of investigation by the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board. A bartender or attendant operated a gambling device. one officer noted the machine paid off. Charges were filed against the employee on duty, with the organization cited as the gambling place. The device was seized and bond set at 3500 for the employee.
In Harrisburg a five bill package to fund an industrial development program with a 26 percent million dollar cost over two years moved to the Senate after House passage on party line votes. GOP critics called the plan a tax on Pennsylvanians while supporters argued it would attract industry and create jobs. A separate notice cited Walter Ulbricht in Berlin as ill with a serious medical condition.
Shigeru Yoshida says in memoirs that Japan fixed the U S note that triggered war. He contends theView was used to push Japan toward conflict and that only the American position was pressed by the Allied Council. The account cites postwar diplomacy and Yoshida’s role with Washington and MacArthur.
Dr Bell, head epidemiologist at the National Institutes, notes early trial results show Salk’s polio vaccine 60 to 90 percent effective in preventing paralysis, with cautious optimism that initial data may evolve. He compares results with smallpox, diphtheria toxoid, and whooping cough vaccines, stressing uncertainty and the need for more findings over the first year.
In Copenhagen Frederick Durant of Lexington Massachusetts predicted that man will reach the moon by the end of the century. Durant spoke at the opening of the fifth InternationalAstronautical Congress with delegates from 16 nations present. Durant claimed exploration horizons have expanded and noted new dimensions beyond Earth. A second item reports a swimmer failing in New Madrid Missouri event with a 200 mile river swim and a man named Antonio found unconscious after 85 hours in the water.
A carload of corn gluten feed on the siding at the Xigin Mill caught fire briefly. The cattle fed on the toasted feed with strong appetite while workers investigated the blaze. No injuries reported and the feed appeared unaffected besides a chocolate brown stain on some plums.
Temperatures cooled slightly but remained highly hot and dry for much of the Northeast. New York City forecast mid 40s to low 50s, humidity low, with continued heat elsewhere. Crop damage estimated in the millions as drought prompts county governors to seek federal relief.
Congress approved four major measures including an omnibus housing bill for 45,000 public housing units and a defense production extension. The House passed the housing bill 187-163 after Senate concurrence, while the administration sought curbs on public housing programs. A separate defense production act extension was agreed in a House-Senate conference, extending federal powers for one year amid broader fiscal talks.
A New York witness testified that Sgt James C Gallagher 24 testified at a court martial that he described Wall Streeters and warmongers as foes of the American people. The shelling and killing charges center on alleged prisoner abuses in North Korean camps during 1959. Prosecutors said Gallagher forced fellow prisoners from shelters and exposed them to extreme cold while weak from dysentery. A separate Harrisburg inquiry seeks a police probe into outbreaks of violence during judicial proceedings in Cumberland County.
A foggy decision confronts Mirve Alford Fine who married Daniel Schmidt after he was reported dead. He returned alive, uncovering her current marriage to a logging contractor and a son, Danny. The tale unfolds with reunion hopes in Hill Country as Schmidt arrives and Fine faces choosing between two marriages and a second chance.
President Eisenhower expresses displeasure over a housing bill passed by Congress as GOP leaders weigh the possibility of a special session. House and Senate leaders signaled readiness to reconvene, with legislators set to return January 3, 1956, to address the stalled housing measure and related policy concerns.
Congress adjourned amid mutual compliments as President Eisenhower signaled plans for a special session to push housing, polio vaccine, local transit, and other key bills. Debates over taxes, military, and economic measures loom as Democrats retain control in 1950.
Police investigate two larcenies with over ten warrants issued after a council period ending. Harley Tanke and Bevan men face charges. 16 discoveries made. officers handled five complaints, two suspects detained, and 408 miles traveled in the case.
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