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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1951
Page
1
OCR reads like a jumble of classified style items and prices with scattered names, addresses, phone hints and product notes. The readable pieces mention furnace sales cattle and farm implements plus partial addresses and contact mentions, indicating a damaged page of mixed ads and notices.
Forecaster Roger W. Dabson of New Boston NH predicts a record farm year with 272,000,000 acres planted and large national crops. Corn around 3.3 billion bushels, wheat about 1.1 billion, oats 1.1 billion, and rye rising. Hay near 2,000,000 tons. sugar beets and flaxseed uncertain. Citrus demand up. fruit yields strong in Florida. overall prices steady. Continued on page four.
Centerville resident Steve d Innaski, 31, suffered lacerations yesterday afternoon when his vehicle, moving north on the highway west of Rim Centerville, rolled over after brakes locked during an attempted slowdown. Police estimated vehicle damage at 500 dollars.
The Wage Stabilization Board approved a new wage regulation linking pay rises to the cost of living. If Economic Stabilizer Eric Johnston signs off, escalator increases could spread beyond preexisting union clauses, with employers and workers negotiating raises tied to living costs. Some officials warn it eases January’s wage freeze while others predict rapid industry worker agreements.
Sparta township joint school board met Thursday night with Glensel Company representatives but took no action on purchasing a prefabricated structure for temporary classrooms. President Witmer Suld attended to hear costs and types. building committee to review and report at a special meeting set for August.
An unidentified ship sent a distress call from southeast Alaska claiming steering failure and rapid listing. Coast Guard noted the vessel seven miles off Commodus Talahds near Prince of Wales Island and said communications ceased after the initial call. Reports spoke of two separate collisions nearby involving a tanker and tug boats, with one crewman killed and a lifeboat crew member missing.
Washington reports the government extending a six day ban on starting most new construction through Oct 1 under the CMP controlled materials plan. The order exempts some residences and allows certain projects to proceed if deemed essential after Oct 1. Builders may request metal deliveries later if they qualify as self authorized.
Associated Press reports five killed and more fatalities expected as Big Thompson and allied streams flood northern Colorado. Waters washed away houses and swept cars from roads near Estes Park and Fort Collins, with Buckhorn Creek overflows flooding Bellvue and the Colorado A and M College campus.
In Erie a merger announced between Trask's and Schultz Firm as Iomuiti Furniture Co joins with Trask Prescott Richardson and others. James R. McBrier says Schultz will join Trask's board, with Schultz as major stockholder. The Salta Co stock sale and full acquisition of Schultz's merchandise and buildings are included, forming Trask's Home Publications division.
Unemployment fell to a new low as 199 job openings were created in July, with 198 months claimed for unemployment benefits rising. The report shows 117 agricultural harvest workers and 44 job openings remaining unfilled, while labor shortages remain tight and local canvassing within 60 miles is planned to fill vacancies.
Robert Brown former member of the old Corry band was elected bandmaster of the Corry Legion Band now forming. Rehearsals have grown to 40 members though instruments remain scarce. The group will perform at the upcoming Potato Festival and seeks musicians for next week’s session. Judge O'Toole Dies in Pittsburgh. Aug 4.
West Point cadets stir anger as a major cheating scandal unfolds. Bob Blaik refuses comment while recalled cadets claim up to 200 in the Corps participated. Ousted students decry the secrecy and demand honorable discharges amid allegations stretching back years.
Washington Aug reports demand congressionally led probe into cadet cheating at West Point and Army Academy, spanning nine years, with officials calling for full investigations and possible firings for moral dishonesty. lawmakers press for accountability while defenders cite systemic issues and confidentiality.
Three young patients from Cory, B.D. 1, returned from Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore after three days of tests. Doctors found a serious congenital heart opening, more complex than first believed, with limited correction possible by surgery. Johns Hopkins officials noted a Canadian surgeon’s trial operations and ongoing U.S. research may yield a safer method within two years. The child will make periodic trips for care while precautions are taken to prevent infection.
Sheldon Lind, former Erie businessman and brother of Mrs. Waller Hunter of Corry, died after a gas line explosion in Tecumseh, Michigan. He had located a leak, cleared the house, and was injured returning to repair the line. he died at Jackson Mercy Hospital the next day. Lind had operated Lind Hardware in Erie and served in World War II. He is survived by his wife, a daughter, a son, and his mother, with his sister Mrs. Hunter in Corry.
A U N press release notes a proposed buffer zone between the Yalu and the present front in Korea. It says the line could sit between the Yalu and the 38th Parallel if hostilities subsided, with Allied HQ detailing the military and political implications and the potential demarcation in the Nakong River region.
Washington reports the United States and Greece have signed a treaty of friendship commerce and navigation. Signed yesterday in Athens, it awaits ratification and outlines travel and city exchanges, property protections, business rights, and navigation provisions.
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