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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1953
Page
3
The Health Director announced actions affecting polio patients and municipal concerns. An attorney described divorce financial arrangements and settlement progress between Rita Hay and Nora ymes, noting agreed terms.
In Moscow the Supreme Soviet with Premier Georgi Malenkov met for the first time after Stalin's death. The gathering included Russia's Big Nine leaders as deputies approved the interim budget decision and prepared to join the Council of Nationalities for a joint session. The session aimed to review the late budget and government report.
Longtime Spartansburg resident Harland Thomson died last night at his home after an extended illness at age 56. Born in Spartansburg June 17, he lived most of his life on the family farm, attended Miller and Donation Schools, and worked at Aero Supply for a time. He married Bernice Joy on December 22, 1919, and is survived by his wife, a daughter, Mrs. LaVerne McEldowney of Corry, sons William and Neil of Columbus, three grandchildren, two sisters, a stepmother, three stepsisters, and a mother-in-law. He was predeceased by daughter Carabelle and son James. Friends may call at Bracken Funeral Home with services Friday at 9 o'clock. burial in Beaverdam Cemetery.
The Korean truce became a reality as four Pennsylvanians were among the first Americans freed from captivity in the Panmunjom exchange. Pvt Andrew J Visenso of Phoenixville, Pvt Edward B Nothstein of Lehighton, Pvt James H Hynson of Chester, and Pvt Clair E Follweller of Bowmanstown were released, with Visenso and Nothstein captured on April 23, 1951.
Joseph P. Francell, the Sing Sing prison executioner who activated the electric chair for Julius and Ethel Rosenberg last June 19, has resigned. Reported threats and dissents in the west of England today, with a $150 Air Force pay dispute noted. Francell, 57, says he leaves after 14 years and 197 executions at Sing Sing, also having conducted about 10 executions in New Jersey Connecticut Massachusetts and Pennsylvania.
Harrisburg health officials deny reports of a gamma globulin shortage claiming demand is being met. Dr J Moore Campbell note the serum available for polio patients and that Pittsburgh officials will confer on the supply. Dr Mark continues to receive serum as long as patients qualify under regulations amid exhausted county stocks. Nudist Convention Opens in San Bernardino With 1000 Delegates At Oakdale Ranch opening day features a fashion show and varied attire.
Two 15 year old Butler County youths Dalton Baker and Parry Hunsley vanished after borrowing a matboat on the Allegheny River near Harrisville. A third boy, 14 year old Herbert Wines, rode to town to warn guardians while officials search shores and alert nearby landowners. The trio planned a day by day drift with a second boat but lack of oars and sparse funds may have forced the change. The boat owned by Dr. KR Wievel carried food but no paddles and was found empty near Joy Manufacturing. Police from Franklin and Butler lead the search as tags and homeowners are told to watch the riverbanks.
A coast guard search is under way for two youths and a man who disappeared after a Hunt boat crash on Lake Erie. Navy veteran Gott, 23, of Oakmont Street, and Breslie, 2, of Chilsea Avenue, were aboard the craft when it vanished amid choppy waters off Dover. air and sea units from Cleveland, Dover, and auxiliary crews from Erie and Dunkirk joined the hunt with a plane and barge aiding in the rescue efforts.
A 21 or 41 year old man at a North Philadelphia rectory confessed to killing two truck drivers on the Pennsylvania Turnpike and shooting a couple, though relatives say he faked the confession after reading about similar crimes. Police and priests check the tale while investigators weigh the veracity of the statements and the suspect’s possible motive.
Carlisle: Clyde Anslinger, 84, of Newville, charged with murder and arson in the July 20 death of his wife and an 13 year old daughter at a Cumberland County home. Assistant Cumberland County district attorney William Marston said charges filed shortly after midnight. Investigators say a wood burning stove explosion started the fire. another daughter, 16, is being questioned.
A coroner’s inquest today blamed shock and exposure for the death of Emery G. Davis, a seven year old who vanished from his home on July 22 and was found dead in a wooded area on the outskirts of Indiana. The case centers on the disappearance and the ensuing investigation into his death.
Four persons were killed in traffic mishaps across Western Pennsylvania. A head on collision between a car and a trolley near Pittsburgh claimed the life of newlywed Melvin D. Lucas and his wife. Their 18 month old child died separately in a township crash. A second fatal wreck occurred on a rain slick Turnpike near Bedford involving J. Witzy Tally and an oncoming truck.
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