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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1951
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR reads like a local notice listing locations and names such as Warrery and Gey street with partial street numbers and agency references. The readable bits hint at property or public notices but lack coherent context or complete details.
A dispute over a proposed Air Force installation in Truman's Missouri county delayed action on a $5.77 billion military construction bill. The House may vote next Tuesday after a full floor vote on a $19.02 million Grandview airport expansion, part of the same bill.
A M Litz Will purchase the three story Uaine building housing the Findley Lake Volunteer Fire Department and move to establish a marine boat sales and service shop there in Spring. The fire department will occupy interim quarters while a new 38 by 81 foot brick fire station is built adjacent to Bradley's Garage on Main Street. The venture will also house a shoe repair shop with dealers for John 801 Outboard motors Wolverine boats Old Town Penn Yan Century Inboard motors and more. A basement and second floor will be used for display and repair space.
Government wheat and corn reserves may avert shortages amid drought and Midwest weather, raising hopes for steady meat dairy and country products. Officials cite 750 million bushels of corn and 75 million bushels of wheat as buffers, with total crop prospects strong overall despite some below average yields.
OPS director Will Collins says violations by slaughterers wholesalers and retailers are rare and minor across fifteen counties. No complaints of retail overcharging have been found, with only technical infractions due to confusion of complex rules. One case of pork joints overcharging occurred under an amendment, plus isolated improper invoicing and under registration by slaugh terers.
Net operating income rose past $1 million to $1,023,930 for the 12 months ending June 30. Net earnings after deductions stood at $725,247. Operating revenue reached $6,483,686, an all time high, aided by two rate increases. For the previous year ending June 30, 1950, operating revenue was $5,948,350 with net earnings of $600,007.
Prices rose 0.1 percent in the week to August 7, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said. The wholesale index stood at 177.8 percent of the 1926 average, up 14.8 percent from prewar Korea, and 69 percent above a year earlier.
Corry chapter of the American Red Cross reports only three cash gifts totaling 80 dollars from the Midwest flood appeal. Elks lodge 50 dollars contributed with the rest from local donors. Officials keep the drive open hoping for more cash to aid Kansas and Missouri flood victims as government allocates 25 million and Red Cross targets 5 million for rehabilitation.
Milton Zalzneck a 41 year old contractor and local businessman died at Corry Memorial Hospital after suffering a heart attack at home. Survived by wife Marjorie and children Iny Marie Robert and William, plus siblings and in laws. Interment at Anstey Hesed Cemetery Erie.
In a letter from Babson Park, a devoted father explains he cannot afford a Lincoln car for his son and instead bequeaths 40 acres of land, arguing land value grows while money fades. He contrasts this with inflation and urges the son to earn his own way to college, noting unfair summer aid conditions.
The Senate voted 8 to 18 to proceed with contempt citations against witnesses for not notifying March 20 hearings. Television and radio coverage drew millions, and plans to televise further sessions in New York were discussed amid constitutional rights concerns and potential grand jury submissions.
Officials announced an official investigation into the head on collision between a Marine troop train and the Southern Belle near Baton Rouge Louisiana. Eight men died and about sixty were injured with one Marine listed as missing. Coroner Dr J G Roberts will hold a hearing to determine fault amid reports of a garbled or denied message to the troop train crew.
Aug 11 near Haviland a Mick load of 108 mm shells caught fire. More than 200 of 500 shells exploded in blasts sending debris across miles. No injuries reported. Ralph Reynolds of Lawsville drove the truck. A second truck was damaged and Reynolds avoided worse harm.
A 50 year old watchman Angelo Russis confessed to shooting 19 year old Bernard Dawson at a coal loading station near Beaver River. He said Dawson refused to leave and attacked him earlier. five miles away in East Liverpool Russis surrendered claiming he had shot two men. Police filed charges and jailed Russis.
The Corry Water Supply Co completed a new eight inch main on Duane Street and extended lines from York to Warren Street to improve pressure and provide a standby supply for Corry Memorial Hospital. The entire installation cost is covered by the utility due to two new Servite customers.
The Blatt Theatre firm adds two Erie drive- ins in a lease with option to purchase, bringing total Blatt screens to 29. The Lawrence Park and Star Drive-Ins in Erie, previously run by Gold and Coleman, are now part of the chain.
Chirence Gater of Mie Grove sustained severe electrical burns moving a large two story syrup house about 1 mile from Centerville. He was knocked unconscious, bleeding from head wounds, and hospitalized in Tutaville. State Police said the house movers faced dangerous wires as they lifted the structure over lines and poles, causing Gater to be struck and thrown.
A severe Texan storm system lashed the south plains damaging 19 to 12 thousand acres of irrigated cotton in Hockley County. A $1.5 million blow reported with water covering cars in Lubbock and a warehouse blown down northwest of the city. Temperatures cooled across the state but crops and water supplies remain drought threatened.
Adm Joy accuses the Red Leader of stalling talks by claiming Nam Il did not come to Kaesong to stop fighting or negotiate an armistice. The Red Delegate responds with anger to the charges.
Vice Admiral Turner Joy condemned the Communist position, saying they slammed the door on any progress in the Kasson talks. He accused North Korea of inflexibility and refused to concede on a by pass or a lull, signaling a breakdown in negotiations as U.S. officials called for a strong stand.
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