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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1954
Page
3
The fragment mentions Sterpal Hepler and Eric TARD in a sparse note about a proceeding at a local library with viewers and an $800 benefit noted. The text is incomplete and unclear but records a personal matter and a monetary figure.
The Senate reached a surprise agreement to curb debate on atomic energy legislation and set a three hour talk limit for floor consideration. If approved, the measure heads to the President for signature. if not, it returns to conference. Senator Smathers joined critics seeking to replace patent provisions with compulsory patent sharing.
Corry city and county assessors plan to finish a wholesale revision of all property values by October. County official Martin Gregor and City Assessor William Miller coordinate plans while working separately. The joint effort aims to equalize assessments across wards under a single percentage framework, with county and city values likely similar though minor disparities exist.
The Air Force will spend over a million dollars per tower for a chain of Texas Towers radar posts about 100 miles off the Atlantic coast from Newfoundland to Norfolk Va. Each 15 000 square foot platform will support radar gear, housing for 30 to 30 men, a power plant and helicopter pad, with total costs estimated at 15 to 20 million dollars for the scheme.
Washington Evening Star reports internal revenue agents conclude Senator McCarthy owes additional taxes and interest totaling about $25,000 for 1946 through 1952 after an 18 month probe. The agency plans to present evidence to McCarthy and allow explanation. Agents say no fraudulent intent was alleged.
Reports from state agriculture officials indicate drought damage may exceed prior estimates. The Agriculture Department and Associated agencies anticipate higher losses, with continued assessment underway across Southeastern Pennsylvania.
A Taft Hartley injunction blocked a planned strike by 4500 CIO production workers at Oak Ridge Tennessee and Puducah Kentucky plants that supplied uranium for atomic and hydrogen weapons. Judge Robert J Taylor issued the order after President Eisenhower warned national security requires continuous work. Emerson Pownall pledged workers would return today as wage talks, in place since April, remain unresolved.
Senate figure Mundt forecasts a report by August 20 on the McCarthy Army controversy sparked by an Army denial of McCarthy testimony. The Army disputes that an officer provided McCarthy excerpts from a secret FBI report, while McCarthy pushes for public hearings into Communist infiltration of defense plants and names witnesses.
President Eisenhower released a mid year survey arguing that the decline in the US economy has ended by mid year and that overall activity is up. He claimed 1962 was the best pre administration year and unemployment trends show improvement, suggesting the economy is on the upswing despite political debate.
The annual Potato Festival kickoff dinner will be at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post home on Tuesday August 24 with Homer Bulard as general chairman. Attendees include potato growers dairy and general farmers their families and area residents plus Corry business and industry people. Tickets at 7 p.m. are available from Corry GLF Corry Pharmacy Cory Savings and Loan Chamber of Commerce Northwest Potato Growers Association and Kiwanis Rotary members. Speaker will be W. R. Gordon extension rural sociologist Penn State University on Communities and People. Harry S. Poorbaugh will introduce Mr Gordon. Reservations are limited to seating capacity and tickets are sold on a first come basis.
Bally Rand, a 52 year old fan dancer, reportedly married former Los Angeles contractor Fred Lata in Las Vegas during a break between performances. Details remain uncertain as the couple backtracked after the ceremony.
The ailing eyes dog of Miss Barbara Houghtling of Mote Street remains alive though not expected to recover. Dr. Charley French treated the animal yesterday after it reportedly ate poison on Tuesday afternoon. City police investigation suggests a deliberate act, with the dog confined when not on a leash with its blind owner.
Sykesville scene where 100 young turkeys on a Brushwood turkey farm were killed by a dive bombing owl. Owner Leonard Brushwood said the owl entered a pen of eight week olds, about four pounds each, using its wings to corral the birds before being shot. The bird’s beak remained found bitten.
Superintendent L M Douglas released preschool census results showing 1695 children aged 5 to 17 tabulated for city voting but not guaranteed as complete. Census likely misses absent families. a fuller tally will be ready after the first week of October. For now 632 boys and 813 girls listed, with some students entering from surrounding districts to form the Corry Area Join.
Walter B. Moul longtime General Telephone Company plant chief at Corry office died at 7:15 PM in Corry Memorial Hospital after a heart attack. Born August 18, 1891 in York, he lived in Union City and Corry, employed by the Pennsylvania Telephone and later General Telephone for 41 years. Survived by wife Marie Kilmore Moul, sister Frances Moul of York, brothers Robert, Richard and Luther Moul, and nieces and nephews. Funeral at Bracken’s Funeral Home with Rev. Emerson Low. body to York for interment at Greenmount Cemetery.
Western Pennsylvania Firemen's Association wraps up a three day convention in Latrobe with a parade. About 150 units participate in the march as George Horner of Farrell is named president for a one year term, succeeding Lester M. Harvey of Springdale.
Brigham Hardware owner James Sinare reported $1000 in checks and $900 in cash missing after placing funds in a glove compartment pouch for deposit. He warned a bank pouch may have been moved, then could not locate the money. police were alerted as a possible theft.
Washington reports a Senate clash over an administration anti Communist bill aimed at removing Red influence from labor unions. A Magnuson substitute to study the problem was debated while decisive votes lingered, with implications for unions labeled Communist infiltrated and for potential actions by the Labor Board.
In Rio de Janeiro former dictator turned president Getulio Vargas weathered a grave crisis as military and civil unrest threatened resignation. Rioting injured two. an assassination attempt on editor Carlos Lucero sparked the turmoil. Vargas travels to Belo Horizonte to dedicate a steel mill as military leaders meet to show support.
A 1-year-old Pennsylvania poultry farmer, Joseph Blattner of Norristown, files suit in U S District Court challenging the price and acreage controls of the Federal Farm and Marketing Administration Acts. He says acreage limits will ruin his operation, force extra feed costs, and impose penalties, claiming government action amounts to taking property without due process.
A fierce thunderstorm toppled about seventy sailboats during Marblehead Race Week near Marblehead Mass. The 30 mile per hour gusts and heavy rain endangered roughly 100 sailors, but swift rescue by nearby speedboat crews saved many. About 400 small craft gathered to watch and participate in the event before the storm.
Frankfurt dispatch notes West Germany faces treason charges and labor unrest. A million low paid workers across industry and government press for higher wages or walk out. Otto John’s defection to the East worsens Cold War tensions as Bonn’s leadership vows unity amid fear and propaganda risks.
Senator McCarthy of Wisconsin clashed with Louis Passikoff, a witness from Schenectady, at a stormy Senate Investigations subcommittee hearing. Passikoff accused McCarthy of conspiring with Passikoff’s employers, General Electric, and challenged the senator’s authority to question him. McCarthy threatened to eject Passikoff as his wife shouted at McCarthy from the gallery.
A Camden boy aged 1 and his sisters Terry 7 and Mary 8 died in Cooper River at Camden County Park during a fishing trip. A witness said Mary stepped onto a rock to fetch shoes and fell in while Terry and Riley Monded jumped in to help and sank. Their mother, Mrs Joseph Drummond, was nearby.
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