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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1956
Page
4
News notes: United States to sell 3 0 000 bales of surplus cotton abroad at market price. Mexico trades its goods for American cotton, prompting shifts in imports such as automobiles and machinery. U S production cuts affect parity payments while Mexico lifts output to 2 710 000 bales. Domestic sales compete with world supply.
Hold rites for Corryite's sister at a long-publicized funeral in the city cemetery. The service honors L. Burney and notes his appointment as Surgival General of the United States Public Health Service. Survivors include family members and local officials.
Read fragmentary notes on Corry area happenings from August 22 1936. Mentions community leaders, resolutions, a city league game and local figures like Corry-Jemetown team, street openings, and the Progresrn Ojnb of Exe group. Details are unclear but indicate civic and sports activity.
A scrambled OCR fragment mentions a woman driver and attempts a name reveal amid garbled text. The readable parts reference a person, an event, and unclear location details without coherent chronology or complete names.
Mrs. G VanEarden of Clymer died at home after a long illness. The funeral will be held at the Climer church with Pastor Alvin Fapedes officiating. Rev Will Beth and Ceme assisted. Burial and service details awaited.
The Chicago Democratic convention panel discusses key contrasts between Adlai Stevenson and Gov Harriman on national issues. Both back Supreme Court rulings on public school sectration and favor public power and resources development. They diverge on federal aid to sperewded schools and other policy levers while critiquing Eisenhower era policies.
Philip L Billings, 23, of Hartford, and Kenneth W Pelkey, 24, of Bethel, were arrested for speeding after a motorist asked for help and followed them. Billings and Pelkey escorted the driver along a road to Hartford yesterday. Both were fined $15.
A Saturday gathering of past governors addressed by members of the Toya Order of Moun, with invocations and remarks by Joseph Pitcavage and others. Attendees included Worth Hammond, Stanley Cuspet, Donald Gates, and several lodge officials. services planned for Franklin, Pennsylvania, with a memorial event and hospital prayer services noted.
A prisoner named Porowski attempted an escape from a Erie jail Friday afternoon, seizing a supply of blankets and attempting to bolt West 5th Street before deputies recaptured him. He faced charges of prison breach and non support and was held for further hearing. The jail system assigns trusties to monitor inmates and control movement within the facility.
Despite occasional betrayals of trust, penal authorities keep the trusty system fix for its value, deeming rare offenses not enough to abandon the approach.
Garland Volunteer Fire Department hosts a large town celebration on Saturday August 18 featuring a lengthy parade of horses boats and gear a noon roast beef dinner and a western style horse show by Al Fox followed by a community house dinner. Fire departments riding clubs and horse owners are invited to participate and aim to break last year’s record crowd in Garland.
A fragmented OCR snippet mentions mines north of Ey two wel 4 D nM vA dt ob Sui. Readable details are scant. no clear event, names, or dates emerge to identify a specific item.
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