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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1952
Page
3
A lone report notes a soldier's unspecified actions in the city drawing attention from local authorities and civilians. Details remain unclear but the incident has sparked curiosity about military conduct in urban areas.
In Erie County Court Judge Laub presided over forgery cases. Waynt Mich received 3 to 10 years for forging a five to ten year chain in Western State Penitentiary. Robert Dale Sulinek, 44, admitted cashing a $4750 check July 1. Schork, Gillespie, Sins, and Yester pleaded guilty to varied charges with deferred sentences or court costs as outcomes.
A minesweeper fired twice on the Grapple off Hungnam on Korea's northeast coast, killing two and injuring nine. Navy officials attributed the incident to a failure to exchange recognition signals between the ships during a patrol for small Communist vessels.
State Chairman M Harvey Taylor announced the Republican State Committee of 113 members will convene September 4 in Philadelphia to coincide with the appearance of Dwight D Eisenhower, the party's presidential candidate, at the event.
An Erie County Bar Association committee urges periodic audits to curb repeats in a case involving former deputy prothonotary Riehl Nash and prothonary Lawrence Taylor. A court-ordered fund of 17 108.04 dollars dates to 1944, with attorney fees and litigation costs to be paid. Nash is in Erie County Prison and may waive a hearing while attorney William Carney awaits returns from September.
Patricia Jean McMenamin, three, remains missing after being taken from her grandmother’s home in Fox Chase. The child’s mother, Capricia McMenamin, reportedly drove away with her in an automobile earlier today. The Pennsylvania Superior Court had recently awarded custody to the mother, with ongoing reconsideration requested by the father, James McMenamin.
An eleven day strike by operating engineers ended with workers returning to heavy construction jobs in the Philadelphia area. The workforce, active since May 1 over wage disputes, voted at a meeting to resume work and submit grievances to arbitration.
Trwin Phill Golf, 32, of Akron, was jailed in Lycoming County awaiting action by a September grand jury on charges of murder and armed robbery. Police say he robbed Raymond Smith and friends in a parking lot near their hotel, then forced a ride during which Smith was shot. Goff pleaded innocent and claimed amnesia. Mrs Frieda Goff, staying with him, is held as a material witness.
Army corporal Robert G. Smith, 22, from Middlesburg, Pa., who lost both hands and both legs in Korea, married Barbara Borma, 1-year-old brimetta of Takoma Park Md, at the Title chapel in Fs Lincoln Cemetery. The couple met while he was at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. Barbara and a friend had visited the hospital to bring magazines to patients.
Washington Associated Press reports Senator McCarthy lost a bid to delay pre trial testimony from Paul Hoffman in the $2 million libel and slander case. Judge Matthews overruled the request, Benton ally Kiesel claims Hoffman can counter McCarthy’s Senate attacks on General Marsh. Hoffman, former ECA head, is to testify. Williams declines to attend.
Police in Bedford County investigated a brutal incident involving a Marine sergeant from Company A Freakjunkers Battery. The suspect, Wright, was identified after a fight on the Turnpike near Bedford Memorial Hospital. Detectives say the victim was found unconscious and later hospitalized. authorities described the case as a serious assault with unclear motives and ongoing inquiries.
Police identify Theresa Pottontenily and Inocenzo Cheveres after a crime scene along a rural road near Here yesterd ay. A revolver fire killed the woman in her head and the man reportedly ended his own life by wrist and throat injuries.
State police said a gunman robbed and beat Second Lieutenant David Henry, 26, at a site near Fillwood on Sunday morning. The officer was reported found in a distressed condition. investigation ongoing with flight details unclear.
A 19 year old from Essex Maryland was reportedly abducted by a bandit who boarded a car and robbed Henry before being driven away. The victim leaped from the vehicle when the assailant stopped briefly at Chadds Ford, causing the bandit to flee. Authorities pursue leads in the string of events surrounding the attack.
Fragmentary police notes describe a claimed assault involving Wiss Young and Henry during a return trip to Baltimore. Henry says they became lost, and he was later detained at Camp Holabird, Bal Horse.
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