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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1952
Page
1
A garbled OCR styled listing mentions rooms, kitchen, laundry, a 2 bed setup, property values around 72k, 2800, and notes like repair status and various street references. It includes scattered names and numbers, incomplete addresses, and several property descriptors without coherent structure.
President Truman's budget estimate shows corporate direct taxes will yield far less than he predicted, prompting Republican and Democratic lawmakers to call the revision unexpected. The budget outlook also lowers overall receipts and deficits while noting a slight rise in individual income tax take to about one billion dollars more than prior January estimates.
Walter Ross of Wright street elected chairman of a committee drafting plans for a city recreation program with facilities. Richard Walker of Cambridge Springs discussed a potential roller skating rink at Springboro. No decision yet on site. a pool and funding campaign noted. Meanwhile a man died after falling from a Miami building, Charles R. Svoboda, 41.
Milk producers backed by the Dairymen's League and the Erle Crawford Dairy Cooperative seek a September 1 price increase. A tentative preliminary estimate suggests a rise to 884 cents per gallon with a 28 cent per quart adjustment in certain classes, subject to court approval and pattern adherence in Bet County.
Ike Eisenhower launches a major campaign address from the Capitol steps in Denver, pledging to bypass labor bosses and appeal directly to workers. He attacks left wing groups, outlines a middle course stressing employment, wages, old age security, education, housing, and labor rights, with Stevenson criticizing such tactics. Nixon heads to New Hampshire while Sparkman tours Alabama. New York and Wyoming primaries show incumbent Republicans renominated and Rose leading in Democratic Nomination for Wyoming.
A Raymond plant union plans a vote on a compromise work pact after a mediation session led by Grover Slathbrook. Management and the union negotiating committee remain tight lipped as they prepare to present the latest proposal to members tonight amid a pending contract with the United Auto Workers.
Washington figures report a union between the new Democratic National Committee chair, Stephen A. Mitchell, and outgoing chair Frank E. B. McKinney. They pledge militant, co operative support to Stevenson and Sparkman, aiming for a Democratic victory in November. McKinney praises the party’s strong organization as Mitchell takes the helm.
PHILADELPHIA The president-elect of the American Pharmaceutical Association said at its centennial meeting that three-fourths of drugs now dispensed were unknown when the organization began in 1852. He credited better drugs and more hospital beds with major advances and noted penicillin's impact on treating illnesses.
Britain's De Havilland Aircraft Co announced an order from Japan Airlines for two Comet jet airliners and seven other transport planes. The total cost was estimated at about 1.5 million pounds, about 4.2 million dollars, marking a substantial wartime aviation pact.
A New York spokesman for the coal industry says any wage increase for 76,000 anthracite miners is untenable without assured production gains. Edward Fox, head of the employers group, argues current conditions prevent higher pay and calls for joint measures to boost efficiency and safety while maintaining output. The talks, on a five day pace, aim to align wage structure, health funds, and mechanization with industry needs.
Reports at the board meeting detail Mead Park improvements. A large pavilion funded by Corry Lodge is finished with tables installed while paving and grading await completion. Eight fireplaces built for picnickers and a repaired Wishing Well. Ten 42 foot tables added citywide. A west of pond wading pool built by the Women’s Club plans for winter. Clifford Long led skating care improvements. Directors and wives enjoyed a wiener roast after the business session. INDUSTRIALIST DIRS PIPERSVILLE Pa Whipple Macobs Copper chief dies at summer home.
Washington report notes Acheson pressed British Foreign Secretary Eden to back a plan linking Britain to Iran aid and to support international arbitration over a long standing dispute with Tehran. The proposal would involve Britain agreeing to arbitrate and to accept a share of Iranian revenue from refined oil products.
AP dispatch from Seoul details U S Fifth Air Force bombing dry supply zones on the Korean West Coast about 25 miles northwest of Pyongyang. Jets damaged a rail yard, destroyed two artillery positions, and hit multiple supply dumps and shelters along the front while engaging Russian made MIG fighters.
Washington eligible veterans can access education and training benefits under the Korean GI Bill with VA announcing benefits are payable for eligible periods since August. About one million veterans since June 27, 1990, may qualify if discharged with certain service dates and conditions. Benefits range from 110 dollars monthly for full time study to 160 dollars for those with multiple dependents in full time education, with on the job training at 10 dollars.
A 60 year old American, Charles Noble of Detroit, describes seven years of imprisonment in Soviet and East German camps after being trapped in Germany during World War II. He recalls arrest, transport to Dresden, Buchenwald, and a later trial in Leipzig while seeking permission to return home, insisting he never aided Nazi enterprises.
A headon collision on Route 51 near Uniontown, Pennsylvania, killed Eileen Joann Smith, 19, of Dimbar Route 1, and one or both drivers while seriously injuring a second man. Richard Fowler, about 20, of Smithfield Route 1, and William Kennedy of Uniontown Route 1 were in the first car. Edward Lyons, 43, of Lemond Furnace was treated at Uniontown Hospital with multiple injuries.
In Elliott near Pittsburgh thirteen month old Kathleen Rost White was found by her mother with a cord from a crib tag wrapped around her neck. The infant died from strangulation at her residence. Local authorities are investigating the accidental death.
A young patient in the city developed paralysis after a polio outbreak. Doctors note the incubation period has passed and confirm admission to a regional hospital as investigators assess the spread and potential public health response.
Report describes a January violent clash in Tehran with American soldiers attacked by locals. Accounts mention a sergeant struck by cabbage, soldiers pelted with objects, and an officer shot at. several injuries are noted as Army officials identify the attackers and incidents during a mission. The scene includes street clashes near Teheran and references to police and military involvement.
In Sao Paulo Brazil hospital officials report a mother Albino Negra laborer and her husband Maria welcomed five babies in three hours in early morning. The quintuplets, weighing three pounds each, were placed in incubators at Sao Paulo Hospital. Parents have ten-year marriage and seven other children, five deceased.
Richera Jackman of Bradford an assistant manager at Loblaw grocery outlet in Bradford has been stricken with polio and admitted to hospital since Sunday. Doctors say prospects are good for recovery without paralysis. The father of three, he is the son of Mr and Mrs Joseph Jackman of Franklin Street. His mother, who visited the hospital, received news that the attack is slight.
The Soviet union plans a major party reshuffle at a full session in October to launch a new five year plan aimed at boosting industrial output by 1965. The move concentrates power in the Central Committee and signals a possible shift in leadership and policy ahead of the party congress.
A 17 year old, John Halfasn, son of Mr and Mrs Wallin A Futfass, was injured when a ladder resting on a porch roof broke and he fell to the ground on West Shhuireh Street. He was admitted to Cavey Memorial Hospital in good condition overnight for observation.
Pvt Edward L Houser of Aliguppa Pennsylvania is charged with first degree murder in the June killing of German woman Terese Eralsky of Bambure. The Army announced the charge as Houser remains under sentence while undergoing a detector test. No hearing date was set.
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