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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1953
Page
1
Fragmentary text mentions alums and a frame luc phrase but reads like a rental or property notice. It references a home with 2 bedrooms, basement, address style with Bracken street, inspection and bear property context. Notable names are unclear.
A sale listing describes items from a home including new wares and goods. The auction features household essentials such as glasses silverware rugs nets and dining room items. Proceeds go toward liquidating available goods at the premises on West Street.
A handwritten sale listing by Ars auctioneers offers a small acre farm and many farm tools. Items include tractors, a mower, plow, cultivator, disk, hay equipment, barbed wire, housings, sewing items, and various household goods. Names include Alex Kuc Cummings and others with numbers and prices noted.
A garbled OCR text fragment references a court or legal proceeding dated September with mentions of names and jurisdictions. The readable parts show scattered phrases about a report, appointment, and timeframes but lack clear names or outcomes.
Babson argues life insurance remains a good buy but favors adjusting coverage to reflect changes in dollar value. He notes 20 year forecasts and dollar depreciation since 1952, citing the impact on policy values and household planning amid ongoing War preparation. Page Six continues the discussion.
Lt Col Henry M. Grown and the service director announce five new dependency regulations effective August. Registrants not yet ordered for induction must show dependents or expectant fathers by August 25 via birth certificates or pregnancy certificates to qualify for dependency status. Evidence submitted after August 24 does not qualify for dependency but may support hardship classification at local boards discretion. Classification becomes mandatory if issued before induction orders.
A utility pole near the curb on Maple Avenue was split in a mishap involving a logging truck. Driver Walter Nangla of Harborcreek reportedly pulled the truck to clear a path, but the pole fractured after the collision with the winch. The incident occurred as the plumbing contractor’s truck was parked diagonally over the curb at the State Armory repair site.
First deliveries from three more Red prison camps reported with many wounded. An American recounts torture to obtain Pearl Harbor data, reflecting intense wartime interrogations and prisoner conditions amid ongoing battles.
AP dispatch reports the exchange delivering 150 more American prisoners on Sunday alongside 250 South Koreans. Among the 437 Allied returnees were 94 Americans and 43 non-Korean nationals, many wounded and bandaged. Camps No 9 near Kunggye No 6 near Pyoksong and No 10 at Manpo supplied the group.
Erie County commissioners approved 31 000 in grants allocating the major share to the Coty Memorial Hospital with 9000 to Stem Memorial Hospital in Union City. Both grants had been set up in last January. George Stone, about 80, of Wilkinsburg, was killed in a crash when his car struck a concrete wall in Pittsburgh near H Road 20 North Hard dock.
AILOTTY-One Clarion Cou vently was willed and two abians diluted, on criticaty, early to day as their auto smashed Into r culity pul AL nearby Howseville in Venange Bounty. Heney .iesenmyer of Pryburg died 4 in a mimutes ater being admitted ai a hospital here. Donald T. Denslinger, also of Fryburg, is reported in Very se rious condition. Also hospitilized, and in fafe condition, was the driver, 26-year old Steuben O. Whittoll of New Maryville 110 told atte polices an oncommlig ai forced Vin from Hegan
Secretary Weeks restores Dr. Allen V. Astin as director of the National Bureau of Standards after protests over his dismissal and a battery additive controversy. Weeks says Astin returns to the 15 000 dollar post with committee approval and under new supervision by James C. Worthy. The move follows a fraud order tied to AD X2, showing government stance on Astin views and product efficacy.
Lewistown police report two men injured when a private plane crashed into the Juniata River eight miles east of Lewistown. Walter M. Hawkins, 40, of Coatesville, the pilot, suffered a fractured rib and left leg. he was listed as in fair condition at Lewistown Hospital. Kent Gordon Canaday, 38, of Canterbury, Ohio, sustained multiple fractures and chest injuries, listed in critical condition at Black Community Hospital.
Railroad and city workers prepare for automatic operation of Center Street First Avenue crossing gates with automated lights. Gates will descend at approach, traffic signals coordinate to halt Center Street traffic while others route vehicles. Technicians monitor initial days, costs around 35000 dollars for gates and over 4000 for traffic lights installation.
A new law changes how third class cities may borrow. Temporary notes may be issued against current tax revenues with a two thirds council vote and repayment within the fiscal year. Notes can have up to six percent interest and may not count toward the indebtedness ceiling without state approval. The act also allows fixed installments for permanent improvements and alters term rules for city controller appointments.
Turbulent wage negotiations stretch into next week as representatives from the International Association of Machinists and the plant management plan a staged set of meetings. A tentative timetable aims to review the proposed wage package by Monday with rounds on Tuesday and Wednesday, seeking an agreement to present to union members. A walkout potential hangs over the talks, with a gradual return to work hoped for the following week if progress continues.
Iran in festive mood as Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi returns from exile to Tehran. Thousands greet him with cheers and flags as military parades line the streets and ceremonial guards salute. The event contrasts with reports of a treason trial and possible death penalty looming for Mossadegh, stirring political tension.
The Highway Department reports road coating operations beginning on Corry Beaverdam Road and the Clymer Road section near the New York State Line. Maintenance crews under Walter Proctor will surface treat Legislative Route 25043 between Warner's and Darraw's Corners, with work extending toward west of the city and two miles on the Corry Beaverdam route.
An Erie youth and two others were injured in a Route 17D collision near Lighthouse Point, Claudauqua area. The youth was in critical condition with skull and jaw fractures, while Florence A. Obert, 63, suffered a fractured spine and right arm, and Robert Obert, 21, also injured. They were taken to Jamestown General Hospital.
Mayor Kinley announces candidacy on the Democratic ticket amid weeks of uncertainty. GOP support from Earl Cherry places Kinley in a two‑way fight as party insiders name a slate for city offices, with Cherry expected to aid the Democratic effort in the general election.
Italy's new pro Western Premier Giuseppe Pella won the first confidence vote 140 to 84 in the Senate. Ten of 287 senators abstained, one was absent. Pella succeeds Alcide de Gasperi and faces a likely hard test in the Chamber of Deputies. He aims for temporary stability though warns his government may not last.
A highway collision near West involved an Oldsmobile and another auto. One man, about 27, identified as Donald Ty, died at the scene. Two others, Dan Rickenson and a third occupant, were injured with head and chest trauma. Police closed the road for hours while investigators and rescue units tended the scene.
Airman died today when a four engine USAF Stratocrater collided with fire after landing at Keflagile Airfield. The aircraft had flown from Wentover to Porve Base Massachusetts and struck a fire end of the air field. One passenger and eight aboard, name of the dead not released pending notification to relatives. Erie physician Dr Samuel L Selbetta, 60, founder of Rose Memorial Fostat, died Friday at St Vincent's Hospital after an extended illness. He was a surgeon since 1820 and a Fellow of multiple medical societies.
A Titusville father appealed to city police last night for help locating his daughter, believed to be with Corry man Edgar Alderman of Titusville. Alderman told a local officer his daughter had left Thursday evening with him to be married in Georgia. Officers searched for James H. Steele and the couple but could not locate them this morning.
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