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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1953
Page
4
The Cory Evening Journal presents its local newspaper banner and publishing details. The page lists staff roles, AP affiliation, and display advertising deadlines with pricing and mailing options for 1920s era readership.
Article outlines planned diplomatic talks between Mexican and U S officials to address illegal entry from Mexico dubbed wetbacks. It notes Mexican Army patrols near the border, the 1952 anti wetback law, enforcement penalties, and deportation figures while detailing border patrol staffing and funding debates.
The Harding Home and School Association secured continued operation of the little East South Street elementary, reversing spring closing votes as the Board of Education finalized a plan to maintain the community center school. Other items note Carl Henton’s flower garden, NRA outreach in Corry, pavement plans on two state routes, and visiting New York City children returning home.
A quiz style prompt asks ten questions with scoring categories from Genius to Poor. It mentions memory, monthly averages, and memory improvement tracking. Includes trivia about Singapore's latitude, Biloxi in a state, Othello misspelling, Mississippi River capitals, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, UN charter city, Reconstruction era agencies, a famous American painting, a US printing plant, and whether all Jews were expelled from England. Also references Bartholomew Dias rounding Africa in 1488.
Local gossip links a fatal accident car to a recent purchase from Wren Used Car Lot with questioned brakes and a low trade-in value. Arkansas move news, potato sprout suppressing chemical promises big money for growers if successful. Community funds raised for polio care. Local church transfers, railroad crossing dispute, and impending gas rate ruling noted. Ajax Iron Works shows positive sales. Glidden Tour route hints and Knopf’s visit. army tech progress. speed limit changes clarified.
A house on Hog Road two miles east burned badly as firefighters from Ashville and Panama fought the flames. The fire left a family homeless and caused more than 5000 dollars in loss to owner Sa Binler Frick. Water supply was stretched with a 2000 foot hose line and a five mile round trip to a nearby stream.
Brother Roland Frick visiting with James Smith spotted smoke from the southeast corner. They rushed to the scene with Miss Frick and Nels to remove a refrigerator, washing machine, TV set, and lamp.
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