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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1956
Page
2
Carolyn Smith of Tionesta was crowned queen of the Tionesta Centennial during a reception ball after the first performance of the centennial pageant. She bested 19 other contestants and was named queen at West Forest High School Monday evening.
At The Hospital Report shows admissions discharges transfers and a nonemergency contact number. Residents listed include Mrs Donald McCray Mrs Ben Douglas Jack Taylor Mrs James Harper Paul Yotpolis Doris Lillie and others with addresses in Warren Corry Jamestown and Erie. The Crawford Society for Crippled Children and Adults meets September 8 with board elections and officer selections. Public hearing on a team rubber plant location and a summer clearance sale at Mortons Children’s Shop are noted along with local flood impacts and wedding invitations.
A federal budget forecast raises the surplus to about 709 million dollars, easing talk of tax cuts. The report shows revenues soaring past estimates while spending rises beyond Eisenhower’s forecast, leaving economists cautious on immediate tax relief.
New York Curtiss-Winch Corp declares a quarterly common stock dividend of 2 cents per share payable September 28 to holders of record September 7. Also mentions a major community project spearheaded by Zonta Club inviting representatives for a meeting on September 12 to discuss plans.
A report outlines Pike’s push for increased truck tolls while hinting at potential rate reductions. Details discuss commission actions, planned meetings with traffic engineers, and debates over toll road policies impacting transport costs and road funding.
Adlai E Stevenson and Senator Estes Kefauver campaigned in the Midwest for the Democratic ticket, denouncing the administration’s handling of natural resources and economic policy. They urged a broader antiwar, pro growth program while attacking the Republican record and the Dixon-Yates energy partnership. A separate item notes Mount Union College naming three new trustees: Hoyt O. Smith, Mrs. Hugh M. Patton, and The Rev. James Hartland.
The Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority will make loans for local industrial development at an interest rate not less than 2 percent for up to 25 years. Rates depend on the case with no maximum set, aiding non profit local groups to attract or expand industry. Tentative approval was given to Lehighton Industrial Development Corp for a loan not exceeding $100.
The building project for the Lehighton Furniture Co. expansion was approved with the condition that it meets development group meeting requirements set by the authority.
Egyptian authorities announced confessions from Swin burn, Charles Pit tuck, and an Egyptian tied to a spy ring amid secret police seizures in London. The embassy staff dispute centered on alleged activity with Flux and Gore as tensions rose over potential expulsions. In California, Nixon's father Frank A. Nixon, 77, remained in critical condition after a stomach ulcer, with a physician reporting a poor night but restful afterwards.
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