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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1952
Page
1
Fragmented OCR hints at breakfast items and prices with mentions of beverages and goods. Reading shows disjointed phrases about meals, venues, and sales figures, but concrete details are unclear.
Washington AP reports Economic Stabilizer Roger Putnam assumes control of the stalled wage stabilization program to maintain wage and price controls, facing trouble forming a new wage board as industry members quit in protest. Meany warns of union strikes if wage agreements stall, while options include replacing members, naming a new chair, or running the program directly.
Charles Kubitza, 40, of Daisytown Washington County, died at Brownsville General Hospital from week old gunshot wounds. County Detective William J. Long said Kubitza confessed to shooting himself in the chest last Monday and then drove to a brother's home in Fayette County.
Multiple high level dismissals reported in Czechoslovakia as government ministers and officials are relieved or reassigned. Named figures include former finance minister Antouliy Gragir and postwar minister Tiwh Svoboda, with other ministers in police works social security and heavy machinery affected.
An announcement says shipment of new cleaning room shot blast equipment to the Ajax Tron is delayed causing the foundry to pause. Installation now targeted for Tuesday December 18 as letters inform workers to return then.
A weekend deer check along Route 6 near Columbus intersection found very few kills. Officers and state police stopped westbound traffic, reporting minimal violators and no antlerless deer recovered for the season.
Alfred L Sallade a 32 year old rural airport operator went on trial in Potter County on charges including shooting to death Harvard sophomore Charles P van Pelt 18. The case also involves assault with intent to murder and aggravated assault. Two other students were on a hiking trip when van Pelt was killed and Erwin Bergdoll 19 was wounded. Sallade ran Cherry Spring Airport near Cherry Springs State Park and claimed he shot thieves. Prosecutor Robert J Flint leads the case with defense by James S Berger and William B Young.
Three men from Sparta were captured in Mayville Ohio after attempting to pass a $45 50 check and forging names. The group led by Robert Rug 28 Kenneth Van derhivat 19 and Richard Culver 17 were arrested in Springfield as they tried a phony check in a business. A warrant for Guiver arrest was filed as investigators link past forgeries in several towns.
Vice President elect Nixon said Taft will work smoothly with the incoming Eisenhower administration. He noted Taft’s readiness to cooperate and balanced representation of labor and management is essential in forming a cabinet. The piece also notes the Coal Institute of America delegates and meeting in Pittsburgh with 300 mining officials expected.
The text explains donor safety measures including medical history questions and checks of blood pressure temperature pulse weight and hemoglobin level to protect both the donor and recipient.
A U S House subcommittee urges changing federal housing policy from quantity to quality. It calls for stronger protections for buyers with home warranties bonding devices and stricter standards on site work and engineering to curb defects so far seen in FHA and VA aided new homes through 1996.
Erie residents report three men identified as Chavez Stanford Mulligan paid a total $350 in fines after confessing to shooting a deer in a Washington Township home area. The incident occurred during early morning hours and was discovered during local inquiries.
The United States, at odds with Britain and France over Tunisian rights, planned to state its position in the UN General Assembly's political committee. Phil Jessup, resigning as ambassador-at-large under Truman, was to announce the U.S. stance amid Arab-Asian calls for a commission to oversee Tunisian settlements with France.
DMLLY Mayer reports indicate Phoenix Aria Billy Meyer, recently named manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates, was hospitalized after a heart attack last night. Officials say his condition is serious but he is listed as stabilizing.
Weekend crashes injured two people in separate incidents on rural roads. Charles Thores, 6, of Harmansburg, overtook another vehicle triggering a collision that sent Franta and Trene Frantz to Corey Meurton Hospital with leg injuries. The Frantz car overturned down an embankment. damages were estimated at 200 dollars. In a second single car crash on Route 1439, 18 year old Stanley Pramit of Spartansburg lost control on a slippery surface and slid into a ditch causing about 150 dollars in damage. Police blame slick roads and inappropriate speed for both mishaps.
The 11th anniversary ceremony for the Pearl Harbor attack was held at Washington Memorial Chapel in Oxford Pa. Major figures included Maj. Gen. Ivan L. Bennett and Rear Adm. T. C. Miller. Be Norman Vincent Peale received a 1951 Freedom Foundation Award presented by Don Belding. A second event noted a merchant robbed of about 10 000 in jewelry at Oxford.
The State Mill Control Commission orders a half to 24 cent increase in retail milk prices in the Erie mill marketing area effective December 16 under a seasonal plan. A further cent rise is planned for April 1, with producer price up about 10 cents per hundredweight. milk costs up due to higher farm labor costs and poor hay crops.
Harrisburg report criticizes fragmented buying by state boards and departments. It argues standardized purchasing across Welfare Health and Public Institutions could save millions and improve efficiency, though concerns over board and secretary authority remain.
About 100 Chinese forces were engaged in Shiper Ridge as Allied planes attacked targets across North Korea. The U S Fifth Air Force claimed 86 Sabre pilots destroyed a Communist MIGIS. the Eighth Army reported a quiet front with limited patrol clashes. Temperatures stayed near zero as South Korean troops pressed ground action.
President-elect Eisenhower opens a formal conference at sea aboard the USS Helena en route to Hawaii with top military and civilian aides aboard. The talks focus on planned topics and are kept secret, with no subject disclosures until arrival.
Gen Dante H. Strickler assumes chief of the U S Military Assistance and Advisory Group for Tule MEAG. Former Pennsylvania lieutenant governor Strickler moves from Galatia Naples to lead the mission as other officers depart Naples for various commands in Europe.
Corry resident Frank Spitman today disputed the arrest report saying the full story was not given by game protectors. He told Justice G D Mlared at Spring Creek that some charges were dropped and he had not heard the arrest details until visiting Elared's office on Thursday.
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