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Newspaper

Corry Evening Journal

Location

Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Dec 13, 1956

Page

10

Spending Boom Boosts Corry Service Industry

The recent spending boom lifts Corry's service sector beyond merchandise. Local personal services, auto repair, theaters, and recreation outlets total $834000 yearly, equating to $322 per family. Growth signals rising living standards and more leisure time driving demand.

New York Corry Department of Commerce Fult Department, of Commerce

Buy Yule Tree You Can Plant Later

University Park report on live potted evergreens as Christmas trees that can stay as yard ornamentals after holidays. Farm forestry expert W. W. Simonds outlines careful digging, watering, and limited indoor time to protect buds, noting compact short needled varieties are best and prices range from five to ten dollars for potted trees.

University Park W. W. Simonds Pennsylvania State University Simond Simonds

Bank teller and businessman lose appeals on prison terms

Mrs. Hildur Nystrom Tholen, former employee of the old McKeesport Union National Bank, and Samuel T. Kennedy, a bank depositor, are serving five year sentences in a $58744 bank shortage. FBI testimony said no holdup evidence. They began serving November 14 after appeals were refused.

Hildur Nystrom Tholen McKeesport Union National Bank Samuel T. Kennedy

College grid player killed in campus area shooting

Illinois University sophomore and starting end Robert Batura, 19, of Danvers Mass was shot in a upstairs sleeping room two blocks from campus. He died instantly. Fred Sinroll 20 of Sterling was questioned. no charges filed. Also present were Henry Hillman 18 and John Abramovitch 21.

Cansasjale Skerr Illinois University Robert Batura Danvers Mass Henry Hale Carbondale Batura Fred Sinroll Sterling Jackson County Murphysboro Henry Hillman Park Ridge John Abramovitch Haverhill

Bomb explosions hit Persian Gulf oil field

The Brit report says several bomb blasts rocked the Ku wait oil field in the Persian Gulf. One of 185 wells was set afire but overall production remained unaffected. Security forces searched for saboteurs and found several unexploded time bombs near the site, with the field still burning this morning. No casualties or arrests reported.

Soreign Office Kuwait Sear Ctlinia Ete

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