17 Dec 1951
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1951
Page
1
Fragmented OCR reads like an estate matter with partial names, dates, and locations. The readable bits mention a property or asset sale and a legal action or filing related to an estate, but key details are unclear.
Fragmented text shows a damaged notice with vague references to a room, phone, business, a main street, and a six or five digit note. Reading yields no clear event, names, dates, or concrete actions to summarize.
Authorities opened a five way investigation into a Florida bound airliner crash near Newark. The Miami crew included Captain and co pilots from Miami, a flight attendant and 40 adults and children aboard. The disaster damaged homes and a railroad facility, prompting calls for stricter airport safeguards.
The post office expands holiday operations with twelve temporary helps to assist parcel deliveries as Christmas schedules begin in the city. Fifty thousand two cent postal cards arrive at the loan office and will be sold at two cents each, with a five to ten percent penalty for large kits.
Two Cleveland men Stanely Yanovich and George Winkler were fined 100 dollars each after pleading guilty to shooting a deer after shooting hours. They were held overnight for lack of funds and released once payment was made. Wildlife officials reported multiple violations during a district check with nine road blocks set up.
Director Michael V. Disalle of the Office of Price Stabilization says he expects to hold prices down next year and declines to predict the exact annual percentage. On CBS he notes food price control is the toughest part, but anticipated record production should ease the task.
Judge Thomas F Murphy, long an investigations aid, will head a nonpartisan commission to root out wrongdoing in federal offices. Named by President Truman, Murphy will direct the purge, reporting only to the President, with focus on corruption in the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service. His appointment follows rising scandals as talks continue aboard the White House yacht about a broader anti corruption program.
More than 600 children crowded the streets and city wards to greet Santa in a red suit. He heard Christmas wishes from babies to six and seven year-olds and distributed candy bags. Santa also visited the Corry Mental Hospital ward to cheer three young girls. About 1,000 candy packages were prepared and directed to churches for distribution at Christmas parties. The event was organized with The Journal and Thomas Motor Co supplying a yellow Chevrolet convertible for the tour.
story details a city street crash involving Roberson with Mrs Merle Miller and Mrs Mabel Roberson as witnesses. Roberson faced charges for driving without a license, no insurance, and later a disorderly conduct count after an alleged assault. He posted bond for a hearing before Alderman Gobbett and faced damages proceedings over the Miller vehicle.
State Police reported two weekend accidents in the Corry district. A sedan skidded into a parked vehicle while attempting a stop near Carry-Spring Creek Road injuring none. A separate collision involved a truck that slid off Route 77 causing $175 in damage.
Baltimore December 17 George Francis Ross 27 year old accused murderer of a Cleveland police man was caught today on Crain highway south of Baltimore by Amearundel county officers Sgt Robert Flannery and John Praley. He was armed with a .38 caliber revolver containing one bullet and believed to have fired at another officer near there last week. The slender ex convict was brought to police headquarters at Ferndale.
The Senate faced a crisis showdown on Philadelphia city county consolidation amid a reapportionment fight. A $113 million tax package cleared the House, with Governor Fine awaiting, while a 10-man commission plan to oversee city county consolidation collapsed amid Democratic filibusters and political infighting.
Six Corry area teachers and two Spartansburg colleagues hunted four doe deer near Kin na. Irvin Downs, industrial arts teacher, brought down a 100 pound doe around 1:30 PM. When others did not return to base, the group searched through the woods until 6:30 PM finding Downs exhausted and prepared to spend the night.
The region endured a bitter cold snap with readings near five degrees below zero and wind chills around ten degrees. Snowfall accumulated over the weekend, coating trees and streets while residents reported frigid conditions and sparse outdoor activity as authorities urged caution.
Winter spread across the country east of the Rockies as a severe cold front advances from the west. The weather service cautions of plummeting temperatures, heavy wind, and travel disruptions with at least four deaths attributed to the storm and widespread damage in western Pennsylvania.
Sperry, age eleven, was found guilty by an Erie County court jury of double indecency and jailed for three months by Judge Burton R. Laub. Arrested last summer by city patrolmen near Cannanital and Mead avenues, the youth faced a delinquency charge in Erie county court.
In Paris on December 11 Soviet delegate presented a new disarmament resolution to the United Nations political armament committee. The Western bloc considers a tougher stance while the United States leans toward willingness to seek reduction. Vishinsky lists illness as reason to skip today’s debate, delaying committee session is tentatively scheduled for tomorrow morning.
Red radio says islands in the Yellow Sea were captured near Cha and Yak as North Korean forces advance. Report mentions 1,000 civilians freed by puppet troops, air battles over Sinanju, and UN warnings against probed supply routes. Several MiG-25s shot at by F-86 Sabres with both sides suffering losses.
In Pittsburgh on December 11 to 17, United Steelworkers strategize for a wage boost while OPS discusses steel prices with industry leaders. CIO USW faces possible strike amid 22 point demand and talks on price increases under the Gapheart provision.
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