19 Dec 1952
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1952
Page
1
Analysts noted a calm session as traders moved cautiously with little news on major indexes. Investors watched energy and tech shares while volume remained light ahead of next week’s economic data releases.
In New York, GOP leaders urge reevaluation of wage price controls as President-elect Eisenhower weighs extending authority beyond April 30. Leaders Martin Haldeck Arends Taft and others discuss potential congressional action to curb inflation or allow the program to fade. Decision pending post January 20 transition.
Connie's Grocery announces a new bakery division at West Main Street to produce home style pastries and baked goods starting tomorrow with operations in the rear of the store. The bakery expansion plans include enlarging the bakery in spring to use the former Pennsylvania Gas Company office for displays and added cake pie and pastry lines. A second item notes Route 19 between Zellenople and Wortendale reopens to traffic after a year of construction on a four lane divided highway with spring completion anticipated.
A damaged OCR text notes schools closing for Christmas vacation with scattered names and times. It mentions junior high groups, a nativity program by boys and girls choirs, and students returning to class on Monday morning, though many words are unclear and inconsistent.
An American sergeant held by Soviet authorities since Tuesday morning says he was treated well and offered political asylum in East Germany. Four U.S. soldiers were reported missing in the Soviet sector. one was released last night, others remain unaccounted. East German police detained a man supervising boundary signs between sectors as U.S. commandant protests escalate.
John Maragon a former Kansas City black leader and White House visitor was released from the Federal Reformatory at Petersburg Virginia after serving nearly the full 24 month sentence for lying to a Senate subcommittee investigating five per cent deals in Washington He had been jailed May 25 1951 for two perjury counts related to a Texas bank account and a wartime payroll position with a perfume company while on a State Department mission to Greece Santa Claus Wins Raise in San Francisco Bay Area The AFL guild head says department store St Nick performers will earn about 100 for a five day week of 2744 hours this season with many veterans of vaudeville still in rotation
President Truman defended his foreign policy in a speech prepared for the National War College ceremony. He warned against overreaction to global danger but urged firm UN and free-nation unity, noting Korea tested the alliance and that China could not be saved by mere materials alone. He urged support for incoming leaders and cautioned against exaggerated peril. The remarks touched on China’s collapse and the limits of rescue aid in 1949.
New York Elmer Scher, 21, escaped from Lewisburg penitentiary and survived a Harlem gun battle, was sentenced to life on two robbery counts and one kidnapping count after guilty pleas. He had no accomplices in the escape.
In Harrisburg State Repunsient Chairman M Harvey Traylor backs another term for Governor Jamen H Duff of Pa. He said he hopes Duff returns to leadership, introducing the state’s junior senator at a Kinotils club gathering.
An Associated Press report details legal actions surrounding the Boston gunman alleged as a Brink's robbery participant. Affidavits cite losses totaling sixty to eighty thousand dollars and place figures at the O’Keefe residence and Mary Foley home, with ongoing federal court proceedings and grand jury considerations.
A five hour fire in Sayre destroyed Waxd’s Stove and Appliance Store, two large department stores, and 12 apartments above, with about $150000 in damage. Firefighters from seven companies fought the blaze, evacuating residents and losing no injuries as investigators searched the boiler room for the cause.
Members of the Corry Recreation Committee met with A. K. Adderton of Adderton Johnson & Co to discuss launch of a $160,000 campaign for a new swimming pool. A professional fundraising firm will be hired soon to prepare the 1953 campaign.
Edward J Florio a New Jersey waterfront labor leader pleaded guilty to perjury while a jury deliberated. U S District Judge Irving R Kaufman in New York ordered 18 months in prison with five years probation after release. Florio was to surrender by January 3 to the U S Marshall in the Southern District of New York to begin serving the term.
Washington reports the cost of living rose five tenths in November, tying a record as higher home rents drove the increase. The Bureau of Labor Statistics says the new consumer price index stood at 19.1 percent of the 1985-39 base, with wage gains uneven across industries and notable effects on railroad workers and hourly pay.
Four UHF stations prepare to begin telecasting as RCA Victor teams move toward Camden to install transmitters. WSBA-TV York, WERE-TV Wilkes-Barre, WSET-TV Harrisburg, and WFPG-TV Atlantic City compete to be the second UHF outlet after KPTY Portland. Converters and new sets are needed to receive the higher frequency signals.
A bulletin from the University of Illinois notes Roger Lee and Rodney Bradip remain in critical and stable conditions respectively, with Roger described as very precarious. Both are in oxygen tents at the university hospital, with advances in respiration and vital signs but ongoing uncertainty about outcomes.
Officers and members of County Lodge 385 Free and Accepted Masons and Columbus Royal Arch Chapter 200 finalize plans for St Johns Day observance on Monday December 29 at Emmanuel Episcopal Church parish hall. Erie YMCA secretary E Max Darline will speak while city coroner Burgess serves as toastmaster. Jewels to Past Master Delhers Robinson and Past High Priest Glenn A Stearns to be presented by W W Waterhouse. Officers elected include Corry Leigs worshipful master Robert Mesmonst senior warden B Lawrence Davigel junior warden Tracy W Whitehead past master treasurer, Robert S Brown past master secretary W Brare Ells woh A Bruce Smith Harry B Smith all past masters trustees Robert F R Desmond representative in Grand Lodge. Columbus Royal Arch Chapter 200 Robert R Desmond most excellent high priest Roy L Reed king Oliver M Sexton scribe Wallace M Young past High Priest treasurer Tracy W Whitehead High Priest secretary Richard H Rossbacher Robert B Brown Wiltur F Ricker past High Priests trustees Glenn A Stearns past High Priest representative is Grated Chapter. Dinner served by Order of the Eastern Star ladies at 6:30 p.m.
A report outlines swift House action on a law with key appointments. Secretaries of Army Navy and Air Force named by Associated Press include Eisenhower era figures Roger Keys and James Hagen, with Wileninci and Wilenton involved as deputies and aides. The piece notes conferees and a trip back from Washington as part of the reshuffle.
The report notes New York merchants report brisk early holiday demand with record city sales but cite parking shortages and limited staff as major complaints. Chishbone and Goldblatt Brothers executives forecast the season will set records if trends continue, while retailers blame traffic and city taxes for slow shopper movement across districts.
In Tangier Morocco a U S court reveals Sidney H Paley of Denver City North Dakota faces two counts of conspiring with Elliot Burt Forrest of New York to hijack the 1000000 cargo from the Dutch motor ship Combinade on October four. Forrest, a playboy adventurer, is named in the case. Separately in New Brunswick New Jersey mid size County Judge Charles M Morris dismisses four manslaughter indictments against a Pennsylvania railroad tied to a 1951 Woodbridge train work incident.
Rep McConnell outlined a broad review of Taft Hartley to revise the labor law. He said the plan aims to patch the act while facing strong opposition from Senator Taft and GOP allies. Eisenhower aides have suggested changes to curb Communist influence and update union representation voting rules.
Police said Mrs. Winewyll Toedan, wife of Captain Vincent Jordan, shot herself at home in Pequea hours before her husband’s return for Christmas. Despondent over a report her husband had been killed in an airliner crash, she was found with a rifle beside her and a fatal wound. She is survived by her mother Mrs. Atha Hamilton of Tyrone, Pa, and her children.
Adolph Wolf of Buffalo, an engineer on the Erie Railroad express from Cleveland to Buffalo, slumped in the cab with a heart attack as the train stopped at Union Station. Firemen and an inhalator squad assisted but he died at the scene.
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