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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1955
Page
6
Paragraf Judson Wilson 39 of Rouseville is in Oil City Hospital after his car skidded on ice on an Oil City street Wednesday. It struck a house porch a church and a parked car causing over $1,000 damage. Wilson was taken by ambulance, six stitches were needed for a chin laceration and he is in satisfactory condition.
TV listings for WBEN Buffalo Channel 4 detail Saturday and Friday night lineups with episodes and times including Santa Claus, The Gene Autry Show, Rin Tin Tin, The Count of Monte Cristo, The Lineup, News, Weather, Sports, and late films. Notable programs include The Lone Ranger, Tales of the Texas Rangers, Buffalo Jr, Dorsey Brothers Stage Show, The Honeymooners, and Midnight Mass.
A strike by 22 560 Pennsylvania Railroad non operating employees was postponed indefinitely to allow contract negotiations. The Transport Workers Union accepted the PRR postponement seven hours before the midnight deadline and a January 4 session was set. A presidential fact finding board recommended wage increases from 10 to 14 percent, accepted by railroads and unions representing about 775 000 workers. The union seeks a 25 cent hourly wage increase, health and welfare benefits, and improved grievance procedures.
WACB radio in Kittanning four hour program to aid seven orphaned children after the death of Mr and Mrs J Warren Smail near Vandergrift. The Smails were killed December 14 by 17 year old John Fallona who was upset over his relationship with their daughter Gladys 15 who is recovering in a hospital. WKPA New Kensington joins 2 3 p m and WPME Punxsutawney WAVL Apollo join 3 4 p m for the fundraiser.
A gunman attempting to force the store open abducted grocer Lyle Larson, fatally shot him, and dumped the body. Police captured Robert Phillips, 28, of Rockford, after a 14 hour manhunt with about 50 officers.
Gl survives four days in snowy woods near Snoqualmie Pass after drifting through drifts. He finds a cabin with matches and a meal, melts snow for drink, and braves cold with improvised footwear from a parachute and shelves. He endures frost, hunger, and fatigue as he plans escape.
A rough transcript notes a speaker describing a fall, growing louder noises, and deteriorating conditions while approaching midday. The account references efforts to reach the highway and people nearby, with the speaker recounting fear and rising hopes before the fall. The text is incomplete and fragmented.
A sergeant received emergency frostbite treatment at a remote inn nine miles south of a woods cabin. After care including rest and food, the sergeant spoke by phone with his happy wife while the doctor fixed broken chains and tended the situation.
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