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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1951
Page
4
Advertising rates and publication details listed for the Corry Evening Journal including mail and carrier pricing, display deadline, and office addresses. Local news rights held by Associated Press noted with republication restrictions.
Several agencies require lie detector tests for applicants or employees to supplement loyalty checks. Some offer tests to those under investigation. Alger Hiss refused in 1948, while Whittaker Chambers agreed to take it. Experts note unreliability for sensitive cases, though proponents say it aids corroboration or discrediting other evidence.
The piece surveys how different cultures marked the new year, noting Julius Caesar and Pope Gregory XIII reforms, Old Style vs New Style dates, and the staggered adoption by various regions. It cites Australia’s first Parliament opening May 1901 as an example of calendar usage.
Reports from the Selota stretch graveling project show rapid progress with a North East firm holding the contract. Fire destroyed the Dowie of James Bennett farm home and outbuildings two miles south of the city. A Christmas ride event drew residents away from the coming snow as they enjoyed hill rides. The 1982 tax levy and appropriation ordinances passed on third reading. city officials adjourned as the new administration led by Mayor-elect Ben Starr prepares to take office. The M M Sorority Christmas dance at Hotel Corrytas eyeing was a standout holiday event.
A quirky quiz asks ten questions about royal travels, history, language, and word meanings. It teases readers to turn to the Classified Page for answers and hints at memory improvement as the score climbs.
A passenger train collided with a pickup near Moorheadville crossing killing Carl Lyons, 89, of North East, and injuring others as it dragged the wreckage for about a quarter mile. State police report the death will be filed as accidental.
A fragmentary column blends gossip about fraternal members, ROT assignments, and a jury of small town tales. It cites Camp Kilmer, the 1277th unit, Corry residents, and local youths amid car thefts, a Christmas tree cut from Olin Moore farm, a blood donation drive, and a booming last minute shopping rush across northwestern Pennsylvania.
A report and photo highlight the $275000 service and office line by East Ohio Gas Co of Warren. John Henry, longtime utility employee since 1915, serves as district manager for Warren and Niles regions. Henry, a Findley Creek native, and his wife Ethel Haight visit Corry. Rumors say a large Warren department store may leave its lease soon. Warren Spicer, once a local figure, accepts a post at Westinghouse Electric in Bath New York and will relocate with his family. A local resident recalls a midnight call for a physician during snow, and the doctor plowed the caller’s driveway with a Jeep after tending to the patient.
Federal authorities schedule a January 8 hearing at 2 p.m. for Laboria Arnone and Anthony De dud on charges under anti lottery laws. The case concerns the $50 occupational stamp tax required for gamblers, with outcome to shape IRS action. The hearing before Ward Alderman James Hogan will determine next steps.
Funeral rites were held yesterday afternoon at 1 oclock for Mrs Minnie M Cobb at Bracken Keating Funeral Home with Rev Ivan Rosell of the Ashville Methodist Church officiating. Grandsons Ralph Perkins Marvin Perkins Alec Perkins Hubert Perkins Jarvis Ireland and Bryan Nagel served as bearers. Interment followed in Bear Lake Cemetery. Attending from away were relatives including Raymond E Cobb Mr and Mrs Marvin Perkins Mr and Mrs Roy Perkins and daughter Gertrude and sons Fred Wilbur and Hubert Mr and Mrs Enoch Oo ush Mr and Mrs Ghosh Cornish Jr Dan Cornish Mrs Ger ide Newhouse Walter Newhouse Mrs Jesse Manwaring Mrs Lucille Price Mrs Leona Matson and L J Chapman Bent Lake Also Mr and Mrs Eugene Perkins Me and Mrs Ralph Perkins Miss Minniebell Perkins Mr and Mrs Herbert Johnson Sr Mr and Mrs Stanley Sullivan of Erie Mr and Mrs Alec Perkins Youngstown Mr and Mrs Jarvis Treland Jamestown Mr and Mrs Styan Nagel Panama Alec Perkins Jr Lindenhurst and Mr and Mrs Floyd Johnson Miss Donella Johnson Mayville Mr and Mrs Victor Johnson Brocton and Maria Johnson Lottsville The first sheet of paper was made by a Chinese in 105 A D by pouring mashed vegetable fibers into a flat mold.
Jamestown reports a missing single wing Piper Tri-Pacer once rented from James Skelton to a Jamestown man for a fight to Indiana. Police say the plane was found at Cleveland Airport with pilot Joseph W. Cool, 28, of Jamestown, held on a warrant sworn by his former wife in South Bend Indiana. The capture ties to a wartime desertion charge moving faster by radio than by plane.
Jouk's former wife swore out a warrant after learning that Co Tandem and others moved toward Valparaiso from South Bend with eight children at issue. Eugene Rosink, St Joseph county chief deputy sheriff, followed toward the airport where Crank Cook supposedly planned a refuel. Warrant traced to Cleveland. Sheriff Rasanki noted Cook owed about 4000 dollars in support.
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