31 Dec 1951
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1951
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR reads like a list of volumes and series from James Bi Pa, noting a death and a mention of Florida. The readable bits reference a sol adred and battalion notes, with unclear dates or events. Further readable entities include Allan and Florida.
A former Corry wife and her child along with a Waterford man were shot at close range by an unknown gunman in Erie this morning. Mrs Hatth Kerson Miles, 31, and her 4 year old daughter Sara Gardner, 47, were hospitalized with injuries described as critical. Leo Hughes, 41, also of Waterford, was wounded and taken to St Vincent’s Hospital. The assailant approached their car at 12th and Raspberry streets near the Griswold plant, firing with a .45 caliber pistol and fleeing. Police reported no clues or motive and contact relatives while continuing the investigation.
Corry residents will have their Christmas trees collected by the city public works department starting Wednesday. Crews will haul the trees to the Prowth Ward playground for processing and disposal, with collection continuing until all curbside trees are picked up. A parade at 8:30 p.m. will precede the event, and households are urged to place trees at the curb by pickup time.
The Pennsylvania Gas Company reports a new well from Hazen Pollock farm producing about a million cubic feet daily, slightly above nearby wells. Officials plan a ninth well near an undecided site as early as soon after year’s start, with all wells tied to the main line and contributing to overall output.
Associated Press tally shows 236 deaths from accidents by 4 p.m. Friday for the 102-hour weekend. Highway crashes total 167, fires 34, other accidents 41. Snow and ice slowed traffic, keeping toll below the 250 forecast. Christmas weekend tallied 304.
Four electric freight locomotives built for the Pennsylvania Railroad, with three already in fast freight service and the fourth under test. Each unit costs about 3.0 million and features streamlined styling similar to diesels on the road's electrified territory.
The world plans celebrations from Times Square to churches as 1952 dawns amid Cold War fears. Nations hope for peace while wartime headlines temper revelry. In New York, nightlife and pageantry collide with rising prices and anxieties.
Warren resident Joseph B. Face lost control of his car on West Smith Street near Ester Street at 1220 a m. The vehicle struck a curb then rammed a Pennsylvania Electric Co pole, snapping it and causing extensive damage to the car. City patrolmen investigated the crash.
City council approves a $151,110 budget with a millage rise from 17 to 18 and per capita costs increasing to $7. Mayor Kinley defends supplies costs as a small portion of total expenditures, noting police and streets pay rises mirror other departments. Continued on page six.
Heavy ice and snow snapped lines and coated roads across the Curry district as temperatures rose to 3 degrees and then to two. Crews from Pennsylvania Electric and Pennsylvania Telephone responded to about 25 and 10 trouble calls respectively. Most main streets cleared, but back roads remained slick with a forecast of cloudy mild weather and possible rain to start the new year.
Penelec announces a $26 million 1952 program in its northwestern division including Erie Corry Meadville and Albion with $8 million for new construction. Projects cover Frank Street generating station expansion relocation of 10000 volt lines Glenwood Green Garden Mill Road sites and a new 48000 volt line to North Glade. Also includes work on Erle and Albion distribution and voltage regulation improvements as part of a six year $79 million facilities buildup.
Ninteen cadets from the U S Military Academy at West Point were among 28 people on a military transport plane reported missing eight hours after radioing for landing instructions. Bad weather across Arizona slowed the search for the C-3T plane and an F-5 fighter. Heavy aircraft were held back due to wet conditions as rain and winds hampered visibility. The transport was believed to have strayed toward the mountains northeast of Hamilton Air Force Base California. The cadets were reportedly returning to the academy after Christmas with families in northern California.
Amid stalled negotiations on a Korean armistice the United Nations accuses the Reds of trying to plan a renewed war. About 30,000 prisoners of war remain unaccounted. Subcommittees press on while the Allied roster debates who is listed as prisoner. Officials say the community has not provided clear prisoner data. The article notes criticisms from UN and Allied leaders and cites statements about impeding talks and prisoner classifications.
Secretary of State Acheson told Jewish war veterans that a peace in Korea could be followed by Communist threats. He warned of a broad Western defense build up across Europe, including Germany, and outlined five danger points: Korea, Indo China, Burma, Egypt, and Iran, with vigilance urged for the new year.
In western Europe a devastating storm claims 63 lives with 18 missing as winds exceed 100 mph. Bodies wash ashore near Borkum and damage runs into hundreds of thousands. Fishermen and residents face flooding across Britain Ireland and German coasts amid mounting casualties.
Rescuers scoured the Blue Eye area for a missing plane after a two hour search failed to locate it. Poor weather and fog over peaks hindered visibility as residents reported hearing an explosion and the hunt shifted toward possible remote areas as teams prepared for further attempts.
Two inmates died and 20 were hospitalized after consuming poisoned drink stolen from an army disciplinary barracks office. Aubrey Mann of Palmetto, Georgia, and Clyde Penton of Normal, Oklahoma, died or were treated at Valley Forge General Hospital. Several other inmates remained ill from the toxin. The bottle was marked poisonous.
Murky weather hampers a multi mode search for a C-46 plane with about 40 people aboard believed missing since Saturday. The wreckage or survivors are being sought by land air and sea units. Most passengers are reported to be from Pittsburgh.
Pittsburgh report notes murky weather hampered a land-on-water search for a missing transport plane carrying 40 aboard. The aircraft, a twin-engine model owned by Continental Chicles, departed Pittsburgh Saturday night on a non-scheduled flight to Buffalo with a loaded crew and 33 passengers.
In Clarendon Pennsylvania a frantic search unfolds as relatives and authorities converge after the Buffalo-Pitts airliner went missing over the mountains. State Police forest rangers and local residents fill restau rants and stations while relatives press for news. The scene centers on Miss Mery Ratelstr of Weirton bound for a summit vacation as families await word.
Continental President John A. Relding arrived from Miami to join the search for the missing aircraft. Captain Alexander Wosniak of the G.8 Air Force led 180 planes including military and Civil Patrol craft in a 100 mile wide search corridor. Royal Canadian Air Force and Coast Guard assets joined the effort as 300 personnel aided state police and foresters in the Allegheny area amid poor visibility and bad weather delaying phases of the operation.
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