09 Feb 1952
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1952
Page
1
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Allied officials report West Germany set high price for joining Western defense, arguing six nation army talks stall. Bundestag approval by 204 to 156 signals division, not immediate conscription, tied to peace settlement, European army entry, and ratification of defense measures. High Commissioner McCloy and German Finance Minister Schaeffer discussed next steps.
Thieves took a 1940s coupe from First Avenue near West Main Street overnight tampering with ignition wires but could not start it. They later left the car in the same spot after smashing the front window and damaging the transmission. Police check fuel purchases to identify youths involved.
Villagers in Sandringham England gathered today to bid farewell to King George VI. Queen Elizabeth II and her sister remained with their mother as the royal mourning continued. The coffin lay in the stone church of St Mary Magdalene as a village guard stood nearby during the vigil.
Corry public schools will send a consultant team next week to join survey groups from Warren and Jamestown in a nationwide study sponsored by the Wellogg Foundation. The three groups meet February 14 and 22 and 26, with a final report to Pennsylvania State University and then Columbia University for the Kellogg Foundation. Corry team members include Supt. Tug, Principal Walter, School Director Arnold Sonstead and Charles Bracken. Erin declined to participate.
Corry High School officials said several hot rod drivers are under surveillance after complaints about teen car antics. Principal Howard Sheen announced a special safety program for all high school boys next Wednesday from 11 20 to noon, featuring speakers from the City Police Department and State Police barracks to discuss safe driving and motor vehicle operation.
Reports say the U S Attorney General has ordered federal and state attorneys general to identify and shut down slot machines by sharing serial numbers and locations. In Erie County the drive targets about 40 machines with an annual take near 250000. Local FBI visits preceded the crackdown as officials prepare referrals to district attorneys statewide.
The State Liquor Control Board ordered a 20 day suspension of the European Hotel license starting March 4 after a hearing in Erie. The action cited Leo Marker, operator on West Main Street, for serving visibly intoxicated persons, Sunday sales, and unsanitary dining premises.
Corry Community Chest directors propose talks with the Erie County chapter of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis to resolve fundraising tensions. A Chest letter to campaign director Welsh cites a 1953 budget plan, warns against separate drives, and seeks a mutual agreement to include polio needs within one combined Chest effort while praising Mrs J Donald Watson and her workers for prior polio fund work.
Erie Dispatch Inc buys radio station WIKK in Erie from Don Reynolds and Helth Kigeinis. Edward Lamb, publisher of the Erie Dispatch, is the buyer. The 9000 watt ABS affiliate faces FCC approval. Lamb already owns WICU Erie WTVM Columbus WTOD WIRT Toledo and WHO in Orlando.
In New York City a large crowd packed Madison Square Garden for a presidential rally for Dwight D. Eisenhower. Speakers praised the candidate as hundreds of supporters from New Hampshire to Texas joined the event, while broadcasts in radio and brief television clips carried the scene nationwide. Prominent backers included Arthur Vandenberg and Ben C. Bridge, with entertainers Clark Gable and Ethel Merman among attendees.
Three people were injured when a car driven by Erieman lost control about three-fourths of a mile west of Union City along Route 81. Harold Lee and his wife Marie, both Erie residents, and Sadie Houghton of Erie sustained injuries. They were taken to St. Vincent Memorial Hospital in Union City in good condition after extraction from the wreck, which occurred when the car veered into the opposite lane and struck a guard rail.
Powerful winds up to 1085 miles per hour swept Pittsburgh and western Pennsylvania causing one death and heavy property damage. A 9 year old, Michael Kozy Sr., was electrocuted by a downed high tension line in Fayette County. Two Trans World Airline planes were damaged at Allegheny County Airport but no injuries occurred. Rain, sleet, and frigid temperatures accompanied the 30 minute storm as conditions worsened citywide.
In a radio broadcast marking the fourth anniversary of its armed forces, North Korea's Defense Minister Choi Yong Kun urged citizens to heighten war potential and prepare for possible strikes against United Nations held South Korean territories. Premier Kim Il Sung echoed calls for decisive fighting amid stalled armistice talks.
Singapore Feb 9 Associated Press reports British paratroopers jumped into a rat swept Malayan jungle clearing in a daring raid aimed at a suspected Communist stronghold near the Thai border. Fifty seven jumpers formed the first paratroop operation against the terrorists in five years of fighting to nip a reported Communist propaganda move.
Rumors of marijuana called reefers spread among Corry teens. A schoolgirl reportedly offered a sample. Wheelgaretti, a youth, gave it to his parents who tested it as marijuana. Officials note possible wider trafficking in Brig and Jamestown and continue warnings.
Milt Holmer Rite, former president of Point Marion’s First National Bank, posted $20,000 bond in Pittsburgh on charges of embezzling $152,177 from bank funds. He pleaded not guilty or declined to comment and waived further hearing as federal grand jury action loomed. He was arrested yesterday at his Uniontown home, among the latest in FBI arrests by Pittsburgh agents.
Babson reflects on foreign missions and the church's role in world peace, recalling youth missionary movements, hymns, and fundraising memories. He questions wartime policy under President Truman, noting the tension between preaching love and modern bombing. The column hints at continuation on Page Six.
The United Nations accepted a Communist plan to begin Korea peace talks within three months after a truce. It rejected expanding talks to broader Asian issues, endorsing a three point agenda: withdrawal of foreign troops, peaceful settlement, and other Korea related questions. UN emphasized South Korea’s role and discussed unification under an independent democratic government.
Francis B. Yentzer, engineer of the Pennsylvania Rail Road Red Arrow Express, was found not guilty of involuntary manslaughter and negligence in the Bryn Mawr collision last May that killed nine and injured 123. A seven man jury cleared him, finding the cause stemmed from mechanical failure during the Detroit to New York service backing into a stalled Night Express near Bryn Mawr station.
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