Corry Journal Excerpts On Defense Spending And Rates
The Corry Journal reports on advertising rates and a defense cost study. The Defense Department’s missile program costs are projected at 5.06 billion in 1958 and 5.73 billion in 1959, totaling 23.515 billion through 1959, with emphasis on urgent manpower and funding. The piece notes space costs rose a hundredfold in ten years and cites Soviet satellite launches accelerating national urgency.
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Defense Department
U.S. enters space age with Explorer satellite launch
The United States rockets into space with the Explorer satellite, signaling a deterrent to war and shifting balance of power. The Jupiter-C vehicle was ready to orbit since 1956, with the Redstone providing the initial thrust for Jupiter-O. The article notes Soviet satellites weighed 184 and 1,110 pounds, the latter carrying a live dog.
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U.S
United States
Corry Memories Reflect 1938 World Jitters and Local News
The article recalls Cordell Hull remarks on global jitters as Europe seethes with rumors of German army unrest, Austrian troubles, Italian troop movements, and Roumania’s royal dictatorship. It notes the death of Eimer Shuss, a longtime Corry resident, at 229 East South Street. WPA authorities seek new local projects to absorb rising unemployment amid a busier work program.
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Washington
Cordell Hull
Europe
Imrest
Austria
Italy
Roumania
Mrs William Wallace Clendenin to Speak at High School Auditorium
Forty years ago reports from February 11 1918 note Mrs William Wallace Clendenin will address the High School Auditorium tonight with a first hand account of battle front work by the Red Cross. Madison L Olds 29 formerly of Corry was the first Detroit man to die in service in France. An outlet for the citys sewer system east of Coty will need repair or rebuilding for some distance. A son Raymond Charles was born February 5 to Herbert and Ruth Spangenburg of Meadville, formerly Miss Ruth Raymond.
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William Wallace Clendenin
The
Red Cross
Madison L. Olds
Corry
Detroit
France
Michigan City
Coty
Herbert Spangenburg
Meadville
Raymond Charles
Spangenburn
Ruth Raymond
City
The 30 Pound Weight That Could Shape Global War
The speaker notes a 30 pound weight symbolizing a pivotal moment in history, suggesting it halted a major war by delaying Soviet advance. It emphasizes each branch’s missile efforts, urging coordination of Navy Vanguard delays, Air Force Atlas development, and Explorer program to form a strong space and defense team. The message frames late space arrival as a motivation to accelerate progress.
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Free World
Explorer
Navy
Air Force
Atlas
Sanity Commission Named To Review Slayer Moon
Judge Alexander C. Flick Jr. presided in Warren County Court naming a five member sanity commission to decide if Norman W. Moon, convicted slayer of Judge Allison D. Wade, should be committed to Farview Hospital for the insane. The panel includes Dr. W. Glenn Stodes and Dr. Raymond L. Rau of Pittsburgh, and seems to formalize Moon’s transfer from Western Penitentiary to Farview.
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Sanity
Alexander C. Flick Jr
Warren County Court
Norman W. Moon
Allison D. Wade
Farview Hospital
Moon
Ments Institution
Leader
Western Penitentiary
W. Glenn Stodes
Raymond L. Rau
Pittsburgh
Sanity Commission
Unemployment in Jamestown Drops in February Week
Unemployment in Jamestown fell sharply the week of February 2 with 2,657 people filing unemployment insurance claims. Lawrence A. Dollar stated the figure is the lowest this year and 10 percent below the previous week, while last year’s week saw 353 claims. Yearly weekly totals listed include December 29, 1957 at 9,298 and January weeks ranging from 2,708 to 3,671. Coroner reports a man died of burns and exposure in Clearfield from a paraphrase explosion incident. the house remained intact.
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Vamousuwis
Unoment
Jamestown
Department of Labor
Division of Employment
Lawrence A. Dollar
Waiting for Spring to Boost Jobs and Trade
New Yorkers await spring as a six week deadline for policy decisions nears. A rebound in jobs, a possible tax cut, and a public works program are hoped to lift industry. Auto makers, tire dealers, and fuel suppliers look to spring demand to revive showroom traffic and ease price cutting, while mortgage funding and shipping goods hope for thawing markets.
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New York
Detroit
Akron
Spring Hope Mixed With Labor Tensions For 1958 Economy
Retailers expect a spring rebound as home seekers return and Easter orders rise, with cautious shoppers delaying purchases amid a potential recession. Merchants hold spring and summer orders while summer resort owners await clearer signals on demand. Trade notes predict possible labor disputes in late spring, especially in the pulp industry, and concerns about automatic wage increases driving prices higher despite recession signals alongside arms race anxieties.
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Tnnt
Street name typo prompts correction request in Subdivision
Homeowners in Alhambra California petition the City Commission to fix a typographical error in the street name. They say the roadway past their homes was meant to be Viscount Street but maps and signs read Discount Street.
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Alhambra
Calif
City Commission
Hearing Date Set For Three Nabbed In Rai
In Erie a vice squad raid on an eastside disorderly house led to the arrest of Beatrice Hall 43 Mary Mots 45 and Ott Green 64 all of Erie. A hearing before Alderman Michael Kinecki set for February 18 with bail at 500 each. Also arrested were Tyree Jones 84 Henry Sipps 38 and John Williams 41 of Erie. The six booked at police HQ at 3 20 a m Sunday. Sharon Conn Frank Haskell 80 former Pittsburgh Pleasantville Pa resident died yesterday at his Sharon home. He retired as a Tide director.
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Green
Twa
Louis Noe
Edward Driscoll
Nnd
Tyree Jones
Henry ©. Sipps
John #. Williams
Noe
Sharon
Conn
Frank Haskell
Pittsburgh
Pleasantville
Haskell
The
Tide
February 15 Deadline for Ordering State Tree Seedlings
Harrisburg secretary Maurice K. Goddard urges early orders for reforestation seedings with a February 15 deadline. Species available include red pine, white pine, banks pine, Norway spruce, white spruce and hemlock. Minimum order 1,000 seedlings. 500 per species. Orders go to the Harrisburg office. spring 1958 applications due February 1.
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Harrisburg
Maurice K. Goddard
Department of Forests and Waters
Goddard
Harrisburgh
Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters
Police Extend Search For Erie Attacker
FBI joins hunt for Joseph Gunther 31 of Erie after he allegedly held a 53 year old woman captive at gunpoint for over four hours and fled to Florida. Detectives say a warrant charges him as a fugitive from justice to avoid prosecution. Teletype alerts issued between Erie and Florida as the case expands. A bee census line appears in the notes with 5,406,200 colonies nationwide.
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FBI
Joseph Gunther
Erie
Carl Malinowski
Gus Buettner
Gunther
Florida
James V. Kinnane
Here
Malinowski
Buettner
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Apews
Cori Pu
Currier
Cas
WPA
National Bank of Corry
Clearfield
Robert Heath
Clearfield County
Paul H. Cutler
Buick
Sports Cars Illustrated
SCI
Business Mirror
Sam Dawson
Rai
Gilson‘s
Columbus
Sumiplete
General Electric
Miracle
Patrice
Patrice Mumia
Fargo
Date Fakernon
Water Associated OM Co
Loblaws
Streeter
I. J
Leanmeaty Club
Sauerkraut
Clothes
Paris
B.V.D
van Heusen
Wembley
Phoenix
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