Wills and Mandates Amid CTA Push
Readable fragments indicate unresolved wills and mandates connected to the CTA push. Details are scarce but suggest ongoing discussions around governance and obligations affecting the transit authority.
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1953
Page
1
Readable fragments indicate unresolved wills and mandates connected to the CTA push. Details are scarce but suggest ongoing discussions around governance and obligations affecting the transit authority.
The four day blizzard brought zero to 15 below forecasts in six states. Winds up to 87 mph created deep drifts and widespread closures in Nebraska, Minnesota, South Dakota, and beyond. Nine storm deaths were reported in Wyoming, Colorado, and surrounding areas.
Babson contends the Korean War will end by 1953 as Chinese weariness grows and the conflict stretches. He cautions that even with a pledge of American support, many industries and railroads will feel the impact, with massive draft requirements and continued U S aid to equip South Korea.
Judge Herbert Mook granted a petition for appeal on behalf of Darrell Hutchison of Sparvanxburg in a deer season case. Hutchison was found guilty of one charge and fined 100 dollars plus costs. appeal scheduled in county court with Fluiteliiser’s attorney arguing insufficient Commonwealth evidence and newly discovered evidence.
Westmoreland County residents R. Lenal and Mary Lenal petitioned the Tax Court to challenge a $44,004 assessment by the Internal Revenue Bureau for 1948 49 and 1950 claiming their joint returns were accurate. The government seeks about $25,000 in penalties. Lenal claimed the pair ran a business installing servicing and operating arcade game and movie machines in Westmoreland County. Lenal’s Vanderscriff address listed. Mary Lenal identified as his wife.
Fire swept the home of Mr and Mrs Neil Stahlman on the Clymer French Creek road destroying the dwelling and causing an estimated 1500 in loss. Glymer firemen led by assistant chief George Christensen fought the blaze but could not save the structure though some household goods were moved out. The fire was likely caused by a defective furnace or chimney aided by strong winds. The Stahlmans had lived on the farm for about forty years, long the Pret Beckerink property.
Three men from Clairton and nearby areas Ern est Tequenné Caesar Flccl and coal operator Fred Flore were convicted last night by a mixed jury after a four hour deliberation in the Clairton bribery case.
Seven major local offices including three council seats three school board posts and the mayoral race face elections this year with primary on May 19 and general in November. Alderman Gobbett seeks Republican petition to run in Third Ward and possible GOP primary opposition looms as council terms for Mayor Kinley and others wrap up. The Board of Examinations terms end for Vaughn Monroe and Long with successor rules. filing and petition deadlines run from February 24 to March 16.
The city will observe a federal holiday with government offices and banks closed on Monday. Post office service will be limited to home deliveries in only the business district. Rural and star routes will see disruptions with no rural deliveries and only one mail collection in the afternoon.
The system will include 19 year olds to send 90 Coney and area youths to the New Gumber land examining depot for pre induction physicals on March 19. The Joint draft board disclosed that all but a few of the 20 year olds have been examined and the call for 80 yen to take physicals is the latest received by the local board.
In Richland Township, a 13 year old girl witnessed her mother Tillie Antonik 35 killed by her husband John Antonik 41 a 12 gauge shotgun while she played a card game at their nephew’s house on Montour Road. Police chief ordered shoot to kill as 50 officers search rugged terrain for the intoxicated suspect.
Warren police were notified of Eugene P. Stayer 24 of Bradford wanted on bad checks. He is five foot seven, brown hair and eyes. Stayer issued several phony checks to local businessmen, with authorities coordinating to locate him.
Police describe a four hour reign of terror in South Philadelphia where two men died and seven others were knifed. Teenage attackers demanded money but did not rob victims. The assaults began near evening and continued for about half a mile, with most victims knifed while they were alone. Authorities warn the incident involved a band of youths armed with knives.
Reports say Sabre jets downed two enemy MGs and bombed a Communist communications center near Manpo Jiin a dawn attack. Heavy raids hit supply areas north of Pyongyang while fighter bombers hit Red troop centers and damaged miles of transportation routes. Chinese forces reportedly attacked Me base at T Bone Hill as ground actions continued along the front.
A strong front swept the area with gusts up to 60 mph, sending temperatures from mild evening levels to single digits and back. Rainfall totaled about 0.29 inches, with snow and squalls expected this afternoon and much colder tonight, as the Weather Office notes.
A Red Cross fund drive begins March 1 targeting eight thousand dollars with volunteers soliciting door to door from 2 to 4 pm that day. The effort continues through March 18, seeking local donations to support relief work and disaster response.
Four Mlugsiea glu dents died when the missing plane was found about 15 miles east of Franklinville in Cate laraugus County. The youths had left Buffalo last week bound for St Bonaventure University in Olean. Pilot James G. Sweeney, 19, Elmhurst Queens, and passengers Richard N. Hens, 21, Hamburg. Donald J. Nickel, 21, Rochester. William J. Murphy Jr., 81, Lackport, were all aboard.
In separate interviews, two Democratic lawmakers urge trimming federal spending to balance the budget, while Republicans push to maintain funding. They foresee military and foreign aid cuts, with Maybank predicting a sharp Senate review of foreign aid and possible cuts toward seven to eight billion.
The American forces reported 30 U S prisoners were involved in a one hour clash with military police over discipline. Two inmates were injured and hospitalized. Provost marshal Col Edwitt Weismann cited internal dissension among the 137 inmates as the cause of the disturbance.
The Associated Press reports U.S. stock exchanges approved a 50 percent margin reduction, with the Federal Reserve Board lowering margin requirements from 7 percent to 25 percent. The move, designed to spur business activity, follows Korea era policy shifts toward less direct government control. Dealers welcomed the measure, while trading volumes dropped to near 1958 levels.
Theodore Richard Byrd Jr, once listed among the FBI's Ten Most Wanted, was arrested in El Reno Oklahoma after Robert L Harvey identified him from a cafe scene. Byrd had passed more than 40000 in hot checks recently, sometimes posing as a doctor or naval officer to cash certified checks.
Beaver Falls Pa operations on two main lines of the Pennsylvania Railroad returned to normal today after a freight train derailment blocked traffic for several hours. The front of the 100 car train jumped the track near Summit Cut. No one was injured. A PRE official said a broken tie was believed responsible.
President Eisenhower outlines to Congress a resolution denouncing Soviet subjugation of free peoples and perversion of World War II understandings. He cites Yalta and the Atlantic Charter, urges bipartisan support amid Indochina tensions and potential Soviet interference. Senate leaders move to fast track the measure as foreign policy debate intensifies.
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