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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1952
Page
4
The fragment shows the Corry Evening Journal masthead with publication details and advertising policy. It lists publisher A D Colegrove and editorial staff, Associated Press exclusivity, mailing rates, and display advertising deadlines.
The industry asks the FCC to set aside a highway in the sky for theatre broadcasts and to lift the current freeze on new TV stations. Hearings begin March 10. Proposals include educational use of the same facilities and a pay-as-you-view model for educational stations. The Harper’s article cites Johnson of the Senate and argues television is a national resource. The FCC has authorized 108 stations, with 400+ applications frozen and one new station in Jacksonville not extended.
Clymer Farm's Ralph Thompson Sr. and Sons Farm shipped a 240 bay cartload of Essex seed potatoes from Chautauqua County to a buyer in California. The shipment included 10 bags of Kennebec seed potatoes of foundation quality and was overseen by Cornell University plant disease experts. The 15 acre field at Thompson Farms provided most of New York’s foundation seed this year, with Chautauqua County supplying nearly a third of statewide Kennebec foundation. The seed stock originated from 1950 plantings and was tracked through field inspections and disease testing in Florida this winter. The buyer’s name and exact date not fully readable.
J J Desmond of the Howard Company is named to the executive committee of the Pennsylvania Manufacturers Association in Philadelphia. A costly fire at the Manufacturers Furniture Company's store in the Heath building causes losses over 6000 to the firm and about 4500 to the building. John Gaffney of West Church Street is seriously injured in an automobile collision on Spartansburg pavement. A basement fire at the Daugherty confectionery threatens nearby Foster Groceteria and living quarters above. Stockholders of the Corry Loan and Savings Company plan a March 1 meeting to vote on renaming the corporation to Community Loan Company. The piece notes Easter Island’s giant statues and their unresolved origins.
Rep. Ryker Roger announced the joint state government commission will study the truck weight controversy in Pennsylvania. The extent of the survey is pending, with decisions due in 10 days. The agency was funded 300000 by the 1951 Legislature for 13 investigations, amid proposals to raise weight limits from 45000 to 60000 pounds and to weigh Maryland test results for 1953 recommendations.
The article notes the FEC approved a color system on October 11 1950 as the best option. It cites a May 28 1951 Supreme Court decision about the FCC's authority. It discusses industry plans to expand color television to film exhibition and promises from theater men that Adel ity could rival Techicolor.
Jimmy Durante, long time performer in clubs and screen, is listed in Who's Who for 1952 53 along with Dean Martin Jerry Lewis Sid Caesar Imogene Coca and others. Newcomers include Rudolph Ully Halley and Frank McKinney among names in the edition.
Classified page answers test memory and logic with a quirky quiz. It asks 10 questions spanning civics literature religion science and history, including civil service merit, Robert E Lee’s university, Methuselah’s father, a US nickname for a hobby, a notable Black scientist, Samson, a Bible hero, a Polish NYC landmark, a volatile hydrocarbon fuel for engines, and a proofreading correction.
The order and accompanying letter praise the quality of chips from two varieties. Thompson Farms has shipments of certified seed potatoes to Maine, Washington, Ohio, Vermont, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, West Virginia, New Jersey, Arkansas, Michigan, Indiana and to Quebec and Ontario in Canada.
Erie February 8 Detective Roy Mong named pre sentence investigator for Erie judges. District Attorney Damian J. McLaughlin said Mong will gather background information on prisoners when judges request it. Investigations aid sentencing, especially when pleas are guilty. Presently done only at judge’s request, requiring two court appearances by prisoners.
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