27 Feb 1951
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1951
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR lists a Wednesday auction in Piney Box area with items including rails milk pails cash and goods. Several names and places appear garbled, suggesting a miscellaneous sale or household goods sale with uncertain inventory.
Senators Connally and Russell rejected Taft's plan to pledge Western Europe for a certified defense force in exchange for American troops. They warned the proposal could reveal vital secrets and argued Congress should decide the number and character of forces under Eisenhower.
An eight year old altar boy Roland Satterfield died after a rock fight on his way home from church. He was taken to St Joseph's Hospital where doctors treated head injuries but could not save him. Police investigated the incident as a fatal accident.
A meeting of six district heads plus county superintendents and Supt Lawrence Douglas of Corry schools explored an expanded education program through jointure. Robinson cited per pupil cost drops and noted long timelines for approval and construction, with a tentative follow up set for March 19.
The Corry Ground Observer Corps unit will be honored at a Musselpath Building ceremony for organizing a local aircraft spotting service. Erie county official Fred Lamberton will present pins and IDs to Robert Bracken and 20 volunteers, with the Corry post atop Hotel Corry being the county’s only fully registered post.
Local Corry Red Cross fundraising begins with 3080 contributed toward a 10180 goal. Industrial plants and advance gifts groups raised 1745 and 1220 respectively, plus business establishments. Campaign to run week with 40 solicitors in city wards and rural areas.
Ronald King and William Whitman, both seven years old from Springfield, were found near a game preserve two miles from home after a search by about 200 residents, State Police, and volunteer firemen. They were taken to Franklin Hospital for exposure but expected to be discharged later today.
A garbled weather summary reports a 34 year record in Wisconsin with afternoon high temperatures near 44 degrees and a sharp drop to 37 at night. Winds reached about 30 miles per hour with light snow flurries forecast for today and tomorrow.
Gov Fine appoints Judge Robert E Woodside as attorney general after a six week cabinet confirmation impasse. Senate Democrats lift the blockade and join Republicans in confirming Woodside and 15 other cabinet members including L Campbell, a Dauphin County banker, as secretary to a state company.
L Maile Campbell aged 64 from Gil City was named secretary of banking after Gov Fine's nomination. Campbell will retain his role as vice president at Oil City National Bank, with a 3 year term heading the department. The cabinet appointment follows a Senate vote that confirmed most nominees despite questions about Draemel.
National Production Authority announces a 30 day order to limit use of natural rubber in consumer goods and direct maintenance repair and operating supplies to priority status. The move, intended to keep plants running, sets rationing rules, caps overall material use, and requires manufacturers to mix rubber with substitutes while stocking military items. impact spans about 40 000 firms and various institutions.
An severe cabbage shortage drives prices to new highs in the city. Growers in Europe and a large producer in the region report tighter supplies and delayed harvests, prompting imports to satisfy demand and raise wholesale costs for retailers.
A Corry man, Arman dy Rivhugison, age 28, was arrested in Warren for theft. Authorities say the group forged and sold items at a local forge near LeCONUTN. They pleaded guilty and received fines totaling $200, with half paid by each defendant as part of the settlement.
AP dispatch from Washington reports President Truman urging Congress to double second class mail rates and raise postal card rates from one to two cents to reduce the postal deficit. Separate item notes unrest in Buenos Aires and a U.S. judicial nomination in Pennsylvania.
The Tiber River swelled after intense rainfall, inundating about 2,000 acres of farmland roughly 18 miles north of Rome. Local reports describe the river spilling over banks and forcing temporary disruption along nearby routes as authorities assess damage.
Allied dispatch reports American and Marine units breaking through on the east central front after repelling five counterattacks. Second Division and other US troops pushed along the Jel Bank of the Seventh Division while Marines regrouped as commanders warned weeks of hard fighting ahead.
The Senate approved a major shipbuilding bill for the naval program, sending a $2.358 billion package to President for signature. It alters prior House plans and emphasizes construction of carrier and other war vessels.
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