28 Feb 1959
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1959
Page
1
An unclear notice fragment shows a sale of goods and unsettled debts under local authority. Details are missing but action appears to involve a scheduled event at a public office. Community records indicate a forthcoming sale or liquidation process.
Scrambled OCR text references a local election or civic notices process with dates, locations, and names obscured. Mentions arch 2 and 16th and a city likely in Pennsylvania, with references to principals, rights waivers, and co county actions.
Former Teamsters Union President Dave Beck received a five year sentence and a $60,000 fine for income tax evasion. Judge George Boldt delivered a scathing 20 minute lecture, calling Beck greedy and revealing his fall from power. Beck posted $70,961 for the fine and costs and was released after a night in jail prior to appeal.
Rep. William J. Green Jr. and two defendants were found not guilty by a seven by five jur y panel after a three hour verdict in U S District Court. Green said the indictment and trial were political persecution and described the four year effort as harassment by the national administration. The case involved alleged defrauding the government over the Tobyhanna Army signal corps depot project valued at 38 million dollars near Scranton.
Columbus school board waits for state fire inspector recommendations to outline required repairs for fire code compliance. Only janitor met the inspector during statewide checks. no further word has arrived after planned board meetings. Board aims to repair current building rather than build anew.
The Army moon shot is planned for this weekend at Cape Canaveral with timing kept secret. The test will launch an 80 foot Thor Able rocket and a Jupiter missile while the Navy tests Polaris boosters and data from previous firings. A Jupiter mounted on the Juno rocket will propel a small satellite past the moon into solar orbit.
Two veteran Corry school board members Hubert Vaughn and A Long will not seek reelection this year. Vaughn has 12 years as director including nine as president. Long has seven years, appointed in 1962 and elected to a six year term in 1963, currently president of the board and Joint Committee. Only one candidate, John Moher, has announced by filing nominating petitions.
A Findley Lake committee plans to meet the Clymer Central School Board to request a new school for Findley Lake children and nearby areas. They present census data and school records to justify construction before the 1960 deadline to maximize state aid, with kindergarten included to boost both costs and operating efficiency.
In Mowdyilee township Judge Mook granted temporary custody of Melvin Bewley Jr. to his mother Diana Bewley of Centerville until a habeas corpus hearing in Common Pleas Court next Thursday. The boy stays with Mrs Bewley until Monday when Melvin Bewley of Spartansburg may have him until the hearing. Testimony from Mrs Bewley’s parents and neighbors supported that the father took the boy without consent to the Lyle Bewley home in Spartansburg and barred access.
First Deputy Premier Anastas Mikoyan warned in Rostov on Don that Moscow could reach a separate pact with East Germany if Britain and the West do not secure a peace treaty and Berlin settlement. He spoke as Macmillan visited Kiev and as Western hopes for a breakthrough faded.
Corry city officials plan a major discussion on garbage disposal at Monday evening’s council meeting. A February Health Department survey found waste dumped at the city dump rather than the West Washington street land fill and burning occurred at the dump.
In London a 40 minute brawl between about 500 white and Negro Londoners erupted in Brixton Market yesterday. Eight wagonloads of police separated the fight. no arrests were made though several people were cut. A dispute began when a West Indian woman touched a tomato to check ripeness and a stall owner objected, sparking the clash.
A U S naval officer said a Soviet trawler near the Grand Banks may have cut five transatlantic cables. He noted Soviet resistance when boarding and uncertain intent. Weather and rough seas hinder repairs as two Western Union ships wait.
A trailer blaze in Londonderry Township, near Middletown, Pa, killed two children, Thin Marie Hensel aged 2 and Robert Walter Hensel five months. The fire destroyed the home as Mrs. Hensel tried to fetch water. emergency response was impeded by party line delays.
A fire swept the Che tremon Country Club near Cherry Tree, Indiana, causing an estimated loss of $50,000. Chief Bud Scarbor said the blaze, likely started by faulty wiring, swept the area yesterday.
The Corry Parking Authority proposes rapid completion of Park Street lot with meters amid council debate. A city survey shows 339 stalls vs Brownsville’s 760 and notes merchants would gain from increased parking availability.
The Erie County Easter Seals drive begins with 64 000 letters to raise funds for over 700 local handicapped children. Officials note extensive medical evaluations, therapy, and family counseling funded by the campaign and urge community support to cover unbudgeted cases.
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