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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1953
Page
1
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Senate Internal Security subcommittee urged broader inquiry into Communist influence in schools and universities across the nation. It cited hundreds of teachers as party members and urged state legislatures to form similar probes while McCarthy debated his role and cooperation with other congressional units.
A break-in at the home of Dr and Mrs Harmon on Columbus Avenue was reported to city police at 12 48 PM Saturday by Dr M Troy Gillette. Don Simmons 18 of West Columbus Avenue, employed part time by Dr Harmon, admitted the break after breaking a west side window pane. Police say nothing appears stolen and the family was away in Florida.
President-elect Eisenhower plans to nominate Dr James Bryant Connie, president of Harvard University, as United Brides High commissioner for Germany. The commissioner's post is to be within the career foreign service office. Nomination will be sent to the Senate after Eisenhower takes office.
Erie County real estate transfers totaling 30 525 000 over eleven months reflect the state per rent levy. Recorder Harry Miller says the total tax taken and the fee paid to county tax collectors were disputed with county records showing John J Exler returning 11 665 dollars to the county treasury rather than accepting fees. Miller notes the levy began February 1 and may expire in May though collectors push to keep it on the books.
In Kittanning Pennsylvania an elderly farmer killed himself after shooting 29 year old woman in the Sagamore home of Mrs. Josephine Budrek and then killed John Bohan of Sagamore. Coroner ruled murder by own action. State Police said Bohan fired three bullets through Mrs. Budrek before fleeing to an unoccupied house and dying by a self-inflicted shot. Bohan had lived on the Budrek farm for years and recently moved away. His body was found on a Davenport after the shooting.
Marines in Tokyo began a new and independent inquiry into a strafing and bombing attack on the Korean Front that killed 14 American soldiers and wounded nine last week. An Air Force statement suggested Panther Jet planes flown by Navy and Marine pilots may be responsible and Marine pilots were set to attack targets east of the scene.
Two former Corry men admitted counterfeiting and face ten years in prison. Lyman Sherve of Brielle authorized federal charges. Drake and Garter described their scheme and were arraigned with bond set. Mrs Drake, held on child neglect charges, reported involvement but limited details. Trial slated in Erie federal court in February unless moved to Pittsburgh.
Allied forces repelled a major Red assault near the mountainous eastern front with heavy casualties to the attackers. U N and U S Army units reported fierce close combat lasting about three hours as Communist divisions pressed from multiple points, while air strikes targeted Sinanju and Manchurian supply lines.
YORE Pa. Mrs Lottie Bear of Mt. Wolf offered Dwight Eisenhower use of a 236 year old Bible from his ancestors. The Bible, hand written history of the President-elect’s ancestor Pater Wimn- Mower who came from Germany in 1717, was presented in a brown stained edition.
The U.S. Justice Department plans to end criminal anti monopoly proceedings against five major oil companies after President Truman directs Attorney General McGranery to seek a civil alternative. A DOJ letter says the government may institute civil property proceedings and terminate the grand jury process if the firms agree to cooperate and make records available. The move follows a Federal Trade Commission report indicating oil firms collaborated with foreign entities to control world markets.
Titusville area report shows Holly Laughlin of Clinton Route 1 paid 453 in fines and costs after entering guilty pleas to six game law charges. He and two Spartansburg men were charged for deer hunting with artificial spotlight and other violations in a mile long chase near Buell's Corners on January 4. Laughlin faced additional counts for transporting a deer, aiding in killing a deer, and possessing a loaded rifle in a moving car.
A blaze at a frame house on Ut-were form killed six members of two families, including Estelle Powell and her husband George Thompson and their three children. Firefighters found the remains after dawn, while Potter, who broke in to rescue relatives, escaped with minor injuries. Police and the fire marshal suspected an oil stove as a possible cause, though a definite conclusion was unlikely.
City treasurer Carl Silt reports 1952 parking meter collections totalled 13 768 dollars, a record for a single year since meters began. Monthly receipts mostly exceed 1 000 dollars, reflecting heavier traffic. 1950 and 1951 totals stood at 11 637 and 12 288 dollars respectively. Monthly breakdown shows January 1 214, February 1 000, March 1 073, April 1 315, May 1 100, June 1 041, July 318, August 1 109, September 1 056, October 1 278, November 75, December 1 219.
A 13 year old boy was wounded in the chest and in critical condition after a playmate, 14 year old Arnold Wossner, fired a .27 caliber rifle during target practice. Police said Wossner did not know the weapon was loaded and the accident occurred yesterday with two neighborhood friends present.
The Pope announced the elevation of 24 new cardinals during a secret consistory in the Vatican’s Consistoria Hall, filling the college to its full quota of 70. The appointees include Archbishop James Francis McIntyre of Los Angeles and archbishops from Poland and Yugoslavia, with several nuncios and foreign prelates receiving notification. The ceremony previews a public consistory at St Peter’s on Thursday when galeros will be conferred.
Sen Taft of Ohio plans to move from the Senate Finance Committee to the Foreign Relations Committee under the Eisenhower administration. He aims to be the fifth Republican member, to obtain early briefs from Secretary of State Dulles and influence policy as forelim affairs intersect most of the federal budget.
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ordered 22 month old Sharon Ann Harvey to her mother Bonnie Sue Stanley, reversing Crawford County rulings. The decision upheld the natural mother's guardianship while denying an adoption petition by Arthur J. Marhooter and his wife. The court found the child's mother fit and able to provide a proper home and noted the child had a regular life with the mother in West Virginia.
A Chesterman committee study in Harrisburg urges sweeping changes to welfare policy to curb fraud and save an estimated 81.6 million over two years. Proposals include penalties for falsified applications, court orders to reclaim overpayments, reduced grants to recover debts, and extending support to relatives for accountability. The plan also calls to limit college aid to qualified recipients and expand information access for approved groups.
In Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Governor John S. Fine does not plan a gas tax hike now. Officials say his attitude opposes higher fuel levies, while protests arise from bus industry groups and the Pennsylvania Home Rule Association over reports of a potential cent increase. Harvey Swift, president of the Pennsylvania Bus Association, warns such a rise would lift transportation costs.
President-elect Eisenhower convened his full cabinet for the first time to discuss patronage practices and final say on appointments. Taft and Knowland reported lingering confusion over who controls state by state appointments, while senators sought a clear channel through which to vet new appointees.
Zaneel Pall Lewis, former assistant cashier at National Bank of Tollaa, Pa., pleaded guilty to making two false entries to steal about 1,000 from the bank. Judge Frederick By Falls presided at U.S. District Court in Pittsburgh, with sentencing to follow after hearings.
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