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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1951
Page
2
A garbled OCR passage references municipal matters from different years and mentions bidders, health items, and city processes. The readable fragments point to administrative notices and bid or service actions, but details are obscured by corruption.
A garbled sale notice lists tractors, milkers, washers, refrigerators, an electric chair, and household goods with numerous misspellings. Names such as Arthur Phorie and places or numbers are barely legible, leaving an incomplete inventory and unclear sale details.
Secretary of Defense Marshall testified that 15,000 replacements a month are needed for General MacArthur's forces and that April may see divisions at normal strength. He urged extending draft service to 27 months and expanding the pool to 18 year olds. He warned manpower could rise beyond 3,462,000 by June 30 if conditions worsen and noted South Korea’s dispatch required rapid reinforcement.
The Corry Building and Loan Association reports 80 percent growth and a record dividends payout of 18 877 to stockholders for the year. Homer G. Byldard serves as secretary treasurer. Walter Proke Edna Blanchard and D John Pitt re elected as directors for three year terms. Officers Simmons president B J Davie vice president Lloyd Stowe treasurer Edna Blanchard secretary W W Hammond assistant treasurer Homer Bullard assistant secretary.
San Francisco report on Navy secrecy for a planned February sinking of the mighty Independence carrier in the Pacific. Details describe the test event staged near Bikini Atoll with observers aboard and limited witness access as engineers study atomic explosion effects on hangars decks and ships.
Senator Kefauver seeks Senate action to cite Joe Adonis and eight others linked to gambling for contempt of Congress. The measure followed a recommendation by his crime probe committee after they refused to answer numerous questions. The plan faced procedural objections and a push to refer the matter to the judiciary committee for study.
The United Nations shifts from charges of Communist Chinese aggression to examining Peiping’s ceasefire proposal read to the 60 nation political committee by India’s Sir Benegal Rau. The plan envisions a seven nation conference addressing withdrawal of foreign troops from Korea and Formosa and ensuring PRC representation, with a ceasefire before negotiations. Warren R. Austin disputes the move as a bid to divide the free world.
Chemists in Cleveland announce that Strong Cob & Co has manufactured thousands of nerve gas injectors for potential attacks. The firm says some injectors are being distributed to civil defense centers and that the devices inject morphine into a long hypodermic needle for use against gas exposure.
The plan to curb inflation advances as technical hurdles to wage and price freezes are cleared. President Truman nominates William Paley and four others to study long-term effects on military security civilian welfare and economic growth while awaiting Senate confirmation of Eric Johnston to lead the Economic Stabilization Agency and empower it over the economy.
Harrisburg January 23 A Senate program began to draft primary legislation as the 1951 session reconvenes February 5. Senator Julia M Walker GOP leader said committee chairmen would gather their panels to review bills for introduction. Democratic leaders John Dent and John Haluska were expected to attend a Rules Committee meeting to discuss the administration program and possible talks with Governor Fine.
William D. Rockne, 35 year old son of Notre Dame coach Knute Rockne, is expected to recover after being critically wounded in a Saturday night shooting. The incident occurred when an intruder entered Joe Novacek’s home and opened fire, the Wichita medical staff said.
A remote official tally cites about 284 deaths in Swiss and Austrian alpine slides with missing thousands feared dead. Reports detail collapsed villages, ruined farms, interrupted water supplies, and isolation of communities amid the Tyrol crisis.
The State Milk Control Commission will hold hearings in the area on February 6 in Erie and February 8 in Hollidaysburg for price adjustments due to rising costs. Erie Crawford Dairy Cooperative Association and allied groups requested the hearings with proposed increases for Erie JohnsTown Altoona and Pittsburgh districts. Current prices show Erie at 6.95 per hundredweight with 20% store markup, Johnstown Altoona at 5.42 with 20% store markup, and Pittsburgh area at 5.15 with 26 store markup. A separate report notes a fatal fall from a truck near Liberty Powder Company in Liberty Township, Uniontown man Samuel Habit fied Tusky.
The chamber nominating committee has proposed eight nominees for four director posts on the Hib Consy Chamber of Commerce board. Nominees include William Remitégé, David Livingston, Martin Keppel, Homer Bulard, Stewart Lang, F. Betty, Melvin Cobbett, and William Teuby. Balloting opens with petitions due February, and three-year terms will fill seats currently held by Cherry, Jones, Barkey, and Hillstrom.
Reynolds Metals president Richard Reynolds Jr testified before the House monopoly committee that Canada is exporting large quantities of aluminum to Russia and its satellite states. He cited Canadian government reports showing the Aluminum Company of Canada sent about 14.9 million pounds to Red China, Poland, and Czechoslovakia in the first 29 months of 1950, and 1.01 million pounds to Hungary, Slovakia, and Poland by October 1950.
BEGINS SERVING YM PITTSBURGH January 2 An in liternes executive in Suburban Mf Lellation served a year term in Metheny County Workhouse for involuntary manslaughter. He is Wilbur B. Noel connected on charges he drove the auto that killed Mrs Rachel M Ber hanth October 30 1948. In Wearby Derisont.
A congressional session proceeds after unanimous consent to refer troop-related resolutions to committee. Senator Wherry proposes reserving a five member group to review the measure while questions from Wherry’s inquiries prompt uncertain replies and possible committee handling.
The Associated Press reports in Hy Mansburg that legislation to extend the World War I bonus deadline to July 1, 1981 is being considered. Clyde J. Rankin notes around 300 applications are pending and warns against recurring delays. Senator Samuel B. Wolfe supports extending the deadline amid ongoing veteran benefit efforts.
American Thunderjets fought over northwest Korea shooting down four Soviet Mig-155s in what reporters called history’s largest jet air battle. The action centered near Yongwol and Tanyang with heavy fighting, ground attacks, and artillery exchanges as United Nations forces pressed a broader offensive along the Yalu River and Manchurian border.
Weather conditions eased restrictions on gas use in western Pennsylvania. Industries faced production slowdowns as limits capped to about 50 percent of normal. Mercury was near freezing with forecasts around 48 degrees, while widespread停 pant shortages kept duties hampered and plants adjusting.
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