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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1958
Page
2
Meadville judge Herbert A Mook issued two final decrees of divorce in Common Pleas Court. Joyce M. Wood versus Roland L Wood and Ellsworth Ricketts versus Jean Ricketts were granted. The column also notes other local items and upcoming events across nearby towns.
In Venango County, the Hospital Report notes admissions of Willetta Kinney Spartansburg John Czech RD1 Dale Bemis Clymer Luther Grinder 299 Lemon Street JoAnne daughter of Mr and Mrs Richard Sickler Spring Creek Mrs Keith Rieck 604 East South Street while discharges include Clair Lindsey Spartansburg Geraldine Bowman 802 West Pleasant Warren Engle son of Mrs Joseph Omiel 934 Engle Street Millon Del 37 East Columbus Avenue and other residents. The Venango Mothers March raised 6877.74. Warren County Civil Defense announces a radiological safety course February 20 at 7 30 pm in the courthouse. Also notices of Exalted Rulers Night at the Elks Club February 6 and local shop ads. In Bradford, five break-ins of Bradford businesses were admitted by a 14-year-old youth who stole from a barber shop and attempted other burglaries. Juvenile Court action will follow. Delivery ad for beer and soft drinks lists F L Baressi contact number.
Mayor Carl F. Sanford estimates state law allows a 1 percent payroll tax in Jamestown that could yield about $300,000 in new income. He proposes using half to lower property taxes and the rest to offset rising city department costs. Other items include a VFW Saturday night dance, Mothers March for Polio in Erie, a Waterford holdup suspect facing larceny charges, a deodorant saga at Glenwood Zoo, and Mercyhurst College scholarship deadlines.
About 660 members of the United Steelworkers walked off the job today at Pittsburgh Screw and Bolt, taking action at the North Side and Neville Island plants. The stoppage centers on the Pittsburgh area mill complex and involves a broad shut down of production.
Lydia Dean testified in a wartime trial about alleged abuse by Ronald during a strike. She described being slapped and pushed on a bed as the conflict over a six million dollar plant move near Scottdale in Westmoreland County unfolded. The plant’s completion date and moving plans remain undisclosed.
In Washington the Court of Appeals by a 5 4 vote upheld the contempt of Congress conviction of Harry Sacher a New York defense attorney. Sacher refused to tell the Senate Internal Security subcommittee in April 1955 whether he was or had been a member of the Communist party or its lawyers section. He received six months in jail and a $1 000 fine. The Watkins ruling prompted new review. Judge Warren Burger rejected Sacher’s First Amendment challenges. The subcommittee investigated Harvey Matusow’s turnabout to see if Communist influence shaped the inquiry.
Lydia recounts a trip to Titusville and Ronald's request to buy bullets for hunting. Prosecution says she bought four bullets to kill her husband and fired a practice shot with a heavy rifle. Two live rounds found in her purse after arrest. Grannis seeks acquittal after opening remarks.
Harrisburg editor James R. Doran urged a code of ethics to guide Pennsylvania State Police and newspaper reporters in spot news coverage. He spoke at State Police training school during a panel discussion, proposing cooperation between police and press officials, calling it the most elaborate study yet attempted.
United States announces in the Atomic Energy Commission semiannual report that it is working on nuclear counterweapons to destroy intercontinental missiles and defend against aggression. The report cites upcoming Eniwetek tests and notes gains in small defensive nuclear weapons, reduced fallout radioactivity, and economic savings from using radioactive isotopes in industry.
Ingeborg I Selberg of 324 East Main street died at 8 50 PM yesterday at Corry Memorial Hospital after admission Wednesday. Born January 8 186? in Sweden she came to the U S in 1903 and lived in Jamestown Dunkirk before moving to Corry in 1948. Survived by two daughters Mrs Ingeborg Turner and Mrs Ruth Jackson both of Corry, two sons Carl Selvers of Corry and Harry Selberg of Long Beach California, four grandchildren and several relatives. The body is at Bracken Funeral Home with services Sunday at 9 30 PM Rev Earl Docherty officiating. Interment Pine Grove mausoleum.
Tegucigalpa President Ramon Villedes Morales bans sale of alcoholic beverages on Saturday afternoons and Sundays citing a surge in crime. The decree aims to reduce weekend unrest and curb criminal activity.
Judge Charles A. Waters dismissed preliminary objections by State Auditor General Charles C. Smith to a fire action brought by Attorney General Thomas D. McBride. Smith’s attorney argued immunity, while Waters gave Smith 20 days to answer the dismissal. Public notice concerns remarks on a cinder scandal and alleged malfeasance in office.
The New York City Board of Education said a special Brooklyn grand jury probe into school crime may be legally invalid. After a six hour closed meeting the board disputed the jury’s remit and defended staff and students from intimidation by teens, while noting prior statements by Superintendent Jensen and Board President Silver. The board suggested the grand jury’s actions could have influenced student safety and referenced the death of George Goldfarb, principal of John Marshall Junior High, amid recent rapes and assaults by a police officer and gym instructor.
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