Roadblocks set to nab hit run driver in Corry deaths
A seven year old boy and a 76 year old man were killed in separate accidents in the Corry district last night. Moya James Paden of Grant Valley and Harry Miles of Pittsfield died after being struck by autos. Slate Palloe of the Corry barracks and city officers set up roadblocks on Route 11 and East Main street around 11 pm in an effort to locate the motorist. Miles was walking along Route 6 near the Brokenstraw airport when hit by a westbound car. the Studebaker bearing eft front damage was not located by morning. Miles died instantly. his body found near the Pleasant Valley Inn by P. A Loomis. Paden, struck while crossing the highway near his grandmother’s home, died at Titusville hospital. Witnesses said the boy waited for a southbound car to pass before running into the fender of a passing vehicle driven by Frank Mellors Jr. of Titusville. Deputy Coroner C. M. Sonne reported crushed chest and other injuries as the cause of death.
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Churchill Opens War On British Socialists Senate Leaders To Fight
Senate leaders urged delay on foreign arms program until the North Atlantic Council drafts an overall defense plan. President Truman aimed to send $1.45 billion in foreign military aid, with bills permitting arms to Western Europe. An atomic energy issue and Canada’s reactor claim also featured in the debate alongside local road project updates in Ohio and Pennsylvania.
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Churchill calls for Tory comeback to end Socialist rule
In Wolverhampton Churchill urged voters to support a Conservative revival to halt Labour rule and avert national economic collapse. Anthony Eden will broadcast the policy speech outlining a 20000 word platform, pledging to curb socialism at home and abroad, restore private enterprise where feasible, and reform nationalized industries.
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Babson Sees Hope in Youth On Economic Outlook
Babson Institute notes graduates from Babson Institute for Men in Massachusetts Webber College for Women in Florida and Utopia College in Kansas are optimistic about the United States. They see continued prosperity but warn of future business cycles, with a potential shift in employment and government involvement.
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French Priest Disciplined Over Catholic Action Ties
A French priest Abbe Jean Botillier, linked to the Czechoslovakian Catholic Action group, faces discipline and would be forbidden to say mass after September 1. Vatican leaders have threatened excommunication against the group’s leaders.
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Ajax Plant Cuts Foundry Work
The Ajax Iron Works will adopt a staggered schedule next week with about 40 workers in the foundry including the cleaning and care rooms. Oil industry conditions have shifted work to service orders of machined parts, leaving the foundry ahead of the machine shop and prompting the new alternating work weeks and impact on unemployment compensation filings.
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Area potato crop not hit by dry weather
Area potato crop shows resilience to drought with expected yields near last year’s record. Ivan Miller and Lynn Sil of Beaverdam report about 400 acres each under cultivation, aiming for around 1.65 million bushels per farm, as blight control and spraying continue ahead of August 1.
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Labor and Vets Drive Heavy State Voter Registration
Harrisburg reports show labor and veterans groups pushing a massive voter registration drive across Pennsylvania ahead of deadlines. The Veterans of Foreign Wars and American Legion claim this is the strongest effort in years, with committees in every county and canvassing from cities to villages. Pennsylvania Federation of Labor President James K. McDevitt notes a wide drive by labor groups for new voters, boosted by Taft Hartley reactions. Both parties partially engage, but early party-specific totals remain unclear amidst mounting registrations since 1948 figures show Republicans leading in enrollments.
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Arrest Youth on Double Count in Centerville
City police netted a 21 year old Centerville youth for drunken and disorderly conduct after he attempted to drag tires across Center Street. John H. Kysor was charged with stealing three tires from Selley near the Firestone store and resisting officers. He was taken to the station for the night, then briefly undressed and caused flooding in his cell before officers shut off the water. He was to be arraigned today on the disorderly conduct count.
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Hawaii Dock Strikers Appeal to Truman
Honolulu July 23 Striking CIO longshoremen urged President Truman to intervene to end Hawaii's waterfront dispute on its merits Their appeal reached Washing to Yeuest as Senate discussed the strike potentially spreading to world ports Morse criticized employers for refusing arbitration He noted pressure on labor and a chance to prove their case before Congress
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Clymer Man Dies After Three-Vehicle Crash
Clymer man Morris G Leaters 2 died from crash injuries after a three vehicle collision near Sherman Thursday afternoon. He was a World War II veteran and a Syracuse University alumnus who later served in the Army. Leaters survived by his wife June and son Gary Lee as services were planned at Abbe Reformed Church.
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Slate trial run for city blood typing project
The Corry Hospital hosts a Friday afternoon test of a civilian blood typing program. Dr. Hugh O Hara leads Red Cross staff and volunteers in a three phase trial to type about 40 locals, measuring time per person and efficiency.
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Zalsneck Gravel Plant Opens in North Corry
Zalsneck brothers Philip and Milton launch a full operation supplying ready mix cement sand and gravel from a North Corry site near the PRR tracks. The plant includes washing and screening, a cement storeroom, and three Ready Mix trucks capable of producing 200 cubic yards daily.
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Secret diary enters probe in five percenter case
Washington reports a diary tied to the five percent probe revealed names of Maj. Gen. Feldman and Maj. Gen. Waitt tied to Hunt and a Massachusetts manufacturer. Army officials were suspended after Secretary Gordon Gray cited judgment failures. Senate investigators noted diary entries and alleged influence with viablity of government contracts.
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Power Failure Paralyzes NYC Subway Lines
A vast power failure last night stalled New York City transit for nearly an hour, leaving thousands stranded underground as heat plus crowded conditions frustrated riders. Police and emergency crews managed the scene while the cause, a short circuit at a power facility, disrupted signals across lines and halted service for about seventy minutes.
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