23 Jul 1959
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1959
Page
1
An unreadable OCR fragment lists various numbers and phrases such as 3806, 12a, Rus Mil, 1B Lo, W Hor, 19 a T, and 22-24 with partial words like sling and rack. Context and meaning are unclear in this damaged text.
Fragmentary text mentions a sale with New Whites and model 1 item. Details are unreadable, including hours, locations, and prices.
A 77 year old former convict linked to terrorizing a family in Jeannette Pennsylvania was arrested after a hit skip crash near Marion. Patrick Geiger of near Irwin is held on charges including leaving the scene driving while intoxicated parole violation and expired plates. He shot Joseph Peters while near sleep then pursued Judy Peters and others at Peters home before authorities halted him near Kenton. No injuries reported.
Democratic State Committee members meet to pick a new state chairman to replace Sen. Joseph M. Barr who resigns to run for Pittsburgh mayor. John B. Rice of Gettysburg wins unanimous committee support. Rice will remain secretary of the Commonwealth while Barr stays on as state senator through November elections.
An off duty policeman killed 16 year old Carlos Rosagio after he fired a shotgun into a Bronx crowd wounding five children and a man. The assailant had a prior street clash with Tommy Lee Allen in Crotona Park.
Pennsylvania lawmakers approved a bill to abolish the Sunday curfew for professional baseball games. If signed by Governor David L. Lawrence, Sunday games started before 6 p.m. would be allowed to finish regardless of length, affecting Phillies Pirates doubleheaders and several minor league clubs in Reading Lancaster York Allentown Williamsport and Erie.
The Beautification Committee under E. W. Feldt launches a stump removal experiment at Edward Kovach's North Center street home. The plan uses a chemical in drilled holes followed by kerosene, a process expected to take up to three months to destroy the stump, with distribution to homeowners if successful.
Robert McQuillar 27 was stabbed to death in his home. His wife Abbie 27 is jailed in Chester County Prison charged with murder. Police say she admitted stabbing him in a family quarrel. McQuillar died at Atkinson Memorial Hospital. He leaves a widow and two children, David 12 and Roberta 7.
House Labor Committee members from both parties meet amid acrimony to agree on a labor bill. The drafted measure rejects Senate criminal penalties, favors civil injunctions against union leaders, and relaxes labor secretary powers and sanctions on boycotts, hot cargo contracts, and blackmail picketing.
Memphis Tennessee obituary notes 71 year old Harry Lee Bledsoe a former White House gardener who served President Harry S Truman and died on Tuesday in Tennessee with early life and service details sparse.
Federal mediators plan the first joint peace talks next Monday in the steel strike as leaders say no early solution is in sight. Alcoa Reynolds Kaiser stand with the steel industry amid aluminum contract tension, while unionized workers seek wage escalator terms. Continuous coverage notes President Eisenhower potential intervention.
Vice President Richard M. Nixon arrives in Moscow urging peaceful co existence and inviting Russians to speak openly. He warned that a new war would yield no victors and stressed learning to live together. He noted Alaska and Soviet Union proximity and pledged frank discussions to bridge differences. Continued on Page Eight.
New York AP interview with Roger Blough chairman of United States Steel Corp discusses the nine day steel strike and the hope that stabilizing steel labor costs could curb national inflation. He cautions no single company can stop inflation and calls for broad wage restraint while seeking a reasonable settlement.
Mrs. Oscar Willis of 14 Gould Street was admitted to Corry Memorial Hospital at 7 p.m. for observation after a two car collision four miles west of Spring Creek. Her husband Oscar Willis followed a stopped car driven by James Willis of Spartansburg and struck it. Rose Brown 19 of East Main Street also suffered bruises. Total vehicle damage estimated at $550.
On the Vern, a slender hero board extends over the ship’s side to deploy teaprd-thermo meters and water bottles into the Atlantic north of Puerto Rico. The hydry board, used by Leonard Engel for Associated Press reporting, helps scientists study water conditions as Verna and other ships search for a Mohole site beneath the sea.
Police investigated a burglary at the Temparatie Club of Northwestern Penny Vonia about $480 was taken. The club four miles from Union City toward Waterford was entered through a rear window between 7:30 Tuesday and 3 p m yesterday.
An alarm system connects the YMCA at 904 North Center Street with No 1 fire station at 14 East South Street. Two emergency switches at the pool trigger audio and visual alerts, summoning the rescue unit within minutes. Fire officials found a faulty circuit caused yesterday’s false alarm, reassuring parents about safety facilities.
Local church announces ground breaking for a 450000 Sindy schodnites project. Ceremonies include longest-serving members and church leaders digging first shovels. Rey Robert DeBoer pastor announces committee assignments for building, promotion, and decor.
Two fellow workers and police in O'Hara Township pulled a 2 year old laborer from a ditch after a cave-in at Acme Streets. Roy Wilkins, admitted to Pittsburgh Hospital in fair condition with a broken wrist, remained under observation. Donn Stetfer of East McKeesport and Ken Seamon of Wills aided the rescue.
At Geneva and Warsaw Khrushchev and Polish leaders demand changes on Berlin. They warn that failure could bring East German control of supplies to Allied garrisons and a possible blockade. Western ministers and Gromyko remain deadlocked on Germany’s fate with no time limit sought.
Diplomatic sources in London report Khrushchev summoned leaders of the Communist bloc to a Moscow conference set to open August 3. The British Foreign Office said it had heard of the meeting but had no confirmation. Western reporters in Moscow echoed the preparations for the gathering.
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