24 Jul 1950
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1950
Page
1
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Wilt Fembe linked to ies amid bribe allegations as officials seek aid to address an education department inquiry. The report notes an attempted influence operation connected to an embezzlement case and calls for transparency and legal scrutiny.
Congress opens work on mobilizing the home front behind military aims. Truman requests expanded power to direct resources, seize materials, and fix credit terms. Senate and House rush emergency bills to expand armed forces and broaden port and industry controls. Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force plan unit activations and reserve mobilizations amid nationwide defense moves.
A box car derby on South Center Street in Corry is slated to start at 6 30 PM with homemade midget cars. Police ask motorists not to park on South Center between Church and Main streets after 4 PM to avoid congestion. If rained out the event will be rescheduled to next week.
In Brussels on July 24 Associated Press reports rising opposition to King Leopold II and his party as Socialist leaders forecast strikes in Walloon Belgium. The king remains secluded at Laeken Palace with guards posted. protests and calls for abdication intensify while Crown Prince Baudouin is celebrated elsewhere.
Charles Skinner of East Columbus Avenue landed a 53 inch musky weighing 38.1 pounds from Chautauqua Lake during the current season. The catch, entered at Collins Sport Shop in Jamestown, faced landing difficulties after striking live bait. The fish broke free from the net and had to be knocked out while in the water.
US officials weigh Russia’s intent as Korean War stalemate nears a turning point. Three possible Soviet actions loom: push for a peace shift, send more troops to North Korea, or seek to drive UN forces into new fight elsewhere.
Paving work starts today as State Highway Department crews renew the unfinished Columbus Clymer road section. Grading and filling precede laying No 3 and 4 crushed stone to form a heavy base. Road closure is limited to essential traffic with local residents allowed access.
The Army loosened physical requirements for draftees and registrants, allowing lower vision and various physical conditions to pass. The change aims to raise the number of accepted men, with selectees to report to a local board, then travel to Erie for examinations.
An Air Force transport crashed into swampland near Myrtle Bragh, killing 34 service members including 20 Tennessee Air National Guard personnel en route to Nashville from games here. Four crew members died. 15 bodies recovered by nightfall with others trapped in wreckage. cause under investigation with conflicting reports of an in midair explosion. A separate report notes Mrs Mary Dredaickie of Mek died in a car collision near Irvin, struck on the Lincoln Highway.
The article discusses how a $61 billion military spending program could be absorbed without disrupting civilian life. It notes potential temporary pain for workers and businesses, higher taxes, tighter credit, and redirected materials. The plan aims to limit inflation through controlled demand while sustaining essential industries like shipbuilding.
Distributors learn beer prices rise five to ten cents per case and 50 cents per barrel as Pittsburgh breweries pass the increases to first-tier distributors. Brewers cite higher grain costs and note this is the first jump since 1948 while retailers await exact impact on customers.
Corry area officials disclosed new monthly charges as rates jump for business telephone lines. The Public Utilities Commission approved increases retroactive to July 16, affecting several line types and excluding some rural and municipal services.
Cumberland Maryland July 24 Workmen untangled wreckage of 22 freight cars after a western Maryland Railway derailment ripped up 600 feet of track. One car detached and 30 others derailed in the first half of the train. No injuries were reported. The cause was believed to be a burned journal box on one car. The derailed cars carried miscellaneous merchandise.
Ottawa reports a national tribute to former Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King who died Saturday night of pneumonia. A state funeral is planned for Wednesday as the body rests in Parliament, with Canadians paying respects.
President Truman discussed the possible immediate emergency income and business tax increases during a White House briefing. Treasury officials and congressional leaders signaled urgency while lawmakers eyed action next year on proposed military spending and wartime finance measures.
Washington July 24 The United States population rises to about 150 million in the 1950 provisional totals with California potentially gaining up to eight House seats. Final numbers due December 1 will guide congressional reapportionment and district sizes averaging around 344 000.
Mrs. Emilie Lawrence Reed widow of Dr. Walter Reed died at 94 in Blue Ridge Summit near the Maryland border. Funeral set for tomorrow. she leaves a son Maj. Gen. Walter Reed and daughter Blossom Reed with two granddaughters and three great grandchildren. The report notes Dr. Reed’s role in identifying yellow fever transmission. A separate item reports a burglary at the Freedman Golden Dawn market in Butler, with about $9,000 stolen.
North Korean tank led thrust nears southern tip of the peninsula with a frontal push toward Pusan as United Nations forces brace for a possible offensive. The plan centers on a split thrust to threaten supply routes and seize key coastal positions.
Allied forces report repelling multiple North Korean tank and infantry thrusts along the Taejon Yongdong corridor and near Yongdong. U S Air and ground units say they degraded enemy columns while advancing in the central front.
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