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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1950
Page
4
A garbled locust of a page notes advertising rates and postage details for a Corry Pennsylvania paper and cites President Truman’s Korea tax discussion. It mentions excess profits taxes in prior wars and lists officials Vinson and Snyder with brief tax context.
The article outlines a proposal to raise the corporate tax and use an excess profits concept, with rates set at 26 percent on the first 25000 of net income and 41 percent above that. It notes administration support but criticizes the bill for revenue gaps and exemptions, referencing President Truman's tax message and congressional responses. The piece reviews historical context of tax policy and legislative actions through the late 1940s.
Twenty years ago date July 24 1930 reports extensive repairs at the First Methodist Episcopal Church near completion with services to resume the coming Sunday. The note mentions Rotary Club guest San Sipe recounting Antarctic experiences with Commander Richard Byrd. A motor fire at Stockton Meat Market caused smoke but no blaze, and a local Travel League chapter forms in the city with Mrs Beryl K Yeo and Milas Anne Gibbons aiding installation planned for late August. The Corry league will be led by Principal Harold Wolfe with meetings at the Woman's Club. Also noted is William Shamburg injuring his right leg in a bicycle accident and the opening of a new Kuistey private drug store in the Brown block on North Center Street amid strong business.
A classified page teaser offers ten questions on world history grammar royal history aviation and politics. Questions cover Korea’s division at the 38th parallel the Chicago steamer disaster Lindbergh wartime service and a call to correct a sentence about a ball park plus color in a flag and the definition of a unicameral legislature.
Erie reports another phase in a long legal dispute among Carl Guerin purchaser of the Ja Recki foundry H K Foster Co sellers. Phillip Blum of American Iron and Metal Co is added as defendant over ownership of pattern racks sold by Porter Co. Scrap value estimated at 3500. A temporary injunction blocks further removal until resolution.
Mrs C E Shoop longtime Corry musician and church organist died in her sleep at 10746 Ashby Avenue Los Angeles California Survived by husband Pennsylvanian Railroad agent Clarence Shoop Beverly Hills Miller Shoop Los Angeles Major Richard Shoop Anchorage Alaska nine grandchildren and two sisters Committal service held at West Lawn Cemetery Los Angeles
Services will be held in Greensburg Wednesday for Mrs. Anna W. M. Ogden a9 member of the Pennsylvania Council of Republican Women and widow of Dean Q. Ogden former Westmoreland County district attorney who died yesterday.
Harrisburg July meeting results show Cummings elected at close of two day annual gathering. He serves as assistant postmaster at Allgnippa and now presides over the state branch of the National Association of Postal Supervisors.
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