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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1952
Page
4
A former U S senator and representative and co author of the nations first weaving time draft law died on June 21. The quiz asks ten questions on history language and sports including meanings of penny wise pound foolish and Napoleon in Russia and the Galloping Ghost.
Twenty years ago Corry mourned the sudden passing of Mayor Ben F Starr after a sun accident near Centerville that also claimed his wife. Acting mayor T T England resumes duties for a second time within a year. The note recalls Cassius L Alexander’s 1931 automobile death near Dunkirk. Also cited are Melvin Cobbett leading batting in local Merchants league and 1932 school tax collections progress amid optimism by George H Gordon, new school tax collector.
Roy Sheppard 30 of Baver youd in county jail awaits arrival of Painesville authorities after recapture in southwest Erie. He escaped twice from Lake County Prison and faces charges of grand larceny auto theft and prison break. Melvin Cook of Brie for aiding an escaped felon arrested. bond set at 1000. Alderman Hogan scheduled a hearing for 11 a.m. tomorrow.
A fierce storm with hurricane gusts ripped through Salem Massachusetts yesterday sinking or capsizing about 200 small craft. Four people are known dead and at least three remain missing while coast guard boats and private vessels rescued around 100 persons. The harbor suffered extensive damage as power outages and downed poles disrupted Essex County communities.
A blaze at Chicago Pneumatic Tool Company's No. 2 plant in Franklin caused about 50000 damage. The fire started near a drying oven in the two story foundry, spread to an adjoining four story storage building, and forced the idling of 150 workers for two days. Firemen fought the flames with multiple ladders and five hydraulic streams, bringing the fire under control after 95 minutes and extinguishing it 15 minutes later.
John A Maguire a Maine teacher turned gas well operator near Renovo plans a 5 million damage suit against Manufacturers Light and Heating Company and partners disputing the legality of taxes on the well. Maguire says others including the Maguire venture backers are watching the action closely as royalty payments totaling about 2 million are held pending settlement amid the dispute.
U.S. farm land values climbed 9 percent in the year ending March 1952, with average real estate up 158 percent since 1935-39. Total farm holdings exceed 12 trillion dollars, per USDA data, while per acre values vary by state from New Jersey at 340.14 to Wyoming at 17.17. Rising land values reflect inflation. farm foreclosures remain historically low despite higher costs.
The public assistance rolls in Pennsylvania rose by 10 389 people in the first half of July, a 43 percent gain driven by steel strike effects. Allegheny County led increases at 27.7 percent, with Lebanon Mercer Carbon Northamption Cambria Lehigh Armstrong Westmoreland Venango and Washington also showing notable rises while 48 counties saw declines and one remained unchanged.
A worker injured his left arm at the plant last evening while repairing a boiler room. A wrench slipped from his hand causing the accident.
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