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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1953
Page
3
Fragments describe a 1 floor home for sale near Pleasant and Neuse with price around 1130 to 14 000. Mentions include garage, central to Tank Hepler, former Ward, West End, and a hospital reference. Text is garbled but indicates residential property in a nearby town with asking price several thousand dollars.
The readable parts reference a public notice involving county records, estate matters, and claims against a estate. Names such as Renister Baldwin and Jabora nit appear, alongside vague mentions of lands and notices filed or granted. The text is garbled but suggests legal actions and deadlines tied to an estate.
East German police arrested scores who accepted Western food gifts during the relief program. Many identity cards were confiscated, and crowds swarmed West Berlin food centers on the third day of the American funded relief effort. Officials estimated 150000 food packages would be handed out that day, joining 250000 already distributed.
About half of the stock needed by the Derry Building Corp and its Chamber of Commerce formed unit has been sold. At a directors meeting yesterday C H W Bracken Far Cherry and Richard Rossbacher were named directors to serve until reformation is complete. Rossbacher contributed about half of the $15 000 invested, supporting a local industry push. Atty Roger Brown attended as the group outlined progress and plans to bring the project to a successful close.
Four vehicles were damaged in a collision on East Main Street yesterday afternoon. City police estimate damage at 130 dollars. A Manly of Corry driving a truck swerved to avoid a pedestrian and struck a car driven by Serwin O. Kitelinger, also of Corry.
Koontz Equi nex Co awarded a contract to install automatic signals at Center Street railroad crossings. Pittsburgh and Erie rail interests plus the Pennsylvania Electric Co discussed light rotation and wiring. Work progresses with pole relocation and cabling changes, traffic to be directed by signals on Center and Main.
Associated Press reports Harrisburg approves Pennsylvania Electric Co rate changes in Johnstown. The shift affects 1,810 industrial and commercial customers with a 810,000 August reduction and removes a fuel clause, raising base charges for large-quantity users while leaving residential and about 9,000 other accounts on separate schedules unchanged.
Last night the Aero Supply union held a routine session amid a strike since June 1944. Delegates discussed resuming negotiations via the federal conciliator Stainbrook, with no change to the offer rejected by the union and continued talks to proceed through the conciliator. A vote approved paying insurance premiums from union funds to maintain polices normally shared by management and employees.
Board Chairman Benjamin Fairless reported second quarter income of 55,640,195, with shipments and sales in early 1963 below prior periods. He warned production will dip in the last quarter if steel demand and inventories do not improve, and discussed wage talks, dividend plans, and industry capacity concerns amid lingering post strike conditions.
The Senate approved a plan to admit 209 000 refugees and other migrants over three years, with House action aligning to allow 217 000 in the same period. The measure limits total refugees to 89 000 under the compromise and includes 2 000 Chinese refugees endorsed by the Chinese National Government. Two assistant secretaries of defense nominations were also approved: Charles S. Thomas to oversee supply and logistics and Donald A. Quarles to lead research and development.
Washington The Federal Power Commission approved a rate hike by the Pennsylvania Transmission Company to raise gas charges by 87 cents per thousand cubic feet. The action affects Tennessee, Ohio, and Pennsylvania customers as it seeks to fund bond plans and a large cable expansion.
Two young women were injured when their car collided with a parked vehicle on a Union City road last night. Mary Ellen MacMillan, 19, of Titusville, suffered possible loss of use of the left arm. Betty Rosequiat, 20, also of Titusville, received injuries to the right face. The parked car belonged to Charles Fammond, 17, of Union City. Damage to both cars was estimated at $250.
May Rush Bartol, 53, died in a blaze that swept their Peasy Valley home in Norristown Pa. Her husband, Geory Bartol Jr., president of the Philadelphia Bourse, was injured trying to rescue her. The fire damaged an English style stone residence opposite Montgomers l Day School. Bartol is president of Howard Huht Pen Co. of Camden and member of the Delaware River Port Authority. He is the son of Dr. Benjamin Rus, signer of the Declaration of Independence.
The July session ends with praise for a tax plan described as the top accomplishment of the legislature. lawmakers say the compromise will fund schools and local communities, with a focus on steady revenue and avoiding near-term upheaval.
Senate leader Taft shows modest improvement after hospital bulletins state he has regained strength and is eating breakfast. Doctors say his condition is stable though remains under care with several family visitors noted amid late reports from New York hospital.
Five persons were treated at the local hospital yesterday after a series of area accidents. Dolores Button, 7, and Blomt, 3, suffered injuries when a vehicle collision occurred on JohnEOM street. Patricia Beardsley, 10, and two other children were injured in separate incidents at Spring Creek and nearby avenues. Authorities released details of the cases as investigations continue.
Jamestown police took Michael B. Sheldon into custody after a shooting at the Sheldon home two miles beyond Kimball Stand on Brocklon Road. Lucille Sheldon, hospitalized in serious condition, was wounded in the upper body as she fled the house. Sheldon was arrested at 10:45 p.m. by Capt. Merritt D. Anderton, Detective Clifford Drake, and Deputy Sheriff Elmer Lwdium, with his father Frans Sheldon notified.
A fragmentary weather note reports 1.64 inches of rainfall and drought concerns for farming areas, mentioning dry conditions since July and minimal rain. A separate sharp item from Cumberland, Maryland notes the grandmother Mad ibe Faninos of Wiley Ford Va receiving an 18 month sentence for heating and beating a grandchild on Cumberland Street.
Seoul reports ongoing troop withdrawals as a Thursday deadline nears. Allied and Communist forces clash near fortified lines, salvaging equipment and fortifications, while efforts continue to remove beams and salvage lumber. Both sides search for missing bodies in the buffer zone.
A pickup struck the rear of an actor trailer 16 miles west of Erie injuring three. The deceased is Snow J. Anthony, 42, of Rochester New York. Two children, a boy about nine months and a girl about eleven months, are in serious condition at St Vincents Hospital. Tractor-trailer driver Dale Status, 29, of Cleveland, is in Erie County Jail awaiting investigation.
Britain's acting premier Richard A. Butler told Parliament Britain wants a big four conference with Russia and unity exists among the three Western governments and NATO allies. He urged the Soviet Union to join a ministers' conference on German unity and an Austrian treaty while urging China to show goodwill or face Britain’s stance at the UN.
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