31 Jul 1951
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1951
Page
1
Fragmented text mentions names and places with unclear details. The readable items reference streets, a fund date in January, a company and state designation, and scattered numbers. No coherent event or outcome emerges from the legible fragments.
Washington July 31 President Truman's aides urge him to sign the new economic controls measure today while blasting it as inadequate. Congress likely will approve by midnight, with mixed views on broader inflation powers. Some lawmakers push for deeper anti inflation steps and farm quotas.
Nineteen local merchants plan a two day Dollar Day sale this weekend with reduced prices on various items. Stores participating include Barney's Firestone Store Fair Store Franz Furniture Co Helen Shompe Home Furnite Co Leeds Murphy Cisë Ben's Drug Trishule Shoe Store Woolworth and others.
Washington July 31 Weak wing markets hint the government may push harder to hold farm prices from falling than to prevent gains. Declines have driven several commodities to or below the level where the government commits to support. The Agriculture Department and the Commodity Credit Corporation stand ready to intervene as harvest approaches. Wheat cotton oats barley peanuts among likely supported crops. beef cattle veal wool soybeans rice have fluctuated around price ceilings. Favorable crops and potential peace in Korea are key factors limiting declines in overall farm prices, which have fallen about six percent from a February peak.
A Corry motorist’s sedan teetered on a 200 foot ravine edge after another car forced him off the Corry-Benverdant highway near Spencer School. The vehicle toppled into the ravine as police and a Thomas Motor Go wrecker retrieved the car.
City Weather Observer George Murlderitié assists the Air Force by recording lightning flashes from the local observation station. He submits two minute sky readings at the fell hour, with data checked against Robbins Air Force base weather records to test radio direction-finding accuracy for thunderstorm tracking.
Construction underway near Ravelin Hill pumping station for Tennessee Gas Transmission. A crew of 85 under J E Papfon of Red Eagle Corp. aims to complete two dwellings a maintenance warehouse and a garage by November 1. Future work tied to pipeline expansion and building controls amid postwar demands.
The Office of Price Stabilization said it is gathering data to support a possible injunction to roll back milk price hikes in the Meadville recording area. OPS asserts a need to restore pre-increase pricing, contending current rises in standard home-delivered milk cost 22 cents per quart in Meadville.
Three Corry area youths were detained by Olean police. One faced a motor violation count and two were questioned as possible runaways. Robert Meltdowney of Starter s Creek cited for driving without a license after arriving in a tad truck bought from a Spring Creek mall. Allen and Harold Smith of Essex Street were found away from home with parental permission. Taber recovering after near fatal pneumonia attack. Rep Joli Taber, 71, Republican congressman, remains at home in Auburn N Y recovering.
Armistice negotiators failed to make progress after five days of talks in Kaesong. The United Nations and Korean officials stuck on where to draw the buffer line, offering no expansion or concession. Delegates plan to reconvene at 1 a.m. Wednesday for another attempt at resolution.
Warplanes swept Korea's iron triangle region striking Red positions amid ongoing fighting near Pyongyang and Kumsong. Fifth Air Force and Marine units attacked from the west as UN forces repelled probing assaults. UN communique warned no cease-fire near the 38th parallel while ROK protests voiced opposition to a cease-fire at the 38th or any unification path.
The Public Utility Commission postponed ruling on the proposed phone rate hike granted to the Bell Telephone Company in 1948. A regualr executive session yesterday discussed reopening testimony in two rate phases tied to pension considerations, with no final decision reached.
A Vietnamese official, South Vietnam governor Le Lap Thanh, was killed by a grenade during an inspection near Saigon. The attacker, about 45, wore a military uniform and was killed on the scene. Three French officials were wounded as the assassination appeared planned by a Viet Minh death unit. A witness noted the assailant moved freely among officials. The incident prompted reports from Paris that the governor and forces commander were targeted during the visit.
Abadan Iran July 31 The world’s largest refinery halted entirely after a long nationalization dispute. Storage tanks full, no room for gasoline kerosene or other products. W Averell Harriman heads to Tehran with optimism for fresh Anglo Iranian talks as oil shipments and tanker calls have been blocked. An Edison associate, Dr Martin Andre Rosanoff, dies in Pittsburgh at 76. Comments mention hopes for new oil talks and lingering tensions over ownership and supply.
Walter Kornikosti, 18, of 105 Mast Main street wins his second Box Car Championship on West Pleasant Street. Melvin Blyst and Richard Sorenson finish second and third as 1,600 to 2,000 spectators watch the derby for deluxe bicycles and a baseball bat and glove.
Alexander Barming, former head of the Russian VOA unit, tells Senate Internal Security that in the 1980s Soviet Military Intelligence identified Owen Lattimore and Joseph Barnes as "our men" amid claims of supplying arms to a Western China province in 1983. He cites General Berzin as chief and notes these two Americans were the first names to appear in his intelligence work.
In Harrisburg the House motor vehicles committee approved a Senate passed bill to raise common truck load limits in Pennsylvania from 45000 to 60000 pounds. Chairman Samuel B. Dennison of Jefferson declined to release the vote, noting the committee was not unanimous on one rule but refusing to disclose the tally.
Weather report notes a high of 90 degrees in South Merlime yesterday afternoon with warm afternoon conditions. Comparisons to yesterday show similar heat, while forecast calls for possible showers and windy, humid conditions tonight into tomorrow.
Taxables must report within 12 months after becoming resident or attaining 21 in any school district. The penalty for failure is a fine equal to the tax amount plus costs. Assessors must be notified by residents and districts must publish notices of the new requirements.
About 82,100 college students took the first draft aptitude test in May with 62,700 failing to reach the 70 or better score. Overall, 989,058 students took tests across multiple dates, but results from later administrations were not yet tabulated. The figures indicate significant underperformance in lower class levels, while upperclassmen showed higher scores.
The Atomic Energy Commission in its tenth semi annual report outlines that South African gold mines supply uranium from ore to the United States and Canada. It says weapons show greater energy release, some tested in Eniwetok, while others remain less powerful. The commission stresses testing grounds avoid harming people and confirms progress in military and peacetime uses while avoiding details on H-bomb development.
A request invites volunteers and Air Force Reserve personnel in the Corry district to help form an Air Force Reserve Training program. About 12 to 15 reservists are sought, with a meeting planned if enough interest arises. Contacts are Second Lt. Joseph J. Jaworski and Capt. J. Donald Watson for details and applications.
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