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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1952
Page
1
A garbled ledger from 1952 lists numerous figures including receipts and disbursements across items such as mill, tax, and fund accounts. Names like Mabus and Mills appear among allocations totaling thousands, with references to boards and IRS and line items including 29,146.08 and 1,045.88.
Five hundred pound bombs fell on a large aluminum plant of the Oriental Light Metals Co near the Manchurian border as 630 B 29s conducted the largest overnight raid of the Korean War. Crews reported heavy anti aircraft fire and fighters, with pilots noting it as the heaviest opposition in months.
Authorities seek two adults and a 17 year old in a Tuesday night assault at The Willows east of the city. Richard Proctor of Titusville and James Burnside of Basie Rock reportedly led a group that slapped and manhandled several teen boys before state police identified them. Charles Proctor, 17, of Cory RD 2 is not charged. Proctor may face military authorities if jailed.
Harrisburg report from the Department of Labor and Industry shows the cost of living index at 183.8 for March 15 to June 16, tying the all time high set in December. The rise, about 9 percent over the 1952 dust quarter index, is blamed on sharp increases in retail prices and other general costs.
The exiled Egyptian monarch Farouk declared that he is not en route to the United States. He asserted he remains a rich man, rejected rumors of secret funds, and commented that by poor standards he is not worthy of envy.
Cairo reports say Premier Aly Maher and Army Chief Gen Mohamed Naguib signed a decree stripping pashas and beys of their titles and salaries. Farouk remains in Egypt with Queen Nazli and Ahmed Fuad II as the new monarch amid a military reshaping of Egypt's leadership and seizure of royal real estate.
United Brewery Workers at Duquesne Fort Pitt and Pittsburgh Brewing plants voted to end a 13 week strike and accept a 13 percent hourly wage raise. About 2100 brewers and bottlers walked out April 21. cost to workers estimated at 82 040 000. Helsinki The US Olympic basketball team advances to the final by defeating Argentina 85 76 and will face Russia on Saturday.
The State Bureau of Highway Safety reported 1 642 traffic deaths in 1951 with 565 pedestrians killed and 5 043 injuries. The 5.5 fatality rate per 100000 vehicles matched 1950 and stood below the national average. Pedestrian fatalities showed improvement as drivers became more pedestrian conscious due to education and enforcement programs.
Associated Press reports Trans Ocean Cub flier Mix Gonrad of Minneapolis completed his second round trip to Europe in a Piper Pacer. He landed at Washington National Airport after a loop and held positive talks with customs, despite initial tensions.
Pennsylvania potato growers predict legislation in 1989 to raise truck transportation costs. Thomas F. Robertson of the Pennsylvania Motor Truck Association says railroad interests plan a ten mile tax on trucks and higher vet gas and registration fees. New polio cases reach 1 668 in one week as the disease year totals stay below 1949 peak.
Corry civic groups including Browns and the Rotary Club urge a strong turnout for a meeting at Nichols Lodge Monday night at 8 to discuss city recreation planning. A W Castle will outline programs and methods for a possible city wide effort centered on a planned community swimming pool and future public subscription.
Six Swedish Communists were convicted of selling vital defense secrets to Russia. Fritid Enbom and Tar Gjernvold received life imprisonment with hard labor. Martin Enbom, 7 years, Lilian Ceder, 91, got eight months for operating a shortwave transmitter. The brothers and Gjernvold confessed. the elder Enbom admitted passing military and industrial data to Soviet officials for money.
Senator Everett Dirksen of Illinois was named to a special strategy board to plan GOP tactics for backing General Dwight Eisenhower. The move follows his Chicago convention speech attacking Governor Thomas Dewey and his previous leadership in the unsuccessful bid of Senator Robert Taft to win the nomination. Dirksen pledged to campaign nationwide for Eisenhower, with Arthur Summerfield chairing the board.
Fragmented report shows Republicans accusing Democrats of civil rights push as a campaign battle. Mention of John J. Sparkman as Democratic VP candidate placeholder and Stevenson tied to Taft Hartley policy signals. Overall tone reflects party infighting and alleged political manipulation.
Massachusetts and Connecticut move to trigger artificial rain measures as a prolonged dry spell hits New England. Officials gauge farm losses in the millions, urge federal disaster designation, and consider cloud-seeding with farmers to back a moonlight run to end the drought.
In Yukon Oklahoma the nude decapitated body of an estimated one year old girl was found in a creek bed west of town. The chest bore crude letters RAT and investigators seek a bloodstained vehicle, hoping it leads to the killer. Sheriff's and crime bureau officials describe the scene and note possible motive unclear.
The United Nations Command states 45 prisoners from DN annei nivS were captured by North Korean forces and asked for an accounting. Home locations were not published. the captives were handed over to the Reds at 8 RaminWle sw officers.
Mr and Mrs Bime Pinu of R Ds 1 Garry spotted a silver ball object two miles north of Sparlinsburg while observing unusual lights and vapor near Platts. They tracked the object for five minutes as it moved southwest then north before vanishing. Neighbors reported no other sightings. MacArthur declines involvement in Eisenhower campaign after backing Taft.
Washington reports Arnall resigns as steel price chief amid election year inflation talk. Officials say duty and policy shifts could affect steel costs and manufacturing across Georgia and the nation.
Two Army Sikorsky helicopters completed a landmark Atlantic crossing from Westover Air Force Base to Prestwick Scotland. The experimental flight, launched by the Military Transport Service, tested feasibility of delivering helicopters to Europe by air.
A.N. Goldfinch reports Canadohia Lake in northwestern Pennsylvania nearly doubled in size and now hosts about 540 cottages along the shore. Since 1940 the map maker has revised plans. recent cottages come from Pittsburghers and residents of Corry Erie Spartansburg Titusville and Meadville. The lake averages ~40 feet deep and a 5000-person Sunday crowd drew visitors to the resort.
The Associated Press reports increasing uranium ore production for the U.S. atomic program from two new sources in Australia and Canada. The AEC describes substantial progress in design and development of weapons programs with details limited for security.
Local resident John Kolstee of 80 West Columbus Avenue faces bankruptcy action that halts a sheriff sale postponed to August 16. The related sheriff’s sale had been stalled by Titusville bank Redborn and disrupted by the bankruptcy filing.
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