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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1956
Page
6
A wind damaged tree near Dunkirk caused a power line failure across Smith Street. The outage cut 198 degrees of service and affected several feeder circuits at the Municipal Light Co. station. Police, weather and city officials reported emergency power, with repair crews working through the night.
Governor Testler signed a $25,194,000 appropriation for Pennsylvania State University and teachers colleges for the 1955-57 biennium after rejecting a $1,000,000 increase. The measure, boosted during committee action then trimmed by the governor to the $25 million figure, reflects revenue limits and a veto of extra funds.
Meadville Area School Board approved a one half of one per cent Wake tax to raise about 40000 for the 1956 57 year, effective January 1 1957, applying only to district residents and local businesses. The 10 6 vote followed heated debate with 40 to 50 opponents present. A separate item notes a prison mutiny near Bathurst Australia being broken up by guards. Brothers Giles Tinkent named principal of the new South Hills Catholic High School in Pittsburgh.
A severe electrical storm with heavy rain and winds hit eastern Pennsylvania, damaging property from Philadelphia to York and Stroudsburg. Lightning sparked fires at Alumni Hall on Temple University campus and the Post House in University City, while telephone and pager outages affected multiple counties. Flooding and downed trees closed streets and disrupted services in Manhthonire, York, Stroudsburg, and Bethylhen areas.
In Auglaize County Ohio three youths Lernard Harris 18 James Thornton 18 and William Thomas 20 pleaded guilty to second degree murder for the January 24 shooting at Stolzenbachs Hickory VillaTow near Wapak. They were sentenced to life imprisonment with parole eligibility after 19 years in the Mansfield reformatory.
U S Ambassador A Alexis Johnson and Chinese Ambassador Wang Ping-nan met for the 45th time in Geneva to discuss the imprisonment of 13 Americans in Red China. The talks continued amid cautious diplomacy and official statements seeking resolution.
Ansarulis Mu and Admiral Arthur Radford told Naval Academy graduates that future leaders must think as a team and work as a team. Radford, chair of the Joint Chiefs, called for clear roles among services while stressing joint operation readiness for Navy, Air Force, Army, and Marines.
George Abate reported finding two sums of money totaling $289 on a state highway. The incident occurred near Jamystowst as he drove to his Atlas Mic Dairy Store. Police were alerted and the driver cooperated with authorities.
Dr Mareardt Ma reardt appointed dean effective July 1 at Wuten College. Margaret Morrison Carter Coleme will join as head of English studies following the retirement of Eyith Winchester. Winchester retired from the department after long service.
Aero Supply announces a second block of 500000 shares to be issued with 129,479 already listed as current offering. Major purchases include Margolis at 20000 shares and Strauss at 18000 shares. Voting rights attach per share with cumulative voting for directors. Principal shareholder details feature Margolis and Brighthinn among management.
The school board considered an income tax levy and debated options for tax collection. EF Bettes will hire accounting firms Ernst and Young to handle the receiver duties if needed, with plans to compare costs and potentially shift the fee structure between the district and city. Harley Johnson urged examining delinquent tax collection options, but no action was taken.
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