08 Jun 1950
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1950
Page
1
Fragmented OCR text mentions paths, streets, stores, and addresses in New Jersey. Several numbers and names appear loosely, including a possible date fragment and business markers, but the readable content is fragmented and non-chronological.
Osaka Nippon reports Communist Diet members vow to resist purge moves by General MacArthur and government. They warn of a general strike and protest meetings as they rally 33 of 716 Diet members to oppose outlawing the Communist Party.
Only 12 residents have volunteered to be blood typed at the Spen Red Cross office. The appeal went to the public after a lack of prior notice. City factory workers have all been typed, but organizers hope to type more.
A call to Congress urges immediate adoption of Hoover commission recommendations to cut costs and boost government efficiency. Senators Myers and Martin and Representative Kearns in Washington are listed as contacts for action.
Five crewmen rescued after a B-29 crash in the North Sea, near southeast England. U.S. Air Force reports ongoing search for the remaining ten missing, with rescue ships and planes scouring the area. Names and specific units are partially legible but confirm a wartime air disaster with several survivors and multiple fatalities.
Henry M. Moses, chosen by coal operators, is urged to head a new permanent association of mine owners to standardize mediation with John L. Lewis. Delegates expect a salary up to 65 000, with Alsowinks about his likeliest fit at Frick Coke or other steel-related mine roles. The group aims to unite western Pennsylvania, northern West Virginia, and Ohio operators under a single bargaining voice.
The Corry High School commencement honored 114 seniors with diplomas. Keynotes urged graduates to pursue democracy, education, and world citizenship. Principal Sheene announced awards while notable students Oberman and Mullpy received honors. performances by the school orchestra and vocalists accompanied the ceremony.
District Attorney Damian McLaughlin ordered a crackdown on bingo countywide after Eye police halted games. Mayor J Fred Kinley said local police would not stop bingo, noting the drive against gambling targets numbers and lottery tickets. Three city bingo games will likely continue despite the countywide threat. State Police involvement remains limited by municipal police presence. Observers say Corry games are smaller than Erie’s nightly payouts.
Police report the Keppel case closed with the Cy Camp youth to be cited for juvenile matters. Investigators say ballistic results from the State Police lab in Harrisburg support the story given by banker Jackson Keppel Jr. and Charles Camp about the shooting near the Cole Hill road shed. District Attorney Meyer Kurnreich will handle juvenile case procedures. no adult charges are planned.
A Sunday meeting by the Roots of the Christian and Missionary Alliance Church will decide the scope of a building program already begun this week at the Rust Washlix tbe street church. Excavation for a 15 by 60 foot Sunday Shoot addition occurred yesterday. Rev Wilmer Heffer said plans remain incomplete though a cement block structure on the south side is hoped. The team aims for less than 4000 dollars to add five Sunday School rooms with Charles Parkhurst excavating and Jor Tassett pouring cement fetters while Sackelp of Union City handles brickwork.
The Washington group advances a draft bill addressing poverty and wartime production while pledging to eliminate segregation in the armed services and urging equal rights. the proposal reflects broad New Deal era pressures and a push to reform policy under President Truman.
A Senate investigation reports a broad narcotics influence tied to Hearst affiliates and a wider graft network. Anslinger cites hundreds of cases and says the reach extends to every city, while state police raid stockbroker hotels and Western Union offices face accusations of taking bets.
Former Corry driver Bernard Erven blamed for a traffic death in a suit filed April 10 against Hardinger Transfer, Mrs. Margeryle Dunham Shepherd, and her husband Samint. The case seeks 117,000 in damages for the widow and 6,138 for the husband. coroner's verdict cited light of way as factor. The injured party, Mrs. Shepherd, spent weeks hospitalized.
A city car dealer, identified as Aikens of Snyder Circle, paid 135 in fines on three counts after a dispute with a man named Marty over alleged debt and a fuel purchase. The incident led to a police chase as Aikens fled eastward, with state and city officers pursuing but not capturing him. The affair involved claims of enrichment and a heated confrontation at a filling station.
Corry drivers Richard Melaughlin and Robert W. Nett were not hurt when two cars sideswiped on a highway east of North East, Pennsylvania. Police say McLaughlin’s car and a Hudson sedan suffered about 400 dollars in damage. other occupants escaped injury.
Apparent misprints obscure a report that Forrestal delay arrests relate to the Amerasia case. The text mentions telecom company notices and subscriber actions with unclear names and places, making precise details difficult.
The Sea Island crash left 65 aboard. Eight Puerto Ricans died with 20 to go. Pilot Joseph Halsey of Seattle saved lives by signaling a sister plane after an engine failed and a hatch hatch glow helped locate survivors. U S Navy and Puerto Rican officials coordinate investigation and repatriation.
Vincent Pittsburg, 22, pleaded guilty to murder for the fatal shooting of his father Matthew, 63, a retired coal miner from Cuddy. He told police after the incident that he was tired of his father raising hell, the father found dead in bed with four gunshot wounds to the chest. A separate note reports a 16 year old facing juvenile court action after a Westinghouse High School girl was slightly injured by an exploding firecracker, with authorities finding a cache of fireworks at a Turnage location and noting fireworks sale and use are banned in Pittsburgh for years.
Washington reports say Senate investigators received secret testimony linking James Forrestal to delaying actions in the Amerasia affair. The inquiry notes Forrestal’s Navy interest and possible involvement with the case as it spurred political debate ahead of a broader defense program agreement in Congress.
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