08 Mar 1952
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1952
Page
1
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The article traces the dollar’s value against 100 cents from 1899 to 1951, noting deflation and inflation tied to World War I and II, Roosevelts policies, the 1934 Gold Reserve Act, wage pressures, and price supports. It cites 1913 60 cent values, 1934 75 cent parity, and postwar shortages shaping the dollar and economic policy.
W B Houghton, local Red Cross blood donor chair, urges Corry residents to donate at the next bloodmobile on April 1. He recalls wartime response, stresses urgent need for 180 pints weekly, and asks community members to book appointments by calling 3 604.
Congressional investigators shift from goods to people to seek waste in the military services. Chairman Hebert aims to examine about 161,817 Washington defense HQ employees and 500 Pentagon public relations officials to see if propaganda takes precedence over information. Witnesses include Colonel Miles of Wright Field and Colonel Hy of Air Force HQ.
Wintry conditions spread across the northern country with subfreezing readings from Michigan to Cadillac and Peliston. Snow covers the Midwest and Great Lakes with freezing drizzle in parts, while Nevada and southern California see rain and snow as California and western Arizona cool. In Philadelphia, E Freston Sharp is named director of the new Youth Study Center starting March under a four year contract.
Route 6 section will be rebuilt and widened during the year with heavy overlay and a new bridge. Work includes widening a four foot stretch and constructing a new center span over the stream west of Rago Corners. Traffic will be detoured and pipe work for the site has delayed nearby park access. The project extends toward the Boston Trinity line and Union City eastward to the Shreve fourth.
Patrolman Neil Motus reports a running car stolen from in front of the police station. A chase through Kinley alley and East Pleasant Street led to a second vehicle taken from East South Street. The thief sped through Younusville and a similar report noted a recovery at King and Main. Police recovered McKay’s car and another Oldsmobile near East South Street.
In Switzerland a twin engined U S Air Force transport plane plunged into a glacier near the Jungfrau peak at twilight. Eight aboard were killed and rescue teams faced deep snow and dangerous avalanches. The wreckage was found after a day with fresh snowfall. Meanwhile in Washington the Senate labor committee recommended confirming Tyar H Peterson to the National Labor Relations Board and Dr Leonard A Scheels as surgeon general.
A large group of about twenty youths from Corry, Elgin, Waterford, Spartansburg and Union City will depart next Tuesday at 6:29 p.m. via Pennsylvania Railroad for Army induction. Names include Amoroso, Clark, Crater, Morton, Burdick, Ltutdevant, Rice, Ladd, Noski, Vandyke, Shields, Looris, Ombeck, Rogers and Obert among others.
An Olio parole violator recently released from Erie county prison was arrested after a four car collision four miles west of Corry. Gilbert Vasey, 96, of 101 West Smith Street, held on $500 bond for failing to stop and identify after the crash. Police say the parole condition forbids driving, and detainers are being filed. damage to both cars totaled 85.
Daniel Lamont awaiting trial on bribery charges in a basketball game case was fined 250 dollars for violating a state uniform firearms law. He was arrested last December on related charges after allegedly arranging a New York University Cornell University tied game.
Attorney Walter H. Scott wins the first round in a Florida conflict over homestead tax exemption eligibility. Judge Sparkman ruled the challenge to the 1950s constitutional amendment invalid as to the residency requirement, with McLean planning an appeal. The case tests whether the legislature can set how exemptions are granted.
Federal subsidies for school lunches are nearly exhausted as 1908 districts including Corry will receive smaller grants in May and June. Frances L. Hong of the Department of Public Instruction cited federal cuts and higher participation as causes. Pennsylvania’s allocation to date is 2,087,286, with local districts funding the match. The Corry school board will hear the issue Monday night, with options to use surplus cafeteria funds to cover the deficit or raise lunch prices.
Robert Schuman remains foreign minister as France backs Atlantic defenses and European army plans. Rene Pleven, former premier, becomes defense minister amid cabinet upheaval. The National Assembly faces a tight vote on defense financing and postwar policy.
U S narcotics agents and Justice officials announced the roundup of 29 individuals linked to a coast to coast heroin conspiracy. Harry Anslinger hailed the indictment as a blow to the trade while authorities detailed operations spanning Portland Reno Phoenix San Francisco Bay Area and New York. Notables include Waxey Gordon and Ernest Gentry with bail set at 10000. Several suspects remained at large as the probe into past narcotics cases continues. Dr Theodore Von Karman named head of NATO AGARD aeronautical research advisory group in Washington.
Tokyo reports Premier and foreign minister of Communist China claim Amuren y pines carried germs and warned flights over Manchuria would be treated as wartime. They cite February 20 to March 5 sorties into Manchuria to spread insects with disease. Peiping protests Chow statement but offers no attribution. US response remains cautious amid broader propaganda drive.
Two Pennsylvania congressmen defend a retail merchant operating suit clubs aimed at boosting sales. They challenge Internal Revenue Service findings that suit clubs constitute gambling and incur $50 annual tax and 10 percent excise on wagers. Merchants report many clubs in cities and anticipate an appeal as the ruling draws scrutiny.
Nine UN warplanes were lost in air battles over the past week, with five blamed on ground fire and one crash after loss of return. Air-to-air combat reportedly claimed a Mig-15 and caused damage to eight others as clouds limited visibility over North Korea, while weather hindered reconnaissance flights.
Gov. Werrer of California opened his campaign for Wisconsin’s Republican presidential nomination with a call for unity among Republicans and pledges of “sound Republicanism” to replace what he called inefficient leadership. He spoke to about 500 at Superior Labor Temple and planned stops in Eau Claire.
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