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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1955
Page
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Rescue crews battled a forest fire to reach 26 bodies after a two engine CMA airliner crashed into a mountain near Mascota Jalisco en route from Puerto Vallarta to Guadalajara. Among the dead were four Californians and two children. Regulators offered no cause.
At a general meeting of the Corry Jaycees in the Corry Savings and Loan building, Ray Blynt was elected to a two year term and Conrad Monroe to a term ending this calendar year. The group set plans for a March paper drive with collection on March 26. Blynt and Edmund Zewataky were named co chairmen of the project as Corry Jaycees prepare to pass the gavel to the North End Jaycees next Tuesday at 8 pm at St Joseph’s Church in North Mast Central. About 20 members are expected. Further plans and a brief announcement were promised for early in the week.
The stock market extended its decline in early dealings after a sharp drop yesterday. Prices opened lower, then fluctuated with small gains and losses. the overall drop was about 2 points at the worst. Aircraft shares showed mixed movement while Boeing rose about 2 points. Curtiss-Wright opened with a block of 10,000 shares around 1 1/8, trading near that level.
In Harrisburg the Democratic administration faces internal strife over raising lawmaker pay. Speaker H G Andrews of Cambria argues for boosts while criticizing Governor George M Leader for opposing higher salaries and proposes increasing expense allowances from 1,800 to 3,000 or 3,600 dollars. Andrews declares the need to restore the Assembly's dignity amid a joint caucus.
Aero Supply Mfg Co Inc reports 1954 net sales of 6.00 million, up from 4.2 million the prior year, with net income before taxes of 645,000 and after taxes of 307,000. A 3 month 1953 strike hurt the prior year. President Coleman cites an expansion plan in aviation electronics.
Erie County's Cancer Crusade goal for April is set at 40000 by Rev. G Weir Martian general chairman of the Erie County Unit of the American Cancer Society. The drive will run house to house in the city on April 15 and in county areas during the last two weeks of April with an intensified education campaign throughout Cancer Crusade Month.
New policy changes will see Philip Morris drop the I Love Lucy TV sponsorship effective June 27 while shifting focus to newspaper and magazine ads starting April 1. The firm will maintain some TV and radio participation and continue other sponsorships in its broader advertising program. Also in the news, Weirton mayor Thomas Millsop announces he will not seek re election, citing growing demands from National Steel and time constraints.
Hungary’s Premier Imre Nagy faced a party purge as the Hungarian Workers Communist Party Central Committee accused him of rightist deviationism and endorsing mistaken ideas. Rakosi, the party chief, remained the power behind the scenes as Nagy’s fate hovered over a country returning to heavy industry under Soviet influence.
MOUNDSVILLE W Va a vengeful lover shot at a high school bus injuring Martha Mason a 14 year old Cameron Hixley School freshman. Harold Lemona 22 held on an open charge as investigators report the gunman aimed to harm Ina Gilbert 16 on the bus. The incident occurred near Pleasant Ridge six miles from Cameron as the bus neared the end of its route. Princess Clementine of Belgium died yesterday marking the royal line's loss.
Harrisburg state education officials gave final approval for the Wayne-Concert-Elgin elementary school to be built near the Spencer School west of the city and authorized Elgin to join two townships in a $362 549 project. Local officials Supt L M Douglas Howard Ladd and Walter Deutschander met with Hugh Henderson to finalize the plan. A new meeting schedule was set for next Monday at Corry Ave High School to sign contracts and complete project details with the Pat Board Joint Committee Authority and Corry Board of Education.
Police Chief Harley Drake released February activity showing two burglaries under investigation and two solved by juvenile arrest. Four vehicle-code violations were identified and remitted for private traffic charges, with one arrest for orderly conduct and drunkenness. Thirty-nine incidents included 26 accidents, 29 lodgers sheltered, two assaults, and four other arrests. officers handled 27 reports, lost items, dog calls, two bicycle thefts with one recovery, and issued 75 parking tickets.
The Airport Authority met for the first 1985 session in the Muntelpa Building to plan for April reopening. It approved allowing the Civil Air Patrol, with limits, to use the field for a summer air show and discussed routine maintenance and budget reallocations as last year’s contributions were exhausted.
Senate Democrats examine a $10 per person income tax cut with repeal of the dividend credit and accelerated depreciation, while Republicans oppose any tax relief now. Johnson outlined a minority report supporting a compromised plan to offset revenue losses, with Byrd and Knowland predicting rejection of any deal. The measure would postpone the cut by a year, costing about three billion in revenue, offset partly by repealing a $50 stock dividend exemption and accelerated depreciation gains.
Corry Memorial Hospital reports two year old Corry Child in critical condition with second and third degree burns to the lower body. The fire started when clothes ignited from flames from a paper lit by the older brother near an open gas heater. Howard Proper, across the hall, smothered the flames and rushed the child to hospital where a new baby brother was born to Ruth McKinsey during the day.
Red Cross reports about 2,658 families in Ohio Kentucky West Virginia and Indiana suffered property damage as the Ohio River crest neared Cincinnati. Weather Bureau forecasts river retreat to banks downstream by weekend while scattered showers threaten further local impacts. Manchester Ohio alone saw 64 businesses closed and 225 families flee as the crest passed upstream near Cincinnati.
Members of Lake Body 10 prepare for a March 26 meeting at Algonquin Lodge Findley Lake to discuss the dispute with Mina Town Board over gates at the lake focal point. Directors report potential legal action and fear water damage if gates are removed during spring as they await attorney advice.
Irwin Pennsylvania reports a veteran pilot, Herbert Jacobson, 28, died when a newly purchased plane crashed near Paradise Airport Phoenix Arizona amid a snowstorm. The Piper Air Stilt plane delivered from Lock Haven to John Wood yesterday, was en route to the West when it went down about 20 miles from Plea Sirgh. Police said no witnesses, and crash cause not yet determined.
Secretary of State Dulles said the United States and Communist China may clash over Formosa as he urged continued arms aid to Far East allies. He warned Americans that defense in Asia risks failure without mobilizing greater force and said allied nations must share responsibility for regional security.
A federal grand jury indicted 23 people involved in fraudulent FHA home improvement loan applications. The scheme allegedly netted about 150000 in losses, with about 2000 per loan, as contractors lured homeowners with fake contracts and kickbacks. Witnesses testified. defendants reside in Pennsylvania Ohio and West Virginia.
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