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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1955
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR lists various household goods and furniture including a cabinet, chairs, rocks, two new bedrooms, robes, cloths, tears, garden items, and an owner named Arthur. No coherent event or location is discernible beyond an auction or sale of household items.
Senators Watkins and Goldwater rebuke Democratic views on the post recession economy claiming signs of healthy vitality while committee Democrats warn of unemployment, rising costs, and small business strain. The exchange follows clashes over draft wording and divergent reports from the Senate Economy Committee.
Harrisburg reports show church groups led by the Lord's Day Alliance of Pennsylvania opposing a Senate referendum on parimutuel betting, calling it a tax funded sin. The measure would place the question before voters without legalizing betting, and governors and legislators weigh the political and fiscal implications amid unemployment compensation revisions debated in committee.
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court upheld the admissibility of wiretap evidence in state courts. Chief Justice Horace Stern wrote the opinion. Justice Michael A. Musmantio filed a 14 page dissent. The case, Lancaster man Tanne Chaitt convicted of bookmaking in December 1952, affirmed a Superior Court decision.
A Corry driver was injured Saturday when a car failed to turn on West Main Street extension, rolled over, struck a utility pole, and ended up on its top. The driver, 317 Center Street resident Downia my Huyay, was taken to Corry Memorial Hospital for contusions to the left hip and a left thumb laceration. No other injuries were reported.
About 76,000 rail and telephone workers died today. Some 80,000 Southern Bell Telephone Co. workers struck in nine southeastern states after negotiations failed to reach a new contract. Non-operating Louisville Nashville Railroad Co. employees and two subsidiaries walked out over a health and welfare dispute. In Taipei talks began on a joint US Nationalist Chinese command against Red China, with no concrete machinery yet erected. Churchill revealed plans for a meeting with Molotov, discussed with Eisenhower, which did not materialize. In Saigon, grenades were hurled at the governor’s car in an assassination attempt as security forces moved in.
Petitions circulated as nominating deadline nears show no primary contests on May 17. The revamped Democratic Party plans candidates for city treasurer and council positions, including Sam Baressi for treasurer and potential bids by Mrs. Les Rhynard and John Cullen among others. Names for county and city offices fill likely nominations, with opposition expected in the fall.
The Hoover Commission urged major reorganization of 104 federal lending and guarantee agencies, recommending privatization where feasible while keeping federal control. It proposed higher charges, potential Treasury capital recapture of about 6.5 billion dollars, and annual savings of about 200 million dollars. Agencies eyed for transfer include the Federal Housing Administration and the Rural Electrification Administration. It also suggested ending government price supports for farmers and allowing crop sales at government or private terms. William Robinson Leigh, 94, noted painter of Apennines, died in New York.
A Foreign Operations Administration report covering July to December 1964 notes accelerated aid in Asia amid broad programs of military aid economic development and technical cooperation. Eisenhower letters praise these efforts highlighting 2.8 billion dollars in new appropriations with one fourth for Southeast Asia and the Western Pacific and 1.8 billion dollars of military aid through 1954. The document lists military deliveries defense support development and technical cooperation across multiple regions and countries.
New Delhi reports Crown Prince Mahendra is proclaimed King of Nepal after the death in Zurich of King Tribhuvana. The 40 year old king’s elder son has been regent for a month while his father traveled in Europe seeking medical care. The new monarch plans to visit the United States with his two queens.
Ernest Dyne and Rodney Fargo were arrested after a street racing boast to city officers. Dyne pled guilty to reckless driving and disregarding a stop arso, receiving fines of 25 dollars and five dollars plus costs. The two collided with two parked cars on Spartansburg road causing 520 dollars in damage. State police also investigated an earlier collision involving Fargo’s car. Dyne has prior police contact for reckless driving.
A two year old, Ken Berkhout, suffered a minor head bump when a car carrying him, driven by Ledter Camper, 59, collided with another auto driven by David Fox at the West Main and Spring Street intersection. Camper was fined 210 plus 15 cents. Fox’s vehicle sustained damage estimated at 100 dollars.
In Greensburg Pennsylvania a man died after being struck under a truck while repairing it in a garage. The victim identified as 26 year old John Govro of Jeannette was working beneath the vehicle when the incident occurred. Authorities are investigating the circumstances surrounding the accident.
Harrisburg announced today that Worth Hammond of Columbus will assume the post as superintendent of the Highways Department in Warren County on April 1. Hammond, a former Corry resident and longtime Democrat, will join county office staff and succeed Warren Lowe. He plans to improve highways and notes a district engineer to replace Glenn Myers of Franklin has not yet been named.
Stanford How Company crews battled two grass fires in Corry on Saturday within minutes of each other. The first blaze near 60 West Congress Street sparked a second alarm at 3:08 p.m., with trucks dispatched to 644 South Street to tackle a grass lot threatening a new high school. Chief Ray Laurie noted wind and hot conditions made the second fire the harder to control and urged residents to burn safely and contact firefighters early if fires get out of hand.
A violent hailstorm swept a five county area in South Carolina killing a 60-year-old man and a 3-year-old girl trapped when a concrete block house was blown in. The storm dumped five inches at Batesburg and four inches at York on the leading edge of a cool air mass that returned seasonal temperatures nationwide. Widespread property damage occurred as hail blocked miles of U.S. Highway No. 1 and temperatures fell 10 to 20 degrees from yesterday.
A former Boston Police Medal of Honor recipient, Edward Koen, held 30 passengers at mock gunpoint on an Atlanta to Newark Eastern Air Lines flight. Police later charged him with threatening after he shouted Stand where you are and kept a hand hidden. He was subdued on landing as passengers evacuated the aircraft.
Public invited to Corry Area High School open house and dedication at the auditorium. School closes at 11:30 to prep. tours run 2 to 4 pm with teachers explaining function of rooms. Evening inspection 7 to 10 pm allows other teachers to attend the dedication. Traffic detours and parking directions, floor plans, and a 12 page Journal section with photos and ads follow.
Senate action on a key economic bill remains tight as Senator Humphrey urges a vote test between public interests and big business. He contends the plan threatens jobs yet argues it delivers better employment prospects, urging decisive congressional action.
Sen Humphrey and Treasury Secretary Connally argued over a Democratic income tax cut designed to aid low earners while offset by other measures. The Senate moved toward a showdown vote with debate ended and voting set to begin tomorrow, the plan extending key tax provisions through July 1967 and affecting taxpayers under $5,000 annual income.
An important scheduled meeting of CD wardens was postponed to next week. A special CD Police meeting is set for tonight at 8 p.m. in the city building to discuss traffic control for the new high school project.
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