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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1956
Page
6
The county board of elections braces for a March 30 primary ballot deadline disrupted by Democratic nominating petition issues. Estelle Hunt, chief clerk, worries contested petitions and lengthy investigations could delay military ballots due by March 30.
G W Ellsworth of 338 Marion street died at 8 this morning in Corry Memorial Hospital after a heart attack. Born January 26, 1895 in Corry, he lived here except 1900 to 1920 in eastern state. Survivors include wife Alice, son W Bruce Ellsworth, daughters Mrs Edwin Fardink and Mrs Herbert Savage, two grandchildren. Funeral Tuesday at 2 pm at Davison Funeral Home. Interment Pine Grove Cemetery.
Police received a report of someone shooting up the Ross Barr residence on Falconer Kimball Stand road. Investigators found Johnson outside with a shotgun, peering through a window as officers tracked him through a swamp and captured him.
Washington sources report Dr Malcolm E Phelps vice president of the American Academy of General Practice warns that Congress is expanding social welfare and health welfare legislation without assessing long term costs He urges a searching review of the 21 year old social security program and related proposals amid the academy's 21 000 members gathering in El Reno Oklahoma
The Pennsylvania Railroad confirmed today that it laid off a substantial number of workers at its Altoona repair shops in Pennsylvania. A spokesman said there was no knowledge of a general layoff across the system. The company did not specify numbers, while the Transport Workers Union had said about 2,500 workers would be furloughed.
Area wide snowfall blankets the state with up to 15 inches in Indiana County and 7 to 10 inches in Erie as crews battle drifts and closures. Roads clog, routes delayed, and forecasts warn of more accumulation from a storm moving toward the northwest tip before spring. Oil City sees about 12 inches as travel becomes treacherous statewide.
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports Sen. James H. Duff’s compliments of Judge Henry O’Brien for the State Supreme Court nomination may fuse Luzerne County Republican factions. O’Brien faces Judge Benjamin R. Jones of Luzerne County Orphans Court, while Duff denies backing O’Brien. The paper notes Duff helped select Jones on a committee, fueling local tensions.
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