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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1954
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR text lists names and numbers tied to a town estate matter. The readable items include a Warren connection and counts per person, with partial street or state references. Details are unclear, but the piece references estate handling and involved individuals.
Senator McCarthy pledged an all-out fight to expose Communist traitors as he tours the Midwest. He challenged critics including Eisenhower to name any Communists he exposed, insisting the fight continues while he sits in the Senate. He defended his methods and fired back at Army Secretary Stevens amid a broader confrontation with party leaders. Water main bursts in Pittsburgh floods Beltzhoover streets, turning blocks into a miniature Venice as crews work to control the spill.
The Interstate Commerce Commission approved a 10 percent increase in government mail handling payments to railroads retroactive to October 1, 1953. The ICC estimates about 32 million dollars in annual additional revenue for railroads, with 16 million in retroactive payments from October 1953 to March 1954. The Post Office Department accepted the data and opposed larger raises, as talks noted complex formulas for mail pay calculations.
State Department warning that Puerto Rican Nationalists planned to kill important persons including Henry Cabot Lodge prompted 200 extra city police on special guard duty. Lodge named in emergency order. protection extended to officials such as JFK, Dewey, Wagner, and Roosevelt Jr. after recent congressman shooting spurred the manhunt for implicated nationalists.
Two cars were damaged when three motorists stopped suddenly to avoid hitting an eight year old boy on East Main Street. Mrs Lawrence Andersen of 448 East Main Street and Beverly Carmcke of 625 East South Street were involved. Andersen planned to turn into her driveway but halted for a child. Carmcke could not stop in time and collided with the rear of the Andersen vehicle. Damages were estimated at 25 dollars.
Northwestern Pennsylvania witnesses will testify as General Telephone of Pennsylvania seeks a Public Utility Commission approval for a rate increase. Company president L F Shepherd cites inadequate earnings relative to property value and notes substantial investments since 1941 in central offices equipment lines and cables.
Senator McCarthy's staff investigates the Agriculture Department amid pressure over Benson's dairy price support cuts from 90 to 5 percent effective April 1. McCarthy plans a farm speech in the Senate calling for a flexible parity system and hints at hearings tied to Communist inquiries, drawing Wisconsin dairy farmers into the political fight.
In a Senate hearing the president denies claims the Army coddles communists and asserts full confidence in the Army leadership. He disputes McCarthy era accusations while defending investigations as needed to root out subversion.
Objections filed to a Justice Department opinion blocking state aid for school construction. Harrisburg reports Deputy Attorney General Elmer P. Bolla’s ruling may limit funding tied to a 25 million dollar ceiling, affecting 12 to 80 districts and delaying planned school projects. Industrialist Edward J. Markey dies at 61 in Washington, Pa.
Bisassacuar Venezuela and Latin American delegates gathered at the 10bty Tater American Conference to push a proposal targeting the US ban on shipments of strategic materials to Soviet bloc nations. The plan sought United States penalties and coordination with Chile over copper exports, while debate touched on halting loans and aid for violators, reflecting Cold War era strategy.
Henry Nelson, 61, of Spring Cruel, was hospitalized after a Route 6 crash nine miles east of Corry. He suffered injuries to the right eye area, mouth, chest, and limbs. Police reported Nelson lost control, vehicle hit a culvert, car demolished. a passerby found him and sent him to Corry Municipal Hospital.
Broad clashes erupted at the Brooklyn waterfront as Mayor Jabert Wagner moved to stop strike violence. An AFL truck struck rival ILA members injuring several and injuring Joseph de Marco, 4, as a labor dispute escalated near the Army base. A nearby seafarers union group also reported injuries in a separate confrontation.
President Bi aenhowar appoints General Sieius D. Clay, retired, of New York and John S. Dickey, president of Dartmouth College, to the board of visitors to the United States Military Academy. Terms run to December 30, 1956.
The article reports Van Zandt claiming a March hydrogen bomb test produced 3 to 4 times larger yields than expected, predicting a weapon 600 times Hiroshima’s power. He asserts the U.S. stockpiles hydrogen bombs and could deploy them globally, while noting optimistic committee reviews and a potential 100 million ton scale future weapon.
Police report a 1953 Chevrolet sedan abandoned on a street in Erie. The car showed missing ignition wires and stolen license plates, linked to Dulley’s Garage for initial checks, with no prior theft report found for the description. The owner remains sought by authorities.
President Eisenhower today nominated Patrick James Ryan to be chief of chaplain of the Army with the rank of major. The appointment names Ryan as Roman Gothulie as a later or alternate reference unclear in readable text.
Washington City Bus Lines resumes operation after a ten week bus strike that halted the city transit. The local system serves Washington, Pennsylvania, a community of about 26,000 residents, marking a return to normal traffic as buses roll along city streets.
Harrisburg dispatch reports unemployment in Pennsylvania reached a postwar high as the State Employment Security Bureau disclosed 24,100 unemployment compensation benefits were paid for the week ending March 12. Layoffs in the anthracite industry contributed substantially to joblessness, though full figures were not yet compiled. Total benefits paid last week amounted to 5,590,000 dollars.
United States reports to United Nations that about 32,000 former North Korean and Chinese Communist Army soldiers chose freedom over tyranny and were released from prisoner of war status. The document, dated January 23, is the first complete official account of the repatriation, noting POWs refused return to communist control and affirming the principle that prisoners may seek asylum.
Judgments entered for wage lien claims against Nellie Parrish former operator of The Pantry on West Mary Street in Ohio City. Notices indicate hearings set this week on claims by Alderman Cole My and a foreclosure sale to satisfy judgments and chattel mortgage noted for April 3 at 10 AM.
Republicans hold a slim margin in the House as Democrats press a last minute bid to pass a rise in individual exemptions. A showdown vote by roll call is expected tonight to decide the issue.
House Republicans hold a slim margin against a Democratic bid to add 33.1 billion dollars in annual income tax cuts. Democrats plead to raise exemptions by 100 dollars per taxpayer and dependent, aiming to overhaul tax law in a broad revision bill. President Eisenhower opposes exemptions. aides expect the general revision bill to pass with debates continuing in Congress.
A 12 member meeting of the Gasoline Retailers Association of Corry discussed credit eligibility and overdue accounts. The group planned a 4 credit information exchange program to alert station operators about motorists as bad credit risks with other dealers.
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