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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1953
Page
1
A damaged OCR fragment shows items like hay rake and inkle tub as well as logs and bales. The readable words enumerate equipment pieces and containers, but no clear event or full proper nouns emerge. The snippet suggests farm gear inventory details without a coherent narrative.
Unconfirmed reports from Yenice and nearby villages indicate heavy losses after a violent Western Turkey earthquake centered near Balikesir. Up to thousands affected, with Gonen and Havtan towns reporting casualties and extensive home destruction. Istanbul reports no port casualties amid widespread relief efforts.
Charles R McAvoy 2 of 58 Worth Center street was arraigned before Alderman Cobbett on a charge of driving while intoxicated. He pleaded guilty and was held for the next term of court after failing to post bond. The collision near the Public Library involved Ronald Fosburgh of 20 Mast Washington street.
Roland Collins, brother of Eugene, was attacked by a 100 pound bull while his kin tried to protect nearby cattle. The bull trampled Collins, who was beaten and injured for several minutes before others restrained the animal and loaded it for shipment. Further details describe his condition as serious but stable.
U S Marines in a pre dawn raid on a Chinese Red Company along a 155 mile front. Marines wearing armor and using flamethrowers bayonets and grenades attacked in fog and rain after two earlier Chinese assaults. About 40 to 65 enemy casualties reported with several captured or wounded. Marine return fire and a counterattack followed the engagement near Panmunjom and Bun Kirk area as B26 bombers targeted supply lines despite poor weather.
A Polish air force crew member who fled via Denmark to Britain has been granted political asylum. The Foreign Office confirmed the man arrived in the UK aboard a Royal Air Force plane and is now under tight security with intelligence officers monitoring him.
President Eisenhower said the new Soviet regime will not be met with a softer stance than last year in pursuit of world peace, noting no formal peace overture from the USSR. He pressed for balanced budgets before tax changes, urged avoiding income tax cuts, and favored funding reductions emphasis on defense efficiency. He also indicated Latin American trips or emissaries may handle regional ties and supported big increases for defense studies, with no final conclusions yet.
Senators praise the administration for standing firm on Charles Bohlen as ambassador to Russia while two Republicans hint at Senate opposition. The Foreign Relations Committee approved the nomination 15-0, with Dulles defending Bohlen amid calls for scrutiny of FBI files. Susan Sparkman and Humphrey emphasized bipartisan foreign policy, even as McCarthy and Bridges urged a floor fight and demanded access to the FBI report.
In Bonn, West Germany, police beat back about 1000 communist led demonstrators as the Bundestag pressed toward final approval of twin pacts with the Allied-Bonn Peace Contract and the European Defense Community. Adenauer hopes for quick passage before his April 6 state visit, despite Socialist opposition and potential court battles.
The Corry Chapter of the American Red Cross reports its campaign near the $8000 quota and $7500 raised so far under General Chairman George Orcutt with additional contributions expected. Some donations are still unreceived and the drive totals are not yet finalized. Residents who missed in home efforts may mail gifts to the chapter office on North Center Street.
Two VF planes of the 5 Air Force crashed near New Town yesterday. About 32 people died including Brig. Gen. Richard E. Bilewootts, commander of the Bayld City Air Base, and 10 other crewmen. Wreckage found after a training flight from Harmon Field. No survivors reported initially as searchers scoured snowbound woods along the East Coast of New Foundland.
The House voted 21 to 45 to create a Cabinet level Department of Health and Welfare by absorbing the Federal Security Agency functions. Evita Hobby would become secretary with higher pay and broader powers. Administration officials say the change will boost efficiency and streamline operations, though debates focused on costs and authority.
Gowry Memorial Hospital board of directors held its regular monthly meeting last evening. Dr Robert T Gleason was approved for hospital staff, Corry Jamaistowh Mfg Co donated a nurse station cabinet, and administrator conversion plans from New York Pennsylvania and New Jersey were discussed. The superintendent reported a decline in January and February census with 32 births and 4 deaths. 31 major and 51 minor operations were performed. Attending directors included Sin Ott Histon Brundage Blattery Pain Hitlstrom Gated and newahine.
Churchill and top aides press Tito for renewed postwar alliance as the international conference opens. Eden hopes for closer Yugoslav ties with Britain and Italy amid Cold War tensions. Tito, Popovic, and British leaders discuss economic aid and possible arms purchases as aviation safety tragedy shadows demonstrations.
Donora Pennsylvania George Sipe, market proprietor and church trustee, pleaded guilty to embezzling 2500 dollars from the United Presbyterian Church. He was released on a 7500 dollar bond after a hearing before Alderman J J Norton and held for court on the case. The church board president Alexander C Graham reported the shortage surfaced last Friday.
Four-cent hourly raise for railroad workers was hailed by union leaders as a step toward shared productivity gains. Arbitrator Paul N. Guthrie ordered the increase amid a dispute with employers including W. P. Kennelly of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen. The decision signals a principle that workers may share in rising productivity, potentially influencing future sector wage talks.
Two truck drivers, David Bedgardt of Willoughby and Lloyd Timmerman of Cheektowaga, died in a fiery crash on East Lake Road near Erie. Belden Bellgardt died in Hamel Hospital after severe burns. Rescue crews spent hours removing bodies as witnesses described a high impact front collision.
Corry area joint junior and senior high school construction is to be financed with a 2,300,000 bond issue. The Corry Area Schools Authority approved a plan after a lengthy committee review and set Bish, Rollins and Company as the bonding firm.
A breakdown of all costs for the proposed new school shows a 2 200 000 bond total with allocations for land 97 001, construction 1 page 107, equipment, landscaping 58 180, contingencies 43 492 and financing. Interest rates on about 75 percent of construction cost are projected, potentially lifting the overall expense toward 414 000 000. The Authority tentatively set March 25 for bid decisions, with a five day window for Bonding House bids and possible negotiations through March 30 if the offer is too high.
In Las Vegas the atomic test tent house performed better than first feared as fire from the blast subsided. Residents sheltered outside as four passengers suffered serious burns and radiation concerns rose. Federal Civil Defense officials said shielding held but debris and radioactivity lingering, hindering cleanup efforts.
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