20 Mar 1951
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1951
Page
1
Readable fragments describe items for sale or inventory including glass, sewing and kitchen cabinets, farm tools and feeders, and a piano bench. Mentions the estate of Edward and a request related to executors and attorneys with dates and numbers scattered. The text is incomplete with multiple garbled sections.
In a surprise move Irene Mullen announced her resignation as city treasurer effective when her successor qualifies. Personal reasons cited she said she will step down after 32 years amid tense relations with the council over taxes and delinquent levies. The post pays 3000 dollars with 600 for the treasurer role and 2100 shared by city, school district and county. The council will appoint a successor to take office next January.
Erie county court records show driver Powers arrested by state police substation on a suspended privilege. He pleaded guilty at arraignment and was held under $800 bond for the next term. Police previously cited reckless driving and driving while suspended.
Tehran broadcast a martial law proclamation amid efforts to quell unrest following the assassination of Premier Ruztara and the deputy chancellor of Tehran University. Abdul Hejazi, the new military governor, urged peace as government workers demonstrated near the parliament building.
Four people were injured in a head on collision on Route 97 south of Erie. Doli Valentine 48 Ang Valentine 38 Thomas Valentine 8 and Alfred Blank OH City were taken to St Vincent Hospital. The Valentine car slid on a slippery road and crossed into the oncoming Blank vehicle. Vehicle damage was listed at 650 for the Valentine car and 1500 for the Blank car. State Police cited slippery pavement as a factor.
Congress sent to President Truman a measure extending Federal rent control in about 1,300 communities for 90 days past March 31. The administration backed bill passed by voice vote in the House to serve as a stop gap until a new rent control law is included in a revised mobilization package. The 90 day bill governs areas not yet voting to end or extend rent controls until June 30.
Mercer Pa March 20 Judge George H Rawley imposed fines and jail terms on four Sharon residents Cy McCoy I B Holt and Veda Pavic both for maintaining gambling devices Each was fined 200 and sentenced to three months in county jail after pleading guilty A three day inquiry failed to produce indictments
Philadelphia reports Federal price controls on eluthiris shoes textiles and furniture take effect March 29. Retailers must submit proposed pricing charts to the Office of Price Stabilization by February 24 and again by March 29, or face closure until OPS acknowledgment is received by April 28.
Everett Johnson of the Retail Merchants Division of the Chamber of Commerce invites all retailers affected by OPS rules to a 7 o'clock session at the Movielpat Building. Officials warn the price charts are lengthy and require careful arithmetic, with inspectors auditing charts and visits to stores to ensure compliance. The order targets pre Korean War margins for clothing, shoes, textiles, furniture, and related items, excluding food gas oil drugs cosmetics and large appliances for now.
The Daily Worker, a communist newspaper in New York, appeals on its front page for contributions to raise about $200,000 amid reported annual losses and harassment of advertisers. The editorial blames shrinking circulation and rising financial pressure on the paper’s finances.
Harrisburg March 20 Pennsylvanias taxpayers face a record tax increase as the governor and lawmakers debate a new budget. The plan contemplates 112 million in added costs across veteran benefits education and state operations, with funds directed to teachers salaries and health and defense needs amid a projected surplus.
Allied forces on the central Korean front faced very stiff Communist resistance northeast of Hongchon. Air and artillery strikes knocked out some targets as UN troops pressed forward amid Chinese rear guards and slowed by enemy fire.
Former New York mayor and current U S ambassador to Mexico William O Dwyer testified before Senate investigators that a national crime empire is growing and urged immediate appropriations totaling 25 3 million to 50 million for a nationwide probe. He called for a standing committee to oversee the inquiry and praised the committee for its work amid two days on the stand.
A public meeting was held to discuss a proposed school jointure and new building in the Mercy area. Officials including Supt Lawrence Douglas and boards from several townships reviewed costs and the anticipated timeline for a vote and construction.
Coroner's jury in Yuma hears a boy recount the shooting of Leonard Rexford Fenton by Saunders. Saunders confessed planning the murder about an hour earlier and stealing $130 in travelers' checks before buying western gear. Fenton, a former Los Angeles resident and Navy veteran, was found shot near a drainage canal. Saunders faces first-degree murder arraignment scheduled in Yuma.
General Eisenhower appoints Viscount Montgomery as deputy commander of the Atlantic Pact Army and selects Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Sutcliffe Sanders as deputy. France announces Gene Juin will serve with allied ground troops, and Vice Admiral Robert Janferd joins the Eisenhower staff. Dragnet continues for missing eight year old in Pennsylvania after raft disappearance into Racoon Creek.
The American Energy Commission signals new tests near Pacific waters. Officials say safety for vessels and operations remains the priority. The briefing notes that contractors and regulators will oversee the initiative with formal timelines to follow.
Officials announce creation of a civil defense council led by Governor and five public members. Members will serve without pay and oversee local civil defense organizations. The measure expands penalties for sabotage as part of a broader civil defense package.
Oliver Thompson 34 of Spartansburg drove a school bus that was struck from behind by Leonard Jackman 17 of Spartansburg at a railroad crossing in Spartansburg Shire. Jackman, a student, cited windshield steam and rain as factors. Bus damage about 25 dollars. car damage about 250 dollars.
Harrisburg March 20 A House committee killed a gun registration bill in Pennsylvania drawing strong opposition from sportsmen and gun rights groups statewide. The measure would have required registration of all firearms in the state.
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