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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1953
Page
1
A Corry area authority rejected a proposed school bond, prompting local discussions on funding for district improvements. Officials cited fiscal constraints and competing priorities as key factors in the decision, with plans for future candidate measures to be explored.
Cleveland dispatch reports 2300 trainmen and yardmen to strike at 6 am BST against Nickel Plate Railway and Wheeling and Lake Erie. The walkout covers 2192 miles across Ohio New York Pennsylvania and Indiana with about 9700 employees affected. National vice president W E Chase expected in Detroit to lead talks as unions threaten a broader walkout.
A source close to Governor John S. Fine says he will present a completed tax study to the Legislature without comment and will not recommend specific taxes. The report covers the entire taxation field in Pennsylvania and forecasts revenues for each levy while noting an income or sales tax could not pass in 1951. Lawmakers face raising about 157 million to balance a 1.49 billion budget.
An armed three man patrol, possibly from Missin’s Bip Diomede Toland, neared American territory near Diomede Island in the Bering Strait. Alaska Guard adjutant says the group was spotted March 12 advancing across the ice toward US land. Eskimo witnesses described two in white uniforms with submachine gun and rifle. Local defense units opened fire. patrol returned to Bly Diomede, three miles distant.
London reports the Duke of Windsor could leave the country for good unless offered an official post. His wife Wallis Warfield Simpson awaits news in New York. Queen Mary’s death triggers royal ceremonies as Windsor may return for the funeral procession and services at Westminster.
Rumors circulated today that City Cab Co owned by Al Xander may be sold to Floyd Hammond of Corry and son James Hammond of Erie. Reported terms include Hammond taking over taxicab and hauling operations, with Xander named area distributor for Snap-Tite Coupling at Union City. Sale subject to Public Utilities Commission approval.
Police face unusual tenant landlord disputes with roach infestations leaks and noise complaints. One tenant complains about pigeons and another about cockroaches in her apartment. Officers reported the oddest call yet.
In a brutal raid near Lari and Naivasha Kenya, about 40 Mau Mau raiders in disguises attacked villages killing and wounding Africans. They seized arms, torched huts, and released inmates as British forces pursued them. Officials say nearly 200 have fallen in the campaign to drive White settlers from the colony.
Two cars collided at the Pleasant and South Center streets intersection at 6 45 this morning causing several hundred dollars in damage. Drivers were Thomas J Varossa of West Pleasant Street and Mrs Lyle G Ovish of GIL South Center Street. Both vehicles were towed from the scene and insurance was held by both parties. An investigation and citation were anticipated. A Pittsburgh note: Eastern District of the American Petroleum Institute Division of Production will meet April 8 10 to discuss underground storage.
Washington dispatch details a bitter controversy over ammunition shortages in the Korean War, sparked by Gen. James A. Van Fleet. The piece notes Lovett’s prodding for a broader effort, Pentagon and Joint Chiefs debates, and calls for possible Senate inquiry into archival shortages and production limits amid ongoing military operations. It covers Eisenhower's public stance and the clash between Army leadership and defense officials.
Col Devere Armstrong chief of the Field Artillery Group says the 280 millimeter atomic gun tested at Nevada Proving Grounds offers unprecedented destructive potential. He notes enemy efforts to locate and neutralize the weapon before atomic rounds strike. In Butler County, Samuel Barnes, 23, died after a cement truck overturned on Route 365, suffering a skull fracture and chest injuries.
A heated inquiry outlines whether a new school can be financed given a projected cost near 110,000 and the steps required for property acquisitions and bids. The inquiry cites authorities and a joint committee, noting impacts on students and schedules if construction stalls.
Approximately 60 Congo Chamber of Commerce members gathered for a dinner where Theodore Aynile Bute outlined organizational structure and functions, citing examples from chambers nationwide. Raymond Tanner, Lewistown chamber official, emphasized benefits from an active secretary, as Lora Stewart re-elected president introduced committees and members across executive, development, publicity, improvements, and membership panels.
A Pennsylvania House committee continued study on a bill aimed at stopping price wars among rival gasoline stations. The measure would ban selling petroleum products at below cost with intent to injure competitors and impose up to one year in prison, a $5,000 fine, or both. It also prohibits loss leader pricing and premium offers tied to petroleum products.
In Seattle a patient knife spree left multiple injured as Filipino suspect Estebar Mursaiay Aberg moved through a ward stabbing at least a dozen. A priest spoke to the assailant before police took him into custody after the attack and a tense standoff.
American diplomat Perle Mesta announced she will leave her post as minister to Luxembourg on April 12. Her career, once a Washington hostess and Democratic campaign worker, gained fame in film and on stage after her appointment by President Truman. She arrived in Luxembourg August 17, 1948.
The Corry Area Schools Authority reversed its position on financing a proposed joint junior senior high school project. It rejected the bid from Blair, Hullius Bonding House and pressed for further talks with the bonding firm, citing misalignment with previously made terms and a $2,385,000 issue. The meeting featured tense exchanges as members argued over interest rates and bond retirement schedules and the authority considered pursuing alternative arrangements.
A third FBI undercover operative testifies at the U S District Court trial of Communists accused of epic proliferation to teach and advocate violent overthrow of the government. Joseph D Mazel, owner of the Grant Theatre, reveals his dual role as an FBI informant. He says he joined the party in 1943 in the presence of the defendants Steve Nelson, Jamie Dotsen, and Benjamin Carenberg. Others accused include William Atertsee and Frying Whilst.
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