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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1955
Page
1
A fragment notes three honors awarded in a Cal context. The readable bits reference academic recognition but lack full details on recipients or institutions. The item suggests a local ceremony or school event with unspecified names and dates.
Fragmentary agricultural item notes an August spring term with ten grain acres and mentions an owner action valued at 28 20. The readable text names Miltiva and Terie as involved parties and references a transfer or lien.
Western powers push for high level talks with Russia as Bulganin signals a positive attitude toward Eisenhower plans. France approves German rearmament and faces questions over Quemoy and Matsu. Dulles calls French ratifications a major step for the free world amid Western alliance tensions.
A two car collision near Spartansburg left Albert J. Mihocko 29 and Richard Munt 22 with head lacerations and facial injuries. They were treated at Corry Memorial Hospital as visibility played a role in the snowy crash one mile south of Spartansburg. A separate fatal crash on Route 18 near Hickory killed Kenneth K. Krouk 33 of Cleveland and injured four others.
Four injured in storm caused accidents across the Cory area as poor visibility and slick roads kept police busy. State Commander Harry Crum of the Forty and Eight American Legion was hospitalized in "cool" condition after a Route 6 crash near Corry.
In Lincoln Nebraska nine rebellious inmates at the state penitentiary continued to hold two guards hostage in the prison Jail building after the early morning shift change. Governor Victor E Anderson said the guards were unharmed and that the prisoners have not planned an escape while demanding nine terms.
At a special meeting 22 members of the Findley Lake Property Owner Association voted 16 yes to start court action against the Town Board of Minada. The suit seeks to prevent tampering with the corporation's property and rights and aims to address dam control and lake level disputes. A $40 per member pledge funds the legal work. John Molk Sr, Clayton LaRowe, and A. L. Cooper Jr. were named to confer with attorneys and file suit.
AP briefs report Pakistan amid a second crackdown in five months with a 50 year old army backed leader declaring a state of emergency across western provinces. In Jerusalem an official charged over alleged flagrant violations of Palestinian war. In Germany Karlsruhe court will hear a socialist challenge to a Franco-German pact, seeking unconstitutionality to threaten broader treaties.
A Cory family of four was left homeless after a two story fire reduced their West Washington street extension home to ashes. Loss estimated at 28 000 dollars. Haenel family seeking temporary lodging with relatives. Fire alarm at 11 29 a m after neighbor Ellis Higby reported the blaze. Fire crews battled fierce winds and heavy snow as flames engulfed the building.
Governor Lauder said he will support Corry’s airport improvement by scheduling a preliminary survey for April 10. General Weber will conduct the survey. Corry is praised as a good site away from atomic target zones.
A spring blizzard dumped seven inches of snow on Corry over the weekend with drifts up to ten feet on Route 6. State Police logged seven crashes with unofficial estimates near 30. schools reported 86 percent attendance and buses suspended at Spring Creek School. Corry highway crews fought downed fences and stayed busy clearing streets.
Four of the Garland family were hospitalized over the weekend with suspected gas or food poisoning. Mr and Mrs Charles Bugbee and their children Carolyn 6 Will am 3 and Elva 8 were admitted to Corry Memorial Hospital yesterday and were to be released today.
B and O officials probe derailment of a 74 car freight train near Braddock. One and a half cars derailment disrupted Chicago to Philadelphia and New York freight traffic on Pittsburgh and Lake ErIE line with rerouted trains and investigation underway.
Chilly wilds and snow blanket most of Pennsylvania after a weekend storm. At least two people died and many were injured in auto crashes, many on the Pennsylvania Turnpike. Winds of 30 to 60 mph buffeted central Pennsylvania with a forecast of easing by late afternoon.
Quick action by the Spartansburg Volunteer Fire Department saved the J. H. Himes home on Concert Road Spartansburg from extensive fire damage yesterday afternoon. About 20 firefighters confined damage to a small weatherboard section near the chimney and battled flames from the attic to eaves. A faulty chimney flue caused the blaze. insurance adjusters will set the loss, fully covered.
A 13 year old Spartansburg youth objected to treatment after minor surgery and slipped from the hospital in full street clothes. Police spotted him on Center Street and returned him to the facility where his condition was reported good.
A severe late winter storm sweeping from the northwest crippled transport from New York to Gulf states and wrecked crops in eight states. It collapsed the peach crop in Illinois, Georgia, the Carolinas, Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama and Virginia with hopes for a reduced apple harvest. Potatoes strawberries and vegetables suffered damage in Dixie. Helicopters rescued nearly 200 stranded travelers on Lake Murray islands in South Carolina. No fatalities were reported. Temperatures rose slightly in some regions as the storm weakened.
Washington medical bulletin reports Gordon Mull, former secretary of stats, showing a slight improvement overnight. Physicians at Betheets Naval Hospital said Mull remains conscious but not yet out of critical condition after a stroke Saturday.
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