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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1953
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR text mentions a person named Arthur and a late notice. It references a clerk and exams and a tractor or farming context, but the readable content is highly incomplete and lacks clear actions, dates, or full entities.
An agreement between Greece and the United States, independent of a similar move by McCarthy, aims to halt trade with Communist China and North Korea. Greek shipowners would refrain from cargoes between Communist ports, while Greek vessels fly the Greek flag. The deal raises constitutional questions about presidential authority.
Ne y profits decline as Sun Oil Co. posts 1952 net profit of 3,068,000 dollars or 6.01 a share. The previous year profits were about 2,900,000 in a history marked by declines. President G Donlap notes 1951 earnings at 445,953 dollars, 15.85 a share.
A Corry resident and several others were injured in a train wreck near Erie. The victim, Mrs Pettit, suffered a laceration and facial injuries while travelling with family members from Corry to Middlesex. Other injured travelers include Mr and Mrs Os ear Peith of Gardenville and a local couple not related to the Corry party.
Palm Sunday mass and processions were held in Corry as churches mark Holy Week. Catholic and Protestant congregations prepared special services with choirs and sermons led by local clergy across St Pauls Evangelical Lutheran St Thomas and St Elizabeths churches culminating in Easter Sunday Masses and the Forty Hours Devotion.
Pittsburgh area notes that United Mine Workers plan Mitchell Day events in New Kensington and California. Speakers include John F Busarello, UMW district president, Rep. Aud busting Helly, and William Hynes with De Leste A. Fall from the pension fund.
South Korean troops repelled a Chinese Red drive on Christmas Hill near the Easton Front in heavy snow. U.S. Marines held Outpost Vegas as 300 Reds pressed 60 yards beyond Allied lines on a 450 yard front west of Christmas Hill. Marines and South Koreans repelled the attack. Sabre jets claimed several enemy losses including MIGs.
Officials estimate property damage tops 1 million dollars after a double track collision near Conneaut Pennsylvania. 22 killed including a woman about 30, and around 160 injured with 60 still hospitalized. Three seriously hurt are Harold Bailman from Cincinnati, Mrs Ilsa Dickons Kemners of New York, and Clinton Miller of Middlebay. Federal board rules out sabotage after initial investigation.
A fatal crash northwest of Salem left three men dead and six injured when a northbound truck collided with a southbound bus carrying nine passengers. Victims were Roy Howard Miller 35 Walter Merry 35 and Louis G Lippe 34. The Kaplan Trucking Co of Cleveland leased the truck.
Aninnited Press reports Tokyo says Premier Chan of China backs a U N POW exchange proposal. The Reds cite a February 22 plan and may consider sick and wounded POWs for swap. U N and liaison talks in Panmunjom loom as Washington weighs terms and numbers of potential exchanges.
Seoul, Korea. Fifth Air Force tells how a downed Marine pilot was rescued after his Corsair crew battled armed Chinese Reds. A rescue helicopter arrived twenty minutes after he parachuted from his carrier plane, pulling him from a rice paddy under heavy fire.
A train derailment triggered explosions that blasted a Indiana town, leaving about half the homes uninhabitable. Shrapnel scattered, a crater dug 80 feet deep near the railroad, and 2 miles away shells were found embedded in ground. Authorities with the Army and state patrols planned ongoing demolition of unexploded shells as Red Cross shelters reported losses including fires, barns, and horses.
Warrants have been issued for Charles W. Martha of 32 East Irvin gsired for issuing bad checks and non support. Authorities report several bogus checks drawn on Citizens National Bank of Corry and in Brie and Youngsville. He has no account there and authorities have not located him. He was previously arrested on a non support complaint.
BELLEFONTE Pa Two condemned killers from Westmoreland County in Western Pennsylvania were executed in the state electric chair. Dominick Daverse 40 died first at 6 36 p m five minutes after entering the chamber. Joseph Stevenson Phillips was pronounced dead minutes later after his 10 p m execution.
President Eisenhower and congressional leaders discussed a forthcoming reduction in foreign aid from the Truman administration's proposed one billion dollars. Taft and Martin described no fixed total yet but confirmed a cut will occur. A news conference followed their weekly meeting to address the Mutual Security program.
Italian workers fail to sustain a 16 hour general strike led by the CGTL amid protests against Premier Acide de Chauperi's election measure. Police detain demonstrators, transport halts, and thousands walk to work as Milan plants and Emilia Province pickets report limited turnout.
A wind driven blaze at the Strand Hotel on the Boardwalk Atlantic City damages the 300 room resort. Fire crews from the city battled the flames and a general alarm brought units to the scene. No casualties were reported and one woman was found in a fourth floor room.
Two men are jailed on open charges in the fatal stabbing of 38 year old Blanene Lee outside her New Castle home Saturday. Jarry Lee 44 and Jeb Robin son 38 deny knowledge of the crime as Coroner Charles Allen reports Mrs Lee was stabbed twice.
Three agencies probe a wind swept Largo nursing home fire that killed 24 people and injured many more. Pinellas welfare chief Angus D. Smith died in a car crash while transporting patients to hospitals. Neighbors aided rescue efforts as flames engulfed the wooden one story building just after 3 30 on Sabbath morning.
Only one applicant shows for the city police examination next Thursday amid weak turnout. The Civil Services Board aims to certify eligible candidates from test results while the department copes with vacancies due to recent resignations and surgeries. Secretary Weeks travels to Pittsburgh for a Chamber of Commerce meeting with President Truman’s appointee.
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