06 May 1959
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1959
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR item notes a local place Elgin and a dated range 21 28 5 with unclear context. Readable details are minimal, but the record records a name-like fragment and a numeric sequence tied to a local event. No further concrete facts available.
A fragmentary item appears to report irregular sports notes with unclear terms and numbers. The readable parts reference scores or times such as 29 30 and 20 21 but lack full context or identifiable names or places. Difficult to extract a coherent event or outcome from the damaged text.
Thousands watched as Union City firemen fought a 30000 blaze that destroyed a print shop and two adjacent two story homes on Atlantic Street. The fire began in the shop from a gasoline wash can explosion handled by 75 year old Gary Cook. Mutual aid from Corry and Elgin-Beaverdam brought additional pumps and crews. The three structures burned over more than two hours, with homes and shop valued at about 30000 in total. Neighbors aided victims as firefighters battled intense heat and dense smoke.
Hollywood AP reports Television's Emmy Awards unfold tonight with Fred Astaire favored for multiple trophies due to his single program's rehearsal success. The show aims to avoid Oscar style overlong segments as 197 nominees contest 42 categories in 90 minutes. Major presenters include Bob Hope Dinah Shore Jack Benny Ed Sullivan and Shirley Temple. The dramatic acting race features Gunsmoke Arness Have Gun Will Travel Boone Maverick Garner Perry Mason Burr and Peter Gunn Stevens with Zimbalist in a private eye showdown.
The Bloodmobile at the VFW yesterday collected 112 pints, meeting the quota amid 117 volunteers. Five donors were rejected, program chairman Jon Howard noted every donor earned thanks as the 33rd visit pushed local totals to 3 879 pints.
A wind storm struck Bear Creek near Manawa at 4:20 a.m. damaging several shelters and trapping animals. Sheriff Hay Abrahamson reported no deaths or injuries and confirmed the storm was a tornado that affected about five square miles with widespread damage.
Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev told visiting West German socialist editors in Moscow there would be no trouble in Berlin regardless of talks. He warned that without a German peace treaty a separate peace with East Germany could end Allied control of West Berlin, prompting a broader NATO withdrawal and a shift of occupation rights. Khrushchev urged a European security system separate from a German peace response, signaling Geneva talks next week and framing the German question as a choice between war or peace.
Corry CD prepares a full scale Civil Defense drill with pumper, rescue wagon, trailer and about 40 volunteers. The exercise centers on establishing a supply station, policing the base area, and air drop deliveries of medical supplies by helicopter. Supervisors include Captain Robbins and Civil Defense leaders from Corry, Erie, and Crawford counties. A Saturday equipment demonstration will be held at the Cambridge Springs base.
Corry 84 year old man died at Corry Memorial Hospital following a self inflicted gunshot wound to the head during a personal crisis. He had recently undergone eye surgery and was convalescing at a daughter’s home in Erie when he hired a taxi to return to Corry. A neighbor discovered him in a garage and called emergency services. Police are investigating the incident.
A baby kidnapped Monday in Albuquerque was found abandoned about 20 miles northeast, by a Dallas drug store. The child named Mitchell Johnson, son of Placites Mountains, was located alive. A girl later admitted kidnapping the infant.
Gov Lawrence proposes the most expansive highway program in Commonwealth history with a 1959-61 budget of 989,237,527 including higher gas taxes and vehicle fees to attract federal aid. Gas tax would rise to six cents, annual car registration to 15, and operator license fee to 8. The plan relies on federal funds for more than a third of costs, with local governments receiving part of the gas tax revenue. The message also includes budgets for five other funds, pushing the total two year Commonwealth budget to a record high.
Wanda Brogdon and her boyfriend Merriam confessed to killing the two boys, aged 3 and 5, after travelling from Rockford Illinois to California. They said the children were smothered or strangled and left in the Laguna Mountains east of San Diego. The pair, both charged with murder, reportedly served coffee to the children to keep them from leaving before deputies arrived. The victims’ father Virgil Brogdon in Illinois said he had filed for divorce recently.
The Little Rock School Board voted to fire 44 teachers amid a fight between three segregationist members and three moderates. Among the targets are top officials at Central High and other principals, with many contracts not renewed at the city’s troubled schools. The moderates warned the move could be challenged in court as void for lack of quorum.
In New Orleans a 12 year old boy Edward A. Herty allegedly stabbed to kill Kathy Pelter 12 and seriously wounded Jay Guillot 11 while berry picking. Police say Herty claimed the trio planned a robbery. he is held on murder and attempted murder charges.
The United States and 12 other U N members began a search for a cooperative path to peaceful outer space use. The USSR and two satellite states plus three neutral members warned they would abstain, citing Western majority. The meeting aimed to elect officers and form subcommittees to study scientific and legal aspects of international space research, excluding military space programs.
Dartmouth College officials confirmed searchers found the wreckage of a small plane that disappeared over two months ago with two Hanover physicians aboard. Dr Ralph Milneyer and Dr Robert Quinn, both faculty members at the Dartmouth College Medical School, were en route from Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital in Hanover.
NEW YORK AP The steelworkers union pressed seven major producers for wage boosts arguing that other industries have advanced raises. The union opened talks with United States Steel Corp and three others, then planned a dozen bargaining sessions this week as preliminaries to formal negotiations. It cites widespread wage gains but faces steel industry pushback claiming a balanced economy would be disrupted.
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