14 May 1952
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1952
Page
1
A garbled notice outlines a city bid process with references to bids, dates, and officials. Readable fragments mention a bid submission, eligibility checks, and possible penalties. The text is incomplete and lacks clear names or outcomes.
West Virginia primary returns show Robert Taft holding a wide lead for Republican convention delegates with roughly 15 to 1 margin amid late-dawn polling. Eisenhower write ins loom. Democrats have no presidential nomination contest and both parties’ delegates are unpledged.
Grant 18 of 209 First Avenue pleaded before Alderman M S Cobbett after being spotted peeping in a window near the Kissman home. He was fined 50 dollars plus 90 days in Erie County jail due to an arrest at 11:20 PM in City Park and released after paying.
The Coast Guard said the pleasure yacht Blois with about nine adults and two children aboard was in distress 29 miles south west of the Golden Gate. A 43 foot Coast Guard boat prepared to assist as the vessel signaling it was sinking. The yacht departed Monday from Hawaii and was on a planned 15 day voyage with a party including an Australian student and companions seeking a winter cruise in the South Pacific.
Reported by Pennsylvania Gas Company officials the Carter FA north well produced about 700000 cubic feet daily, though below the Jaega wells. The utility expects profitability, plans another well nearby, and speeds up drilling to a westerly extension while winter demand rises fuel use.
Two of four escaping inmates were recaptured before dawn after freeing three hostages unharmed. The mother and daughter who accompanied the fugitives reported no mistreatment amid gun battles with peace officers and an airplane theft attempt. Recaptured were John Welch, a Reeves County life sentence for murder, and Fussell H. Pullian, a San Antonio robbery sentence. The escapee group also included Welwind Fultram, Robert Arthur Chick, and George Thes Aeron, with various robbery and murder terms.
The Cory Chamber of Commerce considering a nine point plan from the 12minit Community Executive Committee. Suggestions include periodic trash cleanup and containers, weed control on vacant lots, improved city visuals, more parking facilities, expanded recreation, support for school expansion, housing development, better publicity, and cooperation with the City Council on sewers and zoning.
A three year old Celoron boy, Jonathan Michael Gates, drowned near a Lakewood store run by his grandparents after apparently falling from a three foot break wall into about two feet of water. Rescue crews worked over him for over an hour before he was pronounced dead. Coroner's certificate listed accidental death. The incident occurred about 9 05 p m after he was last seen at 8 15 p m while playing with another child nearby. Local authorities identified the child as son of Mr and Mrs Floyd Gates Jr. of Celoron.
Mrs. Rebeca Still, Franklin County's oldest woman resident, died at her home in Waynesboro Pennsylvania. She was about to observe her 103rd birthday in ten days. Her death marks the passing of a longtime local figure.
Wage Board considers a flexible ceiling on wage increases for oil workers as 90,000 strikers face continued disruption. With no settlement in sight, the board studies existing pacts to set a guide while oil output falters. The strike, now in its third week, has halted significant production and prompted defense and civilian economy measures.
Secretary Acheson plans a Europe trip in about ten days to finalize arrangements for integrating Germany into a Western defense setup. He will sign on behalf of the United States peace treaty with West Germany. Britain France and West Germany will also sign. Acheson aims to attend the signing of a test defense community agreement including West Germany. Western powers reiterated commitment to unity and peace, offering to negotiate with the Soviet Union on German unification after resolving constitutional issues.
Assimplated Press reports Brig. Gen Fraers and Brig. Gen Colson, recent Kijo Tari Chmimuniel War Prisoner Camp officials, arriving in Tokyo for talks with United Nations envoy Connie Seu Mus Clark. Dodd and Colson were relieved from duties and replaced as negotiations continue over prisoner conditions and concessions.
The Spring Creek school system reports a state cash allotment of 9,250.06 received yesterday to cover bus drivers and teachers. Board President William Wodarsky said checks were issued immediately, funds strained by delays and prior mismanagement, with salaries due and transportation costs reduced through frugal budgeting. The district hopes to extend funds through June and reduce term costs by around 400 to 3,600, noting transportation costs at 1,410 monthly and a term budget shortfall tied to delayed state support.
Greensburg workers voting 65 to 3 rejected a 104 cent hourly package from West Penn Power Co. They also refused to submit the dispute to arbitration. The union seeks an 18 percent package for about 1000 members across 18 Western Pennsylvania counties, with four counties still voting.
An OPS investigation into local potato sales follows complaints prompting officials to trace spices and produce from wholesaler to grower. The probe focuses on pricing, supplier chain, and whether items were misrepresented or mispriced to consumers.
Washington observers weigh President’s emergency authority as justices critique the seizure of steel mills. District Judge Pine ruled the action illegal, while Solicitor General Perl argued it reflected expansive executive power. The court’s stance could affect potential damages and state responses to the crisis.
In Renton two men were held for Federal District Court. Tiana McDonald, 29, pleaded guilty to robbery changes before U.S. Commissioner Harold Lavine. James Galmoft, 38, pleaded innocent. McDonald testified Galmoft wrapped three rocks in a hat and broke a post office window to enter. he said Galmoft took the cash and gave him 17 cents.
A 21 year old woman was grabbed by a purse snatcher on a New York subway platform and attempted rape on the tracks. An Incoming train frightened the assailant away as it sped into the station while the woman pressed against a wall for safety.
A gypsy troupe was given permission to camp in the county while traveling to Missouri. Police escorted the group from Corry to near Spap larsburg, with five trailers moved in a convoy. The camp location was approved after vehicles failed to navigate steep grades on Route 77.
Associated Press reports five crewmen survived a B-29 collision with a fighter nearly three miles above the Pacific southwest of Santa Catalina Island. Six crew parachuted. one Marine died. Wreckage sank. the bomber from March Air Force Base, California, and the fighter from Marine Air Base, San Diego, were involved. The Toledo cruiser evacuated survivors after the incident.
Robert LaVera Parker, 24, of Erie, testified he was a Jehovah's Witness and a minister. A federal jury found him guilty of refusing induction into the armed services. The jury recommended great leniency. Sentencing set for May 26 with Parker held on $1,000 bail.
Senate group votes to maintain wage and price controls until next March. Two Democratic leaders deem the measure too weak to curb inflation. The debate centers on preserving economic stabilization amid rising prices and political pressure from both parties.
Washington report says the Senate Banking Committee voted to strip the Wage Stabilization Board of dispute powers and to reappoint members, with the aim of extending wage and price controls until March 1. Critics argue the move waters down inflation containment, while supporters insist it clarifies economic stabilization policy amid steel dispute fallout. The plan outlines no fixed member count for the new board and shifts authority to the economic stabilizer general public.
Small battles flare along the Korean front as seven hours of fighting unfold. The Eighth Army reports allied patrols killed 36 Communist troops in an early raid, driving Reds from an advanced position before a counterattack. Skirmishes in the Kumhwa sector test Chinese defenses as United Nations tank patrols engage, with attacks ending around 4:45 a.m. and reports noting air and naval activity.
Ambassador George Kennan presented his credentials to President Nikolai Shvernik in Moscow and signaled a aim for a peaceful adjustment of all disputes between Russia and the United States. He became the eighth U S ambassador to Soviet Russia, addressing a 13-member embassy party and military attaches at the Kremlin.
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