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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1951
Page
1
In Bryn Mawr Pennsylvania a rail crash during peak travel killed 11 and injured many as a red arrow train rammed into a standing line. Police say four main tracks are blocked and priests aid the injured while officials assess the toll and identify victims.
A rear-end collision between the Red Arrow eastbound from Detroit and the Philadelphia night express near Bryn Mawr causes extensive injuries and a large emergency response. Passengers include priests and church officials as Red Cross and Salvation Army aid the scene. Railroad workers race to clear two of four tracks for service to resume.
Dr Edward A Rumely was fined 1000 and given six months suspension of nonvenue for contempt at Conness Washington May 18. Judge Richmond Keech cited extraordinary consideration and Rumely’s attorney said an appeal would follow. The case stems from Rumely’s refusal to provide records to the House lobby investigating committee last summer.
Across Philadelphia Detroit and the Bay Area Western Union workers began returning to their jobs after a weeklong dispute over a management program and temporary wage terms. Brungs urged resumption while CTU officials pushed for assurances of future violation prevention and removal of the term temporary from the settlement.
Harrisburg May 18 1949 Forty seven associate judges in Pennsylvania faced three months without pay due to a clerical error in funding for the 1949 51 biennium Deputy Attorney General Joseph W Buller said the shortage arose from a deficiency appropriation of 16300 that blocked salary disbursement The unpaid judges had been receiving 300 per quarter after the 1949 legislative raise to 1200 per year, but requisitions were based on the prior 750 salary.
Washington reports the National Association of Manufacturers calls for removal of wage price controls as President Truman seeks civic mobilization powers. NAM argues broader economic powers threaten the economy and urges Congress to extend or tighten price and wage restrictions until new laws are in place.
May 18 reports 352 Marines scheduled to land Monday on the Navy transport President Jackson as part of a rotation. The count brings total Marines rotated since March to 4/135. Separate dispatches note four Army ships with over 6,200 soldiers sailing from Far East ports in the Korean War effort.
Senator Hickenlooper accuses President Truman of deceiving the public about backing Gen. Douglas MacArthur in Korea. He says Truman misled the nation for a long time while signaling support for MacArthur but later pushing for a new commander in the Far East.
Corry strawberry growers predict a mediocre local crop due to unusual winter freezes that damaged many plants. Surviving plants are flowering, with hopes for better yields mid June to mid July if weather cooperates, though prices are rising as berries fetch 20 to 25 cents per pint locally and 38 cents per quart from southern growers.
A one year old Spartanshire motorist, Donald Mansberger, was arrested on seven counts after a hit and run near the south city line. Harald Parsons reported his car struck and damaged by the driver who fled the scene. officers later stopped Mansberger as he returned from a parked car, with minor damage noted to Parsons vehicle.
A criminal court jury in Meadville finds a Cambridge Springs man guilty of drunken driving in a head on collision on House 19 near Jar Venian godast Mavely 10. The victim, a machine operator from Pittsburgh associated with the Ret Laws FL Jus- Sen, died in the crash. The jury acquits the lighter charge against Ruhl of 4 man.
Harrisburg dispatch says the legislature faces a steep workload with about 2300 bills and resolutions pending. The governor has signed 74 of 106 measures passed so far, vetoed two, while the Senate debates a proposed one half percent income tax to fund an $8.2 billion budget amid intra party resistance.
Flood waters from the Little Arkansas River threaten Wichita and surrounding areas as four deaths are reported. National Guardsmen and volunteers work to control the rising waters while cities brace for further inundation and possible evacuations.
A waterfront blaze on May 18 swept the Pier 46 South area and the burning vessel Pine land Leith tied to Lavina Steamship Co. Four dozen crewmen jumped or were forced into the river as the ship broke free. At least 38 people were treated at Mount Sinai Hospital for burns, smoke exposure, and shock.
Department of Defense reports three more Corry area soldiers wounded in Korea. Corporal Williams of Corry aged 20, Private Den gel of Erle, and Private First Class Ralph J. Harrison of Spartansburg were hurt. Williams’ mother Mrs. Clark Lindsey received notice as he moved toward the front following basic training at Ft. Knox and Camp Hood. All telegrams note the injuries are not serious with updates on hospital care in Japan. Other families in Spartansburg and Erle, including Mrs Helen Heri Son and Mrs Mary Dengel, were notified that their sons were wounded in Korea.
A 10 year old boy, George Sherman, died in a homemade death trap in his cellar in Neptune New Jersey. Neighbors found him hanging from clothesline with a knife nearby and police theorize the rope caused his strangulation before he could cut himself free. The death is recorded as an accident.
Reported massed Chinese troops forced Allied forces to withdraw across multiple fronts. The dispatch notes heavy enemy pressure and scattered Allied regrouping as reinforcements arrive. An unrelated court note mentions a racketeer receiving a maximum term after a corruption case, with details about witnesses and officials involved.
The Court of Appeals ordered ten defendants, including a commerce lawyer, to turn over control of American President Lines within five days or face civil commitment for contempt of Congress. The move targets delivery of 92 percent of the shipping line's voting stock. George K. Killin, president of the steamship firm, is among those named.
Six year old Clesyl Williams suffered abrasions after darting into a westbound car on West Pleasant Street near One Senior High School. George Nelson of MMA South Center Street admitted driving west, while the child was treated at Derry Hospital and released. In a separate note on labor unrest, Bethlehem Steel’s Johnstown plant strike spread to Franklin Mills and Wire Division, swelling to 4,850 workers amid a seven day dispute over incentive pay.
An Allied front report describes Chinese and Communist forces driving near Seoul as US divisions fall back under heavy enemy pressure. The dispatch notes massed Red troops, continuing assaults, and attempts to recapture key positions along the central and western fronts.
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