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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1962
Page
2
Fragmented OCR text lists names and addresses in Union City Waterford and Erie area. Mentions include births, ad, obituaries, funeral services, store hours, and local events. Includes many personal names such as Nancy Marie, George Kuzma, and Walter Burger.
A Senate inquiry examines alleged fraud linked to St Marys companies and bank losses. Tests show phony contracts and fake credits surrounding transactions at multiple banks including Clearfield and Water National Bank. Officials name and describe alleged schemes and the involvement of local trustees and merchants.
A white man testified before Eleanor Roosevelt led hearings that police tortured him with an electric probe after he aided evicted sharecroppers in Tennessee. Eric Weinberger reported the account from Norwich, Conn as part of a group exposing brutality. Committee members include Norman Thomas, Roger Baldwin, and Kenneth Clark. attendees included freedom riders and students. The witness said police held him 72 hours in Brownsville, Tennessee, while he taught unemployed sharecroppers to make feather tote bags and faced eviction after attempting to register.
Police report a juvenile, 8, named Smith, was found injured after a chimney incident. A passing motorist alerted the sheriff's office in Sullivan County yesterday. Kingsport Rescue Squad freed him and he recalled being beaten and forced to submit to painters. He described a high voltage probe battle and painful wrist injuries.
The article notes Baptist missionaries as guest speakers at Cutting on Sunday evening at six o'clock. It mentions slides showcasing their trips and experiences, preparing readers for the event and inviting attendance from the community.
Testimony portrayed St Marys firms as borrowers with $40000 in unseemred loans while bank directors faced questions about due diligence. Witnesses accused banks of lax checks and failing to probe finances before lending, noting authorized actions by the chairman and concern over secrecy pledges.
National health experts condemned quackery as a flourishing menace costing Pennsylvanians hundreds of thousands yearly. A statewide congress on Health Quackery featured officials and clinicians including Char A Wilbur and Dr Daniel H Bee, warning against deceptive ads and unsafe cures while urging public vigilance and stricter controls.
A historical analysis piece notes officials and business leaders at a White House conference on National Economic Issues push for guidelines to balance wages with productivity and curb price rises. It highlights labor demands for concessions, management aims for profit and expansion, and questions about who enforces the guidelines and their exact scope.
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