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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1959
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR reads reference to a Pennsylvania location with unclear names and numbers. Readable elements include a possible telephony or code fragment and a coastal or local place name. No coherent event or timeline is discernible.
An unreadable OCR fragment mentions items like electrical sockets dolls heating appliances and a new section with a Free state and sale. It references Union and 2027 but lacks clear context or readable details.
In Tirana Khrushchev renews threat to arm Albania and Bulgaria to counter U S missiles in Italy and Greece. He cites a Balkan nuclear ban proposal, warns NATO bases will draw Soviet rockets, and hints possible Albanian alignment to offset Western missiles.
Treasure Daze offers shoppers prizes as 54 merchants join a two day event. A number matching game awards nearly 500 in merchandise. buyers must compare store numbers with their newspaper copy. Stores may stay open late. A Coleman Band concert and a Little Ger rus Band provide downtown entertainment.
Walter Bowen 16 of East Bond Street reported traveling about 40 mph when a hood flew up blocking the view. His car swung from the Smith Street Hatch Street curve, struck a telephone pole and wrecked the front end. Bowen was injured in the chest.
General Telephone Co. gains rate increase of 1 404 455 retroactive to May 31st affecting about 4 000 subscribers in Corry and 150 000 overall in 16 western Pennsylvania counties. Final per customer amounts await revised rate schedule after PUC approval by June 10th. Also approved a 20 cent monthly charge for colored telephones replacing the former $10 installation fee.
Memorial Day is observed worldwide with ceremonies honoring American war dead. Dutch volunteers, like the Willems family, adopt and tend graves at Margraten Cemetery in Holland, where 10000 Americans lie, reflecting enduring gratitude for World War II sacrifices.
Jamestown man Harry Palmer as administrator seeks $90,000 damages from Dr. erune M. Tooze of Westfield and Westfield Memorial Hospital over his wife Mary Palmer’s death at the hospital on April 17 1957. Palmer was appointed administrator of her estate on July 11 1958, citing a sole claim arising from her death.
President Eisenhower and Secretary of State Christian Herter plan a White House briefing with British French and Soviet foreign ministers after arranging a 10:30 a.m. EDT conference tomorrow to discuss Geneva negotiations.
A new outbreak of severe weather struck five states Tuesday night with tornadoes injuring at least nine and damaging homes. Tornadoes hit southern Oklahoma northwestern Wisconsin and smaller twisters rolled through Indiana central Kansas and near Chicago. Affected areas included Graham and Clebsco t in Oklahoma and Trempealeau Fairchild and Eau Claire in Wisconsin.
John Foster Dulles rode a confident, forward thinking path as secretary of state, shaping U.S. policy during the 1950s. He refused to retire until health and duty forced him, guiding Eisenhower and the State Department while critics debated brinkmanship and containment. The piece notes his influence, plans, and the choice of successor Christian Herter, with ongoing coverage continued on Page Four.
In Kentucky, Ry T. Combs leads Chandler ally Waterfield as results trickle in from 9,784 precincts. With 1,724 of 371 reporting, Combs leads 165,979 to 187,137 for Waterfield for the Democratic nomination. Wyatt leads for lieutenant governor with 145,999 to Well’s 2,536, while Rabston leads GOP governor race as late tallies shift the race.
The Lawrence Airport renews yearly nativity events as plans for a new Corry Instrument Co hangar advance. Corry plans a bid to erect the hangar plus added aircraft and storage. Existing planes include a Piper Apache and a Piper Tri-Pacer. Wattsburg Furniture Co plans a new factory nearby and a new airstrip. A Flying Chief and five to ten more members are anticipated, with Corry Airport Authority expanding storage and maintenance to support the busines buildup.
Police investigate the theft of approximately 490 silver dollars from the home of a local coin collector. Raymone Hicks, 49, from Spartate hodry, reported the loss after realizing the coins were missing over a three month period.
World leaders gather in Washington for the state funeral of John Foster Dulles. President Eisenhower attends as dignitaries from West Germany and Britain arrive. The service at National Cathedral precedes a motorcade to Arlington as a caisson bearers the casket.
Western Allies faced a calm day in West Berlin as the May 27 deadline passed with no incident. Khrushchev postponed the withdrawal date while Soviet and East German tensions hovered over Allied access and traffic control.
Raul Castro, Fidel Castro's brother and commander of the revolutionary armed forces, was reported missing after a plane took off from Havana and disappeared in the marshes of south central Cuba. A search by Maj. Pedro Lis Du and others found Diaz and two companions near wreckage. Raul remained unaccounted for.
UFO officials meet to map plans for a fall fund appeal. Charles Clark chairs the session with committee heads and Red Cross and Community Chest representatives. Attendees include George Rumbaugh Dr Joseph Furst and several cochairmen for publicity and drive coordination.
Elizabeth Cobb Rogers, an author and daughter of the late Trewin Coby, died yesterday in New York.
A 38 year old boy was rescued from a 250 pound bear at the City Zoo after teenager Thomas Cole 19 burned the bear on the nose with a glowing cigarette through a mesh screen. Russell VanDam was hospitalized but reported stable today.
Representative Godfrey calls for a stepped up national cancer research program in a letter prepared for Congress. He wrote to Senator Laster Hill, chairman of a Senate Appropriations subcommittee, stressing the public interest over personal benefit.
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