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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1951
Page
4
Little League baseball lights up Corry with a doubleheader at Loveland Field starting 6:30 p.m. Young players aged nine to twelve will showcase their grit and enthusiasm as local fans and parents rally around the sport in a growing state trend.
Townspeople show strong spectator interest as Little League Baseball may revive the once-popular pastime. Local sports fans lament the loss of organized baseball and rally behind youth league support to bring back games and community pride.
Questions ask for trivia: Rita Hayworth marriages, equator country, bluebarinet state tower, fly legs, cow moon rhyme, Kipling birthplace, Squeers novel, Henri Quenille country, St Stefan crown return, Republican urging Truman MacArthur peace meeting.
An unidentified man stabbed 34 year old waitress Carol Phillips at her Wilkinsburg doorstep early today. Columbia Hospital reports she is in fair condition with wounds to the right chest and left side after she left a streetcar and walked up a short hill toward her home.
A retrospective look at twenty years ago covers St Edward’s Hall junior senior prom with fifty couples, crepe paper decor, and a garden theme. Plans for a June 8 class night to settle junior senior supremacy aim to curb past rowdyism. Also noted are a citywide horseshoe league meeting, Covrlan Corry High’s yearbook issue, a Meadville hospital training school graduation, and staff changes at the fourth ward constable post.
A stabbing occurred as a woman was attacked by a man who got off a vehicle with her. The victim says the assailant did not speak or attempt to molest her, and fled when she screamed. Police investigate the incident and seek leads.
County Commissioner Fred Lamberton, visiting yesterday, formally announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination at the July 24 primaries. Now in his sixth year as commissioner since a 1946 judicial appointment, he previously served as sheriff for three years before taking office. He pledges deficit financing opposition with a pay as you go tax plan, citing expansions to the Erie County Tuberculosis Hospital and the infirmary, and aims to retire county indebtedness next year without raising the mill tax.
An old advertising item promotes Wonder Salve and Wonder Antiseptic Soap for skin conditions including itching eczema psoriasis infections and athletes foot. Claims Army development and home use with safe for children messaging and money-back guarantee. Sold locally through Widmann Teak Seas Drugs and Lindsley Drug Store and nearby pharmacists.
Two men were arrested on hit-and-run charges in Millcreek township. Richard Darnell, 49, Erie, appeared before Justice of the Peace Harry Love on hit-and-run and drunken driving charges after a late Saturday incident at 12th Street and Ardmore Avenue. He allegedly forced a car off the street, abandoned his vehicle, and was arrested upon returning. Ray Myron was later traced to his Woodside Drive home through his license.
Harrisburg May 20 a six year old fire in an abandoned coal mine near Mt Carmel poses a real threat to residents. Richard Maize secretary of mines warned that escaping carbon monoxide could overcome locals if no action is taken. He seeks a state appropriation this week with federal funds pending to cover about 110000 total, two thirds of which may come from the federal government.
A male driver is accused of leaving the scene after colliding with another vehicle on Friday night. The suspect's preliminary hearing is scheduled for Thursday before Squire Love.
Maize warns of intense underground heat beneath Mt. Carmel houses with low wave risk but a strong chance of surface cracks forming, signaling geological instability.
Maize warned that carbon monoxide could rise through cracks and seep into homes amid the ongoing fire. About $100000 has been spent on firefighting efforts with roughly two thirds funded by the federal government.
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