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Corry Evening Journal

Location

Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

May 29, 1954

Page

1

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Experts Call Off Indochina Talks After Disagreements

Nine delegations failed to reach consensus at a Geneva experts meeting. Gromyko pressed for new demands while Eden and Bidault warned decisive action in the coming week. Only top level delegates can decide next steps.

Indochina Geneva Committee of Experts Russia Andrew Gromyko Laos Cambodia Westhi Viet Niu Red France Georges Bidault Britain Anthony Eden Eden

Start Probe In $40 000 Erie Fire

Erie police opened an investigation into a Friday night blaze at Longs Furniture and Appliance, 1612 Peach Street, causing more than $40,000 in damage. The fire started about 9 45 p m, drew hundreds, and left the interior destroyed with roughly $15,000 in new and secondhand goods.

Erie—Police Long Peach Street

Australians vote in general election amid close predicted race

Australians cast ballots in a general election seen as tight. Polls suggested a narrow margin could decide if the incumbent government or the opposition wins a three year term, with early returns hinting at a close outcome.

Sydney Australia

City to honor war dead with Memorial Day program

The Veterans Council announced a Memorial Day tribute to fallen soldiers. The ceremony at Mead Park begins at 10 AM with City Band, Master of Ceremonies W Houghton, Rev H R Harris, Attorney Lindley McClelland as speaker, and floral tributes. If rain, service moves to the State Armory.

Memory Lane Mead Park Attorney McClelland Veterans Council Guetta Women's Relief Corps J, Krony Sire Squad State Armory East Washington Street

Opera Star Pianist to Wed This Weekend

Opera star Robert Merrill and pianist Marl on Machner plan marriage. The couple announced they will marry likely this weekend, tying two prominent performers in a high profile union. William Melvill, 35, of Chambersburg, Pa., is held in Philadelphia facing deportation proceedings by federal authorities.

Associated Prean New York Marlon Machner Robert Merrill Merrill Philadelphia William Melvill Chambersburg, Pa Federal Immigration and Naturalization Authorities

Moscow Denounces Ike Atomic Pool Plan

Pravda in Moscow denounces Eisenhower’s atomic pool proposal as unworkable and biased after confidential talks. It accuses the United States of distortion and outlines a Soviet version demanding a blanket ban on weapons of mass destruction and disarmament steps tied to peaceful research pools.

Associated Pres Moscow Pravda United States Weap-Le Communst Party Eisenhower Soviet Union Nlied Nations General Assembly Dulles George Zarabin Washington V.M. Molotov Geneva

Rex Theatre to Install 18 by 48 Foot Panoramic Screen

The Rex Theatre will undergo a major renovation in the coming weeks with an 18 foot high by 48 foot wide panoramic screen and a new stereo sound system. John Blatt of Blatt Brothers says the upgrade, costing 10,000 to 15,000 dollars, will allow cinemascope and vista vision films and place the Rex among the largest in the county. Similar upgrades are planned at Greenville Patton and West Newton theatres.

Rex Wear South Street John Blatt Blatt Brothers Theatre Phasy Blat Hollywood Blatt the Robe Miude Greenville Patton West Newton Erle County

Indifference Curse of Education and Business

Babson argues schools and colleges influence business leaders and workers shaping the economy. He cites public education watering down discipline and mediocrity, urging studies to map what schools teach and a curriculum overhaul aligned with findings. He links discipline to national concerns, referencing Army McCarthy hearings and calls for clearer goals.

Babson Roger W. Babson Babson Park Mass Eisenhower America

City Sets Record as Warm Day and Night Mark ’54

Weather records show the city posted its warmest day and night of the year with 84 degrees in the afternoon and 64 at night. Rainfall was light totaling about seven tenths of an inch, easing dry conditions that had hindered crops and gardens.

Mercury George Mulderick Wight Gar

City Braces for Memorial Day Weekend Pause

City businesses and industrial plants prepare for a long Memorial Day weekend with most stores banks and post office closures on Monday. Only newsstands some eateries and confectioners stay open. State Police plan extended patrol to handle expected traffic surge.

Corry She Waele End

State Police Officers Transferred Between Barracks

Two state police officers are reassigned next week. Pvt William Irwin moves from Corry to Lawrence Park headquarters in Erie, Pvt George Moworjuk shifts to Girard, and Pvt Carl Miller of Franklin and Pvt John Mares of Erie replace them at Corry. Irwin, a veteran of 16 years, is noted as a top officer.

Avacura Corry Theaday Theodore Hubley William Irwin Lawrence Park Erie George Moworjuk Girard Carl Miller Franklin John Mares Irwin Ford Corry Barracks

Judge John W. Lord Sworn In as U S District Judge

John W. Lord was sworn in yesterday as a judge of the U S District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. The ceremony formalizes his appointment to the federal bench and adds a new jurist to the region's judiciary.

John W. Lorder U. S District Court Penns Gvanis

Baccalaureate Service Set for Tomorrow at Local High

A baccalaureate service for Whitowhoot graduates is scheduled for 8 p.m. tomorrow in the Corry Arun High School auditorium. Rev. Bluey Ortiner will deliver the sermon Don t Feel Sorry for Yourself with the processional march of graduates and organist Judy Meerdink. The program includes hymns, prayers, scripture, and vocal ensembles, concluding with benediction and the Class of 1964 recessional.

E. A. Ortner Corry Area High School Corry Arun High School Bluey Ortiner St Paul's Cuthern Ghiireh Judy Meerdink Hy Ray Harris Paul Bauer Hev. Howsard Stull Ortner Rey R. Merriman

Police probe yields no clues in Quality Cash burglary

Chief Harley Drake disclosed that no tangible clues point to the burglar at Quality Cash on North Center Street. Investigators checked hardware outlets and other stores for burglary tools left at the scene while the store moves the safe to a visible front area and welds rear hinge pins to deter entry. Authorities seek recall of recent suspect outlets and sellers in the district.

Harley Drake Quality Cash North Center Street Drake Toca Hardware Quality Coub

County Tax Flyers to Mail Next Tuesday in Corry

County tax notices are being prepared to mail next Tuesday to Corry residents and businesses. The reintroduced levy is being replaced with new valuations though taxes may not rise. The county aims to complete assessments for about 80 000 properties by year end, after which new assessments will be issued. In Somerset a motorist collided with a truck on the Turnpike killing Elmer W Lott 21 of Pittsburgh near his Army post.

Carl Smith Postail Corryites Comenvisioners Fasiow Somerset Anito Elmer W. Lott Pittsburgh Aterdren

French Break Through Vietminh Ring At Yen Phu Post

French Union armor and infantry under air cover broke a Vietminh siege at Yen Phu 30 miles south of Hanoi. Reinforcements from Nom Dinh and Phi Ly moved in as about 160 defenders faced heavy mortar and rocket fire. Vietminh battalions attacked, targeting a softening siege before a potential front assault.

Prena Hanoi Indochina Yen Phu Nom Dinh Phi Ly Robals Red River Delta Dien Bien Phu Floriel Adie

Bedford Flood Wreaks Havoc Across Rural Bedford County

Flash flood from a cloudburst hits Bedford County causing hundreds of thousands in damage. Wild waters damaged farms and crops, swept away outbuildings, flooded routes including Route 220, and forced road closures though no deaths or evacuations were reported.

Bedford Bedford County Here Potter Creek Gap Fist Moor Tevel Tarma Claysburg

Three Changes Made at P. C. Corry Post Office

Corry Post Office will see three personnel changes effective in June announced by Postmaster James Sullivan. Arthur Knapp moves from the south side city carrier to take over the B D route created after Frank Schiieder resigned. Paul Dyne, parcel post carrier, becomes city carrier replacing Knapp. Raymond Blynt, a substitute clerk, returns to regular duties on the parcel post route after recovering from a severe ankle fracture suffered in February.

Corry James ‘Sullivan Arthur Knapp B.D Frank Schiieder Norman Swart Paul Dyne Knapp Raymond Blynt Blynt

City Radio Setup Receives FCC Call Letters

The city two way radio system for fire and police departments received official call letters from the federal government. The FCC designated the police system as KOCIDL while the fire department’s at Inttera were listed as WACO. The system is used on an emergency basis pending operator licenses.

Federal Communications Commission Kocidl Inttera Waco

Corry Jamestown Mfg. Corp. Names New Works Manager

Art C. Hillstrom, vice president and assistant general manager, was named works manager in a realignment of executive duties. He will supervise all manufacturing operations the industrial engineering department production control purchasing personnel and traffic.

Art Cr C. A. Hillstrom Corry-Jamestown

Thousands at Catholic Rite Sainthood of Pope Pius X

Vatican ceremonies honor Giuseppe Sarto Pius X as pope canonized in St. Peter's Square with Pope Pius XI to bear him on a portable throne The historic rite is broadcast on radio and television as millions watch the first papal canonization in 94 years and the first in the square by media.

Vatican City St. Peter's Square Pius 2 Pius XII Vatican Pius XI Pius X St. Peter's Basilica Vatican Radio Canal Man Pluk X

Stock More Trout From Hatchery Today

The Corry fish hatchery continued its propagation program with 1,000 brown trout going into the south branch of French Creek. Beaverdam Run received 450 brooks and 450 rainbows while the Brokenstraw at Garland received 1,400 rainbows. Supt. Merrill Lillie noted 30,000 to 40,000 muskellunge in fry stage and a broader expansion of the program aims to stock more muskellunge this year. An extensive hatchery repair progresses as water is directed into rebuilt concrete pools.

Corry Fish Hatchery French Creek Beaverdam Run Brokenstraw Garland Merrill Lillie Auld

Guatemala Ousts Red Party Leader Over Health Speculation

The Guatemala Communist party announced the dismissal of secretary general Jose Manuel Fortuny due to ill health. Close adviser to President Jacobo Arbenz, Fortuny was relieved amid rumors of internal party conflicts and pressure to sever ties with the government.

Guatemala Communit Party Jose Manuel Fortuny Tieald Fortuny Jacobo Arbens Arbeng

McCarthy Eisenhower clash looms over Army inquiry

The Senate investigations confront a constitutional clash as Senator McCarthy demands access to government files while the White House asserts executive branch limits. McCarthy calls Eisenhower busy and says Brownell must enforce the law. Democrats criticize political overreach amid claims of Army favoritism in the Schine case.

Washington McCarthy R-Wis Eisenhower Senate Army David Sching Wisconsin Brownell White House Executive Department United States Aubcommittee Isennower Subcommittee Pvt Behine Schine Triee Roy M Cohn Symington D-May Newamen

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