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29 May 1954
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1954
Page
1
The readable fragments mention dates and numbers, including 21 28 34 and references to talon and department. Details are unclear and no full event or names are identifiable.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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