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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1958
Page
1
A damaged OCR fragment from a local paper hints at a classified item or sale with unreadable names and figures. The legible bits mention a block of text, a street portion, and possible price or section cues, but key details are missing.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions estate matters including haying, property, and notices. Names, dates, and specifics are unclear, but hints at transactions or holdings under local authority. The readable items reference Ewan Ed Cow, Adolph, Inanure Springer cattle, and Let Estate with county oversight.
A fragmentary OCR line mentions an actor linked to Hume seven, prompting questions about leadership or direction. Details are unclear and no full names, dates, or locations are legible to confirm context or outcome.
President Eisenhower awarded Medals of Honor to two Unknowns representing World War I and Korea. About 115,000 people lined the Arlington route as the bronze caskets were lowered into crypts. The ceremony included marching troops, bands, and a flyover preceding dusk burial on the hill overlooking Washington.
A 1948 sedan crashed five miles west of Corry on Route 6 at 9 pm, overturning into a field. Ralph Drake and Arch Drake, both from Erle, were slightly injured with minor scratches and a loss of two teeth. Police report the driver attempted to stop for several cars ahead and lost control. In Pittsburgh, Robert Z. Blaney, 32, was indicted on impersonation and fraud charges for allegedly posing as an FBI agent and taking nearly $2,800 from four Beaver County immigrant families.
Associated Press reports renewed safety pleas as Memorial Day weekend neared the halfway point. Officials cautioned motorists amid heavy traffic and a high potential toll, noting 19 pileups and seven injuries in Hidalgo county incidents. An AP survey between 6 p.m. Thursday and midnight Sunday counted 360 fatalities nationwide in the 78-hour period.
UAW presses Ford and Chrysler to break a deadlock as GM workers operate without a contract. Negotiators face stalled talks with Ford and Chrysler while GM plans 800000 employees to work under expired terms. Reuther seeks Monday talks to resume negotiations and extends union patrols to verify membership to uphold a one-union policy.
Helen Morrell of West Pleasant Street retires from the local post office after over four decades at the money order window. She notes many changes in staff and operations, including serving under five postmasters led by James Sullivan. Morrell has no definite plans, will take things as they come, and completed 40 years of continuous service last March.
Davis, a World War II veteran who lost an arm in Europe, stands with quiet reverence before flag-draped caskets bearing fallen servicemen, honoring their sacrifice at a solemn ceremony.
General Charles de Gaulle pressed parties in the National Assembly for about 400 votes to secure sweeping emergency powers, after a day of meetings with leaders from all camps except the Communists. President Rene Coty accepted Pierre Pflimtin’s resignation, paving the way for de Gaulle to form a government. Security surrounded the La Pérouse hotel as the political drama intensified amid Algeria crisis tensions.
A Memorial Day ceremony drew over 29 attendees to Memory Lane Mead Park for Corry’s war dead observances. The Corry Arra High School band performed under Ronald Ramo and William Peiffer presided as master of ceremonies, with Rev H Ray Harris delivering the invocation and Mayor Fred Kinley offering welcome. Attendees included Spanish American Veterans and multiple veterans groups, with speeches urging national resolve and unity. A wreath presentation and the National Anthem closed the program while the crowd reflected on past sacrifices.
Coroner reports a man in Fayette County killed his girlfriend and died by suicide following a heated quarrel. The case links an earlier unhappy marriage and ongoing domestic tensions. Neighbor accounts are unclear but authorities say the incident appears domestic in origin with no further suspects named.
Agnes Upperm of Spring Street pled guilty to dumping garbage onto Leslie Dodd’s land in Corry. The court fined her $25 with $0 costs after admission of guilt under a state law banning disposal of refuse on highways or private property. The incident occurred Thursday afternoon at the Dodd property as reported by Slate Po Nee.
Washington doctors from Amori ent Gastroenterology discuss the radio pill as a swallowed device to study stomach and intestine motility. The device aims to measure how the gut distends and normalizes pressure, with potential to reveal digestion patterns and aid diagnosis.
Broad warm humid air fuels unsettled conditions across the eastern two thirds of the country with thunderstorms and heavy rains from the North Central states to the Northwest. Reports cite possible tornado near Leelah North Dakota, hail up to inch sizes around Crawford Nebraska, and widespread warm highs from the Gulf Coast to Kansas City. Rainfall totes centered in the Great Lakes region with Madison, Wisconsin recording heavy totals amid humid conditions further east toward the Atlantic Seaboard.
A Corry woman escapes injury after a crash near Columbus, police and witnesses report. Details remain unclear due to fragmented text but indicate a noncritical outcome with authorities investigating the incident and no reported serious harm.
A city treasurer outline explains funds from a 2 percent tax and premiums on fire insurance vehicles will be distributed between paid and volunteer fire departments. Of 2485 dollars, 1217.50 goes to an association fund and the remainder supports the pension for paid firemen, with specifics noted by Smith.
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