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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1955
Page
4
The Corry Journal publishes daily except Sunday with staff roles listed including Publisher George R. Sample Managing Editor Vance Allen Telegraph Sports Editor 8 G Bennett and advertising manager details. It notes Associated Press rights, postal classification, and subscription and advertising rate information.
Senator Richard B Russell of Georgia calls for a middle of the road nomination and centrist platform at the 1956 convention. He cites his influence in Congress and two personal factors as shaping his stance. The piece notes a looming clash between radicals and conservatives and references Stevenson Harriman Kefauiver Lausche Johnson as centrists in the race. An aside mentions credited timing on the Point 4 program with rival claims from Flanders and Douglas. An accidental electric shock is noted as causing 4,000 deaths in America this year.
City officials expect a larger tax base from the 1955 assessment. Chief Assessor Rich ard Ruth aims for an overall 302 million assessment to boost city revenue for next year's income. Officials project a 4 million increase from the base despite a tight millage rate as the building boom continues.
W Howard Meat of Clenriseldeich School becomes president of the Pennsylvania Branch of the National Association of Elementary School Principals. The vote formalizes his new role guiding statewide primary education leaders.
Public reaction splits over Margaret’s stance as royal duties and succession debates intensify. Reported tensions surround church teachings on marriage, Beth-El era figures, and looming ceremony amid press scrutiny and royal household strain.
Yesterday's Memories of Corry recounts a 1935 Halloween celebration with a crowded city parade and park events. The Corry Woman's Club planned a business meeting to discuss the board's decisions while a resident suffered an injury needing hospital care.
Forty years ago on November 1 1915 health officials ordered Hash School closed after a pupil contracted fever. Arrangements for immediate proper installation and protective measures were completed as part of the preventive action across the northern city area under local commerce guidance.
A quiz references seven questions about Adlai Stevenson age differences tax dependents, draft extensions, US funding of UN, pre revolutionary Russia religion, adultery as divorce grounds, and Haym Solomon. The piece tests readers on national and international matters and public figures.
The report notes efforts to secure the West Main street project with Charles Galligan of the city involved. Galligan died in a New Bethlehem hospital from injuries earned in a prior accident nearby. The piece also mentions a poet named Tadin contributing about 70 to 80 percent of the world’s supply of a substance, totaling around 54,888,000 pounds annually.
City delays buying a new snowplow after Brown and Streets Director Charles Thompson review the plan. A proposal to trade in a heavier model and refund the price difference was rejected. An additional meeting will be scheduled after further checks on the proposed plow’s performance.
East Church street resident N A Owens seeks permission to erect a city property shed near forty adjacent, decision postponed. Council to consider a $500 appropriation for the Community Recreation Fund next year. 1955 tax matter for Estella Cogs property approved with city taxes finite note and advisory to other taxing bodies.
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