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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1956
Page
6
Franklin considers Wadeax era tax measures with regional discussions guiding planning. A Synarogue merger near Oil City prompts a $100000 contract forecast. Corry cases, Airman of the Month honors, vandalism reports, and property transfers fill the belt of Erie County notices and local court actions.
Detectives reveal arrest of 20 year old Mary Louise Jennings of the North Side Pittsburgh on charges of embezzling about 600 from Musco Co. Hearing set for next week. Manager R A Bartley says shortage closer to 832. Jennings says she spent the money on clothes, medicine and driving lessons. She had two years employment with the firm.
Israeli forces, aided by seized arms and vehicles, watched the frontier as Egypt and Syria moved troops toward Jordan and across the region. A government spokesman urged watchful pace while Ben-Gurion vowed freedom of action. The communiqué reported Israel’s capture of Tor and the Gaza Strip in Sinai, signaling a widening conflict.
Royal Air Force Canberra jets bombed Cairo radio transmitters in Cyprus today. An allied headquarters communique said Cairo radio immediately went off the air and had not yet resumed transmission.
Uriah McGraw funeral service held at St Thomas Church Thursday afternoon at 3 o clock with Rev Francis J Graves officiating. Burial followed in the cemetery. Bearers named Richard McLaushilis Michaelitz George Lawson Ralph Chiricuisin. Attending from the city were Mr and Mrs Paul McGraw of Roseland and Frederick McGraw of Mt Clemens.
Extreme cold drives U S base plans to temporary halt as Admiral Direk cites 38 below zero. Dufek recalls early Antarctic effort and the season’s atmospheric readings. Crews face harsh conditions hindering construction.
The report notes fresh Soviet forces moving into Hungary and a Soviet ambassador briefing Nagy’s government. The American legation seeks to send dependents to Austria, while a four car convoy returns to Budapest under Soviet timing. Soviet tank troops block routes from Budapest toward Vienna and the frontier remains closed.
Forecasters project Western Pennsylvania gas firms will deliver over 1.5 billion cubic feet daily during the 1956-57 winter heating season, a near doubling of last summer and a peak daily delivery around 650 million cubic feet. Storage withdrawals, 1.24 billion cubic feet, account for about 4 percent of total deliveries, with 724,250 homes now using gas for space heating as the region sees growth in residential and commercial customers.
A one car crash on Route 19 east of Bradford killed Marlon Newpross, age 1, of Bradford. His 10-year-old companion Joyce Kelly was seriously hurt. The car struck a concrete culvert, spun, struck a parked car, and Newpross died at Bradford Hospital shortly after.
In out of court action the Pennsylvania Railroad agreed to pay 40000 to DL Renninger for injuries from a 1953 freight car incident. Settlement includes Renninger refraining from certain claims. The accident happened February 4 1953 while working for the railroad near Pittsburgh. Dr Jacob Wiener dies in New York at 77, composer of Jewish religious hymns, born in Rim and came to the United States in 1926. Western Pennsylvania gas storage capacities remain ample for winter demand, with nationwide storage noted to satisfy needs.
Lincoln scholar Dr T Harry Williams plans a yearlong study to map Huey Long's rise from Louisiana governor to senator and his lasting influence. The biography probes whether Long was a dictatorial force or a product of his era, citing his Share Our Wealth movement and clashes with FDR while noting his enduring political dynasty.
An Erie police officer suffered injuries during a routine building check when he climbed a fence at a site. He entered an open door that closed behind him, became trapped, and fell to the ground. He was treated at Hamot Hospital and later released. Patrolman Miraszek remained with the police force.
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