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A partial readable fragment notes a 7 hurting incident and mentions a 4 0L reference, with unclear context or location. No clear identities or dates are preserved in the legible text.
04 Nov 1952
Page 1
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1952
Page
1
A partial readable fragment notes a 7 hurting incident and mentions a 4 0L reference, with unclear context or location. No clear identities or dates are preserved in the legible text.
Readable parts indicate a garbled public notice or brief item mentioning a location west of a street or building and a person or entity named Bulard, with unclear date and front and back page references. The item lacks coherent actions or outcomes.
Fragmentary listing shows sale items including cows and household goods. Includes prices, location at Are Street and provisions for bidders. Text is garbled but indicates rental terms and sales details.
Voters in Pennsylvania faced a logistics rush with 5.94 million registered and as many as 4.25 million expected to cast ballots. Polls opened 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. statewide as presidential race between Eisenhower and Stevenson fuels turnout. Key races include state auditor general, treasurer, 30 U.S. representatives, 50 state senators, and a constitutional amendment on state bonds. Governors Fine and Paylor urged cooperation. forecasts tied to national race and Korea war casualties.
Voters queued at several wards this afternoon as polls opened at 1 PM. First Ward reported 180 votes, First Ward second booth 144, Third Ward entries 198 and 163, Forty Ward 247, with totals and late arrivals noted as precincts prepared for the day’s voting.
Washington expects Democrats to keep control of the Senate as 44 of 96 seats and 402 of 435 House seats are at stake in today’s elections. Republicans concede it would take a major upset and presidential coattails to flip the Senate while Democrats hold 48 seats, with few battles in contested races.
In a CHS mock election, Ike Eisenhower led Adlai Stevenson two to one among several hundred students. An amendment on whether 18 year olds should vote passed three to one. Voting followed the national setup with real like registration and assigned electoral seats for the mock election study.
City council hears an estimate that paving costs will not exceed two dollars per foot as work on West Main and Spring streets progresses. Officials note tar and slag shortages affected progress, with total project costs near 45 500 dollars. The meeting also discusses street rights of way for East Pleasant Street, parking ordinances on West Main, and salary raises for Pvt Norman Scholton and Pfc Frank Caenegie. Routine items include fund transfers, bill payments, and engineer reports.
Fires continued as a major threat in the nation’s eastern half with a new blaze reported in Southern Tilinsis. Smouldering timbered river bottoms flared amid 30 mile per hour winds, damaging homes in at least five Southern Minis communities. A detachment of 100 soldiers with trucks and firefighting equipment was sent to the Lenton area to support overmatched local forces. The Illinois Wing Civil Air Patrol, already deploying 96 planes and ground observers, called out four more planes to assist today.
New York Associated Press reports General Dwight D. Eisenhower will fly to Augusta Georgia tomorrow for a brief rest after his presidential campaign. Mrs. Eisenhower said she, the general, their daughter-in-law Mrs. John Eisenhower, and the grandchildren will make the trip. She declined to comment on reports Eisenhower would go elsewhere if elected after spending one day in Georgia.
Benjamin Selling, listed as Brie Muma ter of Mover Cliles Inc, a silverware sales outfit, was arrested by police yesterday. Officers said the firm used high pressure tactics to dupe housewives into buying costly sets with false $20 credit promises. The case involves forged listing methods via St Boniface Church and a local grocery, with potential penalties up to $5,000 fine or five years in prison.
In Harrisburg the Public Utility Commission scheduled hearings in Erie November 24 to 26 on a temporary order to stop the Pennsylvania Gas Company of Warren from shutting gas to 46 Warren residents. The commission said the restraint would remain while full hearings proceed, as residents petitioned for the ruling after heat supply issues showed permits were needed to connect home heaters. The company argues a heating gas shortage requires a priority system with permit requirements for certain consumers. Initial hearings were held October 9.
Warden Ralph Alvis announced he would deliver an ultimatum at 2 30 pm to 1600 inmates in four besieged cell blocks of the Ohio Penitentiary. National Guardsmen and state patrolmen remained posted as sporadic gunfire continued. One prisoner was killed. four others and a patrolman were wounded. Blocks C H and K had not been fed since Sunday and were without heat as near-freezing temperatures persisted. Authorities planned moves to Camp Perry for less violent prisoners to ease the siege and reduce rioting.
Turbulent front lines on the Korean and Central Fronts see fresh Red assaults repelled by US and ROK forces. Artillery and sniper fire pound positions as allied troops hold Bloody Sniper Ridge while counterattacks pause near dawn. Maj John Eisenhower, son of the Republican candidate, tunes into radios amid the election coverage.
Detectives said Raymond Sonny Melosky, 20, and William Red Downey, still at large, led a holdup shooting at a East Liberty wren’s store wounding a man and causing the getaway. Several suspects including Melosky’s brother Adams 18 and others were arrested on charges of felonious assault. The wounded victim was found with injuries at Benedetti’s flat on the North Side.
Democratic nominee Joseph A. Moran files a one million dollar libel suit in U S District Court against Rep James B. Van Zandt alleging false statements about Moran’s reputation and actions. The suit seeks 500000 in compensatory damages and 500000 in punitive damages. Moran cites remarks at a Dubois newspaper office in September as the source of the defamation claim. The complaint asserts Moran suffered injury to reputation and mental anguish. In a separate item, Millersville State Teachers College senior Jamies H Wagner, 20, of Annville dies from a skull fracture in a Lincoln Highway crash near Columbia, with 23 year old Albertus Palen of Wrightsville injured.
A mumps outbreak led to 16 cases at Concord School by noon and 25 pupils absent across Corry schools today. The Junior High reported several cases while Harding Fairview Washington and Senior High showed smaller but ongoing absences. Authorities estimated additional unconfirmed cases among tainted 39 students.
Ike delivers a sweeping campaign finale in Boston and on television. The Republican nominee projects a strong mandate and peace aims as the nation braces for the pivotal election.
Adlai Stevenson toured a small village to urge unity in the election eve, calling for fresh minds to review Korea policy and for voters to unite behind the winner. He urged supporters to accept Eisenhower if that is the result and to show American sportsmanship. The speech aired nationwide with other leaders.
A record forecast of ballots, as Americans choose between General Dwight D Eisenhower and Governor Adlai E Stevenson. Polls on the East Coast show a tight race with both camps vocal. Promises on prosperity and anti communist aims color the campaign. Eisenhower in New York, Stevenson in Chicago, with both parties touting victory as results near.
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