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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1950
Page
1
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The Associated Press reports both parties make last appeals to voters as 42 million ballots may be cast in the 1950 congressional campaign. Truman’s foreign policy stance dominates despite broad race prospects. Republicans and Democrats anticipate mixed Senate House outcomes, with Korea war context shaping questions and policy.
Nov 5 United Nations Security Council to hold special session after General MacArthur reported Chinese Communist troops crossed into Korea and engaged UN forces. U.S. Delegate Warren Austin presented a translated report detailing intelligence on the clash and UN responses.
James Buell, 20, of Fifth Street, was sentenced from two and one half years to five years in Western Penitentiary after pleading gu ily to auto theft. Judge Elmer Evans heard the Erie County case this morning. Buell was arrested last week by State Police at Uneleen barracks after driving a stolen auto from West South Street. He admitted stealing three other vehicles and abandoning them under police questioning.
In Warren County an autotrunk collision at Routes 68 and 82 killed Robert G. Maurer 45 and Margaret Maurer 48 of Turtle Creek and injured Barnes 48 and his wife Rita Barnes. The truck driver Francis Kane 30 of Russell escaped with minor injuries. Maurer’s car did not stop at a stop sign, authorities said.
Early discovery of a fire in partitions near the Lenvice chimney averted a serious blaze at the home of Mr and Mrs William Inway on Union Street at 3 16 this morning State Policeman Irwin woke to smoke at the rear Corry firemen extinguished the blaze but cut out siding and plaster to reach flames Trwitt said the fire smoldered in the fireplace overnight starting from a defective chimney causing the blaze Damage to the dwelling owned by Arvid Anderson was estimated at 400 dollars Mr and Mrs Irwin had moved here from Warren several months ago
Pennsylvania voters faced a bitter wrap up as the big Senate contest pitted Francis J. Myers against Republican James Duff. The marquee race also includes a governoral contest and statewide posts while campaigns reflect the Korea era and the Truman era. Polls opened at 7:00 am and closed at 8:00 pm with Republicans holding a registration edge.
President Truman, in Jackson County, votes in Independence with family and boyhood friends nearby, seeking reassurance amid the Korean War. He meets with key politicians at the Hotel Muehlebach before Tuesday’s vote, backing former Democratic Representative Thomas C. Hennings Jr. over Republican Benutot Forrest C. Donnell in Missouri’s Senate race.
The Cony Community Chest drive advances with reports showing a tote of 22511 at 16 percent of the 29500 goal. Chaired by James McIntosh, four divisions reported new contributions while others remained static, as the drive aims to finish industrial division totals tomorrow and end by Wednesday. Details show corporations and various employee groups contributing, with specific sums listed for each division.
A Corry girl, Geraldie Parsons of 1012 North Center Street, was injured in a Sunday morning Route 20 crash near North East. She suffered a head injury and a bruised shoulder and was released from Hamot Hospital. Police described a four car chain, Holton skidded, and a second car was struck, with damage in the hundreds of dollars.
Police investigate theft at James Glover residence near Mill Village. About $200 in cash and items including a vacuum cleaner and cameo ring were stolen while Glover slept. No suspects or leads have been uncovered.
McKeesport Pa Nov 1 police said a mill worker's wife Sera Nunimaker 36 worried over a 12 year old son, bought new clothes, laid out for him, then stabbed herself to death with an oriental dagger. Husband Victor 10 found her on a living room sofa yesterday when he returned from work at the National Tube Company mill.
General Douglas MacArthur in Tokyo warned that reinforced Communist forces from Manchuria crossing the Yalu into North Korea would be “the gravest international significance” and could trigger a global crisis. He said UN efforts aim to destroy those forces and press for action to neutralize threats behind Manchurian shield.
Pittsburgh nov 6 a to day strike by 200 mallets against Pittsburghs three daily newspapers appeared far from any settlement. Representatives of the mailers room employees who struck the Post Gazette and Press last month would not comment on possible negotiations a publishers spokesman said there is nothing to report. They demanded an 87 percent hourly wage increase previously earning 78 13 under old wage scale.
U S Air Force pilots claim a Russian made Mig-15 jet from a Manchurian base attacked their patrols along the Yalu River near Antung. Fifteen Mig-15s were seen over North Korea in recent days, with crosses reported as border incursions.
A Corry woman, Mee Hacny Blount of West Smith Crbellas, was injured this afternoon when her car crashed into a large tree after an intersection collision on West Smith Street Mead Avenue. The Jeep driven by Jack Kolstee of West Columbus Avenue reportedly struck Blount’s vehicle, causing it to veer off the road and strike the tree. Blount was taken to Corry Hospital. witnesses report significant damage to her car, Jeep minor damage, and sleet likely contributing to the crash.
In Pililadалpata Joy Lucke declares a straight GOP vote urging Pennsylvanians to put the nation first. The GOP gubernatorial race and party loyalty are tangled in the aftermath of Tom Fing’s primary defeat and a related employment dispute at the Montgomery County bank. Meanwhile Pittsburgh drivers halt downtown deliveries as AFL Teamsters Local 249 joins work actions amid stalledAlbion talks with Labor Standards Association.
Police confirmed three auto crashes over the weekend with at least two injuries. One incident involved a vehicle ramming another in the side, and a family of Shelion Teed and Norman Teed avoided injuries. Officers noted wet roads and unclear timing as crews investigated at the Chevy State Police barracks.
A campaign for Colyatius Dam rebuilding raised 726 dollars as solicitors reported mixed responses. The effort, running in step with the Community Chest drive, aims to raise about 42 000 dollars to revamp the dam and build a seal/arc conventional park area for public use near the site, with plans continuing through winter.
In Lehigh County near Death status reported for Regina Arif, 30, stabbed five times by husband John Ardiff who then wounded himself. Police guard, open charge planned as investigation continues. The couple had separated October 25 and were in the vicinity with their 11 year old daughter.
The United Nations and Allied forces, under MacArthur, report defensive actions in Korea as warnings of Chinese entry intensify. Intelligence cites up to 200,000 Chinese troops near Manchuria and potential new divisions massing behind the border, with Allied units holding lines near the Hongchon River and approaching Manchuria’s edge.
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