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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1949
Page
3
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Voters in Virginia and Texas decide the fate of poll tax laws. Virginia would abolish the $1.50 tax as a voting requirement while granting the legislature power to set new election qualifications and tax other purposes. Texas would discard the $1.75 tax as a voting condition but keep the tax itself. A national anti-poll tax bill, backed by President Truman, looms in Congress. Seven southern states still impose the tax, including Virginia and Texas. The Virginia proposal faces opposition from some, while Democratic leaders back repeal. Texas supporters warn of school-fund losses near $1 million yearly. opponents say few would pay the tax without the vote.
Raymond Gordon a 44 year old Latrobe resident and truck driver was found dead in the cab of his parked truck in the Menoher highway area near the Cambria Westmoreland county line. Coroner Joseph Govakar said Gordon suffered a heart attack and pulled over before collapsing.
Alfred Carpenter and his wife Eva of Ashville are hospitalized with rib fractures, a lacerated forehead, shocks, and knee injuries after a two car collision at Hanford avenue and 17-J. Harold McGill of Fairmount avenue, driver of the second vehicle, escaped injury but was shaken. he lost control of a pickup and veered into Carpenter’s car head on. Police identified McGill and noted the crash occurred on the highway as the vehicles exchanged impact.
Secretary of Labor Maurice J. Tobin, former Boston mayor and Massachusetts governor, endorses City Clerk John B. Hynes to unseat Mayor James M. Curley. Tobin clarifies his stance after ads misrepresented his position, saying he will vote for Hynes and expects his election.
The FBI arrested Joseph R. Row, 40, of Washington, last night on charges of sending a $200,000 extortion letter to Sherman Fairchild of Fairchild Aircraft Corp. Row reportedly harbored resentment toward the firm and warned Fairchild and A. J. Bekhardt to pay by Armistice Day or be dead by Christmas.
Sugar Grove 14 year old Fred Spoon son of Mr and Mrs Fred Spoon of Sugar Grove District 9 has been missing from his home for more than two weeks. Police at Warren station say he left for school on Friday October 21. He has red hair freckles weighs about 135 pounds and wore a brown jacket brown corduroy trousers a blue sweater and tennis shoes. A teletype alarm was issued.
Harold Goodman, 25, was wounded while partridge hunting near Atwater's Nursery on Dutch Hollow Road. He was rushed to the hospital by Kennethy Pangborn of Jamestown after doctors removed a pellet from his forehead. The shot came from a shotgun, exact barrel undetermined.
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