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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1954
Page
3
Fragmentary notice records a pending action involving Arch Pipe materials and a delayed settlement. Recovered text mentions D yne Tow n ylvania and a dock schedule with a secretary noting a rejection. Further details are unclear due to damaged OCR from 318-11-15.
Reports say McCarthy supporters may try to talk to death a censure resolution as the Senate opens debate. McCarthy denies strategy. Knowland hopes for a vote this month while Johnson frames it as a Republican issue. Debate could run until December 24, when the extraordinary session ends.
Alexandria court paper reports Joseph Petersen Jr. of Arlington charged by grand jury with obtaining defense secrets tied to 1952 North Korea operations. Petersen, NSA analyst, allegedly shared information with a Dutch embassy official in Washington under a World War II era arrangement. He pleads innocent. prosecutors provide a cryptic 350 word bill of particulars.
Route 6 Association members from six communities met at Culbertson Hills Country Club Edinboro to push promotion of traffic along the highway. Speakers included Assemblymen Waterhouse and Blair and District Engineer Myers with Whipple noting Northwest Districts lead in accident reduction. Corry officials attended led by Mayor Cherry and President Armitage, with a second meeting planned in Coudersport next Tuesday.
Roy Tricker of Sterling Kansas national commanding general of the Patriarchs Highest Order of Odd Fellows spoke at the annual dinner of the Pennsylvania Department as the Independent Order of Odd Fellows outlines plans to expand to a score of foreign lands in the coming years.
Erie reports former Bradford National Bank assistant cashier Geckler, 42, pleaded guilty to embezzling about 9 000 from the bank. He was sentenced to one year and one day in the U S penitentiary at Lewisburg by Judge Joseph Willsor. Ora Wilkens presided in federal court.
Corry school board policy outlines cafeteria use for school facilities at cost. Regular staff will manage kitchen equipment and two groups have already requested use. Also approved: ice cream bids, athletic hires, night class, and modified commencement dates.
The United States demands apology and reparations from Russia for violence against American aircraft after Soviet planes attacked near Japan. Moscow defends its actions claiming intrusions by U S planes, while Washington cites multiple prior incidents and seeks UN and international scrutiny.
Duane Bates of Corry pleaded guilty to assault with intent to ravish after being charged with luring a 12 year old girl into his car and driving to Warren County before returning her home. Judge Alexander Flick sentenced Bates to one to five years in Western Penitentiary after a prior arrest on the case. The defendant was released on bond last April.
President Eisenhower’s nomination of John Marshall Harlan II to the Supreme Court was sent to the Senate for formal consideration. Campbell, former GAO official Joseph Campbell, was also nominated for Comptroller General as part of the administration’s Rio. Senate reconvened to discuss censure issues and potential battles over Nixon-Yates private power contracts in the Tennessee Valley Authority.
A local attorney was admitted to the Bar of the Superior Court of Pennsylvania at a regular session in Pittsburgh on the motion of Attorney Garnellus G. Sullivan of Norristown. The attorney was also admitted to the Bar of the District Court of the United States for the Western District of Pennsylvania in Pittsburgh on the motion of Attorney Richard B. Gordon. The admission was conducted by U.S. District Court Judge John Miller.
Republican Clifford P. Case claimed victory over Democrat Charles R. Howell in the New Jersey Senate race after final tabulations showed Case leading by about 3 900 votes with further gains as counties certified. Recount requests and petitions to contest the result were possible through December, while several counties faced certification delays and counting discrepancies.
In Cleveland a distraught woman in a white uniform interrupted court proceedings. She shouted religious slogans and demanded to see the judge and defendant, while deputies restrained her from entering the courtroom.
Nancy Ahern testified that Marilyn Sheppard believed her husband Samuel Sheppard spoke of divorce months before her murder. Ahern, a friend of Marilyn, described talks about a young laboratory technician and a watch purchase linked to the case. Defense objected as the witness recounted secondhand statements heard in California.
City officials and Atle Jeheny County investigators probe the disappearance of 50 pounds of government wire soup from a city truck aiding the county free food program.
Senator John Dent calls for reorganizing Pennsylvania state government highlighting overgrown machinery and overlapping functions. He favors constitutional revision or bipartisan committee proposals with speed as a factor. Dent awaits results in the 1956 Senate race as control may hinge on a narrow party split and potential tie breaks by Lt. Gov. Furman.
The Corry Chamber of Commerce Recreation Committee voted to continue Saturday night programs this winter and urged the City Council to allocate 500 in the next year's budget for youth recreation. They also approved ongoing adult and teen dances with beginner sessions, and formed a committee to review off arrest costs and facilities. A separate note mentions findings on Allied war dead in Korea and a joint observation meeting to coordinate body deliveries.
About 25 parents representing multiple families stormed the Corry Board of Education meeting to demand bus transportation for Corry Avenue High School and East Pleasant Street students. The turnout, likely spurred by a noon telephone recruiting campaign, filled the library basement as the board held a preliminary session from 8:45 p.m.
The board met in secret over a Harrisburg review about a fare based bus plan for students. Officials indicated the PUC will not approve any fare arrangement, leaving the district with two options: pay by contract or seek a private bus operator, while parents discussed petitions.
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