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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1949
Page
1
fragmented 1949 style sports note cites players, teams, and scoring with unclear names. mentions woods, gaits, erics, and leads to Ontario area clubs. references arms and legs, two walkers, and a round of unspecified events amid overall team activity.
Corry faces a likely budget shortfall of about 10 000 with a proposed tax hike. A per capita 5 or a real estate 2 mill increase could raise roughly 20 380 to cover the deficit as council weighs balancing cuts and storm relief bond interest.
Roger W. Babson argues that American small businesses form the seed corn of national success and urges concrete help for small firms. He notes the private enterprise system fuels initiative and productivity, then asks for practical steps to aid small businessmen in their daily operations. Continued discussion promised on Page Eight.
State Milk Control Commission raised light cream price to 26 cents per half pint in Pittsburgh and Erie markets, ending a Western Pennsylvania dispute. The 25 cent minimum, set after an August order to 28 cents, faced court challenges but was upheld for those regions. Other milk prices in the two market areas rose by a half cent to 21 cents per pint.
Kansas City Nov. 19 A veteran circus performer Jan Vorel billed as the Great Stanelly fell from a 96 foot platform during a trapeze act when the line broke his ankle rope. He narrowly avoided serious injury as attendants rushed to aid him and the crowd believed the stunt part of the act. Vorel, formerly from Amsterdam, had been with the troupe about a year.
Miss Gyn Bepler, local chairman, announced the 1949 Christmas Seal sale will mail packets to about 5,200 Corry residents next week. The campaign centers on the annual drive to raise funds for tuberculosis prevention and central work, with a total goal of 88,700 dollars.
Navy chief Admiral Forrest Sherman declares the Crommelin reprimand closed though Crommelin seeks a court martial. Crommelin accuses Pentagon rulers of Nazi‑type control, pressing for action or erasure of the reprimand. Congress members McCarthy and Sutton back him, warning of broader defense politics.
Assistant Secretary of State Gearge McGhee said there is tangible progress in stemming the Soviet tide but warned that the East West conflict strains U S material resources and vigilance remains essential. He cited European gains by anti Communist forces and Greek, Turkish, and Balkan developments as a reverse for Moscow while Yugoslav resistance marks a turning point.
The Corry Lodge No 965 Foand 4 M and Columbus Royal Arch Chapter No 200 plan their St John’s Day banquet in Emmanuel Episcopal Church parish hall on Tuesday December 27 at 6 30 pm. Mortimer E Graham Erie attorney will be principal speaker as about 150 masons gather. The Eastern Star will serve the dinner and Jewel presentations to Alan K Dimmick and William H Croft will be made by Ross Fehrman. Rev Toph R Chase will deliver the benediction.
Four men from Markleysburg were fined $100 plus costs for in season deer violations in Uniontown. The defendants Witlrd Rice 92 Joseph Stn 18 Bott Busia 32 and Andrew Py ry 47 appeared yesterday. One served 26 days in jail before posting bail.
Two Erie policemen remain in critical condition after a veteran, Charles Hartwell, took a pistol to the Veterans Administration office. Hartwell, 28, a former Warren, Pa. hospital patient, fired on Officers Leo Waldinger and Leo May after forcing entry and later killed his own device. The incident prompted police to swarm the VA office. Criswell, the office manager, aided in restraining Hartwell, who was taken to Erie county Jail on an open charge as investigators probe motive and prior discharge from the Army for mental illness.
Pennsylvania Gas Company president William F.E. Locke said a planned 26 inch pipeline from Tennessee and Texas will supply 190 million cubic feet daily after completion, with 400 workers starting spring surveys for a five foot deep trench and welded steel pipe. The line aims to ease winter shortages and serve utilities in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York.
A portion of the U S B 29 fleet was grounded as the Air Force opened an inquiry into a string of crashes that killed at least 20 men in 42 weeks. General Hoyt S. Vandenberg ordered a halt to use of Superfortresses unless four engines are modernized, with inspections to follow, affecting aircraft in the Strategic Air Command and the 19th Bomb Group as the search continued for missing crews and ongoing accident tallies.
A long-form piece explains football pools, how fans pick numbers on cards, and the allure of beating odds makers. It describes a Midwest syndicate that analyzes weekly results, claiming precise game outcomes and the complex math behind pool selections, cautioning readers about betting with the odds.
Five Corry auto firms and a gas station were burglarized late last night and early this morning. Hudson Motor Sales C Christensen Motors Powell Motor Co Thomas Motors W Waterhouse agency and Booters service station were robbed. Least loot found, totaling $59, with incidents spotted between 11 p m and 5 a m.
Two men detained by Corry and state police after breaking into six garages and car lots. Officers say the pair, from a Western state, visited multiple auto establishments on Friday and may have cased sites. No progress reported at noon. both held for questioning. Police note cash was the focus, with hundreds of dollars in tools left untouched.
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