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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1953
Page
4
Journal files recount a 1933 tax revision era, detailing deer carcass provisions for Corry Hospital and a budget debate on 1984 assessments. It notes injury to Erie Railroad worker William Martin in Salamanca, and outlines proposed reforms by congressional tax committees, including income tax exemptions and medical deductions, amid talks of two package bills addressing rates and broad tax revision.
Health Officer John Flanigan won commendation from Superintendent Ralph S. Dewey for prompt cooperation in handling contagious disease cases in a school child. The communication was read at the city council meeting by Mayor Frank England.
A reader asks ten trivia questions spanning sports, aviation, architecture, language, science, and history. Topics include Sam Snead’s sport, Captain Jan Gwiktinski, a circular hall under a dome, Siamese twins separated in New Orleans, Mr. MacGregor and a stove, Allen Dulles’s agency, pronunciation variants, the 3000th anniversary city, the source of a famous line, and the date of a recent equinox alongside a note about U S tax deduction rules and medical expense limits.
A historical report notes that about 31 000 Americans are blind, a figure reflecting the scope of visual impairment. The article discusses prevalence, implications for health services, and potential policy responses affecting veterans and civilians.
Rumor spreads of a possible sale of a nearby small industrial plant to a major oil concern. Details are undisclosed as principals decline comment. In lighter news, dandelions bloom at a First Ward home amid spring weather. Curtis E Feldt, son of Mr and Mrs B E Feldt, West Smith Street, graduates from Navy officer candidate school and is commissioned ensign in the Naval Reserve. Santa and reindeer are planned for a lighted platform at the old railroad depot on Center Street. Teens seen taking a tame rabbit from a First Ward home. no police report. Western Union offers 13 Thanksgiving message options via a special form. Erie Railroad buys ten rubber cushioned freight cars for 76 001 each to protect fragile shipments. experimental cars with impact recorders will be used. Mira Heerlein of Wright Street is among 21 Cornell students elected to Kappa Delta Epsilon.
A rambling column recaps data found on old deeds tied to the Columbus Dam rebuilding, hints water-rights may have been signed away by two former owners, and notes a fine home likely to be sold. It highlights public servants like F A Schoonover and local political shifts, tax plans, plant expansions, and nearby property and industry chatter in Meadville Warren and Erie areas.
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