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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1956
Page
4
The Corry Chamber of Commerce promotes the Keep Pace with Tomorrow program to expand civic initiatives amid growing community needs. It notes insufficient financial support has hindered vital projects and calls for renewed funding and manpower to advance plans for future development.
Police assisted in a Saturday night search for the Ford touring car owned by Sylvester Krupa of Spring Creek, stolen near the Rex Theater. Homer Bowell of Clymer, injured in an accident at the Gravink farm gravel pit, was taken to Capital for treatment. The local state patrol reported slippery pavements caused several crashes in the area yesterday afternoon.
Forty years ago on November 23 1916 news noted the return of Company A from the Mexican border area and the suspension of the recruiting period. The Winton Run Diamond Gas Company reported work on a Howe estate well about five miles from the city with a new well in progress. Reports also mentioned Captain Riselas W Brown suffering a broken eye in an accident on the Mexican border. The Cory Chamber of Commerce was identified as the group leading local efforts to support such initiatives.
Reports from Vienna indicate Soviet deportations of Hungarian rebels continue despite denials. A Budapest radio broadcast claimed a Workers Council at the Gsepel iron works would send a delegation to protest arrests and disappearances. Austria reports over 94,400 refugees fleeing into the country as Hungarian turmoil intensifies with Soviet involvement and political upheaval across Budapest.
State Department of Military Affairs announced a 225000 allocation for a new Erie National Guard armory, catching local officers off guard. Colonel Donald D. Hay of the 113th Infantry said land for construction had not yet been secured and doubted a full armory could be built for that sum. The current armory at 6th and Parade, built to house 259, now serves over 500 men.
U S supported a deadline for withdrawal of invading troops while urging the UN to note Britain, France, and Israel had not complied with earlier resolutions. The plan calls for free Suez navigation and ongoing security guarantees, risking a rift with Western allies over pending withdrawal and UN force authority.
Nanette Fabray discusses adapting High Button Shoes from Broadway to television noting the shorter 90 minute timing yet richer plot on TV. She references Mitchaid Don Ameche and emphasizes how TV can showcase arch and audience identity across images, highlighting upcoming performances and production schedules in a bustling midtown scene.
The readable fragments reference a television program discussion with names and lines about voices acts and timing. Details are unclear but suggest entertainment content and performer mentions within a broadcast context.
A boulder blocked a Reading Co passenger train in a tunnel between Philadelphia and Reading. Workers cleared the obstruction after a long delay, with the train halted for about 48 minutes as repairs and debris removal continued.
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