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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1956
Page
4
Weekend sale round up notes boneless chuck pot roast and other beef cuts in good supply with prices easing next week. Pork, lamb, chicken, and vegetables are highlighted as plentiful with strong bargain potential in many regions.
Western Pennsylvania faced heavy rains late in the potato season causing some fields to rot and losses up to 100 bushels per acre. Despite weather and blight, the State Department of Agriculture reported a record average yield of 165 bags per acre for fall potatoes and a 170 bag per acre for late summer Cobblers. Fall production was estimated at 7,425,000 bags, below 1955 and long-term averages, with Pennsylvania harvesting the largest commercial average on record.
Charles A Ohrn of Westfield died yesterday after years of poor health. Born in Sweden February 6, 1886, he came to America at age four and lived in Columbus, Pa before settling in Westfield for 45 years. A former post office employee, he retired in 1953. Survived by his wife Bessie Smith, a son Lawrence, two other sons, two daughters, two sisters, and twin brother Gustav preceded him in death. Funeral services set for 2 pm at Wallace Funeral Home with Rev. Allen G. Gripe officiating. burial in Westfield Cemetery.
About 500 Hungarian refugees have reached CAMP KILMER New Jersey with another group expected from Austria. The sixth and seventh Operation Mercy flights landed at McGuire Air Force Base after engine trouble delayed a LaGuardia shuttle. Trans American Airlines carried 74 refugees from Vienna to LaGuardia, then routed to McGuire, bringing total arrivals at the resettlement center to 496 since President Eisenhower ordered 5,000 admitted by year end. Another flight was promised for 4 p.m. today.
The Education Council approved a plan to reorganize the state education system into 87 regional service areas. The plan, praised by a council spokesman, will be sent to the Leader with a request for further study and potential changes. If approved, it could become part of a 1957 55 tuition program and replace the county writ administration with a single statewide superintendent.
The county Recorder of Deeds announces an invitation for bids to close and remove record books from the office. Advertisements list bidding dates and procedures, with a December deadline and specifics on books to be closed. The notice notes the books have not yet been closed and outlines required submission details.
A British informant in New York reports London plans to insist the United Nations and Egypt deny the Suez Canal dispute while the United States influence grows. The State Department backs a push for a U N settlement in Suez and Palestine as large scale talks resume.
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