04 Oct 1952
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1952
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR reads like a puzzle item listing names and terms such as Janne denim and violet Tarmos. It mentions chairs and a tenor with a veal themed clue. Readable facts are sparse and vary in clarity.
Fragmentary text mentions estate and heirs with phrases like the estate of Jounty and vanla. Numbers such as 118,000 appear. Lacks coherent events or identities to form a full item.
A major raid by state police swept Erie Mifflin Union Juniata and Payette counties through yesterday and tonight, targeting "one armed bandits" and gambling devices. Authorities report 600 machines plus roulette wheels and lottery tickets seized, with $80,000 in coins possibly collected, but officials offered few specifics and no arrests were made.
Police raided a focal club at 3 p m and found gambling devices quickly whisked away. Officials at Lawrence Park refused to name the clubs or disclose totals. Neighbors estimate Elk Club losses around 6000, with machines totaling about $400 each.
President Truman expressed satisfaction with his early campaign reception as he toured California in a vigorous whistle stop effort to promote his bid against Eisenhower. He spoke in San Francisco at the Palace Hotel and Oakland for a late night Democratic rally, receiving a cordial welcome from Governor Earl Warren and praising his Republican peer.
Democratic candidate Guy K. Bard announced he will arrive in Cory next Tuesday for a speech at noon. Local leaders say Bard will meet in the morning with party officials before addressing the crowd in the park after talks with the Democratic committee and local officials.
U S leaders weigh strong protest and possible expulsion of the Soviet ambassador after Moscow demands Kennan’s recall citing his remarks about American life in Moscow. Officials expect a sharp note from Washington while Moscow hints at broader diplomatic friction. Some congressmen urge clear retaliatory action against the Soviet Union.
Illinois Gov. Adlai Stevenson campaigned in Fort Dodge Iowa to press his farm policy critique of Eisenhower and Taft arguing the GOP lacks a farm policy of its own and warns voters against a house divided on foreign and domestic policy. He framed the Democrat as the party that understands farmers needs during a mid campaign swing through Ohio and Minnesota.
Sydney based physicist William Manginis states the Monte Bello Islands detonation could be a hydrogen bomb of plutonium bomb dimensions. He watched the blast from 56 miles away and noted the flash color and size differed from typical atom bomb descriptions, suggesting greater destructiveness.
Last night two home fires in the Second Ward caused hundreds of dollars in damage. At Snyder Circle Mr and Mrs Richard Powers saw a blaze likely started by a cigarette behind a Davenport. a large piece of furniture was burned and smoke and water damage occurred. At 401 East Columbus Avenue Mrs L M Welker woke to smoke and flames in the living room. firefighters cut through the floor to vent and extinguish the fumes, with losses including several pieces of furniture and the furnace.
State police identified the rider as Robert G. Beyler RD 1 who died from a skull fracture after being thrown from his motorcycle in a collision with a car near Avis. Driver Robert E. McGonigal 36 of Jersey Shore was released on $100 bond pending inquest ordered by Clinton County coroner Mrs Doris Kissell.
President Eisenhower assailed Communists in government during a Milwaukee rally, endorsing McCarthy while disavowing his methods. He warned against purging loyal officials and criticized the administration for alleged anti-Communist tactics, stressing that cleansing government must avoid labeling innocents. McCarthy spoke earlier, drawing cheers and boos as he defended Wisconsin loyalty and attacked the administration.
Navy plan to install 17 forging and machine shop units at the Minnes plant as the first major step in postwar defense production. The Metues Stemrim pRM program was announced by A Brive Smith and WSI Gibson, who said the contract could reach nearly a half million dollars, with work to begin in days. The project aims to speed fulfillment of prime and subcontracts for wartime industrial growth.
Sewall Parker Foss, 67, longtime manager of the Lewiston Trust Company Freeport branch, was arrested on federal charges of making false entries and embezzlement involving at least 158000 dollars. He acknowledged diverting funds over years to finance an automobile agency and was jailed after failing to post 25000 bail. Foss, a Freeport resident and former Army colonel, appeared before a U.S. commissioner in Portland and was ordered held for grand jury action. He and his family, including a son who serves as Freeport selectman, are local figures amid the investigation.
Babson Park Mass reader argues that consumer buying power is constrained by how savings are distributed. He cites Federal Reserve data showing the top 20 percent hold 93 percent of net savings, leaving the bottom 80 percent with 7 percent. With after tax incomes around 3000 to 4000 dollars, many cannot afford big-ticket items like cars and appliances, complicating sales efforts.
The city faces a chance of snow as a cold front moves in from the Great Lakes region. Expect decreasing temperatures into the night with light accumulation possible and a sharp drop by early morning.
James Steele, a former Corry resident, is held by Detroit authorities on a charge of concealing a motor vehicle mortgage. Police plan to return him to Corry to face an additional charge based on a complaint by the National Bank of Corry. Steele allegedly left Corry days ago with a one year old girl. the bank mortgage is tied to a convertible he reportedly wrecked in Corry.
A bus traveling from New York to Chicago collided with a tractor trailer 18 miles west of Somerset Pennsylvania on the Turnpike. Three died on the scene and a fourth, David Roberts of East Orange New Jersey, died at Somerset Community Hospital. The other fatalities included Andrew B. Jelburt 89 of Sweden Michigan Wilburn F Williams 43 Lovington Illinois and Mrs C A Wennie Thombs of Fort Wayne Indiana.
Fire marshal and criminal investigators probe two major fires and four burglaries in Corry within a single day. The Cutliven Builders plant on Route G suffered a high damage blaze, with insurance totaling about 70 000 and 44 000 covered. Firefighters saved the woodworking plant as crews worked to contain flames. A fourth burglary hit the nearby Moordink House of Furniture, entry gained by forcing a basement window.
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