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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1953
Page
1
A rushed auction in Brownville prompts crowded stalls and tense moments as bidders line up at 20. ton ols and 88 ac toyed. Terr iy 88 ac toyed Brow nville Press reports stock market activity despite chaotic scene.
Babson argues that stock trends hinge on relative patience of buyers and sellers, not sheer numbers. He outlines four factors to measure market patience: credit availability, business conditions, future prospects, and political and labor influences, noting a possible addition if the nation returned to the Gold Standard.
Nine local churches sponsor the Corry Crusade for Christ the first in 34 years with a Sunday rally set for October 18 starting at 6 p.m. at Corry High School auditorium featuring Howard Correll in songs of inspiration and a film shown earlier to 1700 attendees.
Twenty one persons were killed and 25 seriously injured in a crash between a crowded bus and a train near the city of Einares. The bus was wrecked and two train cars overturned, an official said.
The United Nations backs a plan approved Aug 24 to limit the Korean peace conference to belligerents plus invited Russia. Communist China proposes delegations at Panmunjom to discuss who may attend and where talks occur. U.S. urged a prompt reply as the Assembly faces strong opposition to the plan.
Investigators pressed to resolve discrepancies in the Greenlease kidnapping slaying as Carl Hall and Bonnie Bendi, arrested in St Louis, were to be moved to Kansas City. FBI and local officials seek to piece together the ransom money details and the roles of named accomplices amid ongoing questioning.
Pennsylvania authorities announced a favelan-made pistol was positively linked to the Turnpike shootings. Ohio officers and a Cleveland homicide captain aided the probe, with ballistics matching the weapon to slugs used in the three killings. A suspect, John Wesley Wable, is described as a dark, Asia-faced man.
Workmen dismantle the big wildcat drill on the Orren Smith farm at Trimms Corners after reaching 5,916 feet with gas shows at 4,864 feet and 5,200 feet but no marketable quantities. Mid-East Oil Co of Pittsburgh halted operations. fate of a second well remains undecided.
A pre dawn blaze in Masontown near Uniontown destroyed an eight room Trame house killing Charles Moxie 66 a retired coal miner and his wife Wise Pauline 40. Their three sons escaped unharmed. The Zvelenski family lived nearby and helped evacuate. Firemen reported the fire started in the seat of the house with cause undetermined. The envelope pay and clothes were saved for some family members.
Police investigated two crashes causing minor injuries and about 300 dollars in damage. A car struck Elvin Eshelman’s stopped truck on Corry Spartansburg road near Route 250M injuring a passenger. the other collision near Waltshire Fair Grounds involved Alfred Cumpston and Mrs. Margaret Watson when a dog caused Watson to slow, leading to rear impact.
Corry showcases products for Pa Week with displays at Aero Supply Penelec window and in stores across the town. The event features Gov. and Hollywood figures in folklore observances and a daily Pennsylvania Panorama broadcast with D Eisenhower and G. Fine among others.
Walter Ross announces a goal of 3 550 for this year. The plan splits 14 430 to local agencies 35 350 to national groups and 50 set aside for county orientations. A full breakdown lists YMCA Salva tion Army Hamot Hospital and more with allocations to Boy Scouts Girl Scouts and other nonprofits.
Benjamin B Williams of Lisbon Obig and Francis E McDole of Staiths Ferry Fa pleaded guilty in U S District Court to kidnapping Henry Corman 23 and Miss Mary Jo Buchlania 20 of East Liverpool Ohio on an un... ride through Pennsylvania and Ohio roads. Sentencing to follow and they face state charges for armed assault and wallet theft.
Capry district job outlook worsened as major employers report fewer openings and higher unemployment. September saw 71 job seekers. 129 previous month. Selections included clerical and sales, service, skilled and unskilled work.
In Rushville Nebraska authorities report the body of 14 year old Phe Bod Talbot found near town. A 19 year old Dane Motyum, a Rushville high school graduate, is charged with first degree murder after a 13 year old boy provided a statement alleging Motyum killed the girl after she resisted his advances.
A sequence of explosions west of Omaha near an inn and gates of Pathers Flanadan's area killed three people and injured several. The incident included a contractor and a co owner dying of a heart attack during the blast aftermath and a car crash on Highway 1p miles west of Omaha.
Supt. M Dour reports 282 of 497 high school students and 201 of 461 junior high students carry insurance, averaging 56 and 58 percent. Elementary coverage climbs to 0 per cent, with 110 of 320 insured in Culutibus and Wayne townships. Policies cover travel to school, classes, and certain activities, excluding interscholastic sports. A separate note: Vincent Still Wagon, 65, of Glencot, jailed 7 years for looting Pittsburgh stores, total loot about 2 000.
Peter Mamuzich, 24, and a 16 year old Meadville boy fled Spencer Hospital in a daytime breakout. An Illinois State Policeman pursued them near Chatsworth guiding a chase through fields and roads until Mamuzich surrendered. They were captured in a Meld near Pontiac and Mamuzich turned over to the FBI for transporting a Lola car over state lines.
Yugoslavia says it will consider any Italian action in the Allied zone as aggression Tito rejects the U S Britain troop withdrawal from the city and vows to decide next steps.
Tito proposes a self governing Zone B within Trieste with an autonomous Italian administration and Yugoslav monitors to resolve the seven year dispute over zone borders. He warned the West against maintaining Zone A as an Allied possession and urged respect for Yugoslav sovereignty.
A new Plymouth bought 10 days earlier was damaged extensively when the owner George Cratitos of Ft. D. Corry nodded off and the vehicle veered off the highway two miles west of the city. The car, with about 30 in front-end damage, was towed from the wreck scene. No injuries were reported.
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