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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1955
Page
6
Homecoming activities at Edinboro State Teachers College include a 1:15 parade after a 10 a.m coffee hour and an evening school dance. Scholarships and a Homecoming Trophy will be awarded to organizations excelling in floats and art displays. Alumni from nearby Albion Union City and Harbor Creek are invited to participate.
A garbled report references Edwin G. O Connor Taft and others amid a crime or court case. It notes dates from October 12 to October 16 and mentions weather patterns and public notices. The readable portions imply routine judicial actions and possible air of investigation.
In Columbus Georgia a jury included Black jurors for the first time as a white defendant faced trial. The court heard charges of theft and related offenses, with the verdict pending after initial deliberations.
A boiler room explosion at the Sinelaw Oil Co facility in Trainer injured at least 18 workers, mostly supervisors, as flames engulfed a 20 by 40 foot brick and steel unit. Firemen battled the blaze for about 90 minutes before it subsided. The plant processes petroleum products and employed about 1450 workers. one defendant in a separate case, Randolph Grier, a Negro, received a 15 to 20 year sentence for assault by a white jury.
Corry K. Golden of C Aide to Bennett announces Game Commission programs for today and tomorrow. The plan reorganizes the commission into six divisions under an executive director to improve supervision and service to sportsmen and citizens of Pennsylvania. Grand Knight Alfred Ficcardi describes six studio broadcasts produced with Knights of Columbus support and aims to highlight the American founding and constitutional ideals.
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