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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1951
Page
1
Fragmentary text indicates a 1981 court action involving five individuals or entities connected to a UNTY nat ride. The readable portion hints at a sale or disposition and references a court proceeding in 1981. Names and exact details are missing due to OCR damage.
Fragmentary text references real estate taxes municipal and school taxes in Pennsylvania, mentions an attorney Bliss Frank and a 1961 sale date. Ambiguous entities and garbled phrases limit precise facts.
The Senate approved massive peacetime appropriations totaling 58.99 billion for military needs and 1.02 billion for State Commerce and Justice, with a 31 to 27 vote on the latter as Congress braces for more bills. Senator Ferguson protested cuts to public relations funding while McCarran defended the measures as necessary despite limited job impact.
Babson discusses remodeling practices in Babson Park Mara detailing contractor reliability and the importance of contracts. He warns against careless work by painters plumbers paperhangers and electricians and praises meticulous carpenters who treat a house as their own, urging readers to hire reputable tradesmen and read contracts.
State Police announce open house during Pennsylvania Week from October 11 to 21. Corpral Theodore A Hubley invites public, schools and PTAs to inspect trooper operations. Visiting hours set 9 to 4 30 a.m. and 5 to 9 p.m., with US Route 10 display daily for those unable to attend formal hours.
Rioting at Mendorino State Hospital in Orta h Calif ends short escape attempt by four criminally insane patients. Dr G Dean Tipton blames overload and low pay for staff. About 20 inmates assault two ward attendants and more than a dozen escape, four reach hostile fence then are recaptured by sheriff and Highway Patrol with shoot on sight orders.
A man from Corry, once confined to a state hospital for the insane, was arrested after posing as a Chicago Match Company salesman and defrauding several merchants. He endorsed checks to the Chicago firm and fabricates high sums, with police tracing the scheme to multiple local merchants and a recent hotel stay in Corry. He claimed wealth from a past business, said his horoscope urged movement, and offered a tale of stock market ruin and a chain of service stations.
President Truman signed three veterans bills providing a 5 million dollar appropriation to pay 10 000 death benefits to servicemen who died in uniform. The measures extend regular disability and death benefits to veterans who served after the outbreak of fighting in Korea and address multiple disabilities developed within two years after discharge.
Schools suspend for a Wet Monday as teachers attend Northwestern Convention District of Pennsylvania meeting at Strong Vincent High School Erie. Dr Kenneth McFyplant superintendent of schools Topeka Kansas and GM consultant will speak on The U in Education. Public schools reopen Tuesday at normal time.
A new gas well is being drilled on Carter Hill near the Hazen Follett farm, adding to three producing wells capped and tied into the Pennsylvania Gas Company lines. The newest site is close to the existing operations, following a recent successful test and a daily output of over 900,000 cubic feet from the third producing well before it was capped. The project has been in exploration for five years with the main line running nearby.
Surveyors for the Pennsylvania Gas Company will map the right of way for a new mall route between Warren and Erie. Harford Brothers Construction crews began laying pipe from Warren, now five miles west of the community. Eight more miles of pipe are due within days, bringing total to 13 miles this Summer. Pipe deliveries should complete the line next Sumner, boosting Erie fuel supply though with limited local impact.
A blaze swept through Philadelphia's waterfront produce district early today causing police estimated damage near $1 million. The fire, first reported by two policemen in a patrol car, wrecked several businesses along the strip.
Construction on the Findley Lake transmitter facility and five other pumping stations by the Redagle Corporation progresses. The Findley Lake unit near Findlay Lake Station 24 will host 182,500 horsepower pumps and a landing platform. Planes, gauges, and radio relays enable maintenance communication across the line from Texas toward New York. Government approval pending.
A car swerved off Route 19 two miles south of Waterford around midnight injuring a passenger. Lawrence J. Hewitt 30 of Erie was driving south when he lost control near Indian Head Hill. Hans of Erie R D 8 was taken to Home Hospital, admitted. Hewitt not questioned yet.
A sharp cold snap lowers the mercury to 24 degrees bringing raw wind and frosty conditions citywide. Commuters should expect slick streets and potential travel delays as highways clog with slowed traffic. Local officials forecast continued cool, dry weather with a return to milder next week.
The Senate Subcommittee on Internal Security schedules an open hearing next week to question Henry A. Wallace over his China mission. Major figures including Joseph Alsop and Bob Wallace are to testify about Budens allegations that Wallace’s cable recommendations aligned with the Communists. McCarran notes Alsop will be heard at a closed hearing Tuesday after earlier meetings with Wallace.
Migrating waterfowl hunters near Corry and surroundings reported meager success yesterday afternoon as ducks and geese moved southward. A Mock of Beese provided short sport at Spartanshire before fading. In Chicago, Mrs Helen Boison, 50, was killed in a hotel robbery, with $18.15 taken.
Five Corry area organizations will share 23,050 in Community Chest funds. Hospitals, YMCA, child welfare, and various social services receive allocations to cover deficits and support services for Corry families and local institutions including St. Vincent's Hospital, Reed Home, and the Boy and Girl Scouts. The total budget aims at 1.5 million across the region.
Harrisburg Oct 13 The Pennsylvania Federation of Sportsmen's Clubs backs a single hunting season for either sex and a later season aligned with the State Game Commission plan for December 14 and 15 The directors will send the proposal to members with another resolution for the existing back season. New York Oct 13 Eleanor Holm seeks legal separation from Billy Rose after marital tensions spill from the social scene.
Liaison officers plan a Panmunjom meeting Sunday to restart stalled Korean armistice talks as fighting intensifies on western and central fronts. Allied and Communist forces clash amid renewed artillery barrages and strategic positions near Yonchon and surrounding ridges, with UN probing the Red complaint over alleged Allied strafing.
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