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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1956
Page
6
A fragmentary local news roundup details a charge filed in a manslaughter case involving a gun trap set for a boy, a fatal shooting at a doorway, and a Pennsylvania auto crash near Woodstockboro. It also notes Penn State enrollment records, a hay show win, and other regional items.
IRS agents conducted synchronized raids in nine locations across Jamestown Erie Farrell Ellwood City Atlantic City Gary New Albany Niles and Toledo arresting 11 people for failing to register as gamblers and for not paying the $50 wagering tax stamp and 10 percent tax on bets. Police found gambling evidence in Toledo and Niles but did not arrest anyone there.
Governor George M. Leader of Pennsylvania campaigned in California for Adlai E. Stevenson, highlighting low farm prices and high corporate income. He proposed using surplus to expand school lunches, aid the ill in state care, and support needy families to ensure adequate diets.
Police swept Chinese tenements and shops in Kowloon searching for rioters after a violent protest left 1045 dead and 200 injured. Hundreds of suspects were marched to detention barracks as authorities blamed secret societies for the clashes between pro and anti Communist factions. A curfew was lifted briefly to allow partial reopening of the Peninsula.
Arthur M. Wirtz testified before the Senate Banking and Currency Committee that he bought bank stock from Orville E. Hodge described as distressed and worried. Hodge, a former Republican state auditor, later served prison time for misusing state funds. The hearing probes the role of federally insured banks and agencies in the Hodge scandal and related investigations.
A fragmentary report describes state auditor candidates and a bank stock purchase. Witness Witte testifies that Hodge warned of distress and possible trouble, prompting a group including Witte to buy stock at $27 per share, with the group now holding about 7 percent of the bank. Dwight F Green is named as Republican governor.
Clymer notes report a busy period with church events, meetings, and social gatherings. Rev Jossone T Howenboom led services, and Missionary Africa support was discussed. Local families attended dinners, homecomings, and visits to relatives in Jamestown, Holland, Syracuse, and Bucknell.
Willard Hoffmanmerliot, 64, longtime New Jersey banker, died in Presbyterian Hospital after a brief illness. He had figured in a famous 1948 kidnapping case tied to Passaic’s Hobart Service Trust Co. and its later state investigation into fund seepage. Elliot disappeared while taking his daughter to school and was found six days later, claiming a Chicago gunmen held him. No clear motive or successful convictions followed. He had left the firm the day after returning.
The note praises donors and supporters for aids to Hyd and town projects. It mentions the Red Cross and community leaders, highlighting gratitude for charity, local ties, and relief efforts. The text reflects a civic spirit and Nobel hopes tied to communal improvements.
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