Harper Charity Case Reported At 319 Ms
A local charity case at 319 Ms Wadi was reported with involvement by Harper. Authorities are tracking a fundraiser and pledges amid community concern and compliance checks.
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1949
Page
1
A local charity case at 319 Ms Wadi was reported with involvement by Harper. Authorities are tracking a fundraiser and pledges amid community concern and compliance checks.
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The United States plans to accelerate its atomic bomb program lifting some AEC spending curbs. Two moves in the Senate pave the way including a push by McMahon to speed reactor and weapons work at Oak Ridge Tennessee and Hanford Washington. Officials say accelerated construction could trim the program by months as details remain undisclosed.
About 300 Bell Aircraft employees are recalled after a four month strike at the plant west of Niagara Falls. The United Auto Workers voted to end the walkout and submit main issues to arbitration. Twenty two unionists are listed as unresolved, and the company faced claims of subversive activity during the dispute.
John J. Lewis denounces AFL chief William Green for rejecting a proposed weekly 250000 to 2500000 fund to aid Murray's CIO Steelworkers and mine workers in wage strikes. Negotiations, unity talk, and government mediation concerns loom as Truman considers action amid steel and coal disputes.
Nationalist intelligence in Formosa reports 18 the Red Army preparing amphibious assault on Chusan archipelago 150 miles from Shanghai. Chen Yi orders large forces with coastal reach from Canton to Ningpo as Amoy and Ningpo evacuations begin amid mobilization.
Fire crews from Sugar Grove Columbus and Winona reported a morning blaze that destroyed a house and barn near the New York Pennsylvania line on Bear Take-Winie Road. Clarence Kalstee of Town Line Road owned the property vacated months earlier by the Chapins. Insurance covered part of the loss with sale negotiations underway.
A year earlier on October 18, 1948, heavy wet snow touched the area, melting quickly, with Cumbridge Springs reporting up to two inches on the ground while nearby ground left half an inch. This morning's sun forecast 10 degree warmth for the afternoon as the Pennsylvania Week Special Limited arrives at 5 PM.
The special Christmas lighting committee plans to fund and install park displays with prizes for best home decorations. The Hospital iY Club Brewer to ieanme leads park lighting efforts while the Hospitality Club backs a citywide holiday gathering. Street lights will continue as merchants discuss the plan tomorrow at the Phoenix Hotel.
Junior and Senior boys from Corny public schools conducted plant tours at multiple sites. James Harper coordinated an event with tours to Haymond, Ore Tiley, and the Corry Memorial Hospital facilities. Students observed structural pipe installation and liaised with local workers, highlighting hands on learning.
Air Force chief Vandenberg testified before the House Armed Services Committee defending a strategy of maintaining strong strategic bombing power with B-36 and B-37 aircraft. He warned that reducing this strength would invite Soviet offense and reduce deterrence, potentially forcing the U S to accept defensive-only posture while diverting resources from offensive programs. Generals Bradley and Callan prepared rebuttals to Navy complaints about interservice priorities. A separate Guatemala flood toll rose with hundreds missing as authorities scramble to respond.
Tonight at 8 pm in the Municipal Building a kickoff for the Irri Chest effort will explain procedures to 20 volunteers. Chairman David Swart announces divisions already starting, with 110 testers to connect. two-week progress reports begin, ending November 2.
Tears filled the Warren funeral as David 18 and Richard 18 faced the crowd after Richard, jailed on murder charges, arrived with Deputy Sheriff Suyent Seeor. District Attorney Kornreich noted no first degree murder verdict, predicting a November grand jury to consider indictments amid questions about Richard's temper.
Washington reports quote Secretary of State Acheson indicating Greece’s war with Communist forces is largely over with a possible reduction of American aid. Ministers in Athens weigh how the military establishment will be shaped as the United States reviews its long involvement.
Volunteers launch the Corry Community Chest appeal seeking 25800 to fund nine agencies including Corry Hospital YMCA Salvation Army Erie County Chest Mead Park American Heart Association Cancer Society Polio Foundation and Corry Child Health Center. Success hinges on local response over a two week drive.
Philadelphia report states Mrs Charles M Morrison announces the resignation of her husband, a longtime Philadelphia editor and political figure, to Gov James H. Duff. The resignation is effective immediately as he remains hospitalized after an illness. Morrison had been a prominent newspaper editor involved in 1942 gubernatorial campaigns.
A Corry woman fought off a would be attacker as she was returning home on West Pleasant Street. She described a five foot tall suspect wearing a feathered hat and hay feathered sleeve, and police have two suspects being held for questioning.
Negotiations restarted today with about 75 000 workers at Westinghouse Electric Corporation as the Radio and Machine Workers union presses for a 600 4 year benefits package. A day of talks yielded no public settlement details.
Washington reports an economist Edwin Nourse criticized the administration for deficit spending and political influence on the economic council. Senator O Mahoney and Senator Ferguson weighed in on fiscal policy as the nation faces subsidies and production controls amid a looming deficit. Cider seized at grid game in Tarentum Pa underscores local concerns.
Washington October 9 The Senate approved a bill raising the federal minimum wage from 40 to 75 cents an hour, sending it to President Truman for signature. The measure could lift about 1.5 million workers, though hours and exemptions may alter final impact as Congress heads into a new session.
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