20 Oct 1951
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1951
Page
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A garbled OCR fragment mentions names and times with unclear references. Key details and entities are unreadable, leaving only scattered terms such as times and locations. The item appears incomplete and cannot identify a coherent event or subject.
A damaged OCR fragment references Sylvania City and County matters with incomplete phrases about state validation, claims, and verification. No clear actions, dates, or names emerge beyond regional references.
A fragmented probate notice requests action on an estate with suggestive wording pointing to Walter as a named recipient. The readable text hints at wills or beneficiary designations under a will while indicating a formal request or endorsement from a likely executor.
Babson Park Mass Oct 2 People fear inflation as stock markets rise and fall. The piece cites The Inflation Games and notes cost of living trends since 1887, arguing inflation stems from organized labor and politics while suggesting labor leaders can address the issue without wage cuts. It references Dow Jones, wartime spending, and potential tax impacts, ending with a tease of continuation on Page Two.
Local residents who enjoy Martin music hear the Oil City band tomorrow at 8 20 am. Chief Bailey Drake invites residents to welcome the band with a reception in Corey as the Pennsylvania passenger train arrives. The band will give a brief concert at the station followed by a salute with a shotgun.
Edward William Steele, 29, a former Florida convict, was arrested in Corry after fleeing with Paul Fleming. He provided details of their alleged crimes, said Fleming works in Salt Lake City, and indicated both men face extradition to Port Arthur, Texas, with authorities wiring updates as the case unfolds.
Corry Community Chest total rises to 4275 as about 2000 more is added in the second day of the drive. C H Bracken, chairman, says pledge distributions are finished and Monday's report should show strong weekend effort by workers. He notes speakers are available for prayers and urges nonresident local donations through the campaign.
Two highway projects in Warren and Corry counties near completion with fall finish targets. A 3.6 mile Corry–Lottsville road from Grokenstraw Creek bridge is being paved using a six inch base and bituminous surface. About 82 miles of Erie county roads are authorized for improvement, with 31 under contract and the rest by the department.
Washington reports a congressional resolution signed by President Truman ends the state of war with Germany. Germans are no longer enemy aliens and may do business, travel, sue in U S courts, and possibly host an embassy. A peace treaty remains blocked by postwar East West split.
Pittsburgh Oct. 40 The Pennsylvania Senate will be asked to investigate charges that Sen H Haluska Campelay received offers of patronage to support the tax program Beh John Walker R Allegheny said he will place the request before the Senate when it reconvenes. He will name persons who offered favors if called before the Senate.
Raymond firm affiliate to get a modern plant in Dayton Ohio. Associated Spring Corporation’s Dayton division, expanding to serve Weight Air Base industries, has purchased a large industrial site with a spur rubway for a new modern plant. Henry Dauphinis named general manager, with Harold Sweg as key development figure. Former Corry men Raymon Barres and Donald Degean join Dayton unit crew guiding the project.
Police Chief Harvey Deake announced enforcement will begin next week on select city streets South Center from Pleasant to Church Concord from Main to Church and Spring from Pleasant to Care One side will be free and parking on the west side allowed The amendment adds one way traffic provisions and requires warning signs where possible despite a sign shortage. all one side parking signs are in place and will be enforced
Washington Del 20 July reports a defense order suspends color television production during the emergency. Indefinite postponement of new color TV sets affects public access and industry estimates span two years. The move sets back color TV development and returns to black and white as the government weighs which system will prevail.
Congress approves a broad tax hike to fund government, with $2.764 billion in annual revenue and higher rates on income, corporate, and excise taxes. The measure, tied to wartime needs, faces presidential signature as estimates project a $44.7 billion 1952 fiscal year total, pending final enactment.
The Cory district Board No. ? was notified yesterday to call youths on November 1 for pre induction physical tests. Five more were ordered to report October 30 for induction. Those headed for Army service include Robert L Hand, Robert J Elder Jr, Delbert Poter, Charles WicKay Jr, and Robert Bisbee. Also Norristown judge set October 29 for sentencing M Jonson for a 1949 train wreck. plea for new trial noted. Montgomery County court to hear next week.
The Corry industry records a major ownership shift as Earl Haight sells his stake and Rogers Structural Steel Co. transfers full control to Robert A Ott Sr and family. The move ends Haight’s long partnership, reshaping leadership from 1921 era shop to Ott lineage. The firm, founded 1900 as C F Rogers and Company, has built major steel fabrications across the region, including for the Corry Manufacturing Corporation plant.
Chicago reports former Kentucky players linked to a bribe scheme during 1949 NCAA tournament play. Authorities questioned witnesses as the case drew in several schools, including Louisville and Manhattan, with ties traced to alleged payoffs to shave points in key games.
Congress moves toward sine die as the House acts on leftover appropriations and the Senate re passes a vetoed veterans auto loan bill. The session also awards Stephen Foster Memorial Day and reports Meadvill e High School guard Bernard Rice injured in Bradford.
A near agreement backed by Red leaders advances negotiations to restart truce talks. Only a single dispute point remains, while force actions such as tanks striking at Kumsong are reported amid the peace effort.
Communist liaison officers accepted a UN proposal for a quarter mile wide security path around Kaesong amid talks in Munsan. Kinney said optimism remained for rapid resumption of substantive discussions and a cease fire. In a separate dispatch, UN troops pressed toward Kunisong near the 38th parallel as tanks and infantry advanced under fire. Two men drowned in Scranton while motorboats drifted at dusk on the Brokaw River.
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