21 Oct 1952
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1952
Page
1
Incomplete OCR fragment mentions apartments and furnishings with stray numbers and street references. The readable text shows private street units and rooms for rent or sale, but key details are garbled and uncertain.
Readable phrases mention a bedroom listing possibly with prices and contact hints. The text includes scattered numbers and locations but many words are garbled, making full details unclear. No clear event or identifiable entities emerge for a complete summary.
Eisenhower tours New England amid snow as he derides Truman and the Democrats. He labels accusations of anti-Semitism and anti Catholic bias as falsehoods while urging strong economic and military policy to ensure prosperity and peace. He resumes a high tempo schedule with multiple speeches across Massachusetts and New York.
Secretary of the Navy Kimball said more armed forces of all kinds would be required to force a decision in Korea. He spoke at a conference and declined to specify how long the Allies would wait before deciding when to act amid hostilities.
Fragmentary weather note reports a cold snap with temperatures near but fluctuating around 18 degrees. It references a future warm trend and mentions a meteorologist’s forecast of a return to normal October conditions and a dip below freezing later this week.
The United States blocked a Yewssian bid to invite North Korea and Communist China to UN debates on germ warfare. The UN General Assembly moved toward detailed work on Korea, with Russia pressing for top priority while the U.S. prepared to pursue germ warfare charges and a Polish armistice proposal. The Steering Committee will decide on the agenda as the Political Committee convenes to tackle major Korea questions.
New York columnist Earl Wilson reports Sinatra and Ava Gardner split after a public quarrel. Sinatra allegedly summoned police over remarks by Lana Turner and others at his Palm Springs home. Gardner reportedly left, Sinatra moved in with Jimmy Van Heusen.
Officials debated a General Telephone Co phone booth in a residential area amid appeals to the Zoning Board of Appeals. Council also considered diagonal parking on West Main, hospital street repairs, ambulance routes, and a fire truck for rural service.
Coast Guard Headquarters reports two boats sank in the sea off Florida with seven other craft in distress near the coast. The incident details and current status were released today.
The Community Chest drive reports donations toward a goal of 12 800 with contributions totaling 12 300 at noon. Leaders urge further solicitors to contact all potential donors by Thursday to avoid duplication. Gifts include Advance Gills 2 455 Corporations 1 150 Government banks utilities and hospitals 1 350 Commercial stores and employees 46 Professional men a Wayne Township 55 Tutt S120.
State Police report two separate one car accidents injuring residents of the Corry area. Phillip Covel, 27, of Erie, suffered head lacerations and injuries to the left ankle and right elbow after losing control on Route 77 seven miles west of Yolingaville. his car hit a utility pole, causing $50 damage and leaving him at Corry Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Robert McCray of Corry, R D 1, sustained hip and elbow contusions and a concussion when she fell from the car at Routes 89 and 25004, Concord Township, and was taken to hospital.
Bethlehem Steel Co plant workers return to duty after a three day strike by CIO United Steelworkers. About 1,200 workers protested plans to cut tonnage pay rates while 17,000 at the plant resume production as the back to work movement begins. An official grievance is planned under the contract and plant management calls the action a violation of the company union accord.
Three area school boards met in special session to review a survey that will guide a single building plan. Proposals include a 12 room facility or two smaller ones and possibly remodeling Corry High School, with costs allocated to each district and a push toward a joint senior high.
Five Curry property owners received relief as the Board of Tax Appeals granted redu ctions in property assessments. Four protests involved no change in value, while others challenged values higher than similar dwellings. Henry T Wheeler’s Wright Street home saw a 401 650 reduction. Officials urged protests at next triennial assessment year.
President Truman begins a three day tour of Pennsylvania aiming to win its 22 electoral votes. He will speak in Philadelphia at Reyburn Plaza near City Hall and appear in Bridgeport Reading Pottsville Wilkes Barre Scranton Honesdale Scranton Hinkley Bloomsburg Northumberland Williamsport Altoona Johnstown Pittsburgh before departing for Virginia.
Fragmented OCR text describes renewed assaults by Chinese forces on Sniper Ridge with heavy fire and tactical movements. Mentions map references, surrounding terrain, and defensive lines alongside operational details and reconnaissance notes. The article centers on combat activity near strategic high ground with ongoing clashes and reported line shifts.
Gov Stevenson continues the final extended trip with a large Springfield rally at the armory drawing about 5 400 people from a 6 000 seat venue. Campaign manager Wilson Wyatt denounces GOP attacks and Eisenhower campaign tactics as misrepresentations and distorting.
A fatal blast at the Red Bank municipal sewage disposal plant injured an elderly caretaker and damaged a wall line. Robert Williams, seven, from Negra care tales, died at Riverview Hospital hours after the explosion.
One man died and three others injured in a two-vehicle collision between a car and four coal trucks at the Routes 62 and 0 intersection west of Warren. John Bower of Willey died at Warren General Hospital. Bower’s wife Belle and John Bower Jr were among the injured. Police and hospital reports list several patients with broken wrists, rib injuries, and other trauma. The crash resulted in about 1,700 dollars in damages and is under investigation.
President Truman rejects claims of smear tactics and accuses GOP nominee of endorsing discriminatory immigration laws. Eisenhower denies anti Catholic charges as both campaigned in the lead up to the election. In Harrisburg the State Milk Control Commission orders a price hike for milk in the Johnstown Altoona area effective November 1 with a temporary drop planned April 1.
Pittsburgh dispatch reports growing idle workers as United Mine Workers leader J J Lewis urged miners to work. Rail and utility stoppages spread, with 50000 across 275000 union members affected in states including West Virginia Pennsylvania Kentucky and Ohio.
Editors in Pennsylvania representing 67 counties foresee Dwight D. Eisenhower leading by about one percent over Adlai Stevenson if the election were held today. The Associated Press survey indicates Ike would win roughly 51 percent to Stevenson's 47 percent, based on state wide percentages from county responses.
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