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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1953
Page
3
A man was charged with disorderly conduct following a Saturday incident involving a woman and a local business owner identified as Martin. Authorities say the event began after a dispute at the premises operated by Mer.
West Berlin papers report a renewed Soviet clean sweep against anti communist underground fighters. Police casualties and partisan arrests rose in forested southeast areas near Cottbus as 2,500 officers gathered and a cordon was set to trap escape routes toward allied sectors.
Senator M. Harvey Taylor, Republican state chairman, underwent surgery at Polyclinic Hospital. Doctors described his condition as satisfactory after tests prompted the operation following a Thursday physical checkup. Dr. William S. McBride said the decision came after medical evaluations and that Taylor was in good shape prior to the procedure.
A stubborn blaze in Oil City's business district Saturday caused thousands in damage. The fire started in the basement of Kem Drug Store at 219 Seneca Street, as firefighters in masks battled chemical smoke. Pharmacist Perry Ray buck was in the basement minutes before the fire and noticed nothing harmful, while smoke spread to the nearby Chacona restaurant on Elm Street, which was closed.
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette urged voters to elect a Republican and a Democrat to the state superior court on November 1. It endorsed Judge J. Colvin Wright of Bedford County and Judge John I. Hook of Greene County, both seeking full 10-year terms. Wright currently sits on the court after a midyear appointment. Hook has served as president judge of the 13th judicial district at Waynesburg since 1986.
The funeral for Peles Dwight Skinner nine month old grandson of Mr and Mrs Basil Skinner of Bear Lake was conducted at Bracken Funeral Home with Rev H Ray Harris officiating. Interment followed at Lowville Cemetery. The infant died at Cory Memorial Hospital at 1027 am Saturday after admission at 130 am the same day from pneumonia.
Two men were detained by Erie County authorities in a watch theft at the J A Cannon store Ellington. Watches valued at 184 dollars were reported missing after Mrs Cannon saw a suspect reach into a snowcase. Price tags were found in the suspects car and officers continued the search. Willie Bradley and John McEldry, both Buffalo residents, were named by police.
Philips 24 of Oil City died Saturday morning from carbon monoxide fumes while dozing in his running car near Hasson Heights. Deputy coroner Gabreski ruled accidental death by asphyxiation. Survived by wife Virginia McClinsey, two daughters, parents, siblings, and grandparents. Funeral Tuesday at Steffee Funeral Home Oil City with burial in Sunset Memorial Park.
Petra Ledesma Garcia of Utuado Puerto Rico was awarded the Medal of Honor for her son Marine Pvt. Fernando Luis Garcia who died in Korea last year after he threw himself on a grenade to save a comrade. The 22 year old marine gave his life in the line of duty.
TV and radio lineup details show programs from WBEN and Channel 4 across the day. Morning through late night segments include Safebrush Trail News sport Ozzie and Harget Travelogue Voice of Firestone Love Lucy Led Three Lives Studio One News Weather and more with sports, talk, and drama blocks.
Dr Milan J Chepko aged 81 a former area physician was arrested in Toledo on state and federal drug charges for forging at least 75 narcotic prescriptions. An Ohio drug inspector noted a directory error that misidentified a missing man whose name Chepko used. Authorities say Chepko had practiced in Ashtabula and later ran an Toledo office.
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