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31 Oct 1950
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1950
Page
1
Readable fragments suggest a local notice or update involving a person and place. Details are insufficient to identify names, dates, or concrete actions.
Allied forces pressed to end the Korean conflict before winter as U N troops pushed across the peninsula. US tanks neared the Manchurian border while Chinese Red divisions reportedly joined the fight.
A loud blast rocked the city late last night, lightly damaging several homes but causing no serious injuries. Officials traced the effects to a pipe line near a rail yard west of the city, with the blast reportedly felt as far as Clymer and Balls. No other casualties or damage were reported.
King George V opened a new session with medieval ceremony and pledged ministers to reararm to avert war. The speech outlined nationalization of sugar industry, permanent production powers, leasehold reform, civil defense, and expanded home bond production amid international tension. The Conservatives viewed moves as a step toward a police state while Labour backs strong economic controls. A second item notes missing workers after a Mississippi River blast near Friars Point with two dead and seven missing.
City council approves higher wages for ten city employees as supplies run short and demand rises. Agriculture Department warns food prices may surge next year due to wartime demand, with a potential but limited rise before late winter. Officials foresee reinforced consumer demand in spring and possible price controls only for meats and oils if thresholds are met. Housing rent control expansion is urged, with a plan to grant broader authority to reimpose controls in defense-priority areas.
City officials approved a wage increase for most non elected city employees a 5 30 p m yesterday budgeting 1500 to cover November December salaries The raise takes effect tomorrow two months early to dodge any presidential pay freeze Salaries including city engineer 3519 city solicitor 1173 clerk 1380 finance deputy 540 city clerk 450 and others along with street and police department raises are detailed with hourly rates and grades
Corry Community Chest totals climb past 17 000 as new contributions from local industries push toward 29 500. Chairman James McIntosh says the drive nears the midpoint and hopes to clear 20 000 soon with complete reports from all divisions. A large thermometer to track daily progress is planned near Kendall Service station at North Center and Washington.
After disaffiliating from the Food Tobacco and Agricultural Workers Union Carnation Milk Company plants at Corry and Cambridge Springs vote today on joining the CIO United Steelworkers Union. The National Labor Relations Board runs bargaining agent elections for about 65 Springs plant workers from 1 to 3 pm and about a dozen Cory plant workers from 10 am to noon. James Kuhn of Cambridge Springs, former union secretary, said the local left the prior union two months ago to avoid a purge of unions with leftist leanings. Choice is between the Steelworkers and no union representation. The election was postponed from yesterday.
William Cashmore of Erie pleaded guilty in Erie county court to a false pretense charge by Citizens National Bank of Corry. He received a deferred sentence to the second Monday in May and must repay 250 dollars. He admitted borrowing 850 dollars from the bank and offering 12 head of cattle as security, later claimed the cattle owned by another. He was arraigned weeks ago before Alderman George Golden and ordered for court trial.
Assorted Press report from San Juan and Ponce describes a Puerto Rican revolt led by Nationalists. Attacks hit 10 centers, with 22 wounded as government forces fire from air and ground. About 7,000 to 9,000 rebels are said to be involved, including Pedro Albizu Campos’s faction, with arrests and a declared push for independence amid a politically tense scene.
North Atlantic military leaders proceeded to an extra session to finalize a mutual defense force for western Europe amid lengthy talks over German participation. The delay postponed plans for visits to Wright-Patterson, Aberdeen Proving Ground, and Dahlgren Naval Proving Ground as officials weighed the German role.
John Boettiger former son in law of President Roosevelt leaped to his death from a seventh floor hotel suite in New York early today. The 50 year old newspaperman had been in low spirits recently and four days earlier took sleeping pills. He divorced Anna Roosevelt in 1949 and had remarried. He left two notes one supposedly addressed to his prison wife.
Virgil Walker 17 of Mlymer was indicted by the grand jury this morning on charges of burglary and receiving stolen goods. He allegedly helped loot the Lug Cab Inn and Ailstop Dairy Bar two weeks ago. three companions pled guilty in Warren County Court while Walker was released yesterday on bail.
Walter Gampail and Walter Campbell discuss a proposed 848,000 addition at the Senior High School to house classrooms and a large gymnasium. The plan would create a U shaped wing, raze the current home economics building, and place a central court between the new wings.
Western Oregon faces rising flood tolls after the Rogue Umpqua and Coquille rivers burst their banks. Five people were killed as hundreds were evacuated and rural areas remained marooned. Officials warn of record damage to roads and bridges across the coast range counties.
A surveying firm calls for a formal jointure of six districts to pool resources and standardize boundary work. The plan envisions shared equipment, unified licensing, and cost savings while improving accuracy and service delivery for local clients.
Walter Campbell of Flınter Caldwell and Campbell outlines plans to move Corry area schools with a new athletic field site and a large building program. He proposes a state authority construct and lease arrangement to fund, build, and rent facilities to districts, with costs estimated near 400,000 and annual payments around 340,803 plus local rent. The plan faces legal questions on title transfer post payment and requires state action, with board members noting budget and timing concerns.
Senator Wiley of Wisconsin urged Congress to back the St. Lawrence Seaway power project, calling it well suited and justified by need. He released a letter criticizing the U S lack of action on the $800,000 NHC proposal and urged timely approval.
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