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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1958
Page
4
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A July surge in construction contracts signals the strongest three month period in U S history with total contracts at 3 607 058 000 up 24 from June and 20 360 564 000 for the first seven months. Nonresidential and residential contracts show double and single digit gains while heavy engineering climbs 49 year over year.
A fragment mentions Philadelphia and Superintendent William Tade meyer in Zelienople Butler County, indicating a local educational or administrative context without further detail.
T/4 Set Artur L. Mello son of Mrs Homer Wagner was among 1 percent reported missing after a C130 transport plane vanished en route to the American Air Base at Adana Turkey. Mello, a 1944 Technical High School graduate, served in Germany and was married with two daughters. He last visited Erie after Thanksgiving 1956.
The American Federation of Teachers adopted a resolution urging President Eisenhower to establish federal schools in states like Arkansas and Virginia to enforce the Supreme Court ruling. The move would shift education from state and local control to the federal government, provoking broad opposition nationwide amid regional traditions. Theodore Roosevelt’s 1884 double tragedy: his mother and wife died within hours of each other.
Hollywood Highlights profiles Dolores Hart as she rises from Loyola University student and Marymount freshman to starring roles in Elvis Presley films and Miss Lonelyhearts. Hart credits others who helped her, stays active in church, and rejects temptations for a steady image as she heads toward a Broadway shot.
A gondola car on a southbound freight train buckled near Titusville, tying up the line for over six hours. The car carried 139,000 pounds of fragmentation shell casings destined for a Midland steel mill, loaded for shipment. A PRR spokesman noted the casings were loaded for transit.
De Gaulle appealed to about 100000 listeners in Place de la Republique to back his proposed constitution and restore France’s standing. He outlined the basic law for the Fifth Republic as hecklers clashed with police lines while Reds and opponents were kept back from the platform. France and overseas territories will vote on September 28 to accept or reject the constitution.
A southbound freight train CBF 4 derailed near the South Drake street crossing in Towne. The left gondola buckled, scraped street crossings, and cleared a bridge over Oi Creek before emergency brakes stopped the 14 car train. The gondola hung inches above the ties, narrowly avoiding further collapse.
Yesterday's memories recount Roosevelt banishing Democratic conservatives from the New Deal while courting Republicans and liberal allies. Postmaster General Farley's stance on disavowing Democratic candidates looms as a possible move. The Pardons Board will hear plea for George Wing, 8, to commute life term for 1920 death of 2 year old George Ornsbee on Sept 21. Bob Bracken wins 1938 city tennis title by defeating Melvin Gubbet in straight sets 3-6 2-? Noted.
Forty years ago on September 5 1918 most Cony automobile owners respected the Sunday driving ban though twenty or more local slackers were reported The Standard Turnbuckle team concluded its season with plans for a banquet next Saturday and a fine season is anticipated The Great Atlantic and Pacific stores announced a Wisconsin store opening leasing the former Jourdet store on South Center street Corry schools opened with 1188 total pupils 221 in High School
The revival of business activity finds many firms poised to benefit from ongoing research spending. A study of 833 companies shows 390 increasing budgets, 275 maintaining, and 168 cutting, with total R D up about four percent from last year. Industry gains include transportation equipment and aircraft, while construction machinery shows the sharpest drop.
Brig. Gen. Lew Tenny Goss, 63, retired chief engineer of U S Army forces in the Far East during World War II, died of a heart ailment Wednesday. He served with the Corps of Engineers throughout his Army career until retiring in 1945.
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