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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1952
Page
1
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Corry zoning board may approve a large one story town and country shopping center housing a Red and White supermarket and two additional retail spaces. The Beckwiths seek permits to relocate homes and stores to make way for the 60 000 dollar project with parking for hundreds and rapid construction if allowed.
The Schuman Plan General Assembly elected Paul Mehrt Spank as vice president while Heinrich von Gretano of West Germany and Spank’s Belgian party opponent led a close contest for assembly chief. The opening session occurred at Europe House amid backstage debates over potential shifts in French public opinion.
Lock Haven, Pa., drills into a polio crisis as schools theatres and churches close and public gatherings halt. City officials warn stricter measures may close the city. Clinton Lycoming and Centre counties tally over 90 cases since August with risk rising above 20 per 10 000 in the region.
The murder and armed robbery trial of Irwin P. Goft of Cuyahoga Falls Ohio has been postponed to the Lycoming County December term. Defense attorneys Hess and Herritt said they needed more time to prepare after being appointed yesterday. The victim Raymond Smith 19 of Masontichels Ba died after a shooting at a Little League World Series game in Williamsport August 17.
The First Naval District reports metal chips in reduction gears caused about 300 000 in damage to the destroyer Prichett. An ongoing naval intelligence inquiry into possible war saboteur activity is being conducted and kept secret until recently.
Daniel A Bolich once the Internal Revenue Bureau's No. 2 official was indicted by a Brooklyn grand jury on five charges of evading income taxes for 1946 to 1980. He could face up to 25 years in prison and fines if convicted. The case ties Bolich to a wider tax scandal probe led by congressional investigators including Henry Grunewald.
In Harrisburg the State Justice Department nears conclusion of hearings on a Crawford County farmers petition to end Bangs disease controls. The case, pursued through Dauphin County Court, began years ago with oral arguments to be heard before Miles Horst, secretary of agriculture, as the final stage of the proceedings. The disease affects dairy cattle and can spread to humans as undulant fever.
Southern coal operators show signs of backing John Lewis in wage talks with United Mine Workers before September 30 contract expiry. Discussion centers on a plan tied to a possible pay boost for miners and distribution of employment among Lewis 420000 union members.
The Associated Press reports heavy rains end a two year drought in Texas driving flood risks through the Hill Country. Cities including Kerville Fredericksburg and San Saba faced isolating high waters as streams burst banks. One man was swept away near Fredericksburg and two others died in separate rain related accidents.
Premier Tito warns a Soviet move could trigger World War III but sees no imminent threat. He asserts Yugoslav resolve to resist and says the West will keep sending military aid to Belgrade amid drought and regional tensions. A second convict is recaptured near Mount Holly, New Jersey.
A Baltimore grand jury indicted Edward Grammer of New York City for the murder of his wife Dorothy May Grammer, 33, an Sumetals office manager. She was found dead in her car after a late night crash, with investigators noting a pebble lodged beneath the accelerator and an autopsy deeming it a homicide.
Washington reports the Bureau of Internal Revenue dismissed 174 employees in the 12 months ending June 1952. Secretary Snyder says reform and closer scrutiny reduced undesirables while the agency processed 90 million tax returns, 160 million documents, and audited 4.405 million returns, with 2.255 fraud probes and 1.204 prosecutions recommended.
Mrs ONeil told police her husband Jeffey Wawa left for work in Centerville Tuesday morning and did not return. He was driving a 1946 Ford station wagon when he disappeared, and employers confirm he did not report to work Tuesday.
Governor Stevenson campaigns through Los Angeles and Bakersfield amid questions of government corruption. He plans a Thursday night address on Social Security and accuses opponents of attacking him as he surveys voter support and calls for experience in fighting public corruption.
Three escaped convicts from the Northeastern Federal Penitentiary are believed to have stolen four small items and attempted to rob a West Reading sporting goods store. The warden says a good possibility the robbers are the same three bank raiders who broke out yesterday, wounding nine and abducting another. An automobile was stolen in Highspire and another in Richfield as investigators pursue leads.
A 41 year old porter in London was condemned to die after admitting the stabbing of Mrs Christing Granville Inst on June 18. The trial in Old Bailey lasted three minutes with Muldowney refusing legal aid and showing no remorse.
Berlin dispatch reports Russians lifting a highway blockage after Allied checkpoints were briefly disrupted. U.S. officials suggest intervention by Walter Donnelly and Soviet envoy Vassily Chirikov may have helped allow night relief convoys to pass unmolested.
Chinese forces bombarded Capitol Hill with mortar and artillery as they fought South Korean troops over the Central Front outpost. The U.N. and U.S. Eighth Army reported heavy casualties, with estimates topping 2,800 Communist deaths tied to the fighting around Capitol Hill since Saturday. South Koreans counterattacked, reclaiming positions and tightening the Red escape from Pinger Ridge as the battle waned.
Uniontown Pa District Attorney Pretty L Brothers says barber Joseph Karem knows more than he is telling about a Sunday bombing that wrecked his Monongahela home. Brothers notes possible motive and is investigating a Cleveland connection as Karem ran a barber shop there before moving to Uniontown.
The McCarthy renomination victory in Wisconsin puts Ike’s campaign strategy on hold as he weighs how far to back McCarthy for re election. aides say he may endorse “anyone who does anything believed to be pro American” while weighing how to address Jenner and Minehart. Eisenhower plans a New York regional push and previously spoke with Arthur S. Sumnerfield amid party discussions.
Stevenson visits his birthplace but may not recognize the old homestead now a rooming house on Monmouth Avenue. The two story frame home once fashionable housed elderly ladies and features a large throughway once used by early skiers. the current property includes a ramp and is tied to a local Grange and residents including Mrs Ho Isabelle Taviedon.
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