15 Sep 1954
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1954
Page
1
Rental ad fragment listing vacant rooms and a furnace in Itonsburg area. Contact numbers appear garbled but suggest inquiries to a local agency about available units for rent. No clear dates or prices provided.
Dr Henry D Smyth resigns from the Atomic Energy Commission and defends atomic stockpile power as deterrence Eisenhower accepts the resignation and names Willard Libby to replace him Libby 45 of Chicago will supervise AEC work pending Senate confirmation Smyth plans to return to Princeton University as Board Chairman of Scientific and Engineering Research.
On October 2 the pulpit of First Baptist Church of Corry will be filled by Rev. Robert J. DeBoer of Buffalo. The church has been hearing candidates since Rev. Francis G. Whiteman departed last winter to Hedstrom Memorial Baptist Church of Buffalo. DeBoer, born in Chicago February 16 1911, attended Practical Bible Training School and was ordained by Five Mile Baptist Church. He has led four pastorates in Monument Pa Olean Sapleton and Buffalo and leaves the Goppel Center Church of Buffalo. Mrs DeBoer a Practical Bible grad and the couple with sons William 18 and Robert John Jr 11 will occupy the parsonage on South Center Street.
Senate Banking Committee reviewed a report showing builders profited about 14 million dollars on 40 housing projects financed by government insured loans. New Jersey and New York investors were named in several projects, with total project costs around 6.38 million and insured mortgages near 9.12 million. The hearings also postponed the Marciano Charles heavyweight bout due to weather.
In a day of early primaries across nine states Republican Sen Robert W Upton of New Hampshire lost to veteran Rep Nevis Gorton for Tobey's seat in a three way race. Other incumbents were mostly reprieved as party nominees for November. Carroll won Colorado Senate nomination while Johnson chose governor bid. Several states reported results with key races in Wisconsin and Massachusetts.
Moscow accuses SEATO of being a hive of colonial powers and says the Southeast Asian defense alliance supplies strategic raw materials to the U S military industry. The statement warns the Manila pact will heighten international tensions and hinder peaceful settlement of disputes.
Washington sources report the McCarthy censure committee aims to finish the report framework by week’s end. The panel, led by Sen. Watkins, backed its legal staff and rejected McCarthy’s claim of bias.
A 15 year old local girl admitted taking a diamond ring and two bracelets from an apartment at 171 North Center Street belonging to LaVon and Lareena Fardink, Mary Batten, and Rose Cromley. Police recovered the ring and money totaling 41. The ring was valued at 150. The girl was released to her mother for juvenile court after probation officer Helen Spencer advised.
A Corry plan calls for 50 police aides to man intersections and direct traffic during a drill from 1 30 to 4 20 PM. Route 19 Braverdam and Conry Findley Lake roads will be patrolled while Route 6 and 20 redirections reduce congestion. Corry Red Cross and city police coordinate fire and radio support for the procedure.
Ty Anderson 55 of Columbus, operator for Me Hole Rail, found on the tower floor after a collapse. Crewman John Wary Feelin discovered him. Anderson was taken to Guvry Memorial Hospital in serious condition with multiple injuries and possible perforated ulcer noted.
Cleveland police say Billy O Williams who claimed to know the killer of the Bay Village socialite Martlys moppard has no real knowledge of the case. Capt David Kerr and Det Patrick Guyesu say no one was sent to Trenton New Jersey. Williams is a fugitive in Tampa with ties to kidnapping and auto theft. Dr Samuel F Sheppard, the slain woman’s husband, faces a first degree murder indictment in a separate case.
International News Service reporters Richard Applegate and Donald Dixon along with merchant mariner Benjamin Krasne were released after months of confinement in China. They traveled to Hong Kong by a U S consulate car and were brought to the Peninsula Hotel at Kowloon.
Two cars collided on a narrow bridge three miles north of Tithaville as wet pavement and a slick approach caused a side swipe and steering errors. Mrs. Adam C. Mooler of Titusville sustained facial and leg injuries and Charles J. ONeill of Titusville suffered a scalp wound and wrist injuries before hospital treatment and release.
Osage Oklahoma report describes Jack Bay a 4 year prison lifer and confessed killer of 4 Penn State coed near campus Cananoys with a third grade education He says he was a murderer car thief and dope pitalier within months of a whirlwind crime career that ended 14 years ago Officers study his confession in State College Pa where Riche Taylor was beaten to death March 28 1040.
Police and PBI hunted today for a bandit who robbed the Five Points Branch in Albuquerque taking 111170. The 5 foot gunman wore Army fatigues and warned staff to lie down saying he was compelled to act. He fled with a sack of bills in denominations from one to one hundred dollars.
The Moone Italian American Association and VFW join Corry’s tax fight opposing the $1 per member levy. School tax payments total $49,000 since July notices. organizers contest the ordinance as unfair and unconstitutional, arguing it excludes some clubs. The case proceeds to court with hearings likely this month but no trial date set.
Secretary of State Dulles heads to Bonn and London for talks on the German rearmament issue amid French opposition to the EDC. He plans a late night nationwide TV address delivered from a prepared recording discussing the Southeast Asia pact. Dulles bypasses Paris due to time constraints and will meet Churchill and Eden before returning for the UN General Assembly opening.
The Eisenhower era faces a 434 billion dollar deficit for the year despite cutting 3 billion from major security programs. The budget revision increases civilian outlays to spur production and employment as defense contracts are expected to rise, with Humphrey promising to cut spending daily to protect the economy.
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