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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1954
Page
1
Fragmentary classified sale notice lists farm equipment and household items for sale including tractors hayrakes barrels tools and machinery. It mentions contact numbers and locations in vague terms tied to local streets and residents. The text reads as an auction style listing with scattered names and addresses.
Senator Johnson said a midweek committee report on the McCarthy censure is possible but the Senate should wait until after the November election for action. He warned calm judgment may be unlikely in the heated campaign atmosphere.
Two inmates remain at large after a mass escape from the Atlanta Federal Penitentiary. Bloodhounds guided authorities to recapture George Ellis and Charles Stegall, while George Fi Evans and Charles Richard Perry were nabbed within hours. The men slipped through a sewer opening and fled via Woodland Street after forcing a grill cover. Warden W Hardulick reported the escape followed a Wednesday breakout.
Seoul and Washington aim to avoid public comment while private warnings rise that patience is wearing thin over U S military and economic policies. Officials warn of possible Korean demands to expel U S forces or reject the new rapid retaliation strategy while Korea seeks to stay distant from Japan amid mounting friction.
Harrisburg Pennsylvania reports a jet trainer crashed on a farm near the Turnpike while attempting to land at Harrisburg State Airport. Two Air Force officers were killed, with names withheld pending next of kin notification. The aircraft, en route from Bryan AFB Texas to Andrews AFB Washington DC, failed to land due to electrical storms. Control tower operator Wesley Wheeler said there was no radio contact before the crash. the jet circled low before striking the Grissinger farm near West Shore interchange.
Chief of Police Harley Drake described the disposition of a reckless driving charge against Charles Fenton of 320 South Center street as discharged for lack of evidence after only one of three witnesses appeared. Henderson of Union City pleaded guilty to reckless driving and paid fines.
The Duchess of Kent and her 17 year old daughter Princess Alexandria arrive in Washington for an informal visit. They plan to tour the sights and are described as arriving incognito, with identity concealed.
The Corry Memorial Hospital Building Fund directors announced the project cost 750427.37 dollars with city and government contributions covering two thirds and one third respectively. Receipts totaled 449868.52 from pledges and other items while pledges of 475684.58 were made but 25816 remained unpaid. Directors pursued civil suits but ultimately did not sue to collect.
City officials installed new stop signs along Summer and East South streets to curb north south traffic near Un new Carry Area High School. Additional signs were added at East Pleasant Street and Wil Har Street and at the Harding School driveway to halt traffic in all directions. A stop at West Church Street and Second Avenue was also erected to control east west movement, following resident concerns. In Chicago, Hamilton Fish resigns from The For America Organization ahead of a public resignation threat over the group’s political action concept.
General Wil i, a 44 year old commander and comrade, died at the army Walter Feeds Hospital on the first night. Cause of death not disclosed but his heart ailment was known.
The State Department of Public Instruction ruled 7.5 percent of the new high school rental costs are non reimbursable, shifting yearly burdens to Corry Columbus Spring Creek Elm and Concord townships. Total district payments rise to 148 600 annually, with Corry bearing 110 080 and states share about half of the total.
Teterboro New Jersey Arthur Godfrey resumes on air duties after a mishap left him grounded for six months. The radio star describes the period as lengthy and trying, likening the layoff to wearing an old shoe.
In Indianapolis a bitter intraparty battle threatens to disrupt a major gathering. Stevenson, set to address editors and guests, faces clashes with the regular party machine as financial and organizational tensions surface. Mitchell’s faction halted the formal program printing, while McKinney notes limited ticket sales and continued fundraising efforts.
Vice President Nixon denounces "Trumanism" as a principal issue in his 1964 campaign tour. At a $100-a-plate Republican fundraiser in St Louis he urges voters, across parties, to elect a Republican Congress in November. He touts the Eisenhower years as progress and says more must be done to build a solid GOP majority in Congress.
Pittsburgh FBI announced the arrest of John Manchin Len B Port and John W Meredith in the First National Bank shortage case at Parkmount West Virginia. Meredith, already free on 20000 bail, faced charges of false entries and improper bank fund applications involving 25540 dollars. Ford was later accused with Meredith of violating the Federal Reserve Act as they appeared before a U S commissioner in Pittsburgh.
Corry High School band members performed before the Corry Johnsonburg game. While the football squad scored touchdowns, two band members demonstrated initiative and spirit, drawing mixed reactions from the football crowd.
Nancy Pluhamer, 28, of Warren Pennsylvania, vanished while en route to a friend’s home in Cambridge Massachusetts. Discrepancies over time of disappearance cited by police as she planned to begin graduate work in philology. parents say she could have gone to Philadelphia.
Carbon City Nev A tense day at Nevada State Prison as authorities investigate the death of Guard George Miller 69 during a daring escape by three convicts all recaptured within 10 hours Warden A J Bernard said investigators would question the trio about the guard s death The milk truck used in the breakout was found later with Miller s body in the open door of the truck a bullet through his head Officials said the three convicts were unnamed and no gun was carried by Miller or the guards at the time of the incident
The Pennsylvania Federation of Sportsmen’s Clubs endorsed a resolution to abolish the state deer hunting regulation system. A panel meeting approved the move and the General Assembly will vote today, calling the present permit method “awful and discriminatory.” Killed in crash near York: David B. Sloat, 85, Wrightsville, died in a head-on Lincoln Highway collision. Two others injured.
Babson argues that insurance, including hurricane and accident coverage, is essential and likens it to a form of good Christian practice. He endorses Blue Cross and Blue Shield as exemplary, urging churches and individuals to join and contribute to mutual aid before disasters strike.
A column argues that compulsory, universal insurance is prone to politics and corruption, praising a free plan to reduce expenses for insurers and administrators. It notes recent hurricane damage across Greater Boston and Eastern New England, estimating $10,000,000 in property losses in a brief reference.
London reports a nine power conference to seek West Germany’s entry into NATO with full equality for the former Reich. Dulles and Eden note a late month meeting of 14 NATO members to study German rearmament while France seeks guarantees that Allied troops stay and that rearmament is constrained. A joint communique follows their talks on the French rejection of the European Defense Community.
In Salisbury Maryland a six month old baby receives radiation treatments from atomic science after doctors debated eye removal. The parents chose to proceed with therapy at Lankenau Hospital, renewing hope as the child, Ulysses Hikman, fights blindness and possible death.
Robert Berry aged 38 of Pittsburgh drowned when his motorboat capsized in the Allegheny River near the 40th Street Bridge. Five other men were rescued, treated for shock, and police detained survivor John Demitras as owner-operator. Berry’s body was not yet recovered.
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