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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1951
Page
6
A Jamestown police report notes a possible Stalin car on a vacant East Mainstreet lot. Investigators found it owned by a couple recently moved to East Mainstreet, prompting local inquiries and safety checks.
The Senate finance committee reported its revised tax increase, estimating annual yields around 5.506 to 6.508 million dollars. The panel notes potential further hikes in income taxes for individuals and corporations. Senator Humphrey and others aim to push the increase toward seven million dollars annually. Marietta plant head named for Donegal Manufacturing Corp. Ward en F. Wilson elected president and director.
At Eighth Army Headquarters Korea on September 19 UN field commander General Van Fleet pinned the Silver Star on AP war correspondent John Randolph for heroism during a four hour battle. Randolph carried wounded soldiers to safety on April 23 despite danger.
Fucnsburgh, Sept 19 An assistant bank cashier accused of embezzling 550000 from the First National Bank of New Kensington won two new hearing delays while attempting to post 50000 bond. William Paul Smeltzer, a 23 year old New Kensington banker, was arrested last Thursday by the FBI on false entry charges. An FBI spokesman declined to comment on further arrests, noting they are pursuing evidence that will stand in court.
WOOD RIVER Illinois Sept 19 The Shell Oil Roxana refinery blast and fire raised the death toll to 15 with Robert Corrigan Bethalto a 36 year old pipefitter foreman among the dead. Fifteen others were hospitalized with serious burns as fifty men worked to control the scene and assess damage estimated at 100000. The cause of the blast remained undetermined.
The Office of Price Stabilization dispatched investigators to Chicago Cleveland Philadelphia and Newark to inspect slaughterers for compliance with live cattle price ceilings. An OPS spokesman said other major cities will be checked and Edward P. Morgan noted the drive seeks to verify packers complaints they cannot buy cattle and stay in business.
Tennessee church college educator Dr. John E. Bauman, 59, was fired for being a nudist and seeks new employment after 1918 teaching in church schools. Beth El College president Roy N. Baker doubts any church school will hire him, arguing his contract was invalid.
A faculty member with three years at the college and ten years as a nudist was found to be a member of the American Sunbathing Association. The discovery was made at the end of the Simmer term and prompted officials to review his status.
Fire officials in Colesville Maryland theorize a carelessly discarded cigarette in a closet ignited a nursing home blaze. The fire killed three elderly female patients and injured 53 others amid the incident at the facility.
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