22 Sep 1951
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1951
Page
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Readable text shows a fragmentary schedule item with place names and times unclear. It mentions Bathwood, Spring and Veento with partial numbers and a reference to Bal and 415. Entities are uncertain due to OCR damage.
Readable elements point to a brief local notice or snippet. The fragmentary text mentions names or initials and streets, with unclear dates or actions. The available words suggest a damaged public notice or courtroom brief, but specifics remain uncertain.
Washington, Sept 22. Three Republican senators demand Guy G Gabrielson explain ties to an RFC loan or resign as GOP chairman amid probes by the Hoey subcommittee. Williams accuses him of misunderstanding and seeking a Carthage Hydrocol loan and notes Boyle’s payments from a firm that benefited from RFC loans.
Four of the eleven teen girls reported missing earlier in the week have returned home. One girl’s unexpected arrival at a relative’s home in Lakewood, Ohio prompted a call to her parents. A father drove to Cleveland suburb and returned four girls. One girl, a Warren County resident, remains missing and is believed to be in Cambridge Springs.
Three people died and fifteen homes were leveled in a sequence of explosions blamed on a regulator failure in a Rochester gas distribution line. About 2,000 families evacuated as fires raged and several injuries were reported, with estimates of damage near one million dollars.
Local draft board announces no October physicals for youths from the Caery district due to Selective Service backlog. The 22 year old group remains awaiting orders while backlog and deferred inductees shift intake to later as examinations are not required this October.
The Carry Zoning Board of Appeals schedules a hearing for Dr J Guy Butters to establish an office at 200 Maple Avenue in the Municipal Building at 7 40 p m on October. A local physician holding an 80 day option to buy the Matthews home on Maple Avenue has neighbors within 100 feet signing petitions in support, though three families could not be reached. If approved, Dr Butters will remodel the first floor into office space and convert the second door into an apartment.
The article notes clocks revert to Standard Time on September 30, with Daylight Saving Time ending Sunday September 20. Erie and Pennsylvania Railroads plus city bus lines switch to Standard Time schedules. a list of westbound and eastbound train times is given, and post offices and agencies align hours with fast time.
Pittsburgh report states a grand jury indicted George Frick James Bigh John Edson and Nancy Waddell on involuntary manslaughter charges in the death of a marine veteran who leaped from Sewickley Bridge into the Ohio River on April 22 to win a $50 wager. The body was recovered shortly after.
In Gloucester Massachusetts on September 22 the writer recalls an old schoolhouse with two grades per room and simple benches. He contrasts primitive methods and harsh discipline with today’s toilets central heating and buses, arguing which system best shapes character remains debatable. He notes teachers once used bamboo on slow students and hints at parental support for traditional methods.
Corry shoppers flocked to chicken and ham as beer shortages push prices higher. Stores report limited beer supply and rising costs, while some retailers note ham sales hit record highs as pork slaughtering remains heavy.
Mrs Agnes Upperman of Calumnius Watonder held for the next term of court after pleading not guilty to cheating by fraudulent pretense. Complainant James Mead Jr. charged she falsely claimed he gave $15 for kerosene and an oil drum before his death. She also faces a larceny charge and was brought from the Erie county jail for the hearing.
London dispatch reports a foreign office spokesman stating Trans new communication on the oil crisis adds nothing and offers no new settlement basis. The stance remains unchanged and negotiations with Britain cannot restart. Iran is being informed of this view. Also noted an obituary: Dr. Albert Edwin Kelgwin, 63, former Ursinus College president, died at Huggins Hospital.
Two separate crashes near Corry left six people hurt. In Union City a car left the highway on Route 8, overturned, and four youths were injured, with minor injuries to the driver. In another collision on Stallion Row a youth and an occupant were hospitalized with non life threatening injuries. authorities plan further investigation to determine charges.
Senate holds rare Saturday session to debate a $5.5 billion tax increase aimed at mutual savings banks and savings and loan associations. The bill faces opposition and possible amendments, with revenue projections and treasury positions discussed as the finance committee weighs excess profits tax impacts.
Australians rejected a constitutional change to outlaw communists. With most votes counted, the No side led about 1,648,000 to 1,205,000, across five of six states as the proposal failed to win a clear nationwide majority. Queensland stood as the only state where Yes led.
The Municipal Bullaing reports a disheartening turnout with 82 residents registering changes of address in a special voting registration. Republicans lead with 24 registrations to 12 for Democrats. two registrars Mrs Gladys Stowe and Mrs Pred Hicnan will again supervise next Wednesday.
A heavy pall of smoke draped the Pacific Northwest as fires scorched vast areas. More than 50 million acres burned in Oregon Washington and California with towns saved as shifting winds slowed the blazes. Oregon police estimate a Santiam Creek fire surpassed 13 000 acres by midnight Friday while Tillamook area flames covered 9 000 acres in 12 hours.
An argument at a Pittsburgh wedding reception led to groom Bar Stein being jailed less than two hours after his marriage. He was held for an alderman on charges of assault and battery and surety, with the bride pressing charges. Stein told Police Magistrate W H McDiarmid the quarrel began over a personal matter and that the couple were having a peaceful moment when someone interfered.
A scrambled weather summary notes a very warm Sunday with unseasonably high temperatures. Despite confusion, the report mentions a heat wave across a region, with temperatures near record highs and possible scattered snow in upper districts not fitting the rest of the text.
Washington report says the Agriculture Department is urging farmers to store crops to lift sagging prices this season. Officials note stored commodities could help support price ceilings and prevent a drop in farm income, with cotton exempt from any ceiling protection.
London anxiously awaited news as King George VI reportedly faced a mysterious lung operation. About 1,500 watchers stood vigil outside Buckingham Palace while five doctors entered the royal residence at 8:30 am BST and later returned, with court sources saying the operation occurred during the morning.
In Korea near Mig Alley on Sept. 22 Allied and Communist jet forces engaged for about 25 minutes with nearly 120 aircraft. Pilots reported damage to Mig units from altitudes above 47,000 feet down to 20,000 feet as UN troops pressed attacks on Heartbreak Ridge and the iron triangle, with heavy fighting on the central and eastern fronts and a record air sortie count by Fifth Air Force. Ridgway considered resuming armistice talks as a rapid reply was prepared from UN headquarters.
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