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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1951
Page
4
An eight year old Monongahela boy died of polio at Lake View Municipal Hospital, the third summer fatality here. Dr. Felix Shubert said Howard Oswald had been in an iron lung since admission late September 13. Funeral services will be held in Monongahela.
Twenty years ago Mrs Doin Ward and Police Chief Ruppensburg appealed for men's clothing to aid relief work as supply dwindled. Enna Jettick shoes sign unveiled at North Center street. Corry High enrollment reached 356 under Principal Sheen. Raymond Manufacturing employees hosted a picnic at Findley Lake with 78 attendees. W P Foster property sale on West Congress to Rex Theatre manager Frank Jones completed. Blatt family taking possession. Fire routed 20 patrons from a Kenyon Theatre area bowling alley. fire chief Bell announced no danger. Military quiz questions cover World War I poem author, The Bridge of San Luis Rey location, Bentham, a line from Battle Hymn of the Republic, and a correction for disability discharge.
The University of Michigan and Associated Press data show median gross income for all spending units around $3,000 in 1950, with about seven of ten units earning over $2,000 and three in ten over $9,000. Farm operators averaged about $1,800, while federal income tax averaged nine percent of gross income, rising sharply for very high incomes.
Phillips Lumber Company plant on Railroad Street burned Saturday with losses estimated over 50 000. Floyd W Phillips was overcome by smoke while trying to fight the flames and was treated, in good condition today. No insurance. Fire chief Lloyd Johnson and volunteers from Falconer Kiantone and Busti aided. cause under investigation.
Charles B. Menold, 69, longtime news editor of the Evening Republican in Meadville, died unexpectedly while watching a football doubleheader on TV. He began as a 16 year old clerk at Tribune Newspapers, later became a reporter, and served nearly five decades as news editor and four decades as circulation manager for both Evening Republican and Tribune Republican.
A 1951 overview notes gross incomes rose to record highs while rising taxes and prices eroded purchasing power. It cites a University of Michigan study showing real income for the typical family was flat between early 1950 and early 1951. Senator George predicts the new tax bill would lift federal taxes to about 435 dollars per person on average.
A quiz page promises scores from Poor to Genius and notes memory improves with practice. It directs readers to the Classified Page for answers and asks eight questions about fraternal orders, a Cleveland merchant, Utah etymology, Napoleon era war, and Earth’s rotation.
A 75 by 100 foot building suffered severe damage as steel girders and a wooden roof twisted by intense heat. Firemen anticipate spending most of the day clearing debris and investigating the cause, with walls cracked by the heat and uncertainty about machinery damage.
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