Estate details in Lately County probate records
A fragmented note outlines a probate matter in Lately County. It references an estate, heirs or executors, and fielded details that appear to concern distribution or guardianship.
28 Sep 1954
Page 1
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1954
Page
1
A fragmented note outlines a probate matter in Lately County. It references an estate, heirs or executors, and fielded details that appear to concern distribution or guardianship.
Senator McCarthy confronts a likely uphill fight as the Senate nears a potential censure vote. A six member special committee urged official criticism of his past actions, while McCarthy and his attorney vow a vigorous defense amid uncertain support from Republicans and Democrats.
A Polish security official former deputy chief Josef Swiatlo 39 has been granted temporary entry into the United States on request of the State Department. Swiatlo previously headed Department 1 of Poland’s Ministry of Public Security in Warsaw and sought refuge in the American sector of Berlin ten months ago.
A would be bank robber fled Mullica Hill New Jersey after cashier Arthur E Dutfield warned him to leave. The man dashed behind a counter then the burglar alarm sounded and witnesses saw the gunman dash into a UFO and drive off.
Cairo says an Israeli transport ship fired on an Egyptian coastal post south of Sabs injuring several. The Abaghali, under guard in Suez Bay, was captured by an armed Egyptian ship and towed to Suez as officials probe the incident. Egypt protests to the United Nations Security Council calling it a major breach of truces.
More than two thirds of Milford pupils stayed home as 509 of 1562 enrolled attended classes amid the integration dispute. State official Dr. George Miller blamed fear of violence and opposition. In Lincoln, 36 of 140 attended as parents joined Milford’s boycott.
A two seat sport plane landed at Grag in British occupied Austria with two Yugoslavs aboard who asked for asylum. They said they flew from Mari bor to Grag and were taken to custody for questioning by British Royal Air Force officers. The men, a 34 year old mechanic and a 20 year old electrician, said they fled after Yugoslav authorities repeatedly refused emigration to Australia.
United Nations delegates awaited Andrei Vishinsky as he prepared a policy speech while Eisenhower Dulles atomic peace proposals sparked debate. Notes leaked last weekend showed Russia insisting on U.N. authority over an international atomic agency and Red China’s inclusion, with Dulles rejecting Chinese Communist participation.
Three people were treated at Corry Memorial Hospital for broken bones after falls. Mrs W S Houghton of 154 East Congress Street was moved to Erie after hip fracture. A 12 year old, Charles L Sandburg of Columbus, suffered a right shoulder break while playing football. Louis Morris five, son of Victor Morris, was diagnosed with a slight break after a fall from a tree.
State and county officials debated mass evacuation plans with 5000 cars to Corry amid opposition from local civil defense leaders. Key figures included Dr Richard Gerstell and Bucklus with Lt Col Jacob Mauk outlining costs and highway routing on Routes 6 and US 20.
At the Los Angeles AFL convention the union group argued economic conditions warrant wage increases to raise living standards and urged workers to back labor endorsed candidates. They criticized the Eisenhower administration and Mitchel’s Labor Department while condemning McCarthy and calling for unity against wage suppression.
Supreme Court Justice John C. Bell Jr. is in a Philadelphia hospital under treatment for a condition described as fatally ill by his physician. A spokesman said he had a period of rest and that earlier reports of a heart attack were incorrect.
President Eisenhower convened with Army leaders General Ridgway and Secretary Stevens at his Colorado vacation site amid unclear reasons for the conference. Dr. Burns and other aides discussed ongoing drought aid while frequent Colorado visits stir talk of another trout fishing retreat near Fraser, Colorado.
The Pentinyl Janta Superior Court awarded custody of 18 month old Patricia Ann Kunte to her maternal aunt Min Robert J. Mingkhone of New York, shifting from a prior arrangement with her paternal grandparents in Grand Haven Michigan. The decision follows a Delaware County filing and notes possible Supreme Court review. Patricia had lived with Mr and Mrs Stackhouse since 1989. In Pittsburgh, sixty inmates at the Guynbert School for Delinquent Girls staged a sitdown strike sparked by a smoking ban imposed by Superintendent Mrs. Margaret A Huff.
Divers completed removal of hundreds of bodies from a sunken Japanese ferry after a typhoon struck northern Japan. About 40 of 60 Americans aboard were identified, with 174 survivors listed from 1341 passengers and crew. The disaster sparked widespread wrecks and fatalities across the region.
Sixty two young muskellunge were stocked in Pymatuning Lake last Saturday by officials of the Pennsylvania Fish Commission. The fish were raised at the Wanton City Hatchery from eggs shipped from mature muskellunge stocks earlier. Hatcheries at Linville, Corry, Union City and Pleasant Gap supplied the stock. Linville Hatchery contributed 249 fry. The commission plans to use Pleas chip hatchery to expand future stockings.
A heavy traffic jam clogged Center Street Carn and surrounding avenues as hundreds of motorists headed home. Detours around the blockade caused bottlenecks on Malt Street and East Main, with no patrol officer directing vehicles adding to delays. The congestion persisted through the day and into midday, expected to continue as work proceeds.
An express Hyderabad to Kayipet train plunged into flooded waters after a bridge near Hive station collapsed under the eight car train. About 600 passengers were asleep when the bridge gave way early today, one of India’s worst railroad disasters. Officials said many bodies were recovered and more were missing, as rescue teams searched the submerged wreckage near Hyderabad.
The Harold Armitage frame house on the Corry Arent High School site in Pirat Ward will be moved westward to a new location after the Ludwik company vacates. Attorneys McKnight and Brown bought the property from sub contractor Jerry Okerlund who handled excavation and trading for the project. The house relocation follows condemnation actions and similar handling of the Prank Reng home and Armitage barn, which were razed after sale.
Aucrngy Duugion B Romnie was admitted to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court bar yesterday in Pittsburgh as a practicing attorney. He was presented by Allegheny County lawyer DeFrancesco, joining 47 others admitted to practice that day. The report notes his four months of local practice and cites his bar membership.
The nine power conference on German rearmament began with cautious optimism as Eden chairled talks at Lancaster House. France pressed to include Saar sovereignty in the talks while Dulles Spaak Pearson and Mendes France eyed a timetable to restore Bonn’s sovereignty within 60 days. The plan seeks general agreement then detailed work, with a NATO council meeting to admit West Germany as the 18th member by mid November.
Los Angeles testimony from Robert Sheyak, bass player, says George Hormel paid 20 to buy marijuana cigarettes from a fight club attendant during Hormel's arrest night. Attendant Mark Swimb, 41, faces narcotics charges. Hormel free on 1500 bond awaiting Oct hearing for marijuana possession. Judge William L. Showers in Pittsburgh reported much improved after heart attack at Mercy Hospital.
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