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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1946
Page
1
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Former Minnesota governor Harold Stassen voiced disappointment with the Republican National Committee’s choice of Rep. Carroll Reece as party chair. He said Reece’s past positions do not reflect a party platform and indicated willingness to cooperate in 1948 elections, while reserving judgment on Reece’s record on international questions. The selection was approved amid support from Southern GOP leaders and Dewey allies, with reactions from Danaher and Hanes.
Residents on East Wayne Street pressed for a sanitary sewer and street resurfacing. City Engineer Williams outlined two methods for paving with oil and bituminous surface or cement, with Barrett interests and Portland Cement Association positions to be discussed April 15. Council approved several financial and infrastructure items while a petition for sewer on East Wayne Street prompted broad discussion.
The offender M. Adams of Joliet failed to pay a one dollar parking violation. Magistrate George Gordon ordered a five day jail term after Adams refused to settle the fines. Authorities sent notices to Adams at Wested before the coroner court to collect the penalty.
Ray W Rourke longtime Corry resident and poultry business operator died suddenly at his Route 6 farm after reporting chest pains. He is survived by three sisters Cora Mackay and Mae Bernard in Pittsburgh and Kathryn Mackay of Niagara Falls. Funeral services set for Thursday at Davison Funeral Home with burial at Pine Grove cemetery.
A small blaze started in the south partition of the Moose Club on Center Street Monday afternoon around 30 o'clock. Acetylene torches used by Walter Clifton Co. of Erie workers building a west fire escape caused the fire. Moose Club trucks and booster tank quickly extinguished it. No major damage reported.
Gettysburg borough council voted to remain on daylight time and shifted its meeting time from 8 p m to 7 p m local daylight time. The change aligns with the new standard practice for the year and affects spring months and related schedules for borough operations.
City council last evening adopted a resolution directing the City Treasurer to certify liens for unpaid taxes under the new tax law. The change requires liens to be filed each year promptly after payment periods expire to collect interest. Assessor Ora A. Blenkett reported 74 additional names to be added to per capita tax rolls, with ward distributions provided.
Bulletin items from multiple cities report a looming tidal wise sweeping toward southeastern Alaska with coast guard leadership aiming to warn residents. Other dispatches note Joachim von Ibbentrop admitting ill deeds to Mussolini in a tribunal, a 100 foot tidal wave striking Iquique wrecking boats and spreading panic, Truman considering a new ambassador to Argentina amid policy debates, and Seattle reporting no tidal wave threat near the Alaska Peninsula.
Manila April 2 The remains of Colonel Walter Cushing, a prominent American guerrilla leader in the Philippines, were recovered and buried yesterday in the United States Army cemetery at Santa Barbara in Pangasinan province, as reported by the Hevening News. Cushing, one of three Oakland-born brothers who came to operate Philippine mines, led resistance from the war’s start, once driving back a Japanese patrol near his mine. He used an alias and hid as a Spanish businessman after the invasion, organizing his guerrilla unit until ambushed by Japanese forces and killed in August.
Merchants urge Congress to roll back or modify the Office of Price Administration policy. Retailers Federation officials warn wholesale prices could rise 16 to 18 percent if price controls tighten, while seeking assurance that ceilings won’t trigger greater inflation. They urge a one year extension and cautious promotion to avoid harming supply.
Inoutiated Press reports ongoing talks as 400000 miners strike nears midnight expiry of the contract. Government monitor Paul Filler attended as operators’ spokesman Charles ONeilm cites no progress after weeks of stalemate amid collective bargaining deadlock.
Shirley Birchard of Grand Valley suffered a broken neck in a highway crash that also involved a freight train derailment near Warren and Erie hospitals. Fellow passenger Roy Preble and Barbette Ports sustained serious injuries while Edward Steck of Spring Creek owned the car and escaped major harm. The incident left Birchard in critical condition with immediate surgery performed at Hamet Hospital in Erie.
In Hilo and across Hawaii, the Pacific quake and 100-foot waves devastate towns, killing dozens and feared hundreds. Refugees flood Honolulu as rescue crews race to reach wrecked coastal areas, with millions of dollars in damage and widespread supply shortages reported.
Workers at Wes aighowse Mludele Coraarabay show rising hopes for a conference Sunday after mediators report a company offer with strings attached. Union leaders and company officials discuss potential compromises while contemplating wage and benefit terms. details remain disputed as talks continue.
The United States Employment Service reports declines in weekly unemployment benefits at Corry and Union City. New and reopened claims drop, while servicemen’s readjustment allowances rise slightly. Corry logs 22 unfilled job openings as week ends.
Five men including three government guards were arrested in New York for stealing 2,000,000 sugar stamps from an OPA rationing center. U.S. Attorney John Fy McGuhey said the coupons were worth about 600,000 dollars to black marketeers, marking the most important arrests at the start of sugar rationing.
Reports describe a strong ocean wave caused by a submarine quake with epicenter in the Aleutian deep, possibly 15 000 feet beneath the sea. Weathered by ocean conditions, the wave traveled rapidly and caused damage in Hawaii, with many rescued and officials guarding life and property.
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