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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1946
Page
1
Fragmented OCR lists various farming and fencing items with partial brand names and tools. Mentions plows, manure spreaders, fencing materials, and milk cans. Appears to be catalog-like notes from an early 20th century agricultural supplies source.
Fragmentary listing shows items such as bed prop, two years tres, one year sal double io manure wing hay g vide de Deering, 5 inch i in binders hay over, buna shaft, extension s1 storage carrier, 5 $5-foad 26 bushels and bar other tr Robbins, Spertans Mexander, ie.
Fragmentary OCR text hints at a market or brokered trade column with unclear names and figures. Readable items mention brokers and commissions, with scattered terms like liver, jarben, ino, and sion. Not enough coherent specifics for a fuller, accurate summary.
The piece notes civilian production at the highest level in U.S. history, with factory output exceeding 150 billion dollars annually and nonfarm employment above the wartime level. It cites Snyder and President Truman predicting further gains, while cautioning about strikes and inter-management disputes that may hinder rapid growth. Job seekers were under three million in February, with an anticipated rise but not exceeding around three million.
Chicago April 3 The Railway Labor Board awarded a 16 cents an hour wage increase to about 1,100,000 railroad workers. The action followed union demands for a 10 cent rise and is expected to impact operating rail staff nationwide.
Associated Press bulletins from Washington Tehran and New York report approval of Bernard Baranti as United States delegate to the UN atomic energy commission, a proposed amendment to the OPA, a delayed Tehran dispatch on Kurdish training by Russian technicians, and New York notes on a Fordham University symposium and a call for a year extension of Selective Service beyond May.
Detroit April 4 The Ford Motor Co announced a temporary shutdown of part of its factories due to insufficient steel supplies. About 13 500 production workers at Dearborn and 46 500 employed nationwide will be affected as the company resumes operations after a month long stoppage caused by labor difficulties among its parts suppliers.
A Chautauqua county grand jury indicted 28 year old Joseph Mieczko of Middle Town for first degree murder in the slaying of Mrs Lydia Whener at a Dunkirk railroad switch tower. He will be arraigned in Mayville before Judge Ottaway of the New York State Supreme Court. He is held in Chautauqua county jail.
The article reports Aero expanding its plant with four large automatic screw machines recently installed at Une Aeta Supply Mig Co. and confirms orders for additional equipment valued around 140000 dollars. Delivery is expected soon, with plans to boost production capacity at the Corry plant.
The 6 year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Russell Moore of Findley Lake was badly injured when a truck driven by her father collided head on with a second truck owned by Walter Dingfelder near Findley Lake on the main road. The girl suffered a bad wound to the head and facial injuries, teeth knocked out, and was taken to a local hospital for treatment. Dingfelder suffered leg injuries but no fractures and will be confined at home. both trucks were damaged beyond repair.
The Cory Behdol High School A Cappella Choir, ninety five strong, will travel by chartered buses to Cleveland on Monday April 11 for a three day trip. They will perform at lunch in the Cleveland plant of Thompson Aircraft, tour the Metropolitan Opera Company in the evening, and stay at Hotel Cleveland before returning Wednesday. The trip is funded by the Fourth Annual Spring Concert revenues, with tickets on sale for April 14 and 19.
Lt Gen Masaharu Homma was executed by a U S Army firing squad near Manila after being convicted for the death march and atrocities in the Philippines. The ceremony occurred at dawn with a hood and target at his heart, following Yamashita’s earlier hanging and Top command condemnations.
Philadelphia dispatch reports 93 year old Amelid Regina Sobku to be arraigned today on a kidnapping charge involving three year old Mayer Trojan who vanished from an Union City school corridor two weeks earlier. Police say Sobku, a waitress and cashier from Clinton New Jersey, claimed the boy was with a diver who disappeared and signed no formal statement.
Parts of 23 states will observe daylight saving starting April 28, while the rest keep standard time. Connecticut Massachusetts New Hampshire Rhode Island and Vermont will enact daylight saving this year with widespread eastern states set to follow.
Two convicted killers, Joseph D. Macley and Earl Mewarhund, escaped death row in a bold break at Columbia jail. They overpowered guards at 4:15 pm, used ripped sheets to climb down from the second story, and fled in an automobile with uniforms. Police traced the escape to a car theft and launched a citywide search.
A visitor from Sparta died of a heart attack in Arnold after arriving to visit relatives. Joseph Bruucsak, a veteran of the service with the Savy, collapsed near the McAninch home in Spartansburg while walking from the Platt teed mill. He was rushed to Gorey Hospital in Arnold where he was pronounced dead. Deputy Coroner Daytoun certified the death as a heart attack. The body was transported to Arnold by martinians who came from Spartansburg after the incident.
Russia and Iran respond to UNO actions as debris removal proceeds at the former Howarel tannery site. Workers move equipment from a damaged area while cleanup and grading advance, with Howard firm handling work and potential future use of the site for re development.
Washington April 3 Associated Press reports a prolonged coal strike by 40100 miners threatens reconversion efforts. Officials say the stoppage could hamper safety talks and wage-hour negotiations as the government seeks to avert a broader disruption. W P Fuller indicated it would take time to outline details before a negotiating session.
Four Erie men Batiste Madona Maron W Henry and F Mannavi plus P J Schmid owner of Nickel Plate Wills from Uniontown were subpoenaed as the Federal grand jury here reopened its investigation into reported sugar shortages. The seventh witness Helen Diunown of Rees Supply Co Oliver a Sarller and three New York witnesses were among 16 people subpoenaed to testify.
The Associated Press reports a massive search for victims after a disaster. Debris at Waye-ray Viger and Ha
Washington April retail prices for milk butter and cheese are likely to rise after proposals from the OPA and Agriculture Department. Officials say the final increases depend on economic stabilization study, with milk possibly up about a half cent per quart and butter about six cents per pound, cheese around three cents.
In Longview Washington, one of the quadruplets born to Geo Pierce in Kelso died shortly before midnight. The infant boy, listed as C on the hospital birth chart, was the third boy among the three boys and one girl. Incubator plans had been discussed earlier as the family grieves.
In a tense Security Council session, Soviet Ambassador Gromyko said Russia would withdraw 12600s troops from Iran without waiting for Iran negotiations to finish. The exchange followed Western calls for a clear link between withdrawal and concessions, with Byrnes and Cadogan weighing next steps as the council sought a decisive stance.
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