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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1947
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR text mentions Terrill and T other Wat on and includes scattered personal names. No clear event or context to define a full news item.
Washington dispatch reports collapse of negotiations to end the cross country telephone tieup. NFTW leader warns of strike with government action seen as possible under new federal powers. Bell system and NPTW officials consider options as test of New Jersey law looms and long lines workers seek $12 weekly raise. Wentzel sentenced in Pa. scarf case.
Soviet deputy foreign minister Vishinsky warned that Germany must pay reparations to the Soviet Union from reconverted war assets and production. He contrasted the need for reparations with Western delays and noted U S acceptance of current reparations as a goal. Molotov resisted questions on exact amounts while officials discussed coal and capital reparations and economic integration of the Saar with France.
State and city police sought men for questioning in the midnight pistol slaying of Mrs. Teresa Pedverse Daverse, about 95, outside Greensburg courthouse. She died from two abdominal shots and a neck wound. Witnesses said a man fled the scene after following her from the bus. Clarence Young, a bus driver, testified a man near the bus stop fired as she fled toward the courthouse. The investigation continued as the bus pulled away.
Merle Page and Kenneth Nichols of Corry announce purchase of a large North Center street lot from N Cohen and Son for a modern self-serve drive-in grocery and meat market. Building aims for fire-resistant design with ample parking, targeting mid summer opening after federal restrictions ease and materials arrive. Page previously ran a grocery on Wend Matti street. Nichols recently sold a Tari near the city, now joining the project.
Roger W Babson warns that higher school funding may not improve results and that tax fatigue grows as demands rise across groups from miners to mill workers. He argues education and religion support democracy but cites widespread resistance to wise ideas, urging self-control and disciplined learning as the path to real reform.
The Pennsylvania Gas Company at Carter 1111 reports dropping gas pressure during the week as operations continue to drill deeper. Despite the decline from 28,000 to about 12,000 cubic feet, officials ordered continued drilling past 4500 feet into Medina sand and limestone. A second test location is planned nearby, with authorization given to extend operations even if the current well under Medina formation does not yield large volumes.
Corry and Vicinity reservists are called to form a volunteer crew to sail the POBR to Brie Organized Reserve from Philadelphia. Naval recruiting director Stewart Long says reservists will be paid and transported. O-1 and V-H ranks invited to apply. The convoy departs May 26 with a voyage toward the east seaboard and along the St Lawrence waterway to Evie.
Charles Bernard Nordhoff author of Mutiny On the Bounty died of a heart attack at his Santa Barbara home aged 60. He had lived there since leaving Tahiti and was known for Fourth Sea sagas and collaborations with Jaime Noxmal Hall on Milnay Ive Sune and Eivedin's Taland among his adventurous interludes in the South Seas.
Senator Vandenberg plans a foreign policy speech on Monday addressing the Americas. He aims to outline a stance for the hemisphere ahead of the Foreign Ministers Conference in Moscow, urging unity among the 31 republics of the American hemisphere and signaling how the United States should approach Britain, Russia, and allied nations.
Columbus business leaders and residents plan an urgent effort to rebuild the Brokenstraw Dam at Columbus after a major washout. The 90 foot earth embankment and 30 to 60 foot sections must be restored, with blue clay topping and potential stone riprap. Volunteers, local clubs, and state aid are sought to begin work this season, with costs estimated at 8,000 to 14,000 dollars. nearby ponds and structures face varying damage as crews replace washed roadway access.
Directors of the Corry School District meet Monday to review the proposed budget with focus on teachers' salaries. They expect delays in final action pending Harrisburg legislative decisions on state aid for a general salary increase next year. A public hearing is planned for April 24 in Harrisburg, with a tentative 21% mill tax rate discussed, subject to state funds and local revisions before final adoption.
Philadelphia April 12 A young mother seeking 300000 in damages sues Pittsburgh Transport Company over a highway collision that left her unconscious and gave birth months later. Rhoda Wenger of San Francisco claims injuries on November 1 near Krumaville Po and names her husband and the transport company in the suit.
Wallace charges the United States carries a policy of cashless imperialism and declares the program must fail. He criticizes aid to Turkey and Czechoslovakia, warns of enlarging the American empire, and frames it as an attack on the president. He speaks at a Midlands center, calling for a forceful stance against Soviet expansion and ties to the Near East.
Corry Chamber hears D E Carnahan of Pennsylvania Telephone Corp outline planned fixes for long distance and local delays at Corry Exchange. He cites 161 percent rise in long distance calls, 47 percent jump in toll calls since year start, and delays awaiting new equipment and more operators to arrive in July. Committee formed to recommend actions.
CIO leaders converge on the capital to organize an all out fight against bills that would restrict unions including a ban on the closed shop. Senate and House labor committees move toward language limiting or prohibiting union practices while allowing a union shop under certain conditions. A mass rally is planned as Taft and Hartley factions spar over the bill details.
Fragmented bulletin reports Genoa police detaining Chari Taciano once linked to New York exile groups, with Cuba deportation history cited. Other items note Polish expulsions in Western territories, Muslim and Jewish population mentions, and vague references to wartime border movements and a president’s planned trip to Maine.
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