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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1947
Page
4
Fragmentary text from Corry Pennsylvania issue showing postal classification and subscription rates. Mentions mail service, post office, and pricing like seven dollars per year and four cents per copy. No clear headlines or complete article content.
The piece notes rising wage demands across sectors including telephone and automobile workers, with calls for a twelve dollar weekly rise and a 23 cent hourly increase. It cites President Truman urging “second round” gains if prices aren’t cut, and analyzes cost of living versus wages from 1941 to 1947, showing real wages confounding wartime gains. It highlights prolonged decline in real earnings, varying by industry, and marks significant purchasing-power losses through mid-1947.
A brief report notes Io, Canada rising in regional influence across the Americas, highlighting growing political and economic ties. It emphasizes Canada as a major actor, shaping discussions on trade, security, and cooperation with neighboring nations.
A collection of brief items reports on a gas well potentially meeting city needs in Cory, juvenile runaways and a police car incident at Waterford High School, tax reduction optimism in Congress, a Corry sports unit’s early morning training, a Rochester firm payment dispute, a Corry firm’s street parking fee notice, caution against sewing machine repair scams, and Democratic prospects with Sam Rayburn as a 1989 ticket running mate.
The Corry district reports on a deep gas test near Carter Hill with a 25,000 foot strike and a dramatic flame visible for miles. Residents recall the era’s frictions over gas competition, while nearby farms and streets are described. Local figures, schools, and anniversaries populate a long column of community items.
A motorist in a light-colored jacket and another in a bright red vehicle are said to have frequent reckless driving on West Pleasant Street. Reports describe high speeds, unsafe passes, and threats of retaliation amid several arrests and calls for stricter speed enforcement.
The article notes only three poisonous snakes in Pennsylvania the banded rattlesnake copperhead and massasauga. It warns whisky as a remedy is dangerous promotes antivenin antivenom serum effective against these snakes. First aid includes tourniquet wound enlargement suction and immediate medical care for snake bites.
Contracts for mason and carpenter work on United Mieten Church remodel awarded to B A Williamson and Glenn Mier. North Center Street improvement project advanced with estimated cost 25 000 to 90 000. Rotary Club officers elected at Hotel Cony. Ford dealers Forbes and Spaulding win dump truck contract for city. Three Gary boys to aviation training in the Hawaiian Islands after three weeks at Fort Slocum.
A garbled 1947 quiz items list asks about May 1 wage days for British farmers six days pay per week and requests correct spellings. It cites a WW II era theater, asks to name a radio feature host and the author of a novel East River. It also asks about Bermuda and a seized explosive mislisted as a food commodity.
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