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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1946
Page
1
Fragmentary catalog notes steer and heifer listings with weights and grades. Mentions selling lots, prices per hundredweight, and several color descriptors while detailing various stock categories and capacities.
Secretary of State James F Byrnes vows U S might to secure long term peace in Germany via a mutual assistance pact among the Big Four powers. The plan would assure permanent German disarmament and allied supervision for 25 years, with Connally and Vondenberg approving the record as Stalin is reported.
Paris April 30 The United States proposed a four power treaty with Britain France and Russia to keep Germany disarmed and under Allied supervision for 25 years after occupation ends. The plan includes complete demilitarization abolition of stormtroopers and Gestapo outlawing of fissionable material production and a tripartite inspection system with Allied forces ready to move against violations. Byrnes said Stalin supported the idea in Moscow but Molotov opposed placing it on the conference agenda. The proposal follows fears the U.S. might withdraw from Europe after World War I.
AP reports in Chungking on April 20 that fur negotiations stall amid delays as Chinese Communists counterattack. Washington notes Navy head Tat not backing a merger, supporting service coordination rather than unification. Vienna sees a fatal incident as a Russian attack disperses, while U.S. grain stocks released to private stores after a government seizure.
OPA raises rye bread retail by two cents per one pound loaf with a possible rise in white bread and other varieties looming. Agencies note wholesale ceilings still in flux and may limit increases to protect consumers, with a June review planned. Local Corry and Temst stores likely to follow national trends.
In Washington the government and coal leaders resumed talks to end a 30 day mine shutdown. John L. Lewis met with soft coal operators in the Labor Department building with Secretary Schwellenbach, but officials offered no specific proposals. Progress remained uncertain as negotiators sought a settlement while stockpiles dwindled.
An automobile theft spree hit the city with two cars taken in one night. Albert Stofan of Columbus reported his 1941 Ford coupe stolen from the Ajax Iron Works parking lot where he works the night shift. A second car, a 1930 Ford roadster owned by Raleigh Cohaut near Wattsburg, vanished from a nearby parking place. Police traced an abandoned car in Wattsburg to Stoffan and linked it to the Ajax theft, suggesting a single thief moved toward the New York State line after the two thefts.
The Columbus township paper collection will be Thursday May. Please have paper bundles fed at the road where the school bus passes after school. Collection will also be made in Columbus on Thursday evening. Help the FTA and get your old paper out of the way.
New York April 90 The Third Naval District said two explosions hit the destroyer escort Solar 221 at the Leonardo ammunition depot Pier 1 Baris NJ at 10 46 am today. Several wounded were taken to nearby Army hospitals as the pier suffered damage and nearby vessels were moved. The Solar hailed from Philadelphia and was built at the Philadelphia Navy Yard in 1944.
The state board of parole will use prewar criminal records and WW II service clearances to present pleas for commutations and pardons for parolees with honorable military discharges. Dr. G J Giardini, parole supervisor, says cases will be reviewed after individual investigations and no wholesale amnesty is planned. Governor Mahrin may grant pardons or commutations on pardon board recommendations.
Deputy coroner and Dr Anderson ruled Sutton’s death natural from injuries and exposure after being found on his farm near Hydetown. The state police, county detective, and investigators found no evidence of foul play. Sutton had earlier home break-in history and $271 was found on his person at hospital. Treasury report shows April receipts and expenditures with a large debt decrease.
Washington reports the Justice Department will intensify a campaign against black markets and tax evasion as federal officials, including Attorney General Clarke, pledge to step up enforcement. Officials say the crackdown targets food and consumer supply diversions and aims to restore national food and fuel stability amid rising prices and shortages.
Tokyo dispatch reports a plot to assassinate General Douglas MacArthur during May Day demonstrations. Hideo Takayama, a former Kempeitai officer, is identified as the lead, with other alleged conspirators being rounded up. MacArthur’s office says the supreme commander refused extra precautions, while Tokyo braces for the first May Day in 11 years and warned of possible violence.
United Nations Security Council begins a two phase inquiry into Franco Spain with a sub committee to collect data from Spain and the Spanish Republic exiles in Portugal and elsewhere. The draft report mentions sources including Moscow radio and observers Fernando De Ton Rios and Jose Antonio Aguirre who reserve final remarks.
Meadville April 30. A Methodist Conference resolution adopted by 31 delegates from churches urged voluntary reduction of individual food consumption, elimination of waste, drastic requisition of supplies for overseas shipments, discontinuance of grains in manufacturing alcohol, and continuation and strengthening of the OPA to avoid inflation.
Fragmentary report from EHRAN describes Russians quitting Azerbaijan amid claims of talks staged to mask foreign influence. A radio broadcast quotes a Soviet general urging peace and friendship, asserting years of friendship and promises to protect against war as the region enters a new phase.
A hearing in the Corry Moose Lodge license appeal will take place in county court on May 29 to contest the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board decision denying renewal of a liquor license for their North Center Street location after extensive remodeling. Judge Elster Burns ordered a stay yesterday afternoon, as the club argues the board misapplied quota rules, citing prior rulings by Judge Evans favoring licenses in similar cases.
In its fifth week the Philadelphia Electric Company reports it will darken signs and asks consumers to curtail usage while reserve coal supplies are said to last about four weeks of normal operation. George R. Conover, vice president for public relations, notes the situation.
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