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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1949
Page
1
A fragmented Erie item from 2001 mentions local activity and a reference to an event or transit route. Named details are unclear due to garbled OCR but place and year are evident. The piece appears to be a terse local brief with minimal context and no clear outcome.
A terse fragment references legal names and places with unclear roles. The readable items center on an attorney figure and a mint or lithes term, but specifics and context are not clear enough to determine actions or outcomes.
The fragmentary OCR hints at a sports or event item featuring names such as Ba b and rOulgH with dates around 64 or 65 and team or race contexts. Readable entities are scarce, but mentions of individuals and possible race or game events suggest a brief local report.
About 1400 ex servicemen in the Corry area may apply for refunds on premiums paid for World War I policies. Officials estimate many will receive 50 cents to 300 dollars, with checks starting to go out in January 1950. Forms available at veterans posts and service officers by August 29.
A large foreign aid package faces swift Senate passage after days of sharp debate. Kem proposes barring aid to nations nationalizing basic industries. leaders expect to defeat the amendment as the bill proceeds toward final approval. The measure includes billions for ECA and military programs.
An informal conference including Mayor Kinley and councilmen discussed Pennsylvania Railroad plans to install automatic crossing lights at the West Washington crossing for 24 hour service. The move awaits Public Utilities Commission review and no city policy commitment was made. PRR officials argued lights would replace watchman duty and cited safety campaigns in schools.
A public hearing will be held Tuesday at Erie in the large courtroom of the Pennsylvania Milk Central Commission to decide Corry’s milk price for the coming period. Chairman Cobb is expected to preside with Commissioners O Taughlin and Snyder also present. The session opens at 10 am and focuses on demands from the Dairymen's League Erie County Co operative and other area producers for restoring the 60 cent price reduction and increasing farmer payouts. Dealers oppose the rise, citing unemployment and business conditions and warn a retail price increase may be necessary. The Corry case is part of District No 9 in the Brier Crawford area.
Columbus hosts what organizers call the biggest event in years at Mather Park with a women’s convention, special activities, and a no bar riding club horse show set for Sunday afternoon and evening.
Robert W. Barto purchases the first unit at Fairhaven Me. Mrs. Barto resides at 123 Smyder Circle. The one story annex sold as a single unit, with Barto using both resident and veteran priority. 28 days remain for others to file and compete for remaining five units.
Two blasts at the Ballet Sons factory in the Wilkes-Barre area injured twenty people, including the owner and eight workers. The same evening a second blast caused additional injuries as pedestrians gathered. Nanticoke hospital staff treated the injured, several in serious condition. police reported the scene chaotic with responders assisting victims. In Cedar Rapids, Dr Robert Rutledge Jr faces sentencing after a judge denied a new trial request in the case of the slain wife’s admirer.
Article outlines potential outcomes from gravity powered systems, including cellar gravity plants for home use, automatic pumps supplying water for people and livestock, and distributed power for communities. It notes the role gravity could play beyond traditional water power and hints at broader industrial and soil-restoration ideas.
Plans for a new school Monday night and related bids and approvals dominated the first meeting of the Board of Education. William Johnson and Mohican Associates were expected to be present to discuss tram contractor advertising before six weeks end. Superintendent Swarte to report on summer recreation programs, with about 10000 needed for diverse venues.
The Findley Lake Property Owners will meet on August 19 for their annual session. Officials will report the first year’s activities including organization setup and progress on water level management and disposal rules. The group has attracted property owners and renters, with new rules and safety measures to be observed.
Photographers faced opposition from Pittsburgh residents as two men named George Hall and William Pries openly sold photos along Barker Circle. Officers intervened after housewives alerted authorities, leading to an arrest attempt and debate over a per day city ordinance fee.
Corry Jamestown Mfg announces a two day dealers sales school August 9 10 and 11 at the Corry Jamestown plant. Executives from Sunshine Biscuits and the Corry Jamestown dealer network will speak on salesmanship and the Liring process. Demonstrations and sessions led by Roy Rawren and H F Clark are planned with national managers present.
Washington August reports say Senator Myers plans to name new U S district judges for Pennsylvania soon. The pick may include Owen Barnes of Erie or John O Connell of Westmoreland, with other candidates from Western Pennsylvania under consideration.
Gen. Max D. Taylor named to command the American military government and Army forces in Berlin. He will hold dual authority under High Commissioner and chief command, succeeding Brig. Gen. Frank Howley and Col. James Duke with a date to be announced, likely in September. Also reports list five more deaths and 600 new infantile paralysis cases in New York as health officials update the polio toll.
Congress split in debate over halting Communism expansion in Asia. The State Department critique of Chiang Kai-shek drew both praise as a candid realism and criticism as a confession of American failure. Senators urged varied remedies from strengthening Nationalists to limited recognition and arms to anti-Communist forces. A warning warned that failure could let Asia fall under Communist control, with mention of Japan and the Philippines. A separate note reports a Pittsburgh road accident with four injuries from a demolitions incident.
Senator C Arthur Blass of Erie urged quick Erie link construction to the Pennsylvania Turnpike, predicting work will begin within multiple years. He cited 1941 approval and said the project would outpace earlier Philadelphia to Ohio links, with routes under study by the Turnpike Commission led by Thomas Evans.
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