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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1947
Page
1
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Cairo regime insists on peaceful aims while demanding Britain evacuate the Nile valley. Egyptian Premier Nokrashy Pasha warns continued dispute endangers peace in the Middle East and questions Britain’s 1936 treaty framework. He cites decades of anti British sentiment and calls for withdrawal to avoid regional instability.
A new manually operated carousel arrived after more than a year on order and was erected at Mead Park recreation area today. It will require children to push as they ride, improving the grounds at the park. The Civic Welfare Women’s Club and Kiwanis Festival raised funds totaling 487 for the Mead Park fund.
A heavy freighter Aluka Steamship Upmatorship Dismond Koot sank near Crescent Bay after a fog bound collision with a tug and the Diamond Knot rescue effort. Separately the 10682 ton freighter Penn Victory and the Diamond Knot collided off Juan de Fuca Strait causing flooding in holds and urgent salvage operations with Coast Guard cutters en route.
Aug. 13 RN SCHANTON Pa wreckage of a flyable aircraft was severed today near Thornhurst in the Pocono Mountains Police report that a missing Philadelphia crewman and a London bound flight were involved In Britain telegraph and U S notes officials discuss loan revisions and a further withdrawal of dollars from U S credit troops and a transport plane crash at Haneda Air Field results in deaths and injuries Names withheld pending notification
Mrs. Guy Swart, recovering at her Omry home, was dragged by a hay rake when two horses tied to the rake bolted. One horse panicked and broke through a fence, dragging her and tearing her with rake teeth passing over her body. The rake was wrecked, fences broke, and one horse was injured beyond repair as the damage totaled about 250. Two burn deaths reported in Hansford, Texas as fire destroyed a home early today.
Lamberton and Darling, well known in Corry, announce term bids for county commissioner. Darling, a lifelong Republican and former three time board chairman, campaigns on service record and gratis community work. Lamberton, appointed two years ago to fill an unexpired term, is now chairman and a former sheriff linked to key local cases. Many service and veterans organization ties noted.
The Ajax works plans its annual picnic for next Saturday afternoon at Mead Park with contests for all ages and a hillbilly band. The Ajax softball team will face Corry Sumestown in two regular league games, and prizes and a door drawing will be part of the event with tickets sold to Ajax employees and their families.
The Pennsylvant Electric Co announces replacement of 29 older lamps on Center Street and Pleasant Street with 600 candle power modern lights. Installation by Wurkulest began yesterday and should finish within a week, improving illumination and directing light onto sidewalks. The cost will average about $50 per month. Four test lamps on Main Matt Washington intersections have performed well.
State Police arrested William J. Creed of Oil City on a hit and run charge after a Waterford crash yesterday afternoon. Creed reportedly failed to stop at a stop sign, colliding with a vehicle driven by a Talon City resident. A witness noted Creed's vehicle license plate, and he was located at home that night. Damages were estimated to exceed $50.
A barn at the home of Prof. Raymond Van Slyke near Townville burned yesterday around 8 p.m. Some hay was lost. Fire crews from Townville and Greenville fought the flames. The Van Slyke residence and a neighboring house were damaged but not destroyed. Van Slyke bought the property about three years ago from F Hopkins of Tidbury.
President Truman will head to Washington DC then to Brazil in a plane with Secretary of State Marshall and Senator Vandenberg to attend the Rio de Janeiro foreign ministers conference. The trip aims to renew Western Hemisphere unity and discuss postwar security with allied nations and delegates.
Berne ENP district considers a six year elementary program with eight year senior high options. Lyell B. Cary explains funding based on student count, not subjects taught, as the joint Sparta school merges Burouen and Byala Cary districts. Discussions of broader consolidation with nearby townships continue with no firm action yet.
In Manchester New Hampshire on August 18 an Army A26 bomber and an advanced trainer crashed within a mile of Grenier Army Air Field. Four persons died in the fiery collision and the bomber struck a garage after narrowly missing nearby homes. The trainer also ignited and caused damage in a residential area as the wreckage burned.
Buenos Aires reports a five month civil war with Paraguayan government forces pressing rebel positions around Asuncion. Loyalist troops pursue retreating rebels in the Concepcion region as rebel capital fell on July 91, leaving rebels within 13 miles of Asuncion.
Roy Burrows of Elgin expects a strong elderberry harvest in two weeks, with rain needed early to reach peak yield. About 58 tons shipped to Sunshine Packing Corp at North East last year, berries likely priced at three cents per pound, quality improving over recent seasons.
State Police probe reports vandalism across Centerville area after six rural mail boxes and a large advertising billboard were destroyed. Officers from Corry barracks investigated this week as a car pushed over mail containers and damaged the azn. The billboard owner, a tax advertising agency operator, Tas ¢ aimiounced a $100 reward for information leading to the culprit.
Senator Arthur Vandenberg indicated he would be cautious as a grass roots effort develops in Michigan aiming to rival the Republican nomination process for 1948. He declined further comment while noting the national party scene and pledged to study the new movement before any public stance.
A fresh gun battle with fleeing suspects occurred near Danvers and Andover as two assailants escaped after abandoning a car on a wooded stretch of the Andover turnpike. State troopers cordoned the area with heavy weapons, pursuing the fugitives into nearby woods while a related incident led to the detention of Richard Wysocki of Salem.
One of two men arrested last week on disorderly conduct charges after a fight on Ent Main Street was found not guilty before Police Magistrate M. B. Gobyelle yesterday. Rudy Silvis was released and awaits a hearing next Tuesday with Parl Guth, represented by Attorney Jess Taliante of Erie. Guth, admitted to Corry Hospital for injuries, will be represented by Port American Legion.
In Elizabeth New Jersey a string of freight cars derailed blocking the mainline eastbound service. Delays affected thousands of commuters as 18 cars of a two derailment halted trains. buses ferried passengers while officials expected two tracks to reopen later in the day. Railroads rerouted trains via Lehigh Valley and Reading lines to West Philadelphia.
Congressional leader calls Clark's policy shift fantastic and argues Truman’s approach benefits foreign buyers while raising costs domestically. He asserts foreign demand supports prices under the new economic move and frames the policy as a victory for national interests.
Washington reports indicate officials press President Truman to convene an interstate government labor conference to pursue voluntary price reductions amid inflation fears. Rep Crawford criticizes Attorney General Clark's food price probe as aimed at shifting blame for policy-driven price rises. Clark expands the inquiry to possible conspiracies to maintain or raise prices, signaling tougher enforcement and jail terms for violators.
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