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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1948
Page
1
A public sale is scheduled at a location in Tunis with a wide range of items including furnaces chairs tables and linens. The date shows November 8 at 10:00 with notices from the board and local authorities.
Alger Hiss and Whittaker Chambers confronted each other in congressional spy probe hearings, with Thomas indicating that one of the two may face perjury charges. Hiss was sworn in as the first witness and stated he knew Chambers as George Crosley in the 1930s.
Five residents in Pagh Corry endured extreme heat as the official thermometer hit 90 degrees yesterday marking one of the year’s hottest days. Forecasters expect little relief with temperatures 6 to 8 degrees above normal through next Sunday.
Mississippi voters backed John E Rankin in the Democratic primary marking a strong showing for the veteran congressman seeking another two years in the House. Across New York and South Carolina similar incumbents won renomination while ALP nominee Vito Marcantonio failed to unsettle Rhine district.
The Pittsburgh marketing area will see milk prices rise 14 to 22 cents per year starting September 1 after approval by State Milk Control Commission members John J. Snyder and Charles J. O Loughlin. The order also raises producer prices by 40 cents per hundred pounds, while Pittsburgh city officials threaten court action to block the hike.
Government reports warn consumer costs surged with 1940s style levels. The Bureau of Labor Statistics and Agriculture Department detail a 1949 wage bump for GM workers and a 705 yearly market basket rise since January. Farm share remains about half of the 705 total, while meat produce and eggs push food expenses upward.
In Coudersport Pennsylvania on Denton Hill seven miles east of town a miniature Potato City grows atop NW 8 Route 4. Sponsored by the Pennsylvania Cooperative Potato Growers Association the model city aims to promote the potato industry with an initial $100000 building fund to house an exhibition and recreation center. Plans include more seed potato plots totaling 30000 varieties and annual field day gatherings of growers from across the state.
A German police report from Berlin says a German agent of the U S Army intelligence service was fatally shot at the Russian border in Bavaria. The incident occurred Monday near the Bavarian town of Berol and involved a group described as wearing Russian uniforms. Bavarian authorities took over the investigation, citing unclear motives and ongoing tension between Western Allies and Soviet forces.
City barbers meeting today approved price increases for hats and shaves to be effective tomorrow. Hats rise to 90 cents and shaves to 76 cents from previous rates. Shops will operate 4 PM to 5 80 PM on most days, closing earlier on Wednesdays.
Gerald Sweep, 18, and a 14 year old from Corry were arrested for stealing drilling equipment worth 34 074 from Amos Williams on Carter Hill road. Sweep received a suspected sentence of up to five years in Western Penitentiary with probation for three years after pleading guilty. Sweep was jailed after arrest by State Police at the Worry barracks. The judge ordered restitution to Williams and noted the pair sold the equipment to a Sherman junk dealer. The Corry youth was released to parental custody.
A Purdue University woman instructor Elizabeth Roseberry and four boys were found safe after more than 12 hours lost in snake infested woodland near Pine Grove Pennsylvania. Laurence Roseberry and two woodsmen located them near Black Creek valley then returned to their cottage.
City officials and residents discuss county owned parcels as weed problems persist. Officials consider waiving fees and transferring ownership to local groups to allow vacant lots to be managed, with steps promised to expedite local takeover despite bureaucratic hurdles.
Corry merchants committee outlined three day events on September 30 and October 1, with ads and window displays to be spread across communities. A meeting to finalize details is planned for September 9, with venue to be announced.
The station at North Center and Hust Fredericfe streets, operated by Saint Clair Refining Co for years, has been taken over by Willis Co of Brie. Excavation for a new storage tank began yesterday and full delivery changes are expected within two weeks. The station is leased by Evie fem from John Castor of this city.
Reported possibility of relocating the draft board office from Tutus to Carey within the city as officials await word on who will handle the office arrangements. Discussions focus on suitable sites such as the Corry Post Office building with space available for the office.
Honolulu August 25 Army officials report 16 people killed when a B 29 bomber collided with a parked C 27 aircraft near Hickam Field and Barbers Point. The incident occurred at the Pacific Air Command hospital and municipal airport area. witnesses said the B 29 struck the tail of the C 27 before crashing.
A C-47 and a B-25 collided in a cloud bank over New Jersey killing nine Army men en route to a religious conference. The crippled C-47 crashed near the northwest New Jersey town, bursting into flames, as witnesses reported the B-25 breaking up midair and tumbling toward the ground. Names and ranks of the dead included Capt William Beety Jr, Capt John Pitts, and Tech Sgt John Stringer among others, with the crash attributed to midair collision during an set flight from Bolling Field to Danbury Connecticut.
Spartansburg honors World War II veterans as Sparta Legion Post 15, led by Richard G. Wilmer and Ralph Winton, restored after a postwar disruption. Members purchased a two story home for the post at about 1200, with improvements funded since.
Two vehicles collided on East Main Street near Bank Irving last evening. Walter Rush and Peter Mayliardli were reportedly involved, with the Rath car discharging a passenger as it traveled west. Dominic Mag nig of Brunketree owned the Mag nuedii Buble. police expect the driver to assume responsibility for the damages.
Walter S Peake, son of amany and Mrs Penke, will join the present graduating class at the University of Penmay varia. Exercises occur tomorrow evening as Mrs Penke attends. Peake is 3 years old and previously graduated from the Oury Senior High School.
Erie County officials say no criminal charges will be filed against Dawson Hulett Synder Cirile and Frank Brigham in the Route B crash west of Corry that killed Mrs Geraldine Hueth, ruled accidental by the coroner. The drivers face possible traffic violations as the investigation continues.
Soviet Tass delivers a stern response to the U S note amid a diplomatic clash over the Kasenking case and the expulsion of the Soviet consul general. The dispute impacts consulates in New York San Francisco Leningrad and Vostok with sanctions and recalls affecting U S Russian relations.
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