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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1946
Page
1
Fragmentary report notes a church gathering at 73 p m with Mrs. Clara Clinton and Mrs. Sp involved. References to a shooting and a residence upstairs, with unclear details about attendees, location, and outcome.
Reports from Warren County detail new developments in the Kalinski murder case on a nearby farm. Andrew Mizak, in hospital after a self inflicted wound, claims he killed Kalinski with a rifle and discarded the weapon. authorities seek the missing gun as a second suspect may be arrested soon.
The Pennsylvania Railroad reorganizes its staff with Orrin B Ranney moving from this city to Warren as agent. Me Lranster to succeed Ranney on August 28. Kinney to replace Percy Belknap as Warren agent and K McLean to return here to take Kinney's post.
A second conference between Aero Supply management, Aero Lodge locals, and the union negotiating committee is in progress at the Corry plant to push a settlement after six weeks of strike. The main issue remains an eight cent hourly raise, following a prior ten cent grant, with a decision expected on whether operations resume soon, potentially by Tuesday.
News from Detroit reports the 18 day walkout by the Naliohnd Maritime Union continues with no abatement. Ferries resume operations as three panic stock firms enter negotiating talks. Two witness reports indicate gunfire by freighter officers at Cleveland headquarters as pickets clash with crew members and security forces.
Local boards completed work on the registration and reclassification in 1844. The group added four new deferment categories and considered them for inclusion in the list.
The draft resumes after a two month pause. By fall, Selective Service expects to meet the 1929 age group quota of 25,000, with 6,400 inducted so far and none of them teenagers. New deferment categories include college teachers, home construction workers, critics, and production and transportation workers, while some veterans and certain farmers are already deferred.
Emblem Oil driver from Warren escaped death when a loaded gasoline tanker rolled over an embankment between Columbus and Clymer. He crawled from the wreck with a bloody nose as fuel spilled but did not ignite. a second tanker prepared to receive the gasoline amid road grading debris.
Bulletins report Chinese Civil War amid Manchurian fighting as Communist armies shift to new positions. A surprise Red attack isolates a governemnt garrison near a key rail line at Tichling, marking a major development in the day's battles.
Fred Barton, of 20 Fairview Street, suffered a severe back injury and possible rib fracture when an extending ladder hook on a ladder at the Roger McCulloch house failed. He was taken by ambulance to Hamot Hospital in Erie for treatment by Dr. Fortune and Dr. Bennett.
Philadelphia aug 46 richard willing 32 year old ex ot and society figure was held for hearlu today on charges arising from a shooting of his father, Charl Willing, a retired exchange editor. He allegedly attacked after a gauntlet in the elbow, advancing aggravated assault and battery and reckless use of arms.
Col Paul H Griffiths of Uniontown receives further honors from the Pennsylvania Department of the region as a notable figure in national law. The commendation follows his service and contributions recognized by the state through official ceremony in Philadelphia.
British forces conduct an early morning raid in a village near Mile Ling TL4sty, detaining about 200 Jewish residents as part of a crackdown on a sabotage network. The operation, led by Commander Anderson of the Second Brigade, involved barbed wire enclosures and military search teams, with claims of uncovering an alleged ring and plans for further action.
Reported at the Paris peace conference more than 66 000 words remain to be considered across five Italian and allied treaties. Allies press for scrutiny of German reparations and a broader Russian led campaign shapes postwar diplomacy as nations argue over Dardanelles control and Greek issues.
A disrupted notice from the West Main Street employment service invites workers at Aste Supply Manufacturing to report for unemployment validations. It references social security figures and outlines a weekly reporting schedule with sessions on Tuesdays and Thursdays, encouraging attendance.
A tire permit and certificate for Rhodes Auto Services on West Smith Street were suspended for one year after authorities in Harrisburg ordered the action. State Police removed the permit forms and inspection station insignia, enforcing the suspension at the West Smith location.
In an accident at 22 30 Sunday near 21h and Castle streets in Erie Edward C Engel was badly injured with possible skull fracture and brain injuries. His wife Betty Engel 27 and another driver were hospitalized with fractures and lacerations. Engel’s condition described as unconscious though improving. The wreck left the car wrapped around a utility pole. rescuers freed the occupants. Treasury report details published separately.
In a weekend training mis sion from Grosse Pointe NAS Navy planes mistook a private yacht The Albatros for a target. Three bombing runs occurred with two bombs dropped on the second pass and one near a gas tank at the water line causing crew to jump overboard. Charles Desmond, secretary of the Ottawa River Yacht Club, reported the event after talking with the airmen.
The British foreign office said Britain sent radar equipment and technicians to Turkey but denied a Russian newspaper claim that a military supply base was established in the Dardanelles. It noted the radar gear would serve civil purposes and mentioned similar radar expert dispatches to Sweden amid rocket speculation.
Milford Pa August 26 a 45 year old Stamford Conn auditor Shino admitted disappearing with his four sons and a three year old child to attract attention while he sought to locate his wife He will face charges in connection with the disappearance Prosecutor Epifanio said in Stamford Conn He had a warrant for the arrest of Abraham Kahn editor on charges of unlawfully permitting a minor under sixteen to be placed in a risky situation Authorities said Kohn and the youths were taken into custody after a tip from Connecticut police He told the Associated Press it was the only way to clinch attention to find his wife He said he had paid for ads in newspapers to lure his wife back and planned to stay with the children until he could resolve the situation
Rescue teams searched the Julian Alps for two missing U S airmen as Yugoslavia prepared the highest military honors for three of their comrades killed when a transport plane was shot down on August 19. The bodies from Koprivnik would be escorted to Belgrade by the Fourth Army and flown on the ambassador’s plane, with a fighter squadron circling Ljubljana. The fate of the other two airmen remained unclear amid conflicting reports and debates over burying in Belgrade or the United States.
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