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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1946
Page
6
James Mitchell and Joseph De Annely saw a black panther and cub about a mile from Snake Road on a dirt road near Jamestown. The pair described a 1?4 foot long animal with a shiny coat as it moved along and vanished over a bank toward town.
The body of 69 year old Mrs Lovinia Hotchkiss was found face down in a lake near Oakland Beach hotel. Neighbors said she had been acting strangely. Her sister reported she slept in the bed Wednesday night and did not appear Thursday morning. The Crawford county coroner ruled death by her own action.
Homeless European orphans are given priority under immigration quotas. Since last May over 200 accompanied children have entered the United States under corporate affidavits via the United States Committee for the Care of European Children. They are under supervision of approved agencies, with strong emphasis on education and readiness to adopt, though most are beyond easy foster placements.
Arthur Steynoff, who gave authorities key information in the Robert Fisher murder case, will plead guilty to five additional automobile theft charges before the September criminal court term opens on September 9. The district attorney will seek a sentence delay pending whether Millie Thomas and Mike Bubna receive new trials, which could require Steynoff to testify. No further oral arguments are planned on the Thames Bubna new trial motions.
Porter announced restoration of slaughter quotas and price controls as the Agriculture Department hands control over non federally inspected plants to the OPA. New ceilings set beef cattle at 2025 dollars per hundred pounds. Chicago recorded 3025 dollars yesterday, a new high.
Quiz results list the correct responses: 1 Georgia 2 Health hands heart and head 3 In Summer 8 Viol 6 Are not 7 Abdey 2000 8 Maj Gen Robert McCowan Littlejohn 9 Did not 10 President of Bolivia.
A Department of Agriculture report warns half the tomato crop may be destroyed by late blight caused by cool damp weather. The disease has hit all sections, forcing the shutdown of one canning plant and three receiving stations, with about 50 canneries possibly closing before the mid September end of the season. Mt Union plant closed and other stations halted operations in Bloomsburg and surrounding areas.
Rioting resumes in Rio de Janeiro as downtown stores close for 10 days amid renewed protests over rising costs. A person is reported dead and nearly 100 injured as mobs attack shops and cinemas in the Brazilian capital. Troops occupied key spots at midnight, then returned to barracks.
Early estimates place Pennsylvania canning at about 228000 tons, roughly 75,000 more than last year. Blight damage will greatly reduce this total, with the department noting tomatoes show gray brown or black rot just beneath the skin.
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