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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1947
Page
1
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London dispatch reports Secretary of State Marshall accepting a Molotov luncheon invite for Friday to discuss German Austria and the Moscow talks. Western powers debate a German peace settlement while Molotov questions a Soviet role and insists on German democracy after Allied occupation.
A Danish source claims King Minot of Romania will wed Princess Aline of Bodlybon Paruinyrob in a forthcoming engagement announced within a month. The couple allegedly traveled to Lausanne, Switzerland, together after attending Princess Ellaghein’s London wedding.
Diplomatic notes report no planned action in Palestine. Milan prefect changes provoke Leftist protests. Gen Leonard Gerow named Second Army commander. Lt Gen Albert C Wedemeyer chosen for Army chief duties. In Wilkes-Barre a gas explosion injures eleven at Glen Alden coal mine.
In Paris a 10 hour Communist filibuster ended as police cleared sitters from six Paris area power plants allowing subway service to resume. The Communist protest against Premier Schuman’s anti strike bill led to reassurances from Republican guards and the temporary expulsion of Raoul Calas from the assembly.
Reports indicate a missing C-47 aircraft with about 20 aboard may have crashed near the Preston border. German and French search teams scoured the area, receiving radio signals from a downed craft but no wreckage or survivors were located after patrols.
Corry merchants prepare for the Christmas rush with plans to extend hours after December 12 and stay open until 2 oclock. Local retailers anticipate department store sales 5 to 10 percent higher than prewar records driven by new appliances and clothing items.
A 1947 deer season report shows heavy hunting at Warren south of town with multiple hunters listing bucks from five to ten points. Notable entries include Thomas Messiger with a nine pointer at 180 pounds and Paul Blakeslee with a ten point at 175 pounds.
Stanley Drulet a 57 year old shop foreman is charged with manslaughter in a blaze at the Volunteers of America dormitory in North Philadelphia. The fire killed at least one and injured 11, while detectives say the blaze started in a shop on the first floor and spread through the upper floors.
Arab and Jewish mobs clash across Jerusalem injuring dozens as curfew and armored vehicles deployed. Riots erupt in old city and Zion Square with shops burned and traffic halted amid warnings of further行动.
Emergency crews cleared wreckage after a Baltimore and Ohio freight collision near Salamanca. A doubles ender fast freight struck a tractor truck loaded with four automoblies. Seven trainmen and the truck driver were treated for injuries at a hospital. Sixteen cars and two locomotives derailed.
The Corry Jamestown plant sells patent rights and jigs for a clothes dryer developed locally to Murray Gory of America at Soramse Bay. The Scranton firm plans near term production expansion with several models already in use locally. Research lead Robert Shapler transferred with the deal, highlighting the device’s drum action and lint catching feature.
Clarence Wallace, former vice president of the Corry Board of Education, elected president as Edward Feldt retires. Directors Edinges Ferd Grana Monroe Vaughn and Wallace attend the reorganizational meeting, with S Monroe noting Roped Browny named solicitor and a salary boost approved.
A Pittsburgh Cathedral was struck by a massive lightning bolt reported by Westinghouse engineers. The surge traveled a mast to the ground, lighting up conduits and powering a long-range research aim to improve protective equipment for homes and factories.
City Council voted to authorize the treasurer to collect all delinquent per capita and occupation taxes through wage garnishment through 1982. Estimated delinquent amounts from 1989 to 1997 range from 8000 to 10000 dollars. The treasurer will report progress, and the city controller will audit monthly accounts. The school board may shift overdue bond and warrants collections from a private agency to the treasurer.
Cliglas Weather Observer George Mutderink notes a cold wet Movember with November 27 at 18 above zero and December 62 low. Precipitation reached 0.11 inches on 16 of 30 days, 10 inches of snow on the 26th, and high winds on the 24th and 28th caused slippery highways during Thanksgiving without serious damage.
Fire destroyed the Titusville residence causing about 8000 in loss. Unidentified hunters spotted flames, woke residents Lucia and Mary Yanke who escaped as the structure collapsed. Firemen arrived after the blaze leveled the building, suspected from an overloaded wood stove flare.
Jesse Brown age 16 of Air Spar, H D 8, and Mrs Floya Brown report a mishap while aiding an automobile. He pulled a generator belt as the car started, slashing the end of his index finger. He was taken to Corry Hospital where doctors described his condition as good.
David Lilienthal announces at Atlantic City that the United States now produces weapons from both uranium and plutonium. He notes these projects are under design at commission laboratories and assembled at Los Alamos. He cites Eniwok Atoll tests and projects, and estimates atomic program costs near 5 trillion dollars over decades.
The council adopted a tentative 1948 budget of 126 198.64 and set a tax levy that would maintain the present 14.5 mill rate with a possible per capita increase. Expenditures rise to 8216 636.53 with major costs for salaries, signs, a patrol car, and Meat Park upkeep. Delinquent taxes and other sources fund the rest. mayoral appointments and police staffing were also acted on.
Associated Press reports Hagerstown Maryland raids targeting a white slave traffic network. Fourteen arrests across Virginia Indiana and Pennsylvania followed investigations by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Charges include violating the White Slave traffic act in connection with trafficking women to Hagerstown.
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