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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1949
Page
1
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Census figures released by Secretary Sawyer show November civilian employment at 49,518,000, up 1 million from October and 976,000 below the 1948 peak. Unemployment fell by 187,000 to 9,409,000 as farm jobs rose 198,000 due to favorable weather and harvest completion.
Rapid remodeling on the Corry Rod and Gun Club second floor aims to open new Y rooms for the Govry YMCA by Christmas. Arthur Burgess, local secretary, said an open house will be held Sunday January 8 with an invitation to members and youths to inspect the new quarters.
Corry Memorial Hospital staff arrange an on call rotation to ensure a doctor is available for emergencies and police cases. The hospital switchboard operates 24 hours a day and will summon the on duty physician, with patient handover to the family doctor when available.
West German media accuses Western powers of trying to revive German militarism with a mercenary army plan. Adenauer aides say Bonn would not initiate rearmament though would consider joint forces if insisted, while stressing civilian reconstruction.
Dr J H Wright is described as nesting comfortably in Erie where he is being treated for a fracture of the right shoulder after an incident near the corner of First and West South streets.
Coroner Warren W Wood urged Curry Cley Council and Erie Railroad to implement safeguards at the Center Street East Main Street crossing after Charley Skiff was killed by a westbound Erie freight train. Proposals included banning left turns, relocating traffic patterns, or installing a traffic signal, but cost and highway status blocked action.
The State Department pressed for word on when Angus Ward and his American staff could depart Mukden as communist forces ordered their exit. The group, detained for over a year, faced a 7 p.m. EST deadline with unclear travel plans and limited communication.
Washington doctors confront proposed dues under an AMA plan to organize medical groups. Hearings are set on a system that would bill about 150 000 doctors regularly, as the government and medical leaders weigh options for a nationwide structure.
Police and volunteers hunted an area south of Dallas for Becky Ann McClung, a two‑and‑a‑half year old who vanished from her home yesterday afternoon. Her mother reported she was playing in the yard before being called inside. The search drew neighbors and police as night fell.
The 149 foot Irvine Bridge on Route 8 over the Brokenstraw creek dropped two feet after a U bolt sheared, temporarily closing the span. State Highway Department crews raised the structure and reopened it to passenger traffic while planning final repairs. Detours sent heavier vehicles through nearby towns, with no injuries reported.
About 250 workers, including steamfitters and truck drivers, joined a strike today at the large car ridge project. The stoppage affects an estimated 966 million in plant operations as crews protest conditions and wage issues.
The council advanced plans to sell government owned housing and other assets in Fairhaven. Officials approved sewer and street work authorizations and budget transfers amid routine receipts and expenditures reports.
Chaos swells as Communist forces press toward Chengtu. Reports from Hong Kong relay tensions inside the Nationalist leadership and potential resignations. A Red unit advances along the river highway toward Nedehinings and the ferry, threatening strategic routes.
A $100,000 fire swept Albion's fire house and nearby buildings. Firemen from nine communities battled flames early today, saving equipment but destroying the fire house, a five room bungalow next door, a garage and three homes. No one was hurt.
Corry welfare agencies form a new coordinating body with 22 representatives from 16 agencies. Herbert OW was named chair, Joseph R. Clair vice chair, and Ray, orner secretary. The group aims to eliminate duplication and act as a clearing house for needy cases in the Corry area, with sessions including Capt. Winifred Herrick and Rev. Joseph Clair. A follow up meeting is set for January 16 at the American Legion hall.
Treasury report shows budget receipts of 45 449 312 28 and expenditures of 20 511 51 with a cash balance of 4 431 01. Debt outstanding stands at 10386 515 with an 8 percent rate. Increase from previous day 70 456 1cAT.
A riot broke out aboard the 7,200 ton freighter Nathanial B. Palmer in New York harbor. Police, Coast Guard, and FBI agents met the ship when it docked after a sailor was wounded as officers tried to quell the disturbance.
Robert S Vaughn will serve as president and Benned Wy Feldt as vice president at the Corry Board of Mulloallgn. Clarence & Wallace named as a director to fill the late William Dunlap’s unexpired term. Wallace and Mdinger did not seek re-election. Helen Jones and Arnold Seastead were seated to fill vacancies. Roger Brown is reappointed as solicitor. Committee assignments to be announced at next Monday’s meeting.
Dr Logan Emlet of the Dale Ridge national laboratory describes isotopes as exalted atoms that could yield cheaper gasoline fuel and longer lasting rubber. He spoke at the American Institute of Chemical Engineers annual meeting outlining new risks and uses in the atomic age.
Wallace denies involvement as the House committee probes wartime uranium shipments to Russia. Gen Leslie Groves to be questioned. witnesses may total 40 to 60. The probe focuses on former officials including Hopkins and Wallace, with claims of uranium compounds moving via Alaska and Great Falls during WWII.
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