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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1949
Page
1
The readable parts show references to individuals including Robert Dial and unclear figures. The fragment hints at a local notice or obituary style entry but lacks coherent events, dates, or places to confirm specifics.
Lt Gen. Leslie Groves testified before a House committee that some atomic material reached the Soviet Union during World War II but he could not confirm shipment counts. He said the approach to espionage was always through his aides and cited Moscow’s espionage activity at Washington and Oak Ridge as key points.
A garbled police notice reports 402 offers related to patrols and shifts in Pittsburgh. The fragment mentions Superintendent Harvey Benthalar and a reassignment of policemen, but the exact details are unclear due to the distorted OCR text.
Associated Press reports Pennsylvania teams including Cambria Bedford Somerset and Indiana counties saw heavy snow last night with Philadelphia receiving an inch in suburbs. Temperatures dip to 15 degrees with wind as more snowfall expected by nightfall northern Pennsylvania on track from New York state.
D B Carnahan of Pennsylvania Telephone Corp says a line extension will bring phone service to about 70 subscribers in Columbus and rural areas north of Corry. The first phase for 35 phones in Columbus is done, with crews stringing lines toward Clymer and the state line, to be completed by late December.
Pittsburgh December 7 negotiators for Alcoa and the CIO United Steelworkers stayed optimistic amid rumors of a near settlement. Nine Alcoa plants have been strike bound since October 17. A USW local at New Kensington planned a meeting to discuss a proposed contract and potential pensions insurance and wage adjustments. The union negotiating team held a morning session before planning further talks in the afternoon after recent meetings in New York with pension experts.
Students at CHTY school purchased savings stamps totaling about 509 dollars. Reports by Mins Helen Spencer note junior classes and various departments contributing. figures list districts Washington Concord and others with amounts ranging from 38 to 895 dollars among rows of pupil names and classes.
Former Bulgarian vice premier Traicho Kostov and ten other high officials went on trial in Sofia on charges of treason espionage and economic sabotage. Prosecutor read a 20000 word indictment alleging plotting with Yugoslav leaders under Anglo American intelligence influence.
A Virginia Tech professor describes ultrasonic sound waves beyond human hearing and their potential as a tool in industry. He explains high frequency waves can agglomerate, crystallize, or separate mixtures, with applications from drying to measurements, while noting many conditions and effects still require study.
Washington says it will comply with terms broadcast by North Korea for the release of two American officials held since September. Consul General Angus Ward travels from Manchuria toward freedom, with U S officials hopeful of freeing Ward and ECA colleagues Alfred Meschter and Albert Willis. Two other Americans, William Smith and Elmer Bender, remain missing after a training flight from Tsingtao.
A fragmentary hunter note reports final opportunities for deer hunting on upcoming days. Names linked to deer kills appear garbled but include Corry Munters and Josiah Dorehel among several others, with figures and times partially visible.
Three cars were damaged when a collision occurred at a city intersection as photographer Robert M. Ray attempted a turn from Mole Avenue onto East Malin Street. The Buick struck Leofsky’s Ford, sending the Buick into Morris’s Chrysler. all occupants escaped without injury.
In Washington on December 7, AMA leaders warned doctors that the battle over socialized medicine and compulsory health insurance was not finished. President-Elect Elmer Henderson said the fight remains, with broad public backing yet to be turned into lasting policy, and skirmishes won only temporarily as momentum shifts between reformers and opponents.
Glen Lambert, 19, of Wichita Falls Texas, and Robert T. Bostt, 21, of Youngstown, were sentenced in federal court yesterday to serve terms for counterfeiting. Federal agent Jorim Pistebirah announced the penalties of one year and a day for each man. The operation involved passing counterfeit currency in several western Pennsylvania cities including Erie and Port Perry.
Premier Li Hai Shung Loclay trims government to 107 members and plans retreat from Chenatu as Nationalists retreat toward Formosa. Red forces press to Chenatu and nearby towns as Chiang Kai Shek directs defensive stance in Chengtu, with lines reported along Szechwan routes toward Yunan and Sikang provinces.
Rex Beach, 72, famed author of The Spoilers and Worms of the Am, died at his home near Sebring Florida from a pistol wound to the head. The death, ruled suicide by County Judge J. Howard Livington and Sheriff Broward Coker, followed a three year throat ailment and months of treatment. Beach’s secretary, 3% Yonts, and nurse Miss Tanie Simontan found the body in his bedroom after a breakfast visit. Beach had been working on a late novel, completing 27 chapters this summer, and had earlier sought treatment at Minnie for throat trouble.
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Humorist and philosopher Harry Copland will address the Corry Management Club at a dinner meeting at St Edgarrily Hall. Copland, famed for the “Royalty” talk, has spoken to vast audiences, including 175000 in 1938, and is connected with the Farmers and Supply Co. and the Foremen’s Association. Word of more than 100 attendees is expected.
Harrisburg announces that Pennsylvanians can begin applying for the commonwealth bonus shortly after January 1. State Adjutant General Frank A. Weber says 500 million in bonus funds will be distributed once printer orders are completed, with 500000 blanks and matching instructions ready, plus 200000 blanks for deceased veterans' beneficiaries.
Reported lumber theft at Ajax plant between November 24 and 29. Inventory showed up to 100 units stolen, with suspects possibly hiding lumber in back areas and front stores near North Canterbury streets. Night watchmen and patrols were cited as having observed irregular activity during the period.
Miners strike a tentative 95 cent daily wage boost and larger welfare fund, while coal operators resist amid a stalled breakthrough in John L. Lewis led talks. Officials warn the dispute will drag into September as industry opponents press for broader terms and dates.
A polio case is reported in the Jefferson Valley area as doctors monitor symptoms and enforce safety measures. Authorities advise caution and vaccination for at risk populations amid ongoing public health efforts.
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