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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1946
Page
1
Local officials propose a new two lane street alignment for Church Road in Winton to improve access to a nearby church project. The plan aims to ease traffic flow and support community growth with updated alignments and safety features.
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The United Nations advances a long range arms limitation program including prohibition of the atomic bomb. A draft resolution urges all members to recall ambassadors from Franco Spain as the assembly weighs action on enforcing UN decisions. Russia against the compromise plan signals possible resistance to strict troop information reporting.
A series of dispatches reports shifting labor laws in the United States, violence in Athens with multiple deaths, and progress at a Council of Foreign Ministers meeting in New York. Diplomatic circles note a possible major shift in Russian foreign policy shaping European peace efforts.
In Manhattan 15 year old Rose Faces was recovered as 21 bodies were pulled from the collapsed Amsterdam Avenue tenement. Authorities planned to use three steam shovels on the site after a fire and wall collapse, with more than 90 injured and families of 22 affected. Rescue work continued through the night as heavy machinery was limited to prevent further collapse.
The FBI is seeking a former aide to Senator Bilbo as part of a war contracts inquiry. A secretary asked to be spared from testifying due to death threats, and the witness is considered necessary to the investigation.
Washington December 3 FBI agents pursue former Bilbo secretary Edward P. Terry as Senate investigators probe alleged cash gifts and favors from Mississippi contractors. The inquiry centers on Bilbo’s alleged influence on contracts worth about 26 million and a 30 thousand cash gift, with Terry and bank executive J Marion Quinn cited for possible testimony. Army engineers testified Bilbo pressed contractors and sent telegrams to ensure payments, while threats against witnesses were recounted from a Mississippi primary campaign.
Three youths from Corry were taken into custody in Jamestown after a complaint that one man pointed a gun at a pedestrian. The suspects Archie Wetmore, Guuts D. W Gaylor, and Vincent Nielsen are being held without bail as Jamestown police review the case and a revolver was reportedly found. Nielsen recently returned to Corry after working on Lake vessels. he faces pending charges in Erie County.
The Northwest faced severe flooding with hundreds evacuated and towns along the Columbia and Walla Walla rivers isolated. Homes near Kennewick and Pasco were destroyed as floodwaters rose, while hospitals reported strain and bridges were at risk from rising waters.
About 250 employees at the Corry Jamestown plant will share the largest cash Christmas gift in the company’s history. David A. Aillsixom, president, and general manager, says all staff with various lengths of service will get checks based on weeks of pay, with executives receiving higher shares. Veterans and long-serving workers are included, with eligibility extending to World War I veterans formerly employed at the Corry Jamestown plant.
Legal blockers to the 30 year old Griswold Manufacturing Co sale were lifted by Judge Himer b Evans. The plant and assets will be sold to Henry Agrsonson of Philadelphia representing Bayle Mfc Co, following a joint petition by Griswold president and estate counsel. The easing clears the way for an amicable retirement of restraints and sale completion.
A derailment blocks the PRR line north of the city causing train and passenger delays. A freight wreck near King Pu prompted diversion of northbound traffic and taxi coordination to reach destinations. City wrecking crews worked to clear the site with limited delays expected.
Sonn B Galloway a 24 year old Pennsylvania Share College student was acquitted of murder in the fatal shooting of his bride at their trailer home. After a four day trial a jury of ten men and two women delivered the not guilty verdict to an audience that included his mother and supporters.
Burglars broke into the Johnsey Brothers market between Monday night and Tuesday, taking cash about 35 dollars, 800 pounds of sugar, Crisco and Spry products, meat cuts, cigarettes, and other goods. Seek details were held back at the request of Warren County Sheriff Linder.
C J Blanford Metropolitan Milk Marketing Area administrator announced that dairymen delivering to the area 432 pool approved plants in November would be paid a uniform twice of $5.32 per hundredweight. The price was announced two days earlier than required to permit producers to be paid before Christmas.
A New York State Insurance Department report charges salary irregularities at Home Instance Co, the nation’s largest fire insurer. Harold Smith and former president George F Ken face actions. The review covers 1941 and 1942 expenses, noting lax voucher practices and questioned travel costs.
In New York United Auto Workers head into 1947 contract talks with a demand for a 23 cent hourly rise plus a general wage hike and benefits. President Walter Awither announced a plan including an equalization fund and Social Security improvements. Analysts estimate the total rise could reach roughly 30 cents an hour with proposed security and retirement provisions. Wilton of General Motors commented on costs and potential price impacts as negotiations open in Chicago.
The United Nations headquarters committee approved accepting 38,5000 acres of Rockefeller real estate in Manhatto real estate for the World Peace Capital. The vote endorsed the first clause of Austin's resolution with several abstentions and absent members. A broader move to resolve location debates may shift to Westchester county after London assembly action earlier this year.
Reports from Mansfield and Mansiocle describe a deadly Pennsylvania Railroad collision involving the Golden Triangle passenger train and two freight trains. Officials say at least eight killed, over 25 injured, including five soldiers, with rescue crews using torches to reach trapped passengers. Witnesses recount twisted steel and shattered cars as responders and local hospitals treat the wounded.
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