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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1949
Page
1
An unreadable OCR fragment lists meat items, dress prices, and multiple locations including West, Maple, and a store in Washington state. It references months and days vaguely with distorted names and partial shop details, making specifics uncertain.
A Coast Guard search plane found the burning hulk of the Dutch motorship Corps 300 miles east of Miami. Sixteen men were missing after an explosion and fire. eight were rescued. The cause was undetermined. The Sparrows Point tanker reported one badly burned survivor. The ship’s location was given and extensive search efforts continued with multiple planes and vessels.
Nineteen employees of the G. G Murphy Company store share in a special Christmas bonus now in its 25th year. The plan, with extra benefits including vacation, life insurance, retirement, and wage increments, pays 618000 to qualified workers, with officers excluded from the bonus.
Pennsylvania Game Commission reports about 95,000 deer bagged in the 1949 big game season. Final totals await tentative figures, with 33,000 killed in the one day season and about 62,000 the rest of the period. Hunters are reminded to mail their licenses to Harrisburg as final tabulations lag.
Senator Taft says after a 13 week Ohio tour the greatest voter concern is the size of the public debt and pending government policy. He reports no slide toward socialism among constituents and warns against price fixing deficit spending and nationalized medical care. He notes farm support aims without embracing production controls.
In Philadelphia on December 14 Mrs. Mary Tiller Frazier bequeathed most of her estate to Per tyopolis in western Pennsylvania. Personal property valued at 1,774,001 is reported by Fidelity Philadelphia Trust Co and executors. Real estate holdings will be appraised separately. An Orphans Court adjudication addressed objections by cousins challenging the will’s probate.
Chicago dispatch reports Republican strategy leaders accept a concerted plan to offer voters a clear choice in 1950. Arthur Summerfield says policy specifics to be finalized by January or February with a drafting committee and a national policy statement due by February. Gabrielson vows a strong, affirmative program to regain Congress.
Premier David Ben-Gurion lands in Jerusalem to establish his government in the disputed Holy City despite United Nations plans for internationalization. He meets ministers at a hotel as Jordanian troops guard the old city, while foreign affairs stay in Tel Aviv.
Batavia dispatch reports minbalives sign a constitution by 16 Trionesian states forming an independent United States of Indonesia. Sovereignty likely transfers December 27 with a federal government framework, president elected by state deputies, and a Senate and House to follow. The process, after wartime disruption and UN mediation, culminates in a broad ratification vote in Jogjakarta.
Walter Hindman of Corry has purchased Laundry Land at 1260 Brown Avenue Erie from D. A Lest and Bred Blass. The 21 washers and seven dryers will continue operating with 3 employees. Hindman plans to move to Erie in spring with Mrs Hindman. The business serves local housewives near a Loblaw grocer and an A&P store.
Tomorrow marks the start of extended store hours with merchants planning late openings. Christmas shoppers are advised some stores will stay open until 4 p.m. on weekdays while others set different schedules, including afternoon and evening hours. A city bureau official noted the program aims to benefit children’s holiday plans with planned visits and activities across various streets and districts.
John L. Lewis entered negotiations with United Mine Workers and coal operators in New York amid deadlocks. Sub committees will carry on talks, with Lewis to attend today. He seeks higher wages and no welfare tax, while operators push for limited concessions and longer work weeks.
A missing 14 year old girl, last seen Sunday in a Washington forest area near Kelso, has not been located. Investigators say extensive searches covering miles have found 44 tangible clues but no sign of Ruth Abyre. Conditions are harsh with freezing temps and exposed terrain, as teams press on through the night.
Chest Group will elect three new directors at tomorrow evening session led by secretary Robert Ott Jr. Named for the new terms are Hawkins, Howard J. Siteen, and Duabe N Fogle who will serve three years. An organizational meeting will follow with current officers Earl Cherry, Roger Brown, and Dallas Smiley moving into president, vice president, and treasurer roles. A nominating committee has been named to consider floor nominations.
Police in Union City investigated a burglary at the VFW Club where seven slot machines were robbed of about $200. Four Corry youths were questioned. fingerprints gathered from the safe were incomplete. Club officials estimated losses near $1,400 based on four weeks of unemptied machines.
Pennsylvania motorists may see a 10 to 12 percent cut in auto insurance rates next month. State Insurance Commissioner J F Malone said revised figures from the National Automobile Underwriters Association show declines in fire theft and collision premiums. The cut would affect all auto insurers registered in the state and involve millions of dollars in annual premiums. Last year 4 151 000 passenger cars were registered in Pennsylvania. The change may take effect January 1 1948 after an ordinance allowing such adjustments was issued in October by the commission.
Washington December 14 President Truman called for a consolidated federal transportation program. A Commerce Department report urged revision of the transportation policy, including subsidies for interstate facilities, separation of mail and subsidy payments, and eliminating rates not tied to true costs. The plan targets defense needs and shifts funding to national defense priorities.
Delbert J. Neckers 67 a prominent Clymer merchant killed himself by hanging yesterday afternoon at the family home outbuilding. Neckers helped start The Neckers General Store in 1916 and ran it with his sons Glenn and John along with a large dairy operation. He served as justice of the peace and on the Clymer town board and was a member of Abbe Reformed Church the volunteer fire department and the local board of education. He is survived by his wife Bernice two other sons Harald and Allen Deliand a daughter Mrs Dena Howles his mother Mrs Harold Neckers and a granddaughter. The body rests at Spitzer Funeral Home with services Friday at the Abbe Reformed Church. burial will be in Holland Cemetery following a prayer service at the funeral home.
In Connellsville Pennsylvania three children died when their two room home near Kirkneck burned after an explosion and fire. Mrs Vernon Mardis, the mother, was severely burned trying to rescue her children. The dead are Thelma May Mardis seven, Ruth Ann Mardis, and Vernon Thame. The fire reportedly started when a gas stove exploded breaking a pipe as the stove was being used at home. A Pittsburgh steel worker named Joe Pittsburg was among nearby neighbors who aided in the rescue along with Mrs Mardis.
The Committee for Economic Development estimated national security costs at least 20 billion dollars annually, urging balanced funding and warning that unchecked loyalty inquiries could breed a police state. The report, led by Marion Folsom, stresses civilian readership in security programs and warns against partisan dangers to individual freedoms.
In Sioux City a devastating blast rocked the Sait Co plant causing collapse and fires. Immediate reports confirm at least six fatalities and more than 100 injured as rescue teams search for survivors amid shattered offices and equipment. Authorities anticipate a rising toll and are investigating the blast's cause.
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