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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1949
Page
1
Fragmentary text shows a school or church gathering with a focus on an event titled Go Yo Ach the Male. Mentions of Christ Jose and Bible study imply a religious or youth activity with evening scheduling and coordination by a leader. Readable fragments reference boys and girls and a casual talk setting.
Jane's Fighting Ships says Russia plans three 35 000 ton battleships with rocket torpedoes and long range submarines as part of a five year build program aiming for 750 to 1900 subs by 1951. Moscow reportedly operates shipyards in U S S R Germany and the Far East to support this expansion.
Post office workers report a fight in the building’s rest room injuring two Corry P C Aides. Witnesses describe the incident but no charges have been filed. The two elderly men required medical attention and remained at work the next morning.
The Corry Rotary Club raised 115 dollars during a Salvation Army kettle drive at North Center and Washington streets. Rotarians counted coins and currency as total donations surpassed one third of last Christmas’ six week sum. Next Saturday Kiwanis Club members will take over the kettles.
Ted Treat a 48 year old Union City clothing store operator and real estate salesman is reported in satisfactory condition after a fall down a 15 foot stairway Saturday. He was admitted around 4 am unconscious with a severe head wound and facial lacerations. Relatives said he rose from bed, walked into a door opening, and fell. doctors will determine extent of skull fracture or other injuries after x rays.
Walter S. Peake Jr son of attorney Walter Peake of Rist Street was admitted to the Erie County bar by Judge Elmer Evans after his father petitioned for permission. He took the oath administered by Deputy Prothonotary Richard Nash. A Corry High School and University of Pennsylvania graduate, he studied at Michigan and is believed among Erie County’s youngest licensed lawyers.
Britain, the United States and Canada announced a plan to standardize arms and military training to ensure cooperation and cost efficiency in time of need. No treaty or binding obligation is created. The three nations have worked on standardization since 1947 with exchanges on technical level and aims to develop common designs and procedures.
A capacity audience attended the seventh annual Beautiful Messiah by the Oratorio Choir at First Methodist Church. Under H. Lynn Rice the choir, drawn from city church members, presented the two hour oratorio with soloists Maurice Bohman Carlyle Neckers Mrs Rose Cassett Mrs Francis Whiteman Mrs Lynn Rice and Miss Lois Ann Shieller. An augmented six piece orchestra accompanied the performance candlelit in the second half and proceeds were to fund future music purchases and other expenses for staging the Messiah.
In Ameatuba Brazil a scorned lover detonated home made bombs killing six people. Police said Edmundo Sento plotted the attack after an abusive marriage to his beloved in a slum where she sought funds from neighbors to escape.
The Blan ford Hospy fire company volunteers repaired and repurposed toys for needy families. Toys will be distributed by Salvation Army and the Daughters of Amitton next Wednesday and Thursday, with funding and labor donated by firemen and related groups. Christmastide effort aims to aid children in need in time for the holiday season.
Five children from the Bethway family perished when a flash fire swept through a farmhouse near Emmett. Parents Clarence and Irene Bethway escaped with five other children. two older siblings were hospitalized with serious burns. The blaze is believed to have started from a heat stove.
A British military court sentenced former Field Marshal Erich Von Manstein to 16 years for atrocities by German troops in Poland and Russia. He was found guilty on nine charges, acquitted on eight, and will serve the term from today at Werl prison alongside Kesselring and Palkenhorst. The trial, last of Hylder’s generals, drew wartime controversy in Britain.
John J. Huber testifies before Senator McCarran’s subcommittee that American Communist fronts planned to seed the industrial sectors with party members to enable sabotage during wartime. He described FBI recruitment in 1937 and named Hollywood figures named as alleged party sympathizers. The testimony followed a prior FBI inquiry and sparked reactions from critics and supporters alike.
Administration Democrats push for a permanent Federal Employment Practices Commission to enforce anti discrimination in jobs, risking a rift with Southern delegates. Senate debate centers on FEPC measures versus voluntary compliance and extends into party political calculations amid civil rights mobilization.
Pittsburgh dispatch reports rising calls from industry leaders and labor to invoke the Taft Hartley Act amid a coal industry crisis. UMW miners face a three day week and employers urge a broad contract to extend the five day workweek as negotiations continue with soft coal operators and antiharb union groups.
A cottage owned by Heoks Foungstons and occupied by Mr Ruland burned at Findley Lake causing about 83 500 in losses. A second two story house owned by F D Hicks Monaca Pa suffered 500 in damage. Firefighters from Sherman and Findley Lake contained the blaze about 1 20 p m with cause unknown. Crowds gathered as flames swept the west side of the lake three quarters of a mile from the village.
Post office officials reminded the public that holiday cards must carry proper postage and be the right size. Unsealed or undersized cards require extra handling and may not receive carrier delivery during the holiday rush.
City police investigate theft of 44 dollars from two women and a youth at a Christmas party for children aged two to 12 at the American Legion home. Victims include Mrs. Eugene Davis who reported 22 dollars, Mrs. Gravino who lost 10 dollars, and Joseph Griffis who said six dollars was stolen.
A Baltimore and Ohio Railroad express struck a vehicle at a grade crossing near Cumberland killing Josue T. Worthhope 20 Glenn W Holler 22 and Leaty A Wetley 18 all of Mant Choice Pa two others Chenit Fess 10 and Paul Geller 8 of Hiv Hine Visto escaped but injured as train smashes into their wagon Authorities report the tragedy occurred yesterday and identify the deceased and injured from local towns.
Harrisburg teachers and the Pennsylvania State Education Association push for a long term tax reform to fund salaries. A commission led by Jesse Burkhead discusses a potential two percent sales tax or income tax, with estimates of $125 million annually from a sales tax and about $150 million from an income levy, citing 1948 tax data.
Harrisburg reports a 1947 Pennsylvania law limiting auto financing terms. It bans finance companies dealers or banks from charging more than nine percent on new car loans and a lower rate on used car contracts. The act also curbs aggressive repossession practices and protects buyers from abusive credit terms.
A local study discusses how careful release policies reduce new offenses by sex offenders. Officials cite supervised transitions, targeted monitoring, and community programs as key factors in lowering reoffense rates.
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