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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1949
Page
1
Readable names and figures appear in a garbled OCR line. It includes mentions of Latane, Hicks, R. D., and monetary amounts such as 7 000 and 7 500 along with vague items like linen, beer, and barn. No clear event or context is discernible to establish a full news item.
Queen Juliana proclaimed Indonesian independence marking the birth of the United States of Indonesia. The ceremony ended Dutch colonial rule after 300 years, with sovereignty transferred and the two nations to remain loosely linked under the crown.
Fragments describe a transit strike ending today as AFL Transit Union members accuse officials of misrepresentation. City workers and union members faced protests and confrontations during the walkout at the city owned transit facility.
Police alert area for John Vinkovich alias John Rogers who is wanted by Bed. lecr for parole violation and bad checks. State police recovered him after a vehicle found in Spar tansburg garage. FBT questions him in Wyoming parole case and recent bus incident. reports say he fled to Aliquippa and TiMMavie Wit giel carpanton. He is described as heavily armed and dangerous per the FBI.
The Hyndman community begins rebuilding after a Christmas Eave fire leveled the business district. The blaze destroyed the bank and twelve other buildings along with about twenty homes and the post office, with estimated damages around one million dollars. Local leaders vow a better town, aided by emergency relief centers at the high school.
Patients at Corry Hospital totaled 31 during the Christmas weekend with 23 adults seven babies and one youth. One child Lee Austin nine was admitted after a fall while Clifford Austin was rushed for appendectomy.
A concise survey of the 1949 baseball season highlights. It recalls leading players in the National and American Leagues and notes key figures and moments from that year’s major sports coverage.
A Waterford man Wilbur Runser, 22, suffered a broken left arm when backing a car on a slippery rural hill and the door trapped his arm. Police report a second crash near Union City on Route 6 after Theodore Fish fell asleep at the wheel, colliding with Lester Rhode. Total damage estimated at $800 with minor injuries to some occupants.
Washington December 27 top veterans aims in the new session include a Senate pension bill and a House insurance bill with a liberalized approach already passed for World War I and II veterans. A World War II bonus bill lingers in the background with limited support from major veterans groups.
A Mayday night power failure hit Union City, cutting the New Pendec transformer and darkening most shops on the block. Stores extended hours to 8 p m as Christmas shoppers faced delays and frustration across the district.
Across the nation more than 800 people died during the Christmas holiday period from 6 p.m. December 25 to midnight December 28. Traffic crashes caused nearly 400 deaths while other violent events raised the total above 500. Texas led with 45 deaths, including a mother and six children in a San Antonio fire.
Radio Mos cow reports 12 Japanese army officers in Siberia trial claimed to have used American POWs as human guinea pigs in germ warfare tests. Defendants allegedly planned attacks on the United States and Britain with plague and cholera experiments. Gen. Otero Yaiuid, ex Kwantung Army chief, testified germ tests targeted Soviet Union and Mongolia, with possible aims toward the United States and Britain.
Mayor Kinley announced plans to hold daily morning office hours at the Municipal Building, with a rotating schedule and a single contact point for residents. Police Magistrate Melvin Cobbett will relocate his hearings to his West South Street home while continuing as police magistrate, city alderman, and real estate agent, coordinating through the West South Street office.
Belgrade reports Marshal Tito and Britain sealed a five year trade treaty with a budget clause. Western bloc officials say the accord aims to ease economic tensions while Yugoslavia maintains nonalignment amid Eastern European boycotts. The agreement covers two years of sales totaling about 200 000 dollars with domestic economic reforms cited.
Rev Gilbert Boyd, longtime pastor of the Presbyterian Church, will resign his post here likely in late January to accept a similar position at First Presbyterian Church of Kendallville Indiana. The church plans to appoint a moderator and a four member committee to select a successor, with a vote to follow after hearings.
Judges announced the results with 15 displays earning cash prizes of 80 20 15 10 and 10 dollars. Top winners include W A Redmond Marilyn Haight Elot Dah and others with ten additional honorable mentions. A treasury report shows December receipts 226771 72 and expenses 110168 73 with a deficit and debt totals.
Harrisburg Pennsylvania December 21 a plan projects 40 million dollar annual price tag for veterans' bonus payments over 16 years. Gov Duff says debt is manageable with 375 million bond issue planned and voter approval last November sets potential funding.
Four crashes occurred on city streets over Christmastide weekend with about $500 in damage. Notable incidents involved drivers Levon Shultz, Andrew McKetu, Walter Crawford, and Shester J. Malev with various vehicle damages and a reported injury. Police investigated each collision including a hit on a utility pole and a two-car rear-end at West Pleasant and Northwest streets.
Corry man Alkune Wie arrested at 4:20 on Saturday after a fight at 294 West Park Place. He paid fines totaling 1204 dollars for drunkenness and disorderly conduct following complaints from relatives.
Washington reports that Congress may target tax evaders and close loopholes prior to any rate increases for individuals or corporations. Leaders from both parties debate budget balance, excise cuts, and the impact on employment as studies assess possible tax reforms.
The manager of Ghiality Cash grocery at East Main and South Centeralporty left after ten years to join Britts W Midsideleton firm trading as Kap a Toelt Co. He will manage Ur Mins Middltgn soon as new sales role begins at the Jamestown Mood store. A teacher drownings reported in Monongahela City after a river incident near died.
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