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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1946
Page
4
City debates zoning resolutions amid growth plans while reporting on in town construction, school admin changes, and a push for merit ratings for teachers. Local events cover a Norweigan UNO delegation, public notices, and upcoming ceremonies for selective service board members.
Congressional debate centers on a new British loan, contrasting it with the old war debt. The plan shifts from wartime settlements to lending for postwar economic ties, with provisions limiting maturities, easing Lend Lea se terms, and removing exchange controls within a year.
Daily Dozen from the Medical Society of Pennsylvania explains brucellosis or Malta fever as the common disease transmitted from animals to humans. The piece notes its recognition in 1908 in the United States, first cases in Pennsylvania in 1936, and about 40,000 cases since 1929. It highlights hogs as a primary spreader, higher frequency among rural residents, and a rough estimate that 20 percent of the U.S. population is infected. Control requires animal health management and coordinated prevention.
Agitation for a city charter reorganization reaches a head at a meeting led by Commissioner Clyde F. Brown. City solicitor inquiry promised regarding the proposed government form. Pneumonia claims Frank D. Bilsworth and Frank P. Thompson within 40 hours. Spring attire expected in two to three weeks per forecasts. Elton Darrow named president of Corry Dairymen’s League branch. officers elected. Corry High may face final game as Orange and Binck withdrawals loom. Firemen receive injury protection via city compensation insurance.
A quirky set of seven questions drawn from a classified page asks about biblical quotes and trivia on topics from presidential pensions to grape colors and World War II roles. The item notes a later quote about Amy discharge points and mentions a claim of 6,000 treaties in history.
A wartime piece recalling U S divisions fighting the Japs and Germans on the Western Front. It notes 3rd Army advances toward Luxembourg and Koblenz, crossing the Rhine, and capture of locations in the Black Forest near Oberhof. It adds curious aviation notes on cranes and high altitude observations without standard editing.
Total county valuation stands at 140 106 185 with a 1946 increase over the prior year. City of Erie values reach 87 908 905 while county assessments outside Erie total 40 315 400. Government housing projects assessed at 1 855 400. tax exempt property 22 197 374. exempt lands 5 781 95. county owned property valued at 26 483 000.
Mud, Feb 2 A Burlingame aged 61 died yesterday in Spartanburg after living in Spee townshop. He leaves three children Aurty Burlingame of Jeffersonville NY Rosa Lee of Lowell Station and Pred D Burlingame of Corry. A twin brother Willis Burlingame of Corry also survives along with 18 grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Funeral services will be at 2 pm Sunday at the Forrey Funeral Home in Spartanburg with interment in Rose Hill Cemetery. Also noted is data on one room houses in the United States in 1915-1916.
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