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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1948
Page
1
A Republican tax measure was tabled by the Senate with the bill potentially held for two months as lawmakers weigh changes. House supporters had pushed a 4 billion and 60 million dollar proposal, with margins suggesting cautious prospects.
The Senate shelved the Republican tax cutting bill amid budget tensions. House passage cleared the measure, but senators expect possible changes or veto overrides. The plan would cut taxes across brackets, lift exemptions, and shift family income splits, with final approval uncertain amid fiscal-year spending debates.
AP dispatches report political maneuvering across party lines. President Truman is urged to nominate Harmer Demny Jr. for a Republican vacancy in the Civil Aeronautics Administration while the AFI selects Buf fin Wheeler as director of its new political Tongue program. Washington gossip notes speculation on Wallace and the timing of Senate votes amid overlapping party loyalties.
Report from Damarcue dated February 3 cites Sawal Bey Al Kaabl claiming Arab forces will move headquaters to Palestine soon and strike with confidence in victory. Ahmed Shufabati, Syria’s defense minister, says a direct frontal assault against Jewish forces in Palestine could be launched this month.
Clarence Wall and Stanley Anderson will travel to Harrisburg to discuss proposed legislation increasing the maximum teacher subsidy from 2200 to 9000. The push ties to the new tax equalization law shifting school costs to local districts based on true property value rather than assessed values.
Yesterday's warm temperatures aided the gas supply, with Pennsylvan ia Gas Company reporting adequate pressure in main lines. Tonight shows no 100 percent industrial curtailment, and warmer readings are expected to maintain home heating supply. forecasts indicate continued cold risk moving toward the Great Lakes with scattered advisories.
City Council met for a brief session and took no action on a delinquent per capita tax list due at the February 2 meeting. The panel discussed Friday night parking enforcement. devices will begin Friday night after 6 PM on Saturdays. A sidewalk block complaint on East Wayne Street was referred to a contractor. Merchants urged more parking. a curb shift near City Park was rejected. The Board of Health approved the American Red Cross blood donor program to start in the near future.
Titusville chamber seeks again to restore the Moonlights train service on the Buffalo division of the Pennsylvania Railroad. A letter from Young Clement, president of the Und, notes an official railroad meeting with chamber members and citizens about the service. Previous efforts to restore Moonlights or similar service failed amid limited Pullman and sleeper options and southbound confusion in Corry and OL City for two days.
A furnace blast destroyed a Lowrie street brick home in Pittsburgh. John A Cond 10 was buried but survived with burns on hands and neck. His wife Roe 8 was injured with a broken leg and their daughter Miller 23 was unhurt.
Great areas of the British American occupation zones were paralyzed by a mass one hour strike protests by 2,000,000 to 3,000,000 German workers. In Württemberg Baden General Clay said he saw no fault in the action but warned hunger strikes won’t yield food from America. Industrial activity halted across thousands of square miles as clerical workers deserted offices and businesses closed. Hamburg Mannheim Ulm and Heidelberg reported near total shutdowns with limited utilities remaining operational.
A Corry family on Franklin street nearly perished from fumes as a child Delfin or Willis Putnam alerted neighbors and summoned aid. Investigators found the stove left burning and the home filled with gas. The family recovered after a week with help from neighbors and Mr and Mrs Lovell Matson.
John L. Lewis warned he may take independent action to trigger relief payments from a welfare fund for miners. Officials fear a nationwide soft coal strike could begin April 1 if talks fail, with proposed benefits including $100 monthly pensions for miners aged 60 and older.
A banking subcommittee rejected a proposal to authorize the government to establish meat rationing machinery. Chairman Flanders and Senator Sparkman supported the measure, while Senators Jopehart Wills Robertson opposed. The action followed administration calls to keep rent controls and grant power to fix prices for meat and other foods.
Pennsylvania Democratic leaders meet in Harrisburg to back President Truman for a sweeping 1948 victory. They plan to oppose Republican control boards and commissions seen as biased, criticize liquor and milk regulators, and urge investigations of state officials. Mayor Lawrence urges GOP failures, while J. Warren Mickle confirms April primary plans and parties eye statewide posts.
Wattsburg Telephone Company officers authorized the executive committee to purchase a new switchboard to be installed in the company building as soon as possible. The board expects delivery and installation within about 19 months and also voted to raise the monthly rate from $1 to $1.50 effective immediately. The meeting unanimously approved proceeding with incorporation papers to change the name to Wattsburg Telephone Co. Incorporated. Attending officers and directors included President Charles Mulvin Vice President Harry Harrows Secretary Richard Kent Treasurer Mrs Pred Rankin Directors Sibley Hubbell Danni Hammond and Clyde Kent.
In New Delhi clashes erupt as mobs attack leaders linked to Mahasabha and RSS amid government bans on private armies. Police arrest 135 followers across Nagpur and Uttar Pradesh as riots spread, while Gandhian ashes are set for February 12 ceremony in Allahabad.
Fire from an overheated chimney endangered the Gufford Ross home at 51 Brooke Street. Prompt discovery and quick response by the Corry Fire Department prevented disaster. Total damage estimated at 150 dollars as flames spread to a wall partition before being extinguished. Firefighters assisted an invalid resident to safety. booster-tank water supplied by Noble hose helped douse the blaze.
Southern leaders announced plans to convene a Dixie convention aimed at breaking from President Truman over civil rights. They seek to withhold electoral votes or nominate a Southern candidate, while demanding a permanent employment fair practices panel and other anti-lynching and anti-pairing measures.
Discreet notes indicate two American planes vanished amid Venezuelan concerns about Caracas as a possible target. FBI agents investigate departures from Augusta and related flight details, with dates and locations sparsely documented in the fragmentary report.
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