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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1947
Page
1
Vague financial figures and lines of text. Reads like a damaged sale or accounting fragment with amounts and codes but no clear event or names to identify.
A Southern Pacific train plowed into a tank truck and trailer near Fresno knocking out six miles of track. Ninety passengers injured, about 80 in serious condition. The San Joaquin Daylight from Los Angeles to Oakland erupted in flames after the blast.
Ravenna Ohio February reports engineer Genie S Wagner of Meadville Pennsylvania injured when diesel locomotive hit a Jack Kennedy trailer. The wreck smashed the Erie station and express office with thirty cars derailed, spurring delays on trains between Marion and Meadville. Recovery expected within about 24 hours.
Federal move seeks Supreme Court review of the portal pay case from Mt Clemens Pottery Co. The UAW Ajax Works union plan includes a wage proposal and a push for a closed shop as talks with Ajax Loom Works continue. hearings set for the government to regain the case.
A severe temperature drop swept Corry with a 24 hour fall from 49 to below zero in places. Morning readings showed 49 degrees, rising to 9 then dropping to 4 above zero, an 89 degree swing by midday and overnight. Some thermometers later read six degrees below zero.
Oil City dentist Dr Walter A Kann and his wife are under police guard after receiving eight death threats in one day. Police say the calls came from an unidentified man who warned of murder and warned them not to contact police. The couple have not left their home since the threats were received.
Governor Duff indicates a possible revival of the General State Authority to fund an $82,000,000 construction program for mental hospitals and other postwar projects in Pennsylvania. He notes the need for adequate facilities to handle current mental health caseloads and says he will await a legislative study before proposing an authority.
The Chinese air force commander said Communist forces have fallen into a fatal situation in Shantung Southern Shandong as government troops approach Lin Yi city. Reports from Suchow say such proximity could end the war within two weeks and speculate on a near all out government offensive.
Chicago Feb 4 Accidents in the United States in 1946 killed 100000 persons and injured millions with an estimated economic toll of 65.6 billion dollars per the National Surety Council. The death toll rose four percent from 1945.
President Truman urged Congress to pass legislation defining the line of succession. He proposed that Vice President and Speaker of the House be clarified as next in line, followed by Cabinet heads, to ensure a smooth transfer of power if a vacancy occurs before the next election.
President Truman told Congress the United Nations has made progress in world peace efforts but faces dangers and delays. He praised early UN and Atomic Energy Commission work while noting slow military action and enforcement challenges ahead, urging continued support for UN partnerships.
An OG15 Navy plane with a crew of ten was reported missing near Chesapeake Bay after last contacting Norfolk Naval Air Station as it headed west from Portsmouth New Hampshire. Storms hinder search efforts around Chincoteague and the eastern shore of Virginia.
The North region reports gas curtailment forcing temporary layoffs at the Cony Jamestown and Raymond Mills plants. About 40 workers at the Jamestown site were affected as finishing departments closed, while Ajax Works plans to operate with gasless methods. Officials warn further layoffs depend on warmer weather and continued curtailment through the week.
Senatorial hearing remarks from Charles B. Wilson of General Motors state he will not sign a closed shop agreement and implies he would resist any move toward such a contract. The statement comes amid labor committee scrutiny of postwar union practices.
Severe cold waves drive temperatures to minus ten in Clearfield County and across Pennsylvania with widespread gas shortages halting factory work. Measured lows include ten below in Curwensville and near zero in many cities. The cold hammers industries, leaving thousands unemployed as utilities curb supplies to heat homes. Continued on Page Eight.
Roberts 20 pleaded not guilty before Alderman Cobbett to contributing to the delinquency of a minor. Police traced four intoxicated teens to a North Center Street area and named Roberts as the supplier. The hearing, set for February 13, will hear testimony from the four youths and other witnesses.
The House labor committee opens hearings into industrial strife, plans to interview workers and invite both labor and management leaders. Chairman Hartley will field investigators to gather worker views, and seeks subpoena power for witnesses and records. Landis accuses White House and Labor Department advisers of obstructing labor legislation as strikes threaten national security.
In Elk County at the James S. McKenna well near Bane Pennsylvania a new directional drilling technique was used to extract gas. McKenna reported five directional paths in a single device yielding good quantities as an open flow test will guide future production.
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