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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1946
Page
1
A garbled OCR snippet lists personal names and place names across multiple locations including Lake, Pal, Pittsfield, Spartansburg, Deane, and De Depew. It references a monetary amount of 4000 dollars and mentions kinship and familial relations embedded in a jumbled line of text.
Lawmakers hint Ickes may resign as pressures rise while Truman keeps Pauley as deputy. Appointment doubts surface as confirmation of Allen gains support amid turmoil in the Navy leadership.
President Truman backs Edwin C. Pauley as undersecretary of the navy amid Senate confirmation doubts. Pauley’s clash with Ickes over a 1944 offshore oil funding proposal colors opposition while George R. Allen moves toward reconciling confirmation for a Reconstruction Finance Corp. post.
The municipal council met in a special session at 5 p.m. Thursday in the Municipal Building. Lyle Heightling’s Wilé operation was approved on first and second readings. Mayor Kinley and Councilmen Sweet, Barnes, Price, and Solicitor Scott attended. A third reading is set for the regular meeting Monday in February.
During a war crimes trial in Nernberg Rudolf Hess was removed from the courtroom for medical examination amid intense pretrial pressure. British prosecutors alleged Hess traveled to England in 1944 to aid a German peace bid while a defense display noted his mental condition and a 2000 word statement was read.
Police in Columbus report a Philadelphia inquiry about Amalls Louise Jukes aged seventeen who says she left Columbus three years ago and has never contacted her family. She claims her father Edward Jukes worked at a Corry industrial plant and that state police were seeking information. Philadelphia asks that all details be forwarded and that the Columbus case be checked.
Widespread flour demand follows President Truman's grain curtailment plan. Large stores report daily sales rivaling weekly totals, with customers buying bulk like barrels and 50 pound sacks. Dealers note no shortage but expect shifts in milling to favor whole grain and higher per bushel output. Local shoppers hoard, purchasing even small quantities.
Dr N T Gillette announces incorporation of a new Cory physicians and surgeons clinic. Attorney Walter H Scott handles preliminaries with formal filing expected in Harrisburg on February 22 1946. The plan includes a complete hospital lab and X ray service and a new adjacent building linking to East Park Place offices.
Howard Shen announces Dr James P Bender noted psychologist will address the Talk of the Month Club on Monday February 14 marking the club’s winter schedule event. Bender, director of the National Institute of Human Relations, writes on mass media and return from war and applies psychology to business and daily life.
Rio de Janeiro Feb 8 Berle Jr a former assistant secretary of state submitted his resignation to President Truman. He said he will retire after serving as ambassador a little over a year since January 20 1945 and cited the Dutra government’s installation as the reason. This marks another South American diplomatic change following Spruille Braden’s move to assistant secretary of state.
In Washington February the government proposal for a 16 cent per hour wage raise for 90,000 meat production workers faces opposition from major meatpackers Swift Armour Gudany Wilson John Morgall and the American Meat Institute. Trade groups argue higher labor costs and subsidy relief would raise prices while companies warn against triggering shortages and price hikes. President Lewry Clark of the Chicago Warlers defends the plan noting potential retroactive effects and industry-wide impact.
Across multiple city briefs the U N headquarters debate centers on whether to locate near New York. Reports from Harrisburg Washington and MERNBERG mention party nominations and Goering war crimes, while Truman's bread for Europe program faces congressional unease and funding shifts for the War Department and Panama Canal. Pearl Harbor inquiry notes intercepted Japanese messages delivered to hospital patient Harry Booking in 1919.
Members of the Elks Mele Chyru celebrate their chorus second anniversary next Monday evening. Wives and friends expect about 75 attendees at a chicken dinner in the Pittsfield Inn. Accompanist Mrs Lucille Rice provides a birthday cake. After dinner the group will rehearse briefly and hold a short business meeting to elect officers for the coming year.
London dispatch reports the United Nations Security Council debate on Indonesia. Britain and The Netherlands clash over armed presence and a possible settlement. Bevin defends British actions while condemning Soviet charges as aimed at undermining peace and UN authority.
In Newark Judge J Leroy Adin denied dismissal motions for two defendants including Avat Sankey of James Town New Jersey in a federal case over allegedly false claims tied to the Winfield housing project near Linden. Max Mahar representing Sankey argued government failed to prove Sankey aided and abetted the false claims.
Carl Billy of the Joy Manufacturing Company of Franklin sought police help after a ten-pound burlap wrapped spring, intended for his firm, was stolen from his car near the Ritz on North Center Street. The spring was in a Faymond Company burlap wrap and believed taken by mistake. its return would be appreciated.
A partial reconstruction shows a wartime policy on delay period compensation for workers at strike plants including steel and electric companies. Text references unemployment benefits, employer reporting, and potential disqualification for workers missing work, with dates around 1940 to 1946 and mentions of UAW affiliates and industry employers.
Mrs Junes Bullpoll and Mrs Virgil Ross, operators of the Esso Hull service station restaurant on West Smith Street, were brought before Alder man G. I. Gurdon on charges of fraudulent conveyance. Nellie Crosby, owner of the restaurant equipment, claims the equipment was never transferred to the defendants and has sought possession, with a purchaser awaiting. A settlement is hoped. if not, the case may be dismissed at the next county court term.
Fragmented report describes Hassett truck struck by train near Dover tracks. Incident details are unclear with garbled names and locations but indicates one person severely harmed, vehicle damaged, and investigation possible.
The War Department reports President Truman will decide on clemency for Lt. Gen Tomoyuki Yamashita, once feared as the Tiger of Malaya, whose war crimes conviction by a Philippine tribunal prompted a death sentence. Defense and prosecution filings reach the White House as a final bid for mercy or continued execution.
Warren Paull McGow, 25, died from a heart fracture after a Sunday morning auto collision in Sheffield. He was riding in a car driven by Frank J. Vrenna that collided with a truck after windows were obscured by frost. McGow was home on Navy leave to attend a relative’s funeral.
Weather will shape next year’s food output with droughts floods and hail risking domestic reserves. The lack of global grain surpluses after war and southern droughts means no easy imports if crops fail. In the Great Plains wheat region moisture shortages threaten winter crop prospects for Piper Aluminum.
Washington officials expressed optimism for a quick settlement to the nine day steel strike involving about 750 000 workers with possible approval of a federal wage increase around 18 1/2 cents and a price policy shift. President Truman canceled Florida vacation to focus on the crisis as labor talks continued with CIO and U S Steel officials meeting. The strike has halted operation at major plants and disrupted supplies, while unions and industry weigh a wage rise and job reinstatement terms.
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