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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1947
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR text hints at a historical account mentioning arson and events with a person named Nel and wax of implied date. Details are unclear but suggests a crime or incident report from a newspaper page. The readable portion emphasizes an event tied to arson and a named individual.
Fragmentary OCR lists school board items and names with limited legible details. Mentions trustees, a plan in progress, and references to a Lane area, without clear dates or outcomes.
Gas company announces 50 percent curtailment relief with 3000 furloughed workers recalled across 10 plants. Factories like Derry Jamesown Aero Supply and McTennes Steel resume partial production as forecasters warn of continued cold and potential weekend relief.
Tax collection steps target 400 accounts with wage attachments to employers for unpaid years 1930 to 1945. The Dok Wu Linson agency will open its One Public Library building Wednesday and Thursday evenings to explain the plan and enforce overdue taxes.
At a Feb meeting the Public Utility Commission considered denying gas service to new users amid a winter gas shortage. Officials noted about 40,000 industrial workers in the Westerly region face fuel lack while companies seek relief. The panel will study the request and examine impacts before ruling.
In Erie Pennsylvania the trial of Dr. A B Scott the self styled radio healer may proceed after noon as jurors hear that the airwave treatment he offered was a scientific impossibility Prosecution notes a girl testified Scott proposed to cure her by long distance impulses for 18 a month whose claims were disputed by experts and a chemistry professor Mr Scott faces charges of false pretense and advertising capabilities beyond science
Feb 12 report states William A. Baird of Cambridge Springs declined an offer to join the Pennsylvania Air or Water Control Board after Governor James H. Duff offered the position. Also noted is a Norristown jewelry store robbery where three criminals shattered a brick window and escaped with about $15,000 in valuables.
Weirton Steel attorney Earl Reed accuses the National Labor Relations Board of trying to wipe out an independent union at the Weirton plant. He says the NLRB installed its own reps to influence the Weirton payroll and urges Wagner Act revisions to recognize independent unions. The Senate labor committee heard the remarks amid broader labor dispute discussion.
The Corry Damestown plant loses 80 000 in shipments in the first seven days of gas restrictions. 800 workers at the local facility face furloughs, with 200 already cut. Ovens idle, plans to switch to propane could restore one third capacity and jobs.
Bubne testified at trial that Fisher was killed during a staged abduction with Dominick and others. He described a kitchen confrontation and said Dominick later returned with the body, contradicting his earlier statements.
Gaet Sullivan of Chicago resigns as second assistant postmaster general to lead the Democratic National Committee. A rupture in Windh Texas-West Virginia near Cooper's Creek raises serious concerns. Peoples Natural Gas cuts about 150 industrial gas users in Pittsburgh due to a Tennessee Gas break with search planes deployed. In Nanking officials plan to stop US currency circulation and curb gold transactions to control China’s unstable currency.
Akron police disclose that a gang dubbed the Akron bandits admitted abducting a man and a girl during robberies. The group involved in the Community Loan Company heist and the Blue River wine store robbery, tied to about $1,200 stolen, faces preliminary hearings.
War Department plans to cut the regular army by about 200000 and shift to training programs to expand the National Guard and organized reserves. The size of the army establishment and timing depend on international events and Congress may cite Truman’s message proposing a standing force of 1 079000 for the coming year.
Senate and House budget panels clash on trimming hundreds of millions in Truman era spending. Gurney and Bridges push reductions of about 1.75 billion from Army Navy aid while Eisenhower records opposition and Treasury notes show a growing national debt and treasury balance.
A Georgia court ruling affirmed that Melvin Talmadge remained the legal governor of Georgia. The decision upheld former Lt. Gov. Thompson's appeal and contrasted with a separate judge’s view that the legislature had overstepped its authority, setting up an appeal to the state Supreme Court.
Fairhaven tenant corporation rejects FPHA's 800000 asking price for the 100 unit housing project. They plan to file a bid through a REA review and urge a sale if no action by March 28. FPHA said a 40000 down payment could start purchase with 40 year debt terms and 25 years for tenants to pay to the corporation.
Harrisburg February 12 The Pennsylvania Senate and House advanced two major measures the fall primary and a World War II veteran bonus. The House committees moved 171 measures including the bonus but delayed action until Monday night. The Senate proposed reestablishing a September odd year primary and moving municipal primary to September 6 to aid soldier voting.
London reports new blizzards and freezing gales gripping Britain, disrupting coal supplies, halting trains and ships, and prompting the government to extend power restrictions. Armies, railways, and RAF units mobilize to clear snow, escort fuel, and deliver food amid the industrial emergency.
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