Unclear OCR fragment reports a robbery and jewelry theft
Fragmentary text notes a robbery case involving jewelry theft. Mentions ages and locations but details are unreadable.
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1949
Page
1
Fragmentary text notes a robbery case involving jewelry theft. Mentions ages and locations but details are unreadable.
The Hoover Commission called for removing politics from the Post Office Department and for reforms in leadership, structure, and staffing. It urged the postmaster general to head a national cabinet but not a political party, while decentralizing operations into regions and ending political appointments. Also notes a birth in Reading Hospital.
The report cites Hungary accusing the United States of imperialist interference as Yugoslavia and allies face renewed pressure. It references Hungary's minister Laszlo Rajkut and UN framing while noting chaotic, garbled text surrounding the incident and dates.
The local Red Cross chapter announces committee heads for the 1949 fund drive to run January 7. Wayne and Concord townships including Lovell's Stations and Beaver Dam will be served. the goal is 2700 dollars. Publicity will be led by Henry T Wheeler with other leaders including Robert Heim and Miss Hele Jones.
Pittsburgh February 17 search continued for a missing Air Force bomber with three crew members aboard. Fourteen planes including nine B 17 Flying Fortresses scoured 4 890 square miles of northern West Virginia and southwestern Pennsylvania after reports of low flying craft sparked the patrol.
Erie and Pennsylvania railroad officials met yesterday to discuss construction of a new passenger station to replace the present Woolen Avenue structure. The talks covered location disputes and funding, with officials noting no final decision until a statewide route plan is agreed.
A sudden overnight storm brought heavy snowfall and a glaze on streets. City and state crews worked to clear roads as winds persisted and travel warned. Forecasters expect fair weather tonight and tomorrow with temperatures five to ten degrees above last night. Printers strike in Buenos Aires halts local papers for tenth day as neighboring cities send relief and radio expands news coverage.
In Jerusalem on May 1, 1949, Chaim Weizmann was inaugurated as Israel's first president. The ceremony drew thousands, with speeches praising the new state and its provisional leadership as legal sovereignty was established.
Hartstown youth Jimmy Meadors, born without ears, is set to receive ears grown from his own tissue. Doctors at Children’s Hospital plan a multistage procedure to shape implants that will resemble ears and restore hearing potential over the next two years.
Within the past year Model Dairy will take over the former William Armitage route. Mr Platt remains employed while Armitage’s route is absorbed by Model Dairy trucks. The new route serves Corry, Sypris Creek, Beaverdam and Calvi.
Boston court awards 5000 dollars in an alienation suit. The verdict comes after a jury deliberation naming defendant W Parker of Whuthrut Massachusetts and a client connected to a military officer. The case centers on alleged emotional manipulation and personal correspondence.
County bond activity in January totaled 54.67 million dollars with categories showing 1.22 million in E bonds 118 thousand in Tf bonds and 585.5 thousand in O bonds. All three groups posted gains from December with a 40 percent rise in overall sales and a roughly two to three percent per category increase.
Aides Of Gov Duff aim to meet Monday to push bills through with no opposition to plans. The article details expected legislative moves, funding figures, and administrative goals tied to authority expansion.
In Anchorage on February 17 two airmen will face preliminary hearings before US Commissioner Lester Armgast. The soldiers are accused in the fatal beating of Bertha Sickles, with autopsy indicating death from trauma, exposure, and probable alcoholism.
Fifteen Protestant church leaders face charges of treason spying and foreign exchange dealings in a case tied to Bulgaria. The proceedings, reported by the Associated Press, outline the defendants and the court actions amid a charged political backdrop.
A fragmented report details debates over appointing a judge for Washington County Pennsylvania. Prominent figures like Herman Eberhater and Kelley back the nominee with Morgan and Webbe weighing in, amid discussion of expanding federal judicial appointments and potential impacts on the county.
After three days on the run the three escapees from Rock View State Penitentiary were captured by state police near Maden Ball. Michael T. Salino Pirburel and Sidney J Mullins, aged 20, 21, and 24, had been held on forgery charges. Salino’s minimum sentence ends April 12 Mullins eligible for release January 28.
A fragmented readable passage mentions a dog agent and refers to five owners in a weekly context with scattered names and numbers. It cites weather, winds, and a sequence of unclear events around a dog named True To Word. The text lacks coherent details but signals a local item involving a dog and multiple owners.
Auditor General G Tarold Wagner announces transportation reimbursement payments totaling 117509 to 26 Erie county school districts. Nearby districts receive varying amounts including Erie 4729 Eliborough 1194 Concord township 4182 Mill Village 634 and Venango township 8100.
A clearest possible statement of unity from Atlantic Pact nations was expected as they prepare to press points in future treaty discussions. Secretary Acheson emerges as a key figure in shaping the alliance's stance against any aggressor.
PUNXSUTAWNEY Pa February 17 murder charges were filed against Ray Timblin 47 a steam shovel operator in Brookville Jefferson county jail after an un senting investigation by State Police. Timblin allegedly shot his wife February 18 1947 and her death was ruled suicide by the coroner. He now signs a statement claiming the mare was killed accidentally during a struggle over a 22 caliber pistol near the home west of the town.
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