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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1947
Page
1
A compact entry notes a local rental dispute with residents alleging high charges and lockouts at a property. It records complaints against a landlord and details on eviction pressure, seeking mediation and a possible court review. No names or addresses are provided in the readable text.
Fragmentary text shows garbled measurements and names related to valves and gauges. No coherent event, entities, or dates readable to form a definitive news item. Summary reflects the unreadable nature of the source.
Joseph A. Beirne, president of the National Federation of Telephone Workers, urged Senate action opposing industry wide bargaining bans. He warned such limits would harm wage talks and could trigger chaos and a nationwide strike planned for April by 260,000 workers seeking about $12 a week. Beirne urged exemptions for his union and warned against measures that could fuel Communist influence.
President Truman stated he is not convinced OPA will need to end, as House action to recall 99 million of prior OPA funding could effectively cripple the agency if enacted. Officials say the move would require vetoes by the president and further congressional approval, with uncertainties over survival of the program.
Chirense Morton of Union City died instantly when a westbound freight train struck her car as it crossed a rural crossing west of Mill Village. Early reports said no one else was in the vehicle. Deputy Coroner Worley Musser opened an inquiry as the wreck crew transported the car to Union City.
Bulleting from Los Angeles reports a threatened strike by CLO unions in five western states was averted after wage demand talks between union and company conferees. Washington notes no Truman comment on a possible April 16 miners meeting. Greenville reports eleven men linked to a lynching attempt against Willie Earlie, a 25 year old Black man. Truman backs David Willett’s confirmation as atomic energy commission chair, and a judiciary panel approves portal to portal back pay limits. Bradley freezes VA employment at 224,852 daily and orders cost cuts. JulIan Street, famed writer of essays, dies at his Connecticut home from a cerebral hemorrhage.
An official report said the Iraq Petroleum Company pipeline was blown up and severed in two places near Haifa early today. The blast disrupted a major transit route from Kirkuk through Jordan to Haifa, with portions diverting to Tripoli Lebanon. Earlier reports described regional violence as Jewish and Arab press criticized Britain’s plan to push the Palestine issue to the United Nations amid attacks on Haifa area targets and two casualties near Bin Shemer.
A Federal Public Housing Authority spokesman said bids for a 200 unit war housing project at Titusville Pennsylvania would be opened at 10 a.m. Monday at FPHA offices. The deadline for submissions is today with received bids postmarked by midnight eligible. Arthur M Elsine will open the sealed bids. The development cost the government 881185 to build with permanent one and two story homes planned.
Titusville native Julien Bryan former head of New York’s International Film Foundation discusses postwar Europe. He argues the Soviet fear of exposing war losses keeps the curtain closed, predicts Russia will soon welcome tourists, and details UNRRA aid photography while critiquing Western travel and Russia’s restraint.
The article outlines a municipal budget dispute over a 6,000,000 cut and delays threatening current city tax collections. It highlights contention between officials over who writes tax notices, the authority to appoint aides, and the impact on tax books and revenue. The piece also covers a separate UK report on government moves toward Indian self-rule with Wavell and Mountbatten replacements.
In southwestern Pennsylvania and surrounding areas, gas supply curtailments were ordered yesterday by Equitable Gas and Pennsylvania Gas Co to assure residential reserves. Industrial demand remains high with curtailment at about 31 percent and 35 percent, respectively, unless colder weather worsens.
President Truman may tell Congress he favors extending the draft but leans toward universal training as an alternative. A War Department study and committee findings are shaping a national policy, with MIT President Karl Compton heading the panel and a final report not expected until April.
James Martin, a suspected bad-check artist, aroused police attention after a $100 draft to a local Montgomery Ward store bounced. He faced Titusville hearings on similar pretense charges and a $1,000 bond allowed release with a promise to make restitution. Authorities say the Corey check may be his only nonwardless instrument in the area.
Borstoref and Fitch purchase the south side building adjacent to the present garage on Fisshave UG owned by Elton Blair. The 40 feet structure, formerly used by Cory Witter Co and MEA Lawson for repair service, will be remodeled or rebuilt within the next ten years. The facility will be used for storage space in the interim.
Washington February 20 The House debated the budget as plans for a sixth billion dollar reduction surfaced. President Taft? Truman’s requests spark party lines with leaders signaling reconciliation possible. Senate consideration to resume Friday with a probable $5 billion to $6 billion trim and no amendments to the motion. Leaders Engel and Gurity urged deep cuts while defending defense funds amid the war of words on fiscal policy.
New York State Police here pursue a ring that passed five worthless checks totaling about 200 dollars in Cory. Five suspects, linked to a salesman named Robert Lawrence Dora of Hoffman McDurtt Co Buffalo, are identified as operatives in Cory and across the northwest city region. Dora is said to have used a 1096 black Plymouth sedan, with a young woman named Pearl Acker connected to the case, as authorities trace the group through Meadville and Texas.
Thieves forced entry at an Italian club, gaining access to the basement while the bar and upstairs areas remained undisturbed. The incident occurred between 2:30 and an unknown time, with employees discovering the break-in when opening the club today. No loot was recovered and slot machines remained untouched.
George Gaesser, confess or to a string of break ins in Erie Warren and Chautauqua counties, entered Western Penitentiary in Pittsburgh after pleading guilty to one Warren county burglary. He helped authorities recover items worth thousands, aided by memory of thefts, with his wife also facing charges.
J E Young, long time railroad man and resident of this city, died today at 9 15 AM in Corry Hospital after a illness since February. Survived by wife Nett, two daughters Mrs James R Phillip and Mrs R Dexter Jenkins, two sons Wallace and Philip Young, seven grandchildren and sister Mrs Nellie B Ryan of Buffalo. Funeral at Bracken Reality Funeral Home Saturday at 9 45 AM with temporary interment in Pine Grove Cemetery mausoleum.
A powerful blast at the O Cunnn Electroplating plant in downtown Los Angeles killed at least four people and injured about 400. The explosion shattered a brick building and three homes, blew windows blocks away, and sparked a major fire with ambulances and fire crews rushing to the scene. Police reported many of the 25 employees injured.
A Columbus man, Trisket, fell into a hay baler while on a table near Leon VanTassel’s yard late morning. He suffered facial cuts, a possible broken arm, and other injuries, with emergency crews transporting him to the hospital. details remain unclear as investigators assess the accident.
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