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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1946
Page
1
Fragments describe a rural property near Dan A taut with 82,800 price, free farm access, and utilities at S North Wood and Silo areas. Mentions Waite FARM 1 RD and 1632 S North with details on electrical service and building improvements.
A damaged OCR fragment shows a street sale or listing with phone contact 523 and numbers 7128. The readable text mentions Biot or the Malm sartans and a street address 1 street. No clear event or date is identifiable.
Roger Babson argues compulsory arbitration is impractical except for railroads and monopolistic monopolies. He backs voluntary mediation boards with three respected leaders and equal anti trust and corporate laws, urging wage price boards, stockholder accountability, and industry consolidation for free enterprise balance. He warns against inflation and criticizes President Truman on wage and price meddling.
Manila reports Lt Gen Tomoyuki Yamashita, famed for the Singapore campaign, hanged at dawn near Los Baños after being convicted as a war criminal. He spoke a prayer for the emperor as he faced execution with two subordinates. The sentence follows atrocities in the Philippines during 1944 45 with others executed for war crimes.
Memorial Hospital Fund Committee chairman Roger Brown announced the East Main Street office will close today. Beginning Monday, pledges and receipts move to Brown's NoDons Bank of Corry building while records and accounting are maintained. A deed for a West Smith Street site, purchased for the hospital, was received from Frank Alberti of Titusville. price reduced from 3000 to 2000. Total cash and pledges reach 206,529.85 with paid cash 29,428.25 to date.
A boiler explosion at the First Christian Church in Washington Pennsylvania during a father and son banquet severely damages the dining room and tears through the boiler area. One woman is reported dead and 44 injured with five in serious condition. Names include Mrs Winesha Feneswick Mollensier and others from Washington and Canonsburg as victims and responders. The blast knocked down a partition and ceiling, with injuries treated at Washington Hospital. Continued details to follow on Page Three.
John J. Lewis reentered politics and warned he would oppose President Truman’s wage price policy if miners walk out. He said unions must face their questions, while UMW policy committee planned talks in Washington on contract demands. Lewis noted industry needs and the National Wage Stabilization Board within set pay raise limits.
A large scale renovation begins at the Cameron Building on South Central Street. A steel frame replaces the second floor and a single large room with a kitchen is formed, with initial work by general contractor F. Harrison and owner Al Marty. Completion estimated in two months, with plans including a club or restaurant potential but not finalized.
Gorty’s new and model laundry will begin operation Monday under Superior Cleaning Co. Mead and Capwell announce two trained experts from prosperity laundry gear will arrive Monday to train locals and handle first production. Two men and two women experts will oversee initial processing as two awaiting machines arrive within two weeks. Initial service limited to bundles shirts and small wearables with a large collection route already planned for first week.
In Buenos Aires during a turbulent campaign, Salm Precedes Sunday election in Argentina. Voters over 3 million expected to cast ballots tomorrow in the first general election since 1997. Peron, backed by the Gabor party, faces Joe Tamiboril from the Demon Talok coalition. A state of siege ended at midnight but a new ban on political permits remains in force the day before the election. Soldiers and police patrol the capital to ensure order.
Pittsburgh faces a potential second power strike within two weeks as Duquesne Light Co weighs a wage demand cut from 87 to 28 percent. Mayor Lawrence comments on the offer while IOU talks continue. George L Mueller says the union will broadcast its stance. city discusses portable power and blackout risks.
In Washington on February 23 two thousand baby chicks were received at a Weathering terminal and linked to President Truman and Secretary of Agriculture Anderson. Lathrop Hatchery in Richmond Indiana supplied1 000 chicks at seventy dollars each, claiming policy aims caused market confusion and prompting debate over government intervention. The plan was to ship the birds to see how they fared under federal policy. Retired teacher dies in Princeton New Jersey. Henry G Havens, 78, former law faculty member in Princeton dies after brief illness. He was father of Dr Paul Havens of Wisconsin.
Feb 23 reports describe a massive rain event flooding Muskegon Mich with 1,601,000 loss noted and 54 feet of water strewn through the business district. Other items include Nipurg Nazi notes and Allied war crimes deliberations and Navy disciplinary actions.
A Cleveland style report from late yesterday indicates Melvin Zin may be the Democratic choice for Congress in the Fourteenth district. The party group and Burns supporters anticipate official endorsement. Republicans in Meadville discuss a meeting to evaluate candidates as possible contenders emerge.
Workmen cleared more than three tons of earth and debris from below the Pennsylvania Railroad tracks on Birelow Boulevard between Herron and Webster streets near midnight. Police closed the boulevard to traffic amid fears of further slides. no injuries or missing persons were reported as far as could be learned.
Detroit Feb 8 The United Auto Workers and General Motors resume bargaining after a new delay as talks stall over wage demands and job security. UAW leaders press for an expenses increase and continued health benefits while GM negotiators insist on maintaining current terms. Federal mediation notes little progress on maintenance of membership and severance issues as parties seek a path to a settlement.
Ajax plans expansion as nationwide strikes slow equipment deliveries. Remodeling at Sot Yer Precision Products includes new finishing rooms and moving equipment. Production may start March 15 if shipments arrive, with an April 1 target before full division operation. Architects draft plans for two new plant buildings, including a cleaning department near the rail front and a large addition to the main plant near Washington Street.
Bombay riots intensify for a third day as mutinous Indian sailors riot after a naval mutiny. Reuters reports Gandhi condemns the violence, urging non violence while mobs burn, loot and attack Europeans. Casualties rise. police and troops clash with protesters in Dadar and other districts.
Department of Schools official Dewey stated last night that a junior high disruption at Set obi Ward school involving many pupils has been resolved. Principal Harolld Wolf returned home briefly then resumed duties and investigated all aspects of the incident. There were no signs of student strikes and the affair was described as settled with normal activity resuming Friday.
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