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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1946
Page
1
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Police used troops to quell a race riot in Columbia Tennessee with the State Guard at hand. Ten people were wounded in the clashes that erupted in the Negro section of the city as the mayor reported the situation remains tense in the grove area.
In Columbia Tennessee at dawn after a night of riotous disorders in the Mink Side negro district more than thirty arrests were made. Police say twelve suspects are linked to the shootings of four Columbia patrolmen, with four shotguns two rifles and a revolver seized. Mayor Eldridge Denham called the situation grave and considered requesting the governor for aid.
Anthony J. Drexel prominent broker and Drexel family heir dies of a heart attack at his Florida home aged 69. Funeral in Philadelphia. survived by wife Marjorie Gould, son, daughter, two brothers, and other relatives. Marriage in 1910 linked two fortune families valued at about $20,000,000.
Paris reports the French government ordered border measures effective March 1 amid Franco Spanish tensions. France cited danger to international security after recent events and discussed informing the United States and Britain. In Madrid, seven people were convicted for attempting to reorganize the Socialist party, with three receiving 12-year terms at Alcala de Henares.
Members of the Elks Male Chorus voted to present their third annual Spring Concert as a benefit for the Ladies Auxiliary of Corry Hospital Association. The event, to be held in May with a date to be announced, will include a June 15 appearance in the city. Committees named to organize the aid effort include James Sullivan, Eugene Settiman, and W.P. Nichalg, with Mrs. Percy Corbin expressing appreciation for the chorus offering.
Herbert Downs, husband of Barbara England formerly of Corry, was among the seriously burned victims in a church fire at Washington. He suffered burns from head to feet and deep gas burns, struck by debris. Doctors say his recovery is possible but he faces about three months in the hospital.
Advance work on the Hew Gerry Locka Repvice plant on West Main Street moves forward with rapid construction. The Moor and Walls of the locker room nearly finished while floors and walls receive heavy insulation and cork blocks. Refrigeration equipment and steel locker systems are on schedule for mid next month with power ready for opening in mid April.
Moscow report states the Russian Army Navy and Air Force are merged under a single commissariat. Stalin is named People’s Commissar and supreme commander, with generalissimo leadership guiding the unified armed forces to strengthen defense and peace efforts. The Supreme Soviet decree abolishes the defense commissariat and creates the unified command.
New York officials and CIO Transit Workers Union brace for a showdown over recognition and wage demands. Mayor O Dwyer argues state law blocks a wage hike or unilateral transfers while the TWU threatens a strike after midnight. Philip Murray heads to New York to assess the situation amid broader union support.
Washington reports that Pauley May Pauley said he would take under advisement a request for withdrawal of his nomination as Undersecretary of the Navy. Senator Saltonstall interrupted testimony to ask if he would consider withdrawing if committee finds no taint. Pauley replied he would take that suggestion under advisement.
Rumors swirl as A and P seek a supermarket site in Washington area. Reports name North Center Street and Maple Washington corner locations and tie to Rogers Steel Company land, with lease expirations and planned remodels noted amid uncertain bids and rival speculation.
A Wattsburg boy was struck by a car near Lowylln while walking to school with other children. He was taken to City Hospital in serious condition but suffered no fractures, with injuries described as bruises, shock, and a favorable recovery reported. State Police from the Gory station investigated the accident.
YOKOHAMA Feb 20 An ally Army war trials commission acquitted Gunsuke Kata of charge that he assisted in beating an American prisoner at Fukuda camp The crowd included Maiji University students prior to his induction into the Japanese Army in 1944 Kata 33 was a mess sergeant at the camp Pleading guilty to beating prisoner Ooh Murti Chitra fore sergeant at the camp was sentenced to six years imprisonment at hard labor etc
Houston workers join a broad holiday march as AFL groups protest for higher wages for city employees. Tens of thousands demonstrated, urging employers to raise pay and prompt action from city hall. Police reported scattered activity as drivers and transit crews joined the protest, with buses affected and a halt in some services.
Four informations were filed by the Poller Department before Magistrate GH Gordon against Tarot 1 Goodwill of Second Avenue. He was charged with reckless driving and failing to stop at a signal from Tiger and Spring Street. It is alleged he sped down a pedestrian area, struck a utility pole, and damaged the fuse box near Church Street. The charges await magistrate Gordon’s appearance.
Heads of Pennsylvania's 14 State Teachers Colleges meet to consider a plan to ease crowding at Penn State by establishing special courses at teachers colleges. Dr. Francis B. Fane and Dr. Ralph Dorn Hetzel will report on a survey of available space and staffing to handle Penn State overflow.
Washington reports note that clothing retailers say manufacturers hold at least 100,000 men’s suits in stock pending OPA price adjustments. Other items cover a judiciary committee meeting without protest, a Truman news conference call with press, and heavy New York stock market selling with broader losses across departments.
Dr E B Lewis of Glen Campbell Indiana county died in Adrian Hospital at age 75 after a two week illness. One of western Pennsylvania’s oldest practicing physicians, he practiced for 45 years across Indiana Jefferson Cambria and Clearfield counties.
Pittsburgh area braced for a blackout as a power strike threatened to halt electricity. union chiefs ordered a halt less than an hour before a March deadline after days of talks mediated by Mayor David Lawrence. Officials prepared emergency measures and downtown buildings closed to conserve power.
Rep. G Mason Owlett of Pennsylvania Laboring to frame Truman's 1946 47 budget as the most inflationary in history he says would strain the public debt and spur a stock market surge. Owlett argues for a balanced budget through economy to avert a national housing crisis and safeguard liberty.
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