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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1947
Page
4
The Clymer Power Corporation plant, owned largely by Garet Tenpas, was completely destroyed by an early morning blaze. The outage affected lighting and power across Clymer and nearby areas. Fire cause remains undetermined.
Mrs M J McMahon of Gerry died at her home at 704 Rest Street after a long illness. Born November 19 1865 in Coshocton New York she lived in Gerry before marriage. Survived by husband Michael J McMahon daughter Genevieve sister Elizabeth Strickland niece and two nephews. Funeral from St Joseph’s Church Saturday at 11 am with interment in St Joseph’s Cemetery. Parish rosary Friday at 8 pm.
Erie County assessor John Pokorski may face jail for refusing to pay $135 in court costs from a 1945 timber case. Judge McCracken upheld the costs ruling, describing Pokorski as biased and vindictive on the stand.
Spartansburg readers learn of Baptist, Methodist, Tabernacle church services and local Sunday School times. The column notes New Year hosts, birthdays, visitors from Titusville Corry Meadville Erie and Detroit, traffic fatality stats for Erie in 1946, and assorted local calls on dinners calls and family visits.
Republican leaders announce plans to speed a tax reduction bill with Rep Knutson of Minnesota aiming to draft by January 25. President Truman likely backs modest income tax relief, favoring exemptions increases over flat rate cuts, reflecting past expansions from 1921 to 1945 that lifted exemptions and credits for families and dependents.
The article explains why babies cry and how mothers should respond. It distinguishes cries for hunger, pain, temper, or attention and advises leaving an unsettled infant to cry at night to teach self-soothing while noting nervous babies should be kept calm.
A quiz style list asks about Kurile Islands occupation, the Panhandle State nickname for Oklahoma, jewelry craftsman terms, wartime dates, Tel Aviv country, Portmouth Treaty end of war, Gwalior state, the tower of New York, celestial eclipse shadows, and the Battle of San Juan Hill.
The Pennsylvania State Nurses Association approved an eight dollar per eight hour day pay schedule for private duty nurses in District 7 including Corry. Corry Nurses' Association had already set a higher rate for maternity and contagious cases and for general private duty, with the new state-wide rate applying this week. The change follows the state convention and the economic security program. Meanwhile Uncle Sam adds 200000 postal workers each Christmas.
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