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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1947
Page
1
The 1947 postwar General Assembly convenes in Harrisburg with Republicans lining up quick approval of officers. Duff’s inauguration sets timing for budget fixes as deficits loom and calls for rising taxes. The plan includes a $23 million deficiency budget and talks of school funding boosts and expanded state services.
The United States asks Russia and China to end military control of Dairen Port without delay, citing world traffic disruptions under Chinese administration. The State Department confirms the move as Washington’s first step after Yefisal’s decisions on December 29 to allow American civilians to leave. Russian orders to a US Navy ship to evacuate civilians are noted with a 1.20 hour departure window.
Corry district and surrounding areas escaped the heaviest snow while parts of western Pennsylvania saw up to three inches. Roads remained slick with ice in city limits and on many highways, but accidents declined over the weekend according to state police. Pittsburgh faced the season’s second heavy snow with treacherous driving, stalled cars on tracks, and long lines as crews worked in Butler Greensburg Washington Uniontown and on the Turnpike.
A Sunday takeoff by the USS Olympus supported Antarctic search operations for nine missing aviators aboard a two engine Mariner seaplane. The mission, part of the Seneca expedition, faced bad weather, delaying progress and hindering reconnaissance along Ellsworth and Franklin Islands.
A blinding snowstorm across the east coast caused three separate crashes. In Carmel New Jersey a passenger plane crashed after skidding into a house. one pilot and two passengers died and 19 others injured. In Virginia a Mt Pleasant air tour plane crash killed two on board and injured several. At Jones Beach a flight from New York to Los Angeles was forced to crash land after fuel ran low, injuring the pilot and co pilot while a crew member and passengers survived with minor injuries.
William Russell of Pennsylvania, newly elected sergeant at arms, ordered an audit of the House accounts after the sergeant at arms bank was closed pending outcome of the audit. The audit by the controller general could take a week to complete and is the first shutdown of the office in memory aside from holidays. Russell succeeded Kenneth Romney, who held the post 15 years and had been cashier.
Pa Paz Bolivia January 6 Former cabinet minister Enrique Hertgog claimed victory in a close Bolivian election. Hertgog succeeded President Gualverto ilturnel after a tight race, with provisional tallies showing a margin of about 21, ear votes 18,263 for his nearest opponent.
Alfie WorAF and Corry area maple syrup producers forecast a strong season as steady hard freezing and solid ground conditions favor tapping. Unlike 1845 and last winter, warmer spells reduced harvests, but local operations near Watts, Corry, and surrounding districts anticipate ample output this year.
Reports deny a wholesale price rise for white bread in Corry area retail conditions suggest a one cent per loaf increase in Brie and neighboring markets with some retailers pushing for two cents. Erle toy towns see prices jump to 14 cents per loaf while broader area uncertain amid conflicting notices from bakers and dealers.
Honolulu reports a Pacific storm swept across two and a half million square miles causing power outages and shaking Palmyra Atoll. Rescue planes landed and survivors on Mele Island reported no casualties. Alaska and Hawaii saw damage but no confirmed deaths.
Ovington Weller, a Republican, was reelected to a national committee post by the New Yorker party. John Hopkins Hospital is referenced with a figure of 342, indicating some numeric detail. The short item notes shifting political roles and institutional mention.
Assemblyman W W Waterhouse led a party from Corry and Erie to Harrisburg for the opening of the 1947 session. He joined State Senator C Arthur Blass and representatives Delbert Dalrymple Homer Cook and W W Waterhouse to meet party leaders and discuss early priorities. Erie and Crawford counties sent observers to hear oath details and inaugural plans for Governor-elect James H. Due.
A Harlem tenement blaze caused four deaths and several injuries early today. The fire torn through upper floors of a five story building spread rapidly, with firefighters rescuing residents from windows and fire escapes. Damaged residents included Wiler Banna, 40, Ernest Cummins, 44, Richard Mekeenistes, 42, and Wilthien Mokensfe, 15.
Bulletin summaries report Shanghai suspending all Chinese commercial rights after a deadly airliner fire injures and kills many. In Nix Nuremberg a top former official among 15 indicted officials is strangled in jail. U.S. White House states Lucio De Chi has been named acting attorney general in Europe. Soviet radio and foreign broadcasting in China face new closures. XNA in New York continues to operate. Babe Ruth undergoes neck surgery at French Hospital. condition described as serious with a forthcoming statement.
London reports indicate Jewish leaders call for an end to violence as Arab League agrees to attend London talks starting January 21. Britain plans a major offensive in Palestine with about 100000 troops as Jewish and Arab factions seek a peaceful resolution and a united conference.
President Truman told a joint session of Congress to enact a four point labor program to curb strikes harming the economy. He urged outlawing jurisdictional strikes, banning boycotts with unjust objectives, creating a binding arbitration system for unsettled disputes, and forming a temporary labor commission to study labor management relations. He warned against punitive laws and stressed protecting American freedoms amid domestic strife with Republicans. He also pressed for budget economy and timely treaty ratifications with Italy, Bulgaria, Romania, and Hungary.
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