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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1946
Page
1
A garbled 1917 item references the Act of ad vehiy and a Pennsylvan ia certificate and business, with scattered notes on a company in Corry Pi. The text also includes partial stock quotes for hogs and grains, listing prices and weights, and vague references to Northern chemical and Montgomery, with a stray telephone mention.
The United Nations General Assembly rejected a Soviet motion to delay forming the security council as Byrnes urged immediate action. Six nations Australia Brazil Egypt Mexico Netherlands Poland named non permanent members. President Truman summoned Steel executives to White House amid looming 800000 union strike across mills.
Labor leaders discussed broad strikes and wage demands as General Motors rejected a 2 cent an hour increase. CIO and AFL unions considered next steps while nationwide actions threatened 235000 workers and 200000 electrical employees. Federal seizure potential loomed, and telephone service faced disruption amid line walkouts.
Chairman Roger Brown of the Memorial Fingpita Fund confirms West Smith Street site purchase for a proposed hospital. Parcel lies on West Smith Street crest of Live Hill, bounded by Smith, Duane, York and Warren, frontage 295 feet, area about six blocks. Property owned by Albert Hanne, bought for 2.00 from Metropolitan Hospital, amid city interest and favorable site features.
A New York suit seeks $4096.49 from the Corrysone company over a Winged bomber engine incident near Los Angeles. The plaintiff claims the valve failed after installation by Lorkherd Sharaft Corp, causing the loss of a Venture medium bomber and resulting car and property damage. The case, filed in federal court, awaits trial at Eric within months.
Seattle on January 12 endured widespread disruption with curtailed newspaper delivery and cut telephone service. Bus drivers union and printers union began strikes, halting many services while Western Electric workers joined pickets.
Roger Babson argues the stock market could plateau at highs for months or years rather than crash. He notes cheap money and SEC work help small investors, but warns a severe break is possible if geopolitical or wartime stresses hit the U.S. economy. He envisions a shift toward self-sustaining small businesses amid broader risk of real estate and industry slumps.
Police widen inquiry into a waterford union city crash that left Clive Below near death last night. He improved at Hamot Hospital Erle after being treated for chest injuries head trauma and possible limb fractures from being run over on the Waterford Union City highway by a passing car driven by Louise Moore of Waterford. Authorities suspect Below was struck while walking on the road and lay unconscious as Moore’s car passed over him.
Sixteen GLP mills and stores managers in ilis district met with district executive Robert Wheeler at Hotel Corry to discuss methods during the current protein stock feed shortage. A dinner preceded a lengthy session addressing other problems under Wheeler’s leadership. Large liquor purchase approved for Harrisburg draws headlines with 8.16 million dollar Agner bound for the Liquor Centre.
A C-45 Army transport plane missing since Sunday was reportedly located in mid Pennsylvania after takeoff from Olmstead Wick Middletown. Crewmembers include Lt Joseph Lavoie and others from Bedford MA and West Los Angeles CA. Air Technical Command noted possible wreckage with debris and scorched parts but no confirmation of crew survival yet.
Chief Andrew Paulson of the Fire Department said the department’s equipment has held up well after recent fires. He noted the need to complete the city alarm box network, as twelve outlying districts lack stations, making phone alarms slow. He urged council to budget about 150 dollars per box and add one or two boxes yearly until all areas are covered.
The Eastern Ohio and Western Pennsylvania Camp and Hospital Council of the American Red Cross Corry Chapter thanks Corry residents and organizations for gifts and donations to servicemen at Deshon General Hospital during the holiday season. It notes personal thanks to many and broad appreciation for support to veterans and hospital staff.
Bulletin reports the civil committee of public safety in Port au Prince refused to accept a three man military junta that toppled the regime of President Elie Lescot amid celebrations and disorders. Washington dispatch notes Pearl Harbor era pre-planning for Pacific scouting, with Navy veto on Gilbert Islands survey plans and Tarawa context.
Mayor Kinley said changes in city departments this week are improving. Police strict on parking meters increased violations. rotation of officer assignments shifts every two months. Cooperation between Police, Streets, and Fire Departments expanded. Streets time charged to Safety Department. Jurists report to Congress on two Pennsylvania federal judges.
A Corry Union City Selective Service Board report states that over half of the district men who entered the armed forces during the war have returned home. The board notes many servicemen have been discharged or are in the reserve, with some not yet reported to offices. John Wilcox is mentioned among the first to return. New cabinet positions are filled in Tokyo with Kiura Shideher’s reorganized ministry slate.
The State Game Commission planned to purchase a new game farm three miles east of Cambridge Springs to boost pheasant capacity. The action, approved at a Harrisburg meeting, includes 551 acres to complement the current 1,000 acre capacity and to support pheasant propagation by sportsmen groups. Ross Liffler of Pittsburgh was reelected president, with Robert Lamberton of Prattville as vice president and Seth Gordon of Harrisburg as secretary. The commission also approved buying additional game lands totaling 4,567 acres and plans to increase day-old pheasant chick releases to about 100,000 next spring.
State officials announced plans for a major Route 6 realignment from Youngsville to Warren on new right of way. The project would bypass Youngsville, remove two railroad crossings and overheads, straighten curves, and extend toward Kane with blasting and hillside removal. Engineering aims to reduce curves and improve travel toward the Roosevelt Highway, with extensive relocation east of Warren and Kane.
Pittsburgh dispatch reports three key strike points hit steel plants as 800000 workers threatened a nationwide walkout. Bethlehem Steel Lackawanna and Alcoa New Kensington Ambridge saw thousands leave, while J&L and other mills prepared for shutdowns. President Truman urged settlement after collapsed wage talks at GM.
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