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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1946
Page
1
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Rear Admiral Husband E. Kimmel testified to a Senate House inquiry that Washington naval officials withheld information he said could have allowed Pearl Harbor to ambush Japan. He released a 25,000 word statement accusing officials of mismanaging warnings and failing to provide intercepted messages. He argued he would have altered actions and war films to counter the Japanese strike if given the full intelligence, and said orders may have changed carrier expectations and fleet readiness before December 7.
A sedan driven by Guy Bensink skidded in treacherous driving conditions and struck a delivery truck from Model Dairy Company on North Center Street. Frank VanTassel in a White truck collided while trying to avoid the crash, tipping the milk truck onto its side. Three people escaped serious injury though both vehicles sustained extensive damage.
The Corry post office reports year total receipts of 75,220 dollars, down from the previous year’s 76,010. Eight months showed a strong rise year over year, but later war-related declines and reduced industrial production pulled the annual total below last year. Executive salaries are not affected by the drop.
The school board, including Superintendent Dewey and Solicitor Brown, met last evening to refer delinquent taxes to the finance committee. Enrollment stands at 1446 with December meal counts of 116 at Junior High and 94 at Senior High. A state communication discussed surplus property purchases to aid smaller schools, with county meetings planned. Mrs. Harold Wolfe elected substitute third-grade teacher. arrangements for attendance at upcoming meetings in Harrisburg and New York were approved. Florence Poli to move to Principal Sheen’s office. Mrs Russell Dent named clerk. American Legion permission granted for use of facilities.
Philadelphia January 15 Carl Kohlenberg Jr a severely burned boy requires a weekly blood transfusion to live Doctors at Methodist Hospital describe him as the gems little patient ever seen He was burned December to the lower body and legs Doctors at first called his case hopeless but Dr William Chapman says they have reached a point where a donor will be needed weekly to bring him to full recovery
Madrid dispatch notes a pivotal moment in Spain as monarchist factions and Franco allies reportedly press for the restoration of the monarchy. Don Juan, the 32-year-old pretender, and General Franco are linked to negotiations, with discussions reportedly touching on a constitutional framework and press freedom, amid international interest from Britain, the United States, and France.
William Dery of New York, representing the controlling interests of the DW and A B Howard Co, is expected to arrive Friday for a conference with Dan Tuggle on rebuilding the tannery. Insurance settlements are under discussion, with salvage operations delayed until coverage is resolved, and the firm may build a modern chrome tanning plant while giving preference to local workers during interim operations.
Corry Hospital Association directors met to enlarge the board from eleven to fifteen. The move requires stockholder action at the next meeting. The plan aims to seat directors from Clymer Spring Creek Spantonsburg Columbus and nearby areas served by the hospital to ensure broad representation as fundraising for the new Corry Memorial Hospital continues.
About 75 coal miners were rescued alive after a blast in the No 9 mine near Welch West Virginia. State officials said 207 workers were in the shaft when the explosion occurred and that the force knocked out a head house and windows at a nearby school. Hospital units and ambulances were dispatched as investigators assessed the scene and the number of men believed in the mine.
Sidney B. Elston reports 142 births in Cory district with 123 boys and 78 fewer in the prior year. There were 143 deaths, mostly at Cory Hospital, including 4 male and 9 female infant deaths, with principal causes listed such as heart disease and cancer.
A 11 year old girl’s mother filed charges against George W. Balles Jr. for statutory rape. Balles was held in Abington township pending Montgomery County grand jury action after a hearing where Lower Moreland Police Chief Russell Pletcher testified. Balles denied the allegations, saying he committed no criminal act.
Treasury dispatch from Washington shows receipts of 123,056,05081 expenditures of 216,615,807.20 and a balance of 25,228,953. DBS F1 total debt stands at 273,608,074,658.23, with an increase of 428,193.45 over the prior day.
CHUNGHING Jan 15 Chou En-tai No 2 Chinese Communist today sought a meeting with General Marshall he was reported ready to complain against alleged government circle involvement. In Detroit the United Auto Workers Union prepared to resume negotiations with Ford Motor Co and offered the 17 percent wage increase recommended by the General Motors fact finding board to break the wage deadlock.
General Dwight D. Eisenhower told Congress that by April every enlisted man with 40 points or two years of service should be discharged, lowering the 50-point or three-and-a-half-year threshold and signaling Army plans to speed up separations. He warned surplus enlistees would be released unless points are adjusted, and noted current calculations based on last September.
Government officials and labor leaders discuss a potential wage increase to discourage a meat packing strike. Amid disrupted shipments to Chicago yards, packing houses consider boosting wages by 10 to 12 cents an hour to avert labor action.
Lyle Houghtling proposed operating a modern city bus service covering all sections. He would start with a single bus and expand later, while council members questioned potential profitability. Legal opinion from the solicitor was requested and a full council vote expected next Monday.
Chicago detectives traced a mystery convertible left at a service station to a suspect living in Glenview. They found possible blood stains and a torn ransom note fragment as they pursued two persons linked to the January 7th sighting on Thorndale Avenue.
Erie Works halts all operations as General Electric Westinghouse and General Motors electrical facilities are paralyzed by nationwide picket lines. The wave of shutdowns spans 16 states and centers on industrial action aimed at pressuring wage and labor policy changes.
A nationwide strike by about 200,000 electrical workers in General Electric, Westinghouse, and General Motors plants across 16 states began early today. The Electrical Workers Union announced the action after negotiations stalled, signaling a major labor disruption and potential supply delays nationwide.
The United Electrical Workers call a broad electrical industry walkout with about 9 000 idle at several plants and 18 000 Striking GE workers in Schenectady. Picket lines form as 2 000 or more stage action across major sites including General Electric. Union seeks a $2 a day raise amid stalled talks with firms and government agencies.
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