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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1949
Page
1
An unreadable OCR snippet appears from a historical page, mentioning names like Martinelay and Lancet JLICAL, with garbled phrases about qualification and a date 161. The legible bits reference a legal or religious figure and place names possibly in Lancet or Burch era.
Washington reports Congress will fast track a pay raise for the president and appoint a new secretary of state for Truman. Democrats aim to push committee assignments, expand immunity funding for Europe, and set hearings on Truman’s requests. The plan includes a 50 percent pay hike for the vice presidency and speaker, plus expenses.
Finense guards on the Swit frontier detained Bitore Asmando Russo, 88, a Philadelphia native now living in Munich, after identifying him as the owner of an automobile with solid silver fenders. No charges were filed yet. investigation expected to take several days.
London reports a B-29 crash in the Scottish Highlands near Scampton England with twenty aboard feared dead. British officials varied on survivors and the wreckage burned at a desolate glen as search and rescue teams assessed casualties and aircraft status.
Pennsylvania Railway officials announce February plan to drop two north south trains between Oil City and Buffalo citing near empty revenue passengers. The Erie–Jamestown route could relocate mail and passengers to continue to Buffalo, with Mayville service remaining. Passengers may transfer at Jamestown or Erie to reach New York.
Harold Lipsey a 21 year old former Cory B.D. 1 resident and U.S. Army member was arrested after a false alarm on Main Street. He faces a misdemeanor charge and a hearing is planned, with authorities unsure if he triggered multiple past alarms during furlough.
In Pennsylvania State College professors and instructors gain salary hikes from the college board of trustees. Instructors on 12 month contracts will earn 780 to 4200 dollars, assistant professors 4500 to 5000, associate professors 4000 to 6000, and full professors 4500 and no maximum. Ten month contract workers receive 250 to 500 dollars.
Washington on January 17 1949 preparations for the 41st inauguration reach a peak. A mass of white seating and flags cover the area in front of the capitol as Truman and Barkley prepare to take the oath noon Thursday. The Avenue of Patriots and White House stand will host a parade for about 40000 participants with 750000 to 1000000 expected spectators. Dozens of receptions dances and teas mark the inaugural week across states and society circles.
Durban reports ethnic violence as Zulu Indian clashes spread beyond the city. Police fire on rioters. 25,000 Indians flee Natal towns, with 26,000 refugees recorded as mobs loot shops and burn properties. Officials vow troop reinforcement while King Cyprian urges peace. famine and price grievances fuel unrest amid South Africa's racial turmoil.
The Allied powers announce a permanent security police force to ensure Germany stays disarmed. The three nation board, created by order of the London conference, will oversee demilitarization and prevent rearmament through inspectors and enforcement boards. It replaces the inoperative Allied Control Council after Russian withdrawal.
A garbled report mixes a Peiping peace delegation with a separate traffic wreck near Corry. An unnamed driver escaped harm when a vehicle left the road, crashed into guard posts, and plunged down an embankment. The car owner is listed as Corry Hudson Wingyeee, 25, with unclear ties to local names present in the damaged text. Insurance reportedly covered the losses.
Corry, 7, and a local driver faced drunken driving charges in Corry court. Judge Bubtest Tat called for pleas as Justine Thy equity juriah pakenced. Williams of MD appeared for the defense. No action was taken on Dinefel fee's stlving privileges amid department of revenue restrictions. A driver’s license suspension loomed. the case involved driving under the influence and related penalties.
Two men from Spring Creek were hospitalized after a Route 6 crash near Warren. Roy Conklin faces reckless driving charges after the collision, with survivors Clary Guhl and others treated for bruises and shock.
A 27 year old former air force lieutenant, Martin Minato, pleaded guilty to treason charges in New York on January 17. He was sentenced to 25 years in prison and fined $10,000. The case details show a harsh verdict with severe penalties.
A garbled weather note mentions a remarkable recent event and references several places and people in a clipped, mishmashed style. The fragment hints at a weather driven occasion and community response, with scattered names and terms surfacing without clear context.
Corry man Geos Ro Wieds was jailed on an old charge after officers found him hiding under straw in a barn on East Street. He was brought to Bee County Jail, having been released weeks earlier, and faces drunken and disorderly conduct and breach of the peace charges.
Howard K McConnell, 19, of New Castle, was arrested yesterday in connection with a shooting at an east side drugstore during a holdup Thursday. Detectives with guns drawn detained him as he tried to leave a parking area. He reportedly admitted involvement with Donald B Wellendorf, 19, and Donald B Smith, of Huntington, during the store robbery in which Wayne A Athee, 63, the druggist, was wounded.
The administration is reported ready to ask Congress to fund a broad expansion of social security including age, unemployment, health and disability insurance, with higher payroll taxes. Workers face a 3 percent levy up to $4,800, plus similar employer contributions, to finance extended benefits and health coverage.
Members of the Elks chorus arrived by bus at 6 am after a benefit engagement for the Elks scholarship fund in Coraopolis. A near capacity crowd at the high school auditorium applauded the chorus and soloists Harpist Peggy Norton Dawson Roger McCray and Charles Lyons. Three girls from the A Capella Choir Norma May Phyllis Hill Janet Johnston joined in with two singers Miss May and Miss Hill also performing solos.
Reports indicate tense preparations as nationalists mobilize 150000 troops around Nanking. Neutral observers describe the defense effort as hopeless while talks loom, signaling a possible breakthrough or collapse in ongoing negotiations.
Nanking reports a massive 150000 troop concentration across a 300 mile front. Neutral observers call the move a doomed defense of Nanking as Communist forces mass north of the Yangtze River valley. authorities urge swift settlement with the Communists amid rising international concern.
Westbound passenger train No. 38 was held up for hours when a car on a westbound freight train derailed near Elgin blocking the track. A Warren wrecking crew repaired the site and track with no serious injuries reported. 42 passengers continued on via buses to Union City and West Ridge routes.
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