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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1947
Page
1
The readable text is damaged and does not reveal a clear event. It shows partial names and numbers with no coherent subject or location. No action or outcome can be established from the legible fragments.
A sale listing describes tools and household items to be sold at a public auction at the Lyons borough estate. Items include work equipment, wood working gear, drill pipes, extension chairs, tables, and various pulleys. Auction is scheduled for 2 o clock with proceeds directed to the estate of Letne.
State Department announced the United States will end mediation between Chiang Kai-shek's government and the Communists in China. The withdrawal includes terminating the executive headquarters in Peiping and demobilizing U S personnel. Marshall had led the earlier peace mission, with U S troops and officers slated for redeployment.
A gas tank blast at the Northern Ordnance Company oil field about eight forty p m damaged nearby homes a mile from Emerson where seven died in a prior fire. No workers were present. cause unknown. the compressor plant remained intact as responders secured the scene.
Corry grand jury returns 28 true bills including two local men Frank Daniels and John Pitch indicted for larceny receiving stolen goods and drawing checks. Daniels held for court after alleged room entry and weapon disposal linked to a European Hotel incident. Pitch bound over for trial on multiple check-writing charges.
An unnamed high OPA official said new legislation covering industrial sugar users is necessary to enable any sugar rationing program. He noted a court ruling invalidated the historical use method and that without a new approach, OPA cannot allocate sugar after April 1. A February 7 hearing on the appeal and a February 14 decision are promised.
Five inmates at Fort Jay on Governors Island in New York Harbor cut bars with a hacksaw and fled during a New Year’s Eve escape attempt. A contraband weapon was found in their cell and one prisoner who refused to join the escape was left behind. Authorities believe the men may have swum about 200 feet from the shoreline after breaking out.
A Chinese national airliner carrying Methodist Bishop Schuyler Garth of Madison and his wife along with 24 others was found wrecked and burning about 100 miles west of Hankow. Air officials feared no survivors as search teams reached the remote site amid a mounting death toll and scattered foreign passengers from several missions.
Raiford Florida January 29 31 years of worry and a year in prison followed C A Boyett as he prepared to return to Uniontown Pennsylvania to work as a barber He killed his friend John in a drunken night near Marianna May The man was sentenced to second degree murder but escaped in 1915 and later married in Pennsylvania He was recaptured in 1946 and sent to the state prison pardon officials recommended serving until 3 years and wiping the word bigamy from his record He remarried in May last year to a Pennsylvania wife
In Harrisburg the state budget inquiry opened as a special committee seeks facts on the deficit and how to finance Governor Davis social welfare programs. Leaders urge an independent study to marshal figures from multiple sources and clarify the state’s financial needs for the next two years.
Thea R Iserman from New York urged Congress to overhaul the Wagner act, calling it the root of unsatisfactory labor relations in the United States. She said the Senate Tabor Committee represents companies with tens of thousands of employees and wants reform.
Sen Lor announces serious breaches in atomic energy security and calls for secret sessions on nominations to the Atomic Energy Commission. David Lilienthal, head of the commission, testifies about the Smyth report and past disclosures affecting security, with McMahon and other senators pressing for further questioning.
Washington January 29 The House foreign affairs committee questions Secretary Marshall on reorganizing the State Department and plans an immediate meeting to start the inquiry. It weighs whether Marshall will provide information on organization personnel and policies and how the United States participates in international affairs.
WPTLE Ameriga reports Byrd party in Little America tent town requests Ted and bread. Cargo ships Yuncey Mémek and Molin Bignpis forced back by wind and chop. Planes may depart from the carrier Philippine Sea if weather clears by Thursday night.
Palestinian police fear a British bank clerk abducted Sunday by underground militants may have died from injuries during the kidnapping. A second British captive, Judge Ralph Windham, was released. Rumors claimed FH A Collins was killed. authorities investigate amid martial law talk at Government House.
Don Dickinson of Corry is among six Erie county youths selected for a 14 day cruise aboard the USS Wisconsin. The group reports to Erie Naval Reserve Armory this Saturday then sails from New York to Cristabel in the Canal Zone. Dickinson will serve as a seaman, with most service time expected in the Pacific and Philippine areas.
Harrisburg report states House may approve a state bonus up to 500 dollars for about 114000 World War I veterans in Pennsylvania. The plan adds 10 dollars per month of domestic service and 15 dollars after discharge, with a total cap of 500 per veteran funded by a bond issue.
Police issued a warning about icy roads as freezing conditions returned. Early today numerous cars stalled on highways near the city and some sustained damage after slipping on ice while travel was slowed and bus service reduced. Colder weather is expected later with continued dangerous driving conditions.
Treasury figures show total debt at 259 billion 024 million 474 thousand 197 dollars and 95 cents with expenditures at 497 168 543.26 and balance 3 084 002 016.55. The record notes a January date and references a new firevirus entry with a value of 21.262.
Lawmakers debated tax cuts and labor measures as Rep Engel charged Knutson’s proposal would only lightly ease taxes for the poor while benefitting higher incomes. Senate and House panels weighed universal military training and diplomacy reforms amid mixed opinions and potential compromises.
A fragmented report outlines doctors and police collaborating in a nationwide effort to study infantile paralysis. It mentions field tests, laboratory work, and support from the National Foundation and March of Dimes as the push to find a cure or control progresses.
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