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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1947
Page
1
A damaged OCR notice lists estate matters in Wayne and Erie counties, naming executors and heirs. It cites dates near February and describes assets including woodwork items, furniture, beds, and household goods.
Confusion erupts over a short lived OPA rent order as White House aides, Senate bankers, and officials scramble. The 10 percent ceiling plan is dropped amid mixed signals from OPA and President Truman.
In Greene County Pennsylvania on January 30 a negligent trespass case was filed by the husband of a farm wife murdered last July 10. He alleges probation officer Meighen failed to investigate the boy ward Donald Mullensux who was convicted of the killing and sentenced to life. He claims Meighen neglected duty in supervision and custody of the boy and misled the Fletcher family.
Police appeal to the public for information as the killer behind the 3t year old case remains at large. A letter mailing spree, containing private papers including a birth certificate, has led investigators to suspect a hoax or staged confession. Capt. Donahoe urged caution while acknowledging two sides to every story and promised proper trial.
An unverified tornado damaged the northern edge of Montgomery injuring several people, with reports of possible fatalities among both white and Black residents. Ambulances and emergency crews rushed to State Highway No. 11 near Gunter Field, while hospital staff were busy handling the affected.
Two Walton boys aged 10 and 11 confessed to placing fence wire on a Pennsylvania Railroad track, derailing a passenger train that killed four people. Sheriff Harold Smith said signed statements were taken from Jack Sprinkle and Lysie Graves, with Cass County Prosecutor Keith Campbell awaiting a possible federal charge after consulting U S Attorney Alex Campbell. Lipstick found at a home linked to the probe.
A northbound passenger train from Tihuavine and Oil City struck a car at a private crossing about a mile south of Spartansburg. No one was inside the car, and bystanders quickly moved to safety as the train approached. The Spartansburg bound service was delayed 15 minutes due to the incident.
Weather has stalled progress on the New Grange Lane Federation mill, leaving the structure weeks behind schedule. Officials say materials procurement extended by months and the planned March 1 start date shifted by at least several months as concrete work advances. The project includes moving machinery from the West Washington street mill to the Pennsylvania Railroad site, with ongoing cooperative services and a focus on milling home grown grains and selling feed.
An automobile owned by Metta Y Smith of Spring Creek was demolished when struck by a northbound Pennsylvania Railroad freight train at the Sandy crossing between Albion and East Springfield. The driver M W Smith and three passengers escaped before the impact. others named include Floyd Johnson Evelyn M Johnson Helen Dunn and Noris Girard.
Fragmented report describes widespread tornadoes and severe storms across Arkansas Iowa Minnesota Wisconsin and surrounding states. Damage includes destroyed homes multiple injuries and extensive power outages as a cold wave and severe weather push south and east with temperatures dropping tonight.
North China reports say the Peiping Tientsin railway was severed by Communist forces after American withdrawal news. Attacks disrupted the line between Tientsin and Peiping with troops defending the government using an armored train from Tientsin.
Two men pleaded guilty to reckless driving and intoxication after a truck crash on West Smith street. Earl F. Saeger and R. P. Van Tassel were arrested after the vehicle damaged a nearby field and failed to start. They were jailed pending morning hearing and fined $1,550 and $919.50 respectively.
Police report a gang may have carried out two burglaries totaling about 2200 dollars at Maryin Tossen in Albion and George W Hills in West Springfield. Robbers used similar methods and linked the crimes to a 1997 black Terra jPlane sedan with Ohio plates seen near the Tomer home.
Magda Foutager, described as Mussolini’s mistress, was sentenced to 15 years in prison for collaboration with the German Gestapo. The trial, held before an all-military tribunal, concluded after deliberations despite defense pleas.
The tax collector announces wage liens will begin February six. Officials cite mass delinquent local school tax collections and wage garnishments as part of enforcement under the tax collection law. City residents with overdue taxes are urged to contact the collector before February to settle accounts and avoid penalties.
British troops conducted a house to house search in the Montefiore quarter of Jerusalem for the captors of B. A. J. Collins a retired Army major who was held prisoner 79 hours and later freed. He was hospitalized in serious condition after the ordeal and described being badly beaten. Martial law was briefly clamped on nearby cities but appears to have been lifted as the search continued.
Disjointed wire service notices report pressures from retail and manufacturing groups to drop current controls, with references to financial policy shifts and international trade questions. The text mentions Washington, London, and negotiations over shares and a wartime alliance context, reflecting a period of policy maneuvering.
Danal Bystrycki 73 of East Main Street is found dead in a barn after hanging himself with a heavy rope. Mrs. Bystrycki reports he had been absent only minutes. police Chief John Flanigan and Deputy Tawredee Davison respond and remove the body to Davison Funeral Home. Survived by wife, three daughters, two sons in law, and five grandchildren. Funeral arrangements pending.
Negotiations between U S Steel Corp and the United Steelworkers were adjourned for the week as both sides prepared study committees to examine major Marlon aspects of the contract. The current agreement remains in effect through April 30 under an extension. No progress comments were issued.
In Oakmont Pennsylvania early today three armed men fled after a 20 minute gun battle with two policemen. About 40 shots were fired and one gunman may have been wounded. The trio, using a dark-colored car as cover, fled after crashing the car into a pole near a railroad crossing.
Detroit January 30 CIO declares broad wage hour suits total more than 4 billion dollars as employers allegedly gamble to evade the act. CIO, labor and government attorneys debated hours and back pay with Judge Picard over scope and damages near a Supreme Court review.
Elizabeth Sailinr James, daughter of Charles J.B. Garden, was found dying on Charleston street. Chief Harold B. Comswell says officers found her near a post and hospital staff pronounced her dead. Police reported no arrests yet as the investigation continues.
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