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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1947
Page
1
Fragmentary city records show bids and bond processing by Corry. Officials discuss checks, bond totals, and the building project as part of the May 1 proceedings, with attention to bids, clerk duties, and city offices.
President Truman urged Congress to investigate real estate lobbyists and their “brazen operations,” drawing swift partisan backlash. Senator Bricker denounced the plan as cheap political demagogy while Housing Expediter Frank R Creech promised protection for both tenants and landlords under new controls.
The court upholds the conviction of Michael Bubna 33 and his sister for the 1946 killing of Robert Fisher at the Erte Golf Club Links. Clemency appeal may be filed with the State Pardon Board by August 10. The case centers on disputed division of property and a violent crime with firearm evidence.
Frank Anderson outlines that the new Heudage and Rent Act of 1347 does not automatically allow rent increases. Landlords may voluntarily raise rent up to 15 percent if a tenant signs a written lease by December 1, 1987, with conditions. Leases must lack escalator clauses and essential services cannot be reduced. tenants may terminate the lease, and eviction remains restricted without valid grounds under the updated rules.
The Corry Board of Education awarded coal supplies for the 1946-47 term to Grove City and Tionesta dealers. Arras M. J. Paxton to furnish 770 tons of stokey coal at 8.40 per ton delivered, and A. G. Benninger to supply 700 tons of cgs-size coal at 7. prices. Transfers of funds and routine financial adjustments were approved as the term ended.
The Ansa agency reports sixty people were killed when ammunition being unloaded from the Italian ship Panigaglia exploded at Polito Save Stefano near Rome. The shells were from a wartime fortified island off Sicily. Hawaii moves toward statehood as Congress advances a bill, but Senate action remains doubtful before adjournment.
Two Corry residents were injured and about 440 in damage resulted in a head on collision on State Route 97 five miles west of Union City. Vehicles driven by Irving Van Dyke of Waterford and Hattie Serr of Corry collided after a repair slowdown. Mrs Serr and another occupant suffered minor injuries. total vehicle damage estimated near 400. Authorities report slick roads and reduced visibility contributed to the crash.
Twenty members of the district committee from Carry Cancotel East and West Wayne Townships attend tomorrow’s session at Tweramt's south of Spartansbars. W. W. Watertouse, district Rapid Went chammill, will host. The meeting aims to discuss candidates and policies for the fall elections and will conclude with an announcement of city post contenders.
The report notes Pete Heerlein catching a 45 inch musky at Findley Lake just before dawn using a trolling fly. It marks one of the season’s early notable catches amid a flurry of reports, with names including J Hubert and Casselt tied to the event.
Soft coal operators, miners, and government stakes loom as talks resume, with wage demands and labor law interventions under review. Lewis seeks a 30 cent hourly raise plus federal mine benefits, while trustees eye mediation as US Steel and Pittsburgh Consolidation refer to earlier concessions. Officials weigh whether private control resumes or federal mediation steps in within weeks.
CHICAGO July 1 Fifty six persons were injured when the Baltimore and Ohio stream liners The Columbian from Chicago to Washington swerved. Eight cars left the tracks. the locomotive and one following car stayed on rails. About 80 aboard the eight coaches and one sleeper. Train men said many continued their journey on the Capitol Limited.
Mississippi River swelled to the highest in over a century as heavy overnight rain continued. About 4,000 persons were evacuated from Dupo and East Carondelet while levees held back rising floodwaters. Power outages affected 2,000 St Louis area homes as weather damaged infrastructure and intensified efforts to shore up embankments along the Illinois side.
An ominous Pennsylvan ia Railroad notice says service reductions will affect Pittston and Titusville offices and trains. Hours reduced and many operations moved to freight channels. Questions remain if service curtailment ends after coal shortage and how Cory Bridge operations will adjust.
Honora Emerson, arrested on charges of passing bad checks, released after restitution and costs paid by his brother. Checks totaled 36 and 823.85 in costs. Further charges in Cowly and other counties noted. eight related checks unresolved due to holder information gaps.
Workmen from Mayer Brothers Construction, Erie, began raising manhole covers on North and South Center Streets this morning to start resurfacing. The project will reroute traffic around the closed stretch and is expected to take about three weeks.
Lamont Steen was arrested and pleaded guilty to a 10.9 charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. The alderman bound Steen over to the next term of court with a $1,000 cash bond after a quarrel with his wife Mrs Marion Steen. The incident left her with a head wound requiring stitches.
Corry's taxing powers were extended to allow new wage sales income amusement and occupation taxes for most local communities including school districts. Gov. James H. Duff signed the measure authorizing broadening state powers while vetoing a separate bill granting the same powers to Pittsburgh alone as duplicative.
The Warner family home at Bayloty Guy Takk Saleday was struck twice by a flood surge from a nearby creek while the Warners, Rev. and Mrs. Norman Warner, were away. The event forced the family from their wrecked dwelling as a second blow arrived with word that Mrs. Warner's mother in Duryea, Pa. had died. Norman Warner, former pastor and Kentucky Sunday School worker, and his wife, long residents of Cobly and Duryea, were temporarily sheltering elsewhere after the disaster.
A new walkout began at 2 01 a m spreading to east and Gulf Coast plants. About 80 000 unionists joined the strike, with 42 000 already off duty last Thursday across Maryland Massachusetts New Jersey and New York. Pickets watched at Kearny New Jersey and Sullivan Dry Dock Brooklyn as negotiations failed to avert the stoppage.
At the three power conference in Paris the emphasis is on United States aid for Europe. British Bevin and French Bidault seek more clarity on Molotov’s plan amid signs the session could end without a consensus. The debate centers on how much aid Europe needs and how much Washington should provide under Marshall’s plan.
Governor Ames A Duff signs an auto financing bill to curb unscrupulous practices in Pennsylvania. The law, based on a two year study by the Joint State Government Commission, will be administered by the State Banking Department and takes effect in 60 days with caps of six percent on new car financing, nine percent on used cars two years old or less, and one percent on older vehicles.
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