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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1946
Page
1
A partial OCR shows values for livestock and goods at a sale in Abia estate. Prices listed include cows, weights, and various staples with uncertain amounts and several illegible phrases. No clear dates or sellers are discernible.
Philadelphia unions launch buyer strikes and picket dairies and stores over price hikes after the end of price controls. Shipyard workers at Cramp and nearby Camden unions plan protests over milk and butter costs, with threats of wider boycotts if ceilings are not met. Prices on cream, meat, and poultry also rise as distributors cite higher wholesale costs triggering retail increases.
The Corry Office of the United States Employment Service reports a weekly rise of 27 unemployment compensation claims. Total new claims reached 55 for the week, with 13 reopened and 9 waiting week claims, plus 430 compensable claims. Additional data show 26 new claims, 6 reopenings, and 224 compensable claims tied to the service men's adjusted allowances, marking a drop from the prior week.
Sidney Hillman, 59, longtime head of the political action committee of the Sidney Hillman labor group, died today in Point Lookout New Jersey from a heart condition. Police and hospital reports say Hillman collapsed at his home, was attended by Dr. Cahill, and pronounced dead. His wife Bessie Hillman identified him and said he had been ill.
Corry youth Robert Jackson, 19, of 108 Essex Street, is jailed on charges of stealing three autos in the Monday night spree. Police say he confessed to taking the Packard in Union City, a Chevrolet sedan in Waitsburg, and another car found abandoned in Woitsburg, linking him to all three thefts. Trial hinges on district attorney discussions. parole may be revoked and he kept in custody.
Henry Lustig president of the Longchamns Restaurant chain was sentenced to four years for evading 93,872,765 in federal income taxes. Judge Harald Kennedy also fined Lustig 115,000. E Allen Lustig, Joseph Sobel and Lloyd Paul Stryker were involved, with terms of three, two years and an appeal noted.
Paris July 10 The Big Four aim for adjournment by weekend as deputies prepare the final draft treaties for Hungary Romania Bulgaria Finland and others. Molotov labels Byrnes disarmament plan for Germany as wholly inadequate while Byrnes accuses Russia of violating Potsdam. Bevin urged federalization. council eyes adjournment and rule changes as diplomacy continues.
Postmaster Sullivan of the Cor y Post Office says an official order sets dollar for dollar exchange for US to Canada money orders as of July 9. Previously a $90 US money order could be cashed for $100 in Canada due to the rate gap. The move aims to curb money speculators near the boundary exploiting the rate difference, with most affected orders issued to Canadians traveling to the U S. No overall rise in money orders for Canadian points noted beyond that type.
Moscow dispatch reports claims the United States and Britain used UNRRA food to pressure nations and spread anti-Soviet propaganda. The article, attributed to 8 Cloreduisky, accuses reactionaries in Britain and the United States of political blackmail through UNRRA and ties Hoover’s tour to anti Soviet propaganda and aid for anti Soviet political aims.
A 13 year old boy narrowly escaped serious injury when he slept by the roadside near the Gates farm on Route 3. Mail carrier Harry Reynolds failed to see the boy due to a sharp bend and the boy lying on the road. The car ran over the lower portion of his body but the only injuries reported were minor.
Veterans of Company A association, formed from the old National Guard unit, will hold its reunion in this city on July 27. Registration opens Friday the 26th at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Home on West Washington Street, with open house for members. The banquet is set for July 27 at St Edward's School near VFW headquarters.
Local reports indicate Corry will see a brief meat shortage as packing houses require two to three weeks to resume increased slaughtering. With GPA restrictions lifted temporarily, retailers expect higher output once grovesing processing speeds up.
The Model Dairy Company announced 80 cents a pound for butter at retail following price moves by Erie area producers. The shift reflects higher cream costs and is tied to deliveries to city markets. Local packing houses faced delays as operations adjust and beef slaughtering focuses on pork. Market forecasts expect little pork and stable dairy prices with possible beet price rises for soon deliveries.
MITTANNING Pa July 10 Trial of Police Chief Jo fen Schmakeroth on charges of assaulting a 26 year old World War II veteran Clarence Valentine continued after the alleged victim was released from Allegheny Valley Hospital. Schmakeroth remained free on 500 bond as prosecutors pursued charges of misdemeanor and felonious assault.
An Army B-17 bomber en route from Goose Bay Labrador to Westover Field crashes in rain near Westover. All four Army crew and 11 passengers die. Bodies mangled, parts scattered. explosion started fires, rain prevented forest fires. Rescue crews and police work through the night as officials assess cause.
Four people died in a Lewisburg area crash late last night three sisters and a daughter of one of them along with two others injured. Victims were Mary Moll 52 her daughter Freda Moll 14 Mrs Paul Taylor 49 and Anna Reigel 35. Injured included Fenty Moll 21 and Charles Grigg 44 with internal injuries and rib fractures. Grigg was driving the truck. Moll was at the wheel of the car. Grigg listed in good condition at Lewisburg Hospital with Moll described as critical. Grigg told a hospital reporter the crash happened in a flash. Next Louis fight Sept 18 in New York at Yankee Stadium promoter Ike Tanabe announced.
The Corry Medical Association reports a schedule of minimum fees for medical services due to rising flying costs and material expenses. Telephone consults to be billed as office calls, minimum house calls set, and various extra fees apply for night, Sunday, and rural calls, with details continued on page three.
About 1,000 people described as youth group members from the Kotte and Watdist parties were detained as the government forbade a general strike tomorrow. A precautionary measure. Also reports on statements by Dwight D. Eisenhower about the House agenda, a furnace explosion in Pennsylvania causing damage but no injuries, German POWs preparing to depart for Europe, railroad fare adjustments under the Commerce Commission, suspend of Britih Palestine policy, and push for employment reform legislation.
Washington July 10 The Senate votes 42 to 84 to forbid price ceilings on milk butter and cheese as part of possible OPA revival. Debate centers on dairy exemption and a veto risk while amendments to cover cottonseed petroleum and tobacco loom.
Under secretary of War Kenneth Royall told the Senate War Investigating Committee that he asked the Justice Department to probe more than 1 million dollars in overpayments tied to the Batavia Mata Products Company on a war contract. He noted Erie Basin Metal Products Company earnings and costs, and included a letter to Attorney General Tom Clark.
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