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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1949
Page
1
Partial readable lines mention figures and items such as a rope, bath, ten four and two, and propan five. The text is garbled with misreads making precise subjects and actions unclear.
President Murray announced the CIO United Steelworkers executive board agreed unanimously to delay a nationwide steel strike for 60 days. The move, pending ratification by the wage policy committee, aims to pause actions by 500000 workers as major producers including Jones & Laughlin and U S Steel weigh the proposal. Bethlehem and Republic refused to approve while Youngstown Sheet & Tube and Wheeling Steel declined comment.
Flint police and sheriff's deputies hunt a swamp killer after Beatrice Dickerson, 17, was shot near her home on a Monday night. Dr. Robert Gernstad said the death was by bullet through the head, with no rape found. The body lay partially nude about 100 feet from the road in a bog near her Dickersons’ residence. Authorities pursued a single bullet likely a .22 or .32 caliber as they joined the jailer search.
Washington July 18 Secretary of State Acheson opposed any cut to the administration's proposed 4.45 billion arms aid program. He said continued aid remains essential for western Europe and other areas. He noted opposition in the Senate to the North Atlantic Treaty stance.
Read in court, statements from Mrs Martha Beck and Raymundo Fernandes recount the slaying of Albany widow Janet Fay as part of a lonely hearts crime ring. Beck describes strangling Fay with a scarf and Fernandes claims hammer blows, with both blaming money demands for the murder.
Reports indicate flash floods in Sutton area Braxton County with possible loss of life. Birch river flood near Sutton floods. Centralia area north of town also affected. unconfirmed reports say several could have drowned in the Birch river flood.
Officials disputed cause of the Standart Airlines DC 3 crash 30 miles north of Los Angeles. A fight between two male passengers is alleged to have sparked the disaster, though CAB and Standard Airlines officials differ on its role. One crewman killed. stewardess wounded. Investigations continue.
Mrs Henry Kulware of Hazleton Pa is charged with beating her 15 month old son leading to his death after admission to Hungleton Hospital. Her husband is dentist Nesbitt Memorial Hospital is in Nesbitt Memorial Hospital Wilkes Barre. District Attorney Leo Schwartz ordered a delay of her case pending the baby’s birth and potential grand jury action next August.
Mireliva Renkes a 23 year old German war bride died after plunging from the eighth floor of a downtown office building. Identified by friends as formerly of Oberlinham Munich Germany she was separated from her husband Chisléa Renkes of St Clairsville whom she married during his military service in the area.
President Truman will address the nation via four major networks and television, outlining a plan to head off a depression, defend his tax and wage goals, and defend essential programs. He will discuss midyear economic policy and calls for measures to expand production, employment, and purchasing power.
A Royal Dutch airliner crashed near Ghadkopar Hill in Bombay killing 45, many mangled or burned. U S Ambassador Lou Henderson arrives for American victims funeral services as inquiries begin and Dutch technicians are dispatched. Spokesmen urge flood control funding in Bradford amid new federal action.
Rep Vinson signals urgency to revive the unification bill in Congress before Truman acts. Hoover and Republicans back rapid committee action with hopes for cross party accord to pass the measure and avoid a broader clash over military structure.
A month-long strike by 43 structural steel workers tied up Erie and Warren construction jobs. A new pay scale of 2.3725 dollars an hour ends the dispute with workers returning to the job and immediate back pay for some. Local Iron Workers Union members affected include 64 others set to receive raises.
Three youths from Corry and Columbus are set to arrive at Indiantown Gap to join the summer camp for boys aged 14 to 18. The program, funded by a 600000 allocation, runs two weeks with activities including sports, movies, talks, and instruction. Additional campers arrive over the next two days as the camp gears up for its opening events.
Postal receipts up for the quarter ending July 1 show receipts totaling 10 620 721 with an 18 percent rise from the previous year’s April to June period. Officials note gains reflect year end and postage rate changes, while interplant freight shifts affected volumes and small parcel movements.
An American army convoy of 60 vehicles, escorted by military police, began a test of Soviet policy at Helmstedt and Berlin’s Autobahn. British police reported hundreds of German trucks stalled at Helmstedt awaiting the convoy. If it passes the Soviet zone, the U.S. plans a weekly Berlin tracking service to ease strain on its post.
Washington July 14 A group of Republican National Committee members debate replacing Scott as party chair amid long running internal dispute. Possible candidates include Arthur Summerfield Berk Howstead Guy Gabrielson and Edward Cheney with support from veterans and regional leaders as the committee weighs a new direction and talent for the helm.
Residents of Suburban Highland plan an equity suit to block seizure of their 10 block land for an amphitheater site in Pittsburgh. Attorney J Vincent Burke Jr said council voted to condemn the land incl a seven acre King estate used as a sanctuary for birds. King offered to deed the property to the city for a park if allowed to stay during his lifetime. A report from Allegheny conference on community development studied 15 sites. only the King property met all requirements.
Corry police say 93 year old Charles Hall of RD 1 Colza was arrested after a two car smash at the Cony Spring Greely road intersection. Hall’s 1984 Ford failed to stop and collided with a Batch driven by Brunt Polancy. Total damage listed at 175 with no injuries. EX EIRE PRESIDENT DIES IN DUBLIN July 1 Dr Douglas Hyde 88 former president of Eire died last night. Hyde served as a scholar and poet and led the nation after election in 1938. He held the post for six year term.
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