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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1949
Page
1
A local notice outlines a real estate transaction under a state act. It names the property owner and the official overseeing the sale details, with timing and venue information limited to the fragments readable in the clipping.
The readable fragments reference items with prices and trades, including numbers and casual mentions of vendors or sellers. Names and clear actions are scarce, but hints of sales and encoded terms suggest a local market record. Further specifics are unclear due to corruption.
President Truman pressed United States Steel Bethlehem Steel and Republic Steel to reconsider their rejections of his plan to submit the wage pension dispute to a three man inquiry board. He urged a cooperative path to avert a strike, with a potential 80 day pause to allow mediation and discovery of a settlement. The three firms faced pressure as labor leaders warned of a possible strike under Taft Hartley guidelines.
At Indian Town Gap Pennsylvania on July 14 hundreds of youths arrived for the first state sponsored summer camp. Teens, wearing, teeth brushed, queued for medical and dental inspections before settling in. Camp Perm, the first venture of its kind, reserved funds to support two years of operation. About 8600 campers aged 10 to 18 were expected, with 160 counselors guiding a packed schedule of games swimming and roving patrols as arrivals continued.
Washington July 14 The CWE Act administrative action suspended Strato Freight Inc operating rights after a fatal crash in Puerto Rico. D W Heut CAB administrator said the carrier repeatedly violated safety rules and equipment failed, leading to a permanent revocation of AC-41 aircraft. An inquiry found the Newark to Miami flight carried 53 aboard and 28 survived.
Workmen cracking the cornerstone of St Elizabeth's Church on West Pleasant street uncovered an 1875 Corry Telegraph issue dated May 1875 and a German language paper. Atin tin box rusted away leaving fragile papers and a 80 cent coin from 1855. No plan to re-seal contents in the new cornerstone.
Funeral service for victims of the Royal Dutch plane crash in which 45 persons perished Tuesday was held in Bombay as monsoon floods continued. Attended by U S Ambassador Lou Henderson, Indian officials, and Dutch, Chinese and American representatives, services were conducted by Catholic Protestant and Jewish faiths. Sixty five wreaths marked the town hall end, and Ambassador Henderson identified Vincent Mihoney, one of 18 American correspondents killed, as another body brought to the morgue.
Representatives from Welfare examined the new hospital site yesterday, reviewing an accounting system for disbursements. Superintendent Sup Edgar Alexander and hospital board secretary Sidney Elston met officials. Regular visits will continue at 0 to 0 intervals until completion.
Dr Hugh OHare outlined typing for a local blood program to create a donor list kept at Corry Hospital fund and Red Cross office. Meadville lawyer Get Prather discussed disaster preparedness, noting Meadville's flood response. annual board terms were renewed for Houghton Bracken and Horeley Johnson. officers re elected. The report totaled 293 cases, 190 new, with veterans and dependents receiving most aid totaling 1221 dollars. last year’s drive raised 4205 with 1288 local contributors and 1764 locally, balance from businesses.
Harrisburg July 14 The states new multi million dollar general authority placed its first bond issue a 309000000 chunk on the bidding block today Funds will finance immediate obligations on some 600000 in projects the authority has assumed since its creation by the 1949 General Assembly The authority board failed to open the bid on the issue in the governors office The board is expected to name a new executive director for the program
Vatican announces a historic decree excommunicating Catholics who profess materialistic and anti Christian doctrines of Communism. The order, approved by the pope, marks a fourth excommunication in recent years and targets believers defending or propagating Communist tenets worldwide.
London workers surge to the port as 4500 servicemen move in to unload ships tied up by a strike. Parliament backs emergency powers to seize control of Thames dock operations for a week, with 2100 Royal Navy personnel on standby and reports of idle crews and postponed or slowed unloading across dozens of vessels.
Felix Smith, a milk receiving station employee at Jugal Garrison Milk Co., slipped on a wet catwalk and fell about three feet injuring six ribs. He was taken to the hospital, where attendants reported his condition as good. Two youths from Clymer, William Rice and Roxanne?, were injured when their car rolled over near North East. Both suffered skull fractures and other injuries and were hospitalized in Hamot. A witness, John Klass of Floss Motors, noted the car overturned on a straight stretch of road.
Civil Aeronautics Board officials say a tragic crash near Los Angeles killed 35 and injured 14 after a twin engine Standard Air liner pilot and crew faced a fatal incident. Stewardess Charlotte Grenander testified a punch led to the fatal event aboard the C 44. Passenger Frank Conway of Albany, New York, was among the dead. Captain Roy White reportedly grappled with the situation before the crash in the Santa Susana mountains 90 miles north of downtown Los Angeles. Regulators stated instrument issues played a role in the landing decision at Lockheed.
The House opened a fresh debate on overtime pay basing rates on regular rather than premium. The Senate had rejected a similar approach for certain industries, affecting workers covered by the federal wage act.
Washington July 14 Associated Press reports Senator Martin of Pennsylvania signals no quick move to replace Booth as GOP chairman. Scant details emerge on who will lead after party debates, with Pennsylvania delegation split and Dewey backing cited. Deliberations focus on succession rather than broader strategy for the party.
Senate leaders clash over amendments to a foreign aid bill proposing 92 billion dollars for farm relief within the U S aid program. Proponents say buy American farm products with surplus funds. opponents expect rejection. Amendments tied to ECA and Army relief in occupied Germany, Austria, Japan, and the Ryukyus.
In Zork Pennsylvania a two and one half year old girl, Mary Slis Jabeth Vickers, died from a rifle wound believed to be an accidental discharge by her older brother. The child was the daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert Vickers living on a tapoy outside nearby Pawn Crave.
Sir Stafford Cripps, chancellor of the exchequer, announced limits on British imports from the United States and other hot areas. He cited a 1940s era spend and proposed reducing tobacco and liquor duties while adjusting prices, aiming to curb consumption and conserve foreign exchange.
Soviet guards eased the Helmstedt checkpoint bottleneck allowing a U S Army convoy headed to Berlin to pass in under a minute. Only about 60 trucks entered during the opening, while many stalled at the border. Perishable cargo and German relief shipments moved through as Soviet controls relaxed unexpectedly at night.
A disjointed news item reports Kentucky to receive a suspect held on charges of bludgeoning a teenager in New Jersey. Police say Joseph De Prata, tied to church attacks, faced murder charges and a plan to be transported by plane to Kentucky for questioning amid ongoing investigations across multiple states.
President Truman assails “selfish interests” urging drastic federal spending cuts as Congress debates anti inflation and tax policies. He accuses both parties of opposing prudent economic measures while warning that unemployment and depression risks demand swift action, with lawmakers split on spending and tax relief.
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