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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1946
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR text references Monday events at a school and mentions funding and program concerns. It notes a legal or civic notice Wednesday the 16th and includes scattered names and numbers, with references to officials and affiliations. The readable items hint at governance, education, and community alerts without full context or coherence.
Fire swept the Canfield Hotel in Dubuque Iowa killing fifteen people. Red Cross officials sought all registered guests and a three way inquiry began into the blaze believed to have started in the basement. Firefighters faced dangerous walls as they searched for remaining bodies and unaccounted guests.
Army authorities planned to probe the C 45 crash from Morrison Field off the Canal Zone coast. Twenty three believed dead after 19 bodies recovered by a rescue party. The plane carried 17 passengers, six crew, eight enlisted men, one colonel, two West Point cadets, and a civilian.
The Ministry of the Interior announces Italy becomes a republic as a formal ceremony marks the end of King Umberto II’s reign. The monarch's departure to exile follows a period of political upheaval and a one month transition period.
William A Whitcomb, 73, president of the Great Northern Paper Company, was fatally shot in his downtown Boston office. A man claiming to be a Treasury agent gained entry, invited Whitcomb to talk, and then killed him as about a dozen employees worked nearby. The gunman, aged 40 to 60 with a slender build, wore a straw hat and carried a briefcase.
Belgrade June 19 Former Yugoslav war minister Mihailovic stands trial for treason along with 18 co defendants. Prosecution alleges treasonable relations with Germans and notes American officers attended a conference with Mihailovic and the German commander. Separate item: Montaray faces a potential general strike as labor disputes linger.
Bangkok June 10 Prince Phumsophon Aduldet, 18, named King of Siam by an extraordinary session after the death of his popular brother Ananda, 20, whose body was found in the Barompininp Palace bedroom. Regency trio appointed. Pridi Phanomyong retained as premier. Ananda, loved by many, had just returned from Switzerland. Police said the death appeared accidental. details scarce.
Washington June 10 Public proposal seeks to end the draft impasse by inducing 16-year-olds for domestic service while barring overseas deployment for 18-year-olds unless specifically drafted. Rep Sparkman says House may accept. Senate likely to consider the plan as well.
June 10 dispatch reports renewed heavy combat in Manchuria as US General Marshall and Communist General Chou En Lai seek conditions for peace. Central News Agency claims 200 National officers and men killed or wounded as four brigades strike government lines.
Mrs Swan sails to Germany to join Tech. Sel. Willi Swan stationed at Wiesbaden with the 4170 Station Hospital. She will be accompanied to New York by her mother Mrs. R. V. McKelvey and Mrs. Hastings Tone. The journey is planned for Thursday of this week from Port Hamilton, Brooklyn.
In Bad Nauheim Germany June a soldier prisoner testified that concentration camps exist in the U S Army. Mike Koblinsky of Saginay Mich said guards beat him at Lichfield camp in 1944 45. He testified during the trial of Lt Grayville Gabage and 18 soldiers accused of brutality, with several witnesses recanting or being questioned.
Harrisburg reports floods from late May rains. Allegheny and Susquehanna basins overflowed. damage exceeds 3.5 million dollars. May precipitation averaged 7.25 inches, second highest since 1888, with Williamsport and Lock Haven areas hit hard.
Notice outlines annual stockholders meeting of Corry Hospital Association Erie County. Plan drafts a longer board term, elimination of stockholder staff, and representatives from Clymer Spring Creek Saylorsburg and nearby areas. Directors to be named at June 19 meeting with proxies invited and full financial matters on agenda.
The Selective Service announces new calls and reclassifications for men aged 18 to 30 in the local area. A group from ages 28 to 30 will report for pre-induction examination in June. Registrants are urged to update addresses and status with their draft boards.
City dairy buyers face updated prices as four cent rise in delivery costs drives higher rates. Mew milk and cream now tagged 11 cents per quart for single quarts with other items adjusted. OPA price controls linger amid dairy industry opposition and subsidy questions.
Two cars were stolen in separate incidents around East South Street and Findley Lake. W H Cummings of Ben Verdum reported his car missing during an evening theft, later found abandoned near railway tracks at Gates Street crossing. Police suspect connections between the Findley Lake find and the Corry thefts as officers widen the probe across state lines seeking probable car thieves.
Treasury position on June 8 shows receipts 1,875.45 and expenditures 174,179,388.68 with a balance of 16,417,317,530.21. Total debts stand at 271,281,403,002.48, reflecting a decrease from the previous day 70,010,1189.41.
A jumble of terse wartime notices from Washington and London describes soldiers killed, a presidential act, a nomination rejected, and talks on constitutional issues. Reported items include a claim of a barracks incident, Morinige reassuming control, a Senate rejection of a treasury nominee, and British wartime diplomacy with a looming price cap debate in OPA funding discussions.
Theodore W. Clark, designer and engineer with Ajax Tron Works since 1945, collapsed at the wheel of his car three miles south of Spartanburg. He suffered a sudden heart attack and was pronounced dead at the scene. Clark, born December 1, 1885, had lived in Portlad, Ore, and Fairhaven, Corry, before joining Ajax in Corry. He is survived by his wife Kathleen and his brother Dr. Kemper Clark. Funeral services are Tuesday at Bracken-Keating Funeral Home, with cremation to follow in Buffalo.
June 10 Army hushes new progress in what is described as the greatest jewel robbery of modern Ames the Hessian crown jewels valued at 1 300 0 were looted from a Rhineland castle officials report all gems possibly recovered but the War Department declines to comment Major David F Watson of Burlingams Calif. is detained in Germany while investigators pursue a discharged GI corporal linked to a fictional thriller impacting Lt Col Jack W Durant and Air Force Captain Kathleen Nach Durant.
Washington June 10 Union preparations for a maritime strike intensified after the CIO National Maritime Union rejected a pay-for-chumren settlement. The walkout threat grows as the union demands a 44 hour work week and weeks of talks with Labor Department mediation continue. A nationwide strike plan looms unless operators concede.
Two Corry service stations on Narby Center Street were burglarized early Sunday. Only small cash seizures occurred, about 250 cents at Beckwith and Turner, and under 60 pennies at Blue Sunoco run by G A Damon. Entry by breaking a window was reported. police notified. Similarities to prior town robberies suggest possible joint intent.
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