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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1947
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR yields a brief item noting a van bid, weather, and helly wolk. Readable names and specifics are unclear. the scant text points to a local note or caption with uncertain details.
Chicago reports record all time steer price around 28 dollars per hundred pounds as OPA ceilings ease. Hog prices rise to about 24.75 per hundred pounds while cattle receipts at Kansas City reach highs for June. Butchers and meat brokers face blame for retail price shifts amid domestic demand strength.
June 12 Warren report says Lyman Broughton suffered facial injuries when a lightning bolt shattered a bathroom mirror during a severe storm. Glass fragments injured his eyes. he was taken to St. Vincent's Hospital in Erie for treatment by Dr. C H Delaney.
A series of wildcat walkouts by miners protesting union ranking regulations appeared near Uniontown Pennsylvania. Diggers returned to work as Steel Corp mines operated under protest amid tense labor action.
Washington June 13 1943 sugar rationing for households restaurants and all retail use ends as Secretary Anderson orders the end of sugar rationing earlier than the October 31 date. He cites larger supplies and says Congress likely pushed ahead to preempt further controls. Sugar becomes the first staple freed from coupon control in wartime rationing.
The Associated Press reports a severe weather event in Pennsylvania with high temperatures and a damaging electrical storm. Lancaster suffered an estimated 400000 dollars in damage including a tobacco warehouse fire. In Harrisburg lightning struck the Capitol roof drawing workers to inspect damage as storms rattled the state.
With four days left before the June 15 deadline the 413th Infantry unit must recruit 10 more personnel including one officer to qualify for federal recognition. Twenty eight enlisted men were required along with the officer. eighteen have signed, most in the past week at the State Armory and a City Park weapons display. Leaders warned the unit could be moved from Corry if the shortfall persists. Most recruits hail from Cory with others from Spartansburg Columbus Cary and nearby areas.
Washington June 12 Posl flor treasury June Re velpte 259,014,07424 expenditures 299,208,27720 balance 2507,748,74558 total debt 257,459,32 73087 increase over previous siny 98,454, e.
Washington officials expect Moscow to reject or block the plan for a three power inquiry into Hungary. The United States will likely take the issue to the United Nations to spotlight Soviet actions in the Balkans. The note to the Allied Control Commission demanded an urgent investigation and cited previous rejections by Soviet member V P Sviridov.
The Corry Legion Band of the Elmers Carrier Post will present a series of Summer concerts in City Park starting this Saturday with a Mag Day parade and program. The group has held regular street concerts for two months and aims to set up weekly performances similar to past years.
Dan caster Pennsylvania June 12 John JH Smith 36 father of three children was convicted of first degree murder for the false stabbing of Joseph Duzwil 68. The five hour jury deliberation yielded a clemency recommendation, which under state law yields a life term. Duscht was killed last April during an argument over a $20 loan.
Washington and Paris dispatches report President Truman signaling plans to seek continued controls on consumer credits and price regulations unless Congress acts. Secretary of State Marshall discussed economic policy with British and Russian leaders. Paris ended a six day rail strike with a government salary boost for workers.
Pennsylvania State Guard units Company A and B of Curry and Meadville will march through the city tomorrow evening aboard a special train to Morrisburg for final ceremonies. Company B will arrive by bus from Meadville and join the local outfit at the State Armory for a Sunday review. Guardsmen, many of whom later joined the armed forces, have served without pay since the unit’s 1841 origin. The guard, under Brig. Gen. Frank A. Weber, remains a wartime disaster and strategic-point defense force until the National Guard return.
Washington reports mounting speculation on Dewey’s west invasion plan for 1948. GOP rivals push for wider support and late stops, with Taft and Stassen mentioned as alternatives. Ambition centers on shaping the Philadelphia convention and delegations in key regions.
Vienna court acquits Dr. Guido Schmidt former foreign minister before Austro Anschluss of high treason charges. Five judges find no proof he betrayed Chancellor Schussnig and the 1958 Austrian link with Germany for personal gain. Court says it rules on guilt, not policy.
The New Sark port of embarkation announced the identities of 25 percent of American soldiers who died in the Philippine Islands during Che Lapa iene occupation and were buried as lin eny. The soldiers were among about 1,500 buried in the Camp O Donnell prisoner of war cemetery on Luzon.
In Sofia the Bulgarian assembly accepted voluntary resignations from the main opposition group, with the state noting the party's general secretary Nikole Petey under the watch for changes in loyalties. The assembly adopted a resolution stating the opposition's decline and potential dissolution.
Reports in nearby towns note mixed reactions to sugar controls and rationing. Some residents fear hidden lists and shortages, while grocers say sales remain steady with no mass purchases observed.
Work on the 1947 city assessment commenced yesterday under city assessor D. Donald Whitson with input from Gonneil Wilt Herob. Officials expected the assessment rolls to be completed by early 1948 though debates over deadlines and alphabetized books continued. Special 10x carts were sent to industrial plants to expedite funding for the treasury.
President Truman wraps up a Canada visit with a holiday in Ottawa and a return to Washington tonight. He urged Congress to aid nations seeking peace, toasted allies at a luncheon, and plans a swift journey back via a chartered train with scheduled stops. The trip precedes key tax and labor curb decisions facing a Republican Congress.
Federal court in Pittsburgh charges Bart L. Goodenow of Corry RD 1 with wilful sale of mortgaged property on February 1 1946. The Information alleges he sold four cows that were security for a Farm Security Administration rural rehabilitation loan.
The Agriculture Department told Congress it would sell industrial potatoes at one cent a bushel to curb surplus dumping. The probe covers government price support stocks and the disposal of potatoes, which were destroyed after failed disposal attempts. Rep Hoeper questioned the mercy of kerosene destruction, while Mr South defended the humane act.
Vienna reports Russian troops fired on a Swedish relief party last night near Berg, killing a Swedish driver and injuring Arnaus, head of the Swedish mission to Alekla. The incident occurred near a Russian ammunition dump. the bodies were reportedly kept by Russians and a Swedish protest followed.
Harrisburg report says a settlement on teacher pay is near after House and Senate moves on a salary schedule from 1950 to 4000 dollars with standard and degree-based scales. The measure aims to drop optional merit raises and faces a final Senate-House conference as the 1947 session nears adjournment.
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