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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1946
Page
1
Incoherent listing from a farm or market page shows miscellaneous prices and items. Mentions cattle cows heifers lambs and equipment with scattered figures and Greek fragments, lacking clear dates or coherent context.
William Powell aged 33 of East Branch died at 9 05 AM while moving a large steel window frame away from a girder at the new addition to the Raymond plant. He touched a 220 volt line. fellow workers and emergency crews attempted revival with no success. Powell, a Platt Company employee, left a wife and three children. his body was removed after deputies authorized the disposal.
One man drowned as floods caused by a cloudburst damaged four communities in northern Cambria County. West Branch floods inundated Patton borough areas while Chest Creek overran, washing out a spur track and forcing the Clay Manufacturing Company to close. Coal cars overturned and mines halted. Flood damage extended to farms with crop losses and livestock drowned. Ranald Weakland, Hastings, a recently discharged serviceman, was identified among victims. Johnstown suffered heavy life losses.
Citywide events mark Flag Day with a daytime parade at 1 30 PM followed by a formal program on West Avenue and South And enter street. The ceremony includes addresses by Judge Burt and Laubis and is hosted by the Quarter Lodge under municipal and fraternal auspices.
The Corry Union city paper lists thirteen men ordered for pre induction examinations to be held in Pittsburgh on June nineteenth. A morning bus trip from Union City will return the same evening. From Corry only four are included: Victor Beryl Slye, Robert Harrison Tripp, Kenneth Carl Dirks, and Ralph Loray Austin. Other district selections include Raymond Eton Rockwell and Elmer Norman Alexander among Corry area names and several from Union City and surrounding towns.
Washington June 13. OPA issued a new order allowing higher restaurant prices by removing ceilings on key items and reflecting increased costs from price controls. The move follows Senate Banking Committee guidance but may not immediately elevate dining costs due to limited exempt items.
Heavy rain drenched the Corry district and Gorey area flooding streets and basements. Inflows overwhelmed ditches and roads with water over sidewalks, rail tracks, and Route 6, though business areas withstood the flow better than expected. Crews checked tracks before resuming service.
Harrisburg June 14 Prices for eggs are rising and will continue to do so until early December due to seasonal production drops. OPA ceilings are adjusted at 2 to 3 cents per week, while mills’ production falls about 5 percent this year amid feed shortages and milk price dissatisfaction. Pastures and hay report varying normality with cattle and crops seen near 80 to 90 percent of normal.
A four day strike by about 850 trainmen halted Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp mill operations in Pittsburgh causing 19 000 workers to be idle as efforts to settle the dispute continue. Film comedian Charles Butterworth died in Los Angeles following a car accident and injuries. He was connected to National Mediation Board via A J Sollee.
Senate debate centers on the wartime price and rent control act with proposals altering enforcement. Key figures including Buckley and Taft sign amendments as Alabama vote timing and procedural moves shape proceedings.
June 14 report states King Umberto II will leave Italy for exile in Portugal aboard a Savoia Marchetti plane from Ciampino Airport. A Quirinale press office spokesman confirmed the plan as the cabinet battles over the republic plebiscite. The departure signals a cautious, uneasy farewell before potential abdication and royal status pending the court’s ruling.
Associated Press reports $50,000 worth of Hesse jewelry recovered in Germany after the arrest of an American ineper here Sunday. Maj. David Watson of Burlingame Calif and Col J W Durant as well as Kathleen Durant face court martial or further action as investigations unfold. The jewels were to be displayed this afternoon at American forces Europe headquarters with more details expected.
Two bodies recovered from the Susquehanna River with tentative identifications. One is believed to be Charles Gilmore of Mill Hall, Clinton County, missing since May. The other was found in Nanticoke after being sighted by three boys. Deputy Coroner Chute Firepatrick holds the remains for possible identification. Treasury report shows June 11 receipts and expenditures with totals and debt figures.
Report notes youths allegedly involved in a shooting incident and gun theft near Had area. A preliminary inquiry lists two boys and their lawyer, with officials stating additional details and possible charges to follow. Neighbors report rising ride and street activity linked to the case.
A summary of diverse 1940s style bulletins reports: Evatt proposes referring the Spain question to the General Assembly. the House Banking Committee approves a 4.75 billion British loan. the Arab League announces a Palestine program with secret provisions reportedly pressuring disarmament and immigration limits. a labor coalition urges Truman to veto GPA legislation and push continuing price controls. Attorney General Clark announces charges against James C. Potrilo for coercive radio practices.
The Associated Press reports Tokyo observers describe the start of the war crimes trial proceedings. Prosecutors outline Japan's aggression and expansion across Manchuria, China, and Southeast Asia, with defendants including Tojo and others facing intense scrutiny over responsibility and maps detailing aggressions.
Mayville court struggles to assemble a jury for the Len Mbouita murder trial. Only five jurors have been secured with eight more summoned. eight of the chosen pool remain unavailable. Judge Hinkley faces the delay as jurors’ attendance remains uncertain.
Vatican announces Mother Frances Xavier Cabrini of Chicago has been canonized, the first American citizen to be named a saint. The ceremony will occur in Saint Peter’s on July 7, marking Cabrini’s rapid canonization 27 years after her death. Cabrini founded the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and established schools hospitals and orphanages across seven years of her life.
Washington reports a government effort to avert a maritime strike with an aid plan described as not yet finalized. Assistant Secretary Jolie W Gibson says details remain unsettled and will be announced once buttoned up, while one tender firm declined to name its role amid ongoing negotiations.
Belgrade reports General Mihailovic testified he and U S Colonel Robert H McDowell met with a German officer in 1944 at Chetnik headquarters to discuss the war, noting the meeting produced no results. He described Milan Nedic as mentally worn out and said the August 1948 denials of promises of arms for troops were accurate.
Senate members mourn as Senator John H. Bankhead dies at Bethesda Naval Hospital after a stroke three weeks prior. The longtime Alabama Democrat, in office since 1930, caused the Senate to recess in his memory. He had previously stepped aside in 1941 during the vice presidential pursuit with Truman.
United States officials Connally and Vandenberg Byrnes press for a settlement with Molotov at the Unity Conference. Key issues linger as officials seek agreement on security and postwar arrangements.
Secretary of State Byrnes leaves for Paris to meet Molotov as the four power talks on European peace begin. The mission centers on Trieste and reparations with U S aims that Trieste be Italian. President Truman backs Byrnes with transport and congressional allies aboard the trip.
A garage owner and a 25 year old short story writer died after leaping from a ninth floor window of the Lafayette Hotel near the White House. The man died after a confrontation with two policemen while barricaded in his room after a long argument.
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