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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1946
Page
1
Disjointed OCR read lists items and prices including furnishings, cookware, electrical goods, and dense numbers. The garbled text hints at a price ledger or inventory from a Stow area market or cannery, with several price figures and product categories interleaved.
Union accepts Ajax offer and the plant will resume operations Monday morning. A new recreation center will be built on West Main Street with space for eight bowling alleys. Peter Russell will operate the new bowling establishment, with construction starting soon and opening targeted for September.
Deputy Coroner Lawrence Davison said no coroner s jury inquest is likely into the death of William Powell at the Raymond Manufacturing building site. Investigation shows no negligence. factors include 220 volt lines not switched and a possible wet weather cord grounding a steel sash.
Dealers and producers in Corry await an official butter price increase after a recent price hike in milk and cream. An OFA backed move set aside 9 percent of Bolly production for government purchase, expiring July 1 if not extended. Market storage concerns and tighter cream supplies continue to depress local stock as war-time demand weakens.
Gilbert Ha Gilbert of the Cony Water Supply Company announced the completion of a new Venturi meter and fluinus installation at the main pump station. Despite heavy rainfall and high water, a large crane assisted by local workers installed fittings, with the meter set to measure total plant output as wells and new pumps come online to meet anticipated residential and industrial demand.
A group of ten youths from Corry will appear in juvenile court Monday morning in Bill Monday. The boys are tied to thefts and violations over weeks and to damage at Mead Park. They will be listed and placed under supervision of the court parole officer if no other penalties are enforced at the meeting.
The Ajax Iron Works plant settles after a week long strike by the Ajax Lodge I A of M. The membership vote favored accepting a 13 cent across the board hourly increase retroactive to June. Some premium rates are unchanged. Workers return Monday to regular shifts.
Anonymous call led Los Angeles deputies to the suburban Ashton home where Clayton Peter Aston 24 and Miss Lomia B Chew were found dead. A kitchen table was set for two and food remained uneaten. Police said initial findings point to a third person as shooter. Chew’s mother had said the couple planned a Sunday wedding.
Babson Park Maes June 15 Roger W Rabin notes a quarterly summary of tendencies in industries. Paper stocks face pulp scarcity, petroleum stocks may rebound with strong reserves, public utility stocks risk cash liquidity, railroad equipment demand rises, rubber stocks stabilize with synthetic plans, and steel shares ride overall prosperity despite limited benefit to steel. Continued on Page Four.
City council session Monday will approve a resolution to transfer funds to cover first payments under the salary and wage plan. Miss Mullet, city treasurer, requested the funds. No new developments on low-cost paying projects. state funds about 6000 dollars expected for engines and disposal plant plans.
Paris hosts a high level meeting with Turciyn ministers and leaders Jones F Brynos Bevin Molitav Aldault to break a deadlock over wartime treaties. They plan to reconvene in the evening to finalize terms as Washington Moscow officials weigh next moves. The session aims to shape postwar treaties with Austria and other nations amid cautious diplomacy.
Reported sabotage in a patrol car led to its overheating and removal for inspection. Authorities suspected deliberate tampering with cooling and radiator systems. The case, involving Martin garage and city officials, continued as investigators found material resembling dried asbestos with a nail and a voter pin fragment.
BT Cherry reveals plans to double Penelec generating capacity by adding a second unit at the Warren Pennsylvania station. The 30 000 kilowatt unit costs about 4 million and will bring total capacity to over 290 000 kilowatts, with operations starting in late 1947 and the second unit about a year later. Transmission lines will extend to link Warren Bradford areas and allow transfer of reserve power.
Dispatches from GEYTYSBURG and NEW DELHT report a push for a governor’s platform through a special legislative session. ISINGTAG notes provide US Marine warnings to Chinese positions. WASHINGTON covers Col Durant and Capt Nash denying criminal acts in a jewel case. ROME observes Italy’s political crisis easing. OTTAWA logs a fire fatality and Centropolis farm labor. BAD NAUHEIM records a U S court reprimand for mistreatment of prisoners.
Reports from Mayville say jury selection in the Leo Mlecek murder case against Mrs Lydia Warner is complete with two alternates seated. Proceedings in court aim to begin testimony from the first prosecution witness later today or after Monday. News wires add that Baruch’s international atomic development authority proposal drew favorable early British and US scientist reaction, while many governments awaited full review at the UN atomic energy commission.
A settlement arriving hours before the deadline grants seamen a $50 monthly raise, plus $17.50 hikes and new allowances. Some ports report confusion over the final figure as the agreement takes effect, affecting wages and benefits for sailors and related crews.
The CMU led seven unions with 214,000 members won wage gains and longer terms from ship operators and the government ending a major maritime labor threat. Seamen, dock workers, and engineers will see retroactive pay increases and overtime boosts, with a September 20 renewal warning of further talks and higher demands. Bridges and Curran touted unprecedented union triumph as ports across the East resumed activity and ratification discussions began in New York, Boston, and Philadelphia.
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