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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1947
Page
1
A garbled OCR fragment reports notices about rents and payments, mentions Pho and a school, and references a pay demand and shares. It shows unclear names and places, with partial phrases suggesting property or tenancy issues and financial obligations.
Paris June 19 Britain and France gave Russia until Monday to decide whether to participate in the European recovery program urged by George Marshall. If Moscow refuses, London and Paris plan to proceed with reconstruction efforts without Soviet participation, with a meeting among foreign ministers possible in London or Paris. The Russian press criticized Marshall's proposal as an extension of the Truman doctrine.
Dr Edward Schott today drafted medical reports on the condition of Michel Cutley to aid submission to Federal authorities in a move to stay the jail sentence of the 72 year old mayor Curley. The physician said Curley’s abnormal blood pressure threatens his hand and his condition does not permit immediate removal from Johasset Hospital.
Alaska reports multiple fires across the state from the Kenai Peninsula to inland areas. Fire Control officials estimate about 224 square miles burned and 80,000 acres of moose habitat destroyed with wildlife losses.
Pravda harshly condemned Undersecretary Dewey Acheson for his Wesleyan speech, accusing the United States of aggressive diplomacy, dollar atomic policy, and monopoly greed. The piece argued American policy erodes global trust and the prestige earned by FDR.
Western Union offices in Iowa and surrounding cities plan hour reductions to save costs. Corry and Franklin offices may see earlier closures while substitute telegram service is arranged. The local Corry office now runs 6am to 10pm daily except Sundays, with potential 6am to 5pm hours if substitute service is established.
The House approved a compromise rent control bill 164 to 87 after Rep. Buchanan of Pennsylvania urged sending it back for more study. The measure, previously rejected, faced criticism as a save the landlord bill and now goes to the Senate for action.
Negotiations near New York reach a five percent wage increase for 110,000 seamen on Atlantic and Gulf coasts. West coast unions await details as the National Maritime Union and affiliated groups extend old contracts for one year with a December 15 reopen date.
State Department backs Senator Vandenberg plan for a bipartisan survey on how much more U S aid can safely be given to foreign countries. Undersecretary Will Clayton calls the proposal wise while noting determining need is up to those countries with checks by U S economic officials. Marshall eyeing exact bi party plan details before cabinet discussion.
President Truman weighs a controversial Tilt-Hartley Labor Bill as Democratic leaders split 6 to 6 on its fate. A West, New York, and Pennsylvania bloc urged veto while others back passage. Clifford, Steelman, and cabinet views fed the decision as Truman readies a message to Congress.
Four Arab city councillors boycotted a United Nations Palestine commission reception in Jerusalem. The UN team visited Haifa first due to its mixed population of 78 000 Jews 40 001 Arabs and 6 000 Christians. A crowd of several hundred applauded the delegation at city hall.
Thoms Praneis Wall, 37, indicted January 1% by a federal grand jury in Lewisburg for violating the Selective Service Act is under arrest in Rochester. The FBI says Wall registered for the draft at Mayunbrig, but failed to report for induction as stated by agent Wilcox.
Hospital officials outline why construction on the Corry Memorial Hospital is halted. Costs have risen to 32245925 and the firm cites prohibitive expenses for any new work. A topographical survey is being prepared to gather essential data for the architect, aiming to avoid duplication and misinformation.
Oakville Iowa is nearly deserted as residents watch floodwaters from the Mississippi River surge around the town. The 440 residents are largely isolated with roads and levees impassable, the town river backs up into a lake eight miles long and four wide, and officials warn of rising flood levels for about a week.
The crew of the freighter Eastern Guide hoped for a $180,000 ambergris find but a Philadelphia chemist determined the sample was not valuable. The sample was sent to New York for further analysis as the case went to the Customs Office for review.
A jumble of international notices reports tensions in the marine and shipbuilding sectors with wage disputes affecting 150,100 workers and July 1 deadlines. Seismic news from Weston Mississippi notes a transearthquake wake. Reports from Warsaw Tehran and Athens cover military actions executions and treason prosecutions in varied political clashes.
Governor expected to sign a measure clamping ceilings on interest and financing charges for new used cars. The law would tax high finance charges and reserve penalties. it also creates licensing, bonding and jail penalties for dealers and lenders. The Pennsylvania bill, backed by Republicans, targets sign manufacturers, finance firms and repossessors. In a related item, the Presbyterian Synod elected Rev. Gaius Slover president and dismissed charges against former postmistress Orvilla Hardican for delayed mail work.
The Municipal Building notes 14 present and 197 proxies at the annual meet with one new director added to replace a resigning member. Officers and board members reappointed include Hillstrom as president Nast as 1st vice president Young as second vice president Bison as secretary treasurer and Superintendent Alexander re-elected. Hospital statistics show 1948 year ending with 2,?76 patients admitted and 10,125 days of service up from prior year. The board also elected Tate to the Junior Auxiliary and approved appointing him as surgeon.
A woman, 44 year old Mrs Durathy McHale, widow of a merchant seaman, was stabbed on her home steps and rushed to Hahnemann Hospital for emergency surgery. A young man in a car fled after the assault. a man named Joseph Mudugha, 20, said he had earlier spoken with her and left to buy ice cream. Doctors reported deep wounds possibly from a knife or razor.
A Pan American World Airways Constellation, flying from Karachi to Istanbul, crashed near Megadine in eastern Syria. At least twelve people were killed and several injured, with conflicting initial casualty reports. The plane departed Karachi late yesterday. the crash halted the first scheduled New York service.
Beaverdam road resurfacing is planned along Route 2052 from Columbia Avenue light to the city line with new roadway material arriving this week. Work will start within two months as equipment becomes available after cleanup of nearby debris and flood damage. A bulldozer has repaired a collapsed road section east of the Route Bridge.
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