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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1946
Page
1
A residence was secured in connection with a bar incident involving an individual referred to as surbanco and a person named sunoved. Authorities are investigating, no further details released.
The readable text references a 7 o'clock dinner at Carleton with various attendees, including named individuals and local places. Rest of the fragments mention a recorder, Liberty Zolts, fish, and references to towns like Ackline City, suggesting a community gathering or social function with multiple participants and a rough afternoon component.
Francis M. LeMay reports a split Democratic effort to save the Truman administration housing program with Bowles pressing Republicans to back price control and veterans houses. National chairman Hannegan cables 239 House Democrats urging unity as opposition and internal tensions threaten the housing goal.
Bulldozers cut brush on Thing Mountain to clear a path for rescuers seeking 27 bodies from a burned American Airlines plane wreck. The eastbound flight from New York to Los Angeles crashed into the foggy peak 80 miles east of San Diego after departing at 12:02 p.m. Easter Standard Time. Rescue work faced snow and difficult terrain as crews reached the wreck, with reports of 29 bodies recovered including infants and two missing passengers later believed dead in the charred debris.
A Sunday morning fire caused heavy damage to Ernest Dimick’s house at 111 Lemon Street. A likely overheated wiring origin in the rear upper floors spread quickly, with three firemen sustaining burns while battling the blaze. Fire crews fought flames from multiple hydrants and three streams, estimating contents loss around 1200 dollars.
An Austrian born war bride, Mrs. Eresmeria Rapihd Keehner, and her infant son are reported doing well at Women's Christian Association Hospital in Jamestown. The baby weighed 7 pounds 4 ounces. Keehner is the wife of former Sgt. Stephen Keehner of Hollywood, who is awaiting her arrival.
Prime Minister Mackenzie King opened public day with a report on the royal commission findings. It states Soviet embassy members in Ottawa acted under Moscow orders to seek U S Army transfer details and unit locations, including headquarters of US divisions and the Ninth Army, via Col. Nicoli Zabotin in 1945.
In Nuremberg, Ernst Kaltenbrunner, No 2 Nazi polies figure, claimed he acted as a secret peace negotiator with US agents since 1938. He said Wilhelm Hoettel was an intermediary to reach an American reader through OSS channels in Switzerland, and pressed to call Hoettel as a witness to prove contact with Dulles and Roosevelt era efforts.
An elderly Townville resident, Ross, was fatally injured on a main Spartansburg highway Saturday when struck by four cars driven by Capt. Nolen Shipman. He died at Corry Hospital minutes after midnight. The incident prompted a police investigation. Shipman was exonerated. ross, born May 28, 1972, lived in Townville and leaves a daughter, Edwyee Burley. He had been staying with sister Ava Rifanderick in Spartansburg. her husband in Titusville hospital. Body moved to Davison Funeral Home then to Townville Will Arnolds funeral. Services set for Monday at 2:80 p.m.
The TombLlears report W. Stuart Houghton of Corry Velers, a veteran of both World Wars, has been promoted to Colonel effective January 15 after retiring as a lieutenant colonel. He was seriously wounded while serving with the 28th Division in the offensive after the Normandy invasion and has kept quiet about the honor.
Violence between pickets and company demonstrators looms unresolved at the General Electric plant in Philadelphia. Mayor Bernard Samuel deploys 800 police to maintain order and avert further clashes as a protest parade, backed by union groups, is anticipated but not carried out.
In Frankfort Germany March a Army chaplain reports a widely publicized letter alleging lax morals among Turkish and allied forces. The letter, written by a British author, claims increasing conduct issues and indiscipline in Europe. The commander notes compound restrictions at the base and weekend curfews for civilians living there.
Foreign office in London said Britain has asked the Soviet Union to explain its refusal to withdraw troops from northwestern Iran under the treaty. A British note was dispatched to Moscow and Washington as Bevin returns to discuss the situation. The government will keep the United States informed on developments.
Associated Press reports a March 4 dispatch from Yokohama detailing the escape from an Army stockade by condemned Pte Joseph E. Hicswa Jr and two companions. Hicswa was recaptured with a Japanese woman at a house of prostitution. another suspect, Pvt Bitsy Wits, was also detained there. A third Japanese man Yoshitaki To was later apprehended. The parents of Hicswa plan to travel to Washington to appeal his death sentence for two slayings.
Aron Mannerheim will resign as president of Finland, ending a long unsettled political cycle. A cabinet rest brings Premier Jtho K. Pansumv to speak at prime time, while health and political tensions ripple through Storckholm and surrounding regions.
Heavy delays hit Erie R R schedules after a disastrous freight wreck west of Hepler Indiana. Reports indicate hundreds of tickets were torn up and crews faced long runs as eastbound trains stalled Saturday night into Sunday. The incident disrupted normal service and left officials assessing damage and recovery plans.
In Berlin on March 4, the U S provost marshal reports two American soldiers died in a shooting after they failed to halt a Russian sentry attack. Lt. Jammes Wise, from Bryan Texas, and Pvt Vernon Stoller of Carlisle Pennsylvania, were killed in separate cafe area incidents. A suspect, Pvt Melvin Stewart of Hyde Kentucky, allegedly confessed after mounting intoxication was cited by Col. Bushey's investigation.
A late Saturday night freezing rain caused a multi vehicle pile up west of Corry near Warner's and Wapher's Corners. Frank A. Jones of Dhlon City lost control on a dip and skidded into a guard rail, others including Donald Sherman of Bear Tuske and additional drivers braked as wrecker crews cleared the scene. State Police reported no serious injuries and cars were moved back onto the highway.
Captain Robert A. O Neal of the Indiana State Police said Jos ous L Woodridge a 29 year old janitor signed a statement confessing the killings of Russell Kunits and Anni Phyllis Waleman in an unnamed automobile mill near Blooming tion.
Philadelphia report states 21 year old ex soldier John Bimmil Jr is held without bail on homicide charges in the beating death of his three month old wife's son Dennis Michael Broil. Magistrate E David Heiser ordered continued custody after Detective Blong testified Emil strangled the child and pounded its head against a table.
The United Auto Workers signals readiness to escalate a 104 day strike against General Motors, asserting the company faces unwarranted interference and challenging arbitration. The union accuses GM of pressuring workers to abandon the strike and seeks to secure back-to-work protections.
Detroit March 4 Negotiations between General Motors Corp and the United Auto Workers CIO union were postponed as bargaining weakness and a possible nationwide telephone strike loomed. The CIO UAW prepared to intensify their 4 day strike against GM while union leaders rejected GM's plan for arbitration and insisted on wage parity with other automakers. Special mediator Dewey planned a fresh meeting to push a settlement.
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