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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1947
Page
1
The text presents scattered phrases about livestock and milk with unclear names and dates. It mentions cows, eyes, chimes, and payments, but the fragments are incoherent, lacking a clear event or identifiable entities. No definite actions or outcomes are discernible.
Storm crippled Warren County roads with Route 6 kept open while rural routes to Spring Creek Garland and surrounding areas remained blocked. Emergency crews from PRR and state highway forces battled wrecked track, stalled freight cars, and snow drifts to clear major arteries as days pass with several lines still not reachable.
Engineers in Pittsburgh describe a quarrying gorge forming in the Allegheny River near East Brady and Parkers Landing. The site shows a 12 foot water depth, with ice and debris piling behind a heavy layer of ooze. Crews expect the flow to drain slowly as they study dislodging methods and monitor pressure before water backs up toward Parkers Landing.
CIO chair L Bittner told House Labor committee that district phone workers will not join a strike. He argued labor breaches threaten costs and housing, urging Congress to act. Senate action looms on OPA liquidation and an atomic chief vote slated for Friday.
In 23 states including Pennsylvania unions of the National Federation of Telephone Workers filed strike notices with the National Labor Relations Board. A Pennsylvania Telephone Corp spokesman in Erie said an agreement with the union became effective January 1947 and a similar Bell contract exists. No wage plan is yet set in western Pennsylvania while New York and New Jersey workers seek a $21 weekly raise and midwestern talks push for a $2 weekly increase. Officials say no strike will start before month’s end, but notices suggest a possible nationwide lay‑up if talks fail in March.
Government witness testifies at the conspiracy trial of former federal judge Albert W. Johnson. Jacob Greenes received $200 of an $800 appraisers fee for Grant Drygoods Scranton work. Levy, named appraiser, said he was paid $30 first then $200 demanded by Steanes. The case involves Miller A. Johnson and Capt. Albert W. Johnson, charged with obstructing justice and defrauding the United States.
A violent gasoline vapor explosion split the Lyons Creel deck in Houston, leaving a square hole and listing ship while Arc equipment guarded the area. Seven aboard were injured and rushed to hospital as damage spread to the dock. The Evans Creek cargo ship stood offshore for weeks after unloading aviation fuel barrels in Allston, MAD.
Washington reports state that a general prohibition bill clears the House banking committee hurdle 2 to 1 and moves toward a Senate vote. Any favorable committee action would send the measure to the full Senate for consideration. In Lahore amid a train incident, multiple injuries and several deaths are confirmed, with authorities noting a rising fatal toll and ongoing investigations. France ousts Admiral Georges Thierry d Angelieu as high commissioner for the Indochina region while Emile Bullasart is named to replace him.
Albany dispatch reports Governor Dewey urged counties to gain broad new taxing powers to raise up to 1,000,000 annually for education and needs. He proposed a 2 percent retail sales tax, vehicle and license levies, restaurant taxes, amusements tax, vending machine tax, business license tax, hotel occupancy tax, and state grant flexibility for education funding. Cities over 10,000 would be empowered to levy the new taxes. Pennsylvania border counties were urged to reject sales tax harmonization.
Three large bob-sleds loaded with milk arrived in town after one o’clock this afternoon from Carter Hill. Twelve men aided the teams and cleared the way through deep drifts. Drivers made wide detours to dodge the heavy snow while delivering the milk to a local receiving station.
General Tu Li Ming reported to newsmen that the Communist offensive against Chane-Jehum was smashed with about 5,000 enemy dead. He said his troops reached Harbin within ten days, while Communist forces pushed within 12 miles of Changchun. The ministry cited 40,000 casualties on the Communist side and about 2,000 rifles captured as numbers circulated from different reports.
President Truman wraps up a three day goodwill tour of Mexico with plans for a private dinner with President Alemán and a speech at Baylor University before returning to Washington. The visit was marred by a crowd rush at a National Stadium event injuring a woman and a child as officials escorted the leaders.
Harrisburg march 5 enabling legislation would let broad third class cities draft own charters and gain home rule powers. bill by rep Waller E Rose Cambria would allow taxation and utilities control with referendum to adopt city charter. League of Third Class Cities opposes charter plan. commission selection via non partisan ballot. Governor would support home rule for municipalities with state aid. A separate item reports Herbert A Miller of Altoona jailed for life for murder of his 14 month old son.
The region sees fading winds and higher temperatures easing a long siege as Western Pennsylvania braces for light snow today and tomorrow. Eastern Pennsylvania may accumulate more snow, with temperatures around the mid 20s to low 30s. About 50,000 workers in the Pittsburgh area face remainings of fuel shortages due to gas curtailment as counties in the northwest and south central Pennsylvania endure heavy snow fallout from one of the winter’s worst storms.
Franke Benitez, 15, confessor to the Taylor Jewelry store robbery and linked break ins at Paul Tines Hardware, is in Erie county juvenile custody. Authorities may release him to his parents with bond. he was found exhausted after a crime spree including a silver revolver theft. The youth faced an apparent near death on Route 6 before recovery, with details tying him to several incidents and confirmed recoveries of goods.
Weatherman Henry Rockwood said a thaw with rain is needed for significant flood danger in the Pittsburgh area. He noted that deep snow contributes less than a heavy rainfall to river levels, with snowpack levels varying across the Allegheny Monongahela and Ohio basins. Reports show snow depths from a few inches to over a foot in parts of the region, but main flood risk hinges on rainfall during the thaw.
Washington reports President Truman faces a decisive choice on how far United States aid to the Allies extends as the Big Four foreign ministers meet in Moscow. Secretary of State Marshall heads to Moscow amid warnings that peace terms for Germany and Austria are fragile and Greece seeks aid to survive amid rising tensions with Russia. The briefing notes a possible shift toward sanctions and a tougher posture as congressional criticism grows over aid and export controls to the Soviet Union.
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