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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1949
Page
1
In Pennsylvania a study examines a local group in a semi secretive setting. The report notes community concerns, limited reform attempts, and potential impacts on families. Officials emphasize ongoing monitoring and policy review.
Key West dispatch reports Secretary of the Army Kenneth C. Royall is expected to resign within about twenty days. Presidential confidants say a successor has not yet been chosen as Truman plans gradual changes in the administration, with Royall likely to depart after a Florida visit and retirement plans with Halliburton at Rollins College.
Localerier R agent Leo R Smith is transferred to Olean as PJ Dugan retires leaving the Erie Railroad freight office in Corry with Chester D Carnes taking over duties. Carnes previously served in Meadville Gowanda Ol City and Ravens as freight agent. Earth tremor rocks Salt Lake City downtown with no damage reports.
Foreign observers weigh if Vishinsky may push for a large four Power meeting as Molotov’s successor affects the Berlin issue. Reports note Andrei Gromyko’s rise signals shifts in Soviet policy and the Berlin question remains central to East‑West tensions.
Washington March 7 The Hoover Commission recommends moving all transportation control from eight agencies into the Commerce Department to create a single peacetime planning authority. It proposes two main divisions: a transportation service and an industrial and commercial service, absorbing bureaus such as foreign and domestic commerce and the census.
A two-party push in the Pennsylvania Senate finance committee and the House highways committee moved toward approving a one cent per gallon gasoline tax increase to five cents. Governors Duff and Duff faced intra-party clashes as they defend the tax program amid a disputed public levy fight.
Western and allied observers debate whether Tito’s Yugoslavia shift signals a softer Western line toward the Soviet bloc. Analysts weigh if Moscow’s moves aim to widen influence or avert a hard confrontation as diplomats track regional alignments and future policy.
The State Mill Control Commission began hearings in Harrisburg on March 7 to consider a two cent per quart retail milk price cut for Pittsburgh and Erie regions. A proposed one and a half cent reduction would take the minimum price from 22 to 20.5 cents starting March 16. An eleventh hour Pittsburgh request urged a further half-cent cut borne by dealers.
San Francisco dispatch notes Bill Odom, aided by a 25 mph tailwind, was 75 miles from New Jersey at 11:30 a m as he pursued a record nonstop flight from Honolulu to the East Coast. An escort B 17 turned back after updating weather, with Odom planning to follow the coast to Lae, while past failures cited headwinds and fuel limits.
Marilyn Jewell Denton of 415 Liberty Street Setiorhowe won a four year scholarship to the University of Pittsburgh valued over $1200. The award came from the Erie County American Legion essay contest judged by county officials. Denton wrote on How Can America Promote Democracy by Purely Democratic Measures and will enroll at Pitt.
March 7 Gen Lucius D Clay approved to pay the sentences of 19 Germans convicted of mass murder of more than one million persons, mostly Jews. They were sentenced by an American war crimes court at Nuernberg in April 1948.
Washington March 7 Congress debates tightening the U S spy apparatus overseas amid warnings of expanded surveillance and intelligence sharing. Lawmakers discussed new controls on foreign operations, funding, and oversight as they consider measures to limit covert activity while preserving national security interests.
Washington March 7 Senator Mundt says the United Nations has wired to tally pen files believed saved by the Sealy Department. The probe centers on whether Americans employed by the UN were screened after firings. The Coplon case and related arrests highlighted fears of Soviet influence.
Lawrence Murdock of Spartansburg was sentenced in Erie County Court to one and a half to three years in Western Penitentiary after a guilty plea. He must pay a 10 dollar fine plus court costs. He was arrested by State Police from the Corry substation months ago on charges of stealing farm equipment parts from a Union City man. several pieces were found at a rural home dock area.
The Erie General Electric refrigeration division resumes near normal operation as hundreds of workers return from furlough after a strike settlement talks at Tiffin. Williams reports the company will arbitrate shop location issues in the tying department and expects a full settlement soon.
Three youths died in a Route 302 collision west of DuBois Pa as a thiefs auto and a truck crashed. The dead were Paul Fleming 20 Harold Ritidull 24 and Rhett Sarvey 20. Two truck occupants Frank Pry 24 and Naomi Penrose 19 survived with minor injuries.
Industry observers forecast a possibly record season for syrup producers with weather largely dictating its length. Early reports indicate strong sap runs and steady boiling, though variable temperatures threaten an extended harvest into late April.
Hundreds of homes in western Iowa and Nebraska flooded as the Missouri River and associated waterways rose. One man, George W. Aoimgon, 77, drowned in Missouri Valley, with two Creighton University students missing near Limos Begeh. Crete and Siward in Nebraska faced rising creeks. towns struggled without gas, heat, and water, while Ashland and nearby areas fought floods along the Elkhorn and Platte rivers. Red Cross spent funds for homeless children. federal relief sought. Meanwhile 50 to 60 fishermen were marooned off Green Bay drift, as ships and Coast Guard joined evacuation efforts.
A collision occurred yesterday afternoon at the West Main and South Genter intersection. Harry Markert of 440 East Main Street drove a Plymouth coach and Julius Skalos of Corry, Ri Dy operated a Dodge truck. Skalos reportedly tried to pass and cut into Markert’s lane, striking the left front of the Markert vehicle while the truck’s right side was damaged. Passengers Fred Berton and Opal Rooney corroborated the account.
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