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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1948
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR reads like a garbled note about education board matters with scattered names and terms. No coherent event or entities clearly identifiable for a proper card summary.
The civil rights fight shifts to the House floor with Republicans possibly siding with Southern Democrats to oppose Keefe's amendment to bar federal funds to states denying equal educational opportunities. The Senate debates Marshall Plan details as CIO presses to discard a House-passed tax bill and military training debate unfolds with top defense officials invited to a closed session.
Corry Chapter of the American Red Cross donates $500 to support local chapter dues and membership efforts. Bliss of Maple Avenue forwards the check as the drive enters its second week with 18 memberships counted to date and stations open for new signups through the week ending Saturday.
The Water and Resources Board will decide within two weeks on the application to repair the Co Hindus Dam near Columbus. Delayed forwarding of specifications halted progress.审批 hinges on pipe type and dam capacity, after earlier replacement pipes led to water flow around the spillway and extensive damage.
Leonard Stockton of Columbus, ex Stockton Brothers Hardware, bought the Carl Norbeck farm one mile south of Sugar Grove on Warren Road. The 400 acre property includes all farm equipment, 200 head of stock, the big barn, a two story brick house, and a large sugar beet facility. Norbeck ownership thread ties to a 1920s robbery case and murder conviction in Adams County.
Payments totaling 117,901 to 36 fourth class districts in Erie county were approved by Auditor General G Finrold War ker. Funds come from legislative appropriations for public school support and include Concord township 6402 Elgin 1099 Mill Village 1608 Thau City Pa 80%a Wattsboro 3680 Wayne township 8290.
A 16 year old Corry youth was pinned beneath a delivery truck from Model Dairy Co on Euclid Street when the four wheel drive Ford slid off the roadway and tipped. Neighbors freed him after several minutes of pain as the truck rested on his leg. He was taken to Corry Hospital where X rays showed nine broken bones and he was discharged.
A Corry woman suffered lacerations and bruises when a car driven by her husband veered off the highway near Bowle 77 and 27 and rolled into a ditch. The vehicle owned by Arthur Van Keuren was towed away. four people were in the car, including Mrs. Philly Hallast, treated by a local physician.
The treasury urged repeal of federal taxes on oleomargarine. Undersecretary A Lee Wiggins told the House Agriculture Committee that the taxes distort competition between oleomargarine and butter and waste fat resources. He said the levy burdens consumers and yields little federal revenue, with projected collections for the year around 1.8 million dollars.
Coast Guardsmen used a breeches buoy to rescue 21 men from the Norfolk after the 252 foot tanker grounded on a sand reef off Beaufort inlet during a 60 mile gale. One crewman died during transfer, two guardsmen were injured, and the operation continued through heavy seas and fog with all survivors later ashore at Fort Mayon Coast Guard station.
A fifty year old widow, Florence Hubbard, identified as the Walking Man mystery, won prizes valued at 22 500 in a Chicago radio contest hosted by Ralph Edwards. She blames luck and friends, plans no immediate use, and will face about 8 000 in taxes on the winnings.
Bulletin from San Francisco reports an Air Force Superfortress with men aboard missing over the Pacific. Coast Guard search planes joined by Hamilton Field and Spokane to Honolulu air routes conducted intensive searches as authorities pursue clues.
A Plymouth smashed into a stalled truck on an ice covered Route 6 near Corry Royle, damaging the car over $100. The truck, owned by the State Pit Commission and driven by Lwy Sovoneun, stopped behind a school bus while it picked up passengers. The car skidded and struck the rear of the truck, causing the accident but no injuries. De Valera welcome plans in Philadelphia spark political event coverage.
AP reports New Hampshire voters prepare for a presidential primary with Dewey seeking momentum and delegates. Stassen and Havale E. Stassen pursue influence while MacArthur looms as a potential anti–Dewey choice. Truman remains distant from the NH race.
In Latrobe Pa eight The Payada quadruplets, two days old, are improving under care after birth. Doctors say they have odds of survival with no oxygen tent needed. The three girls and one boy remain in incubators and will stay at the hospital for months.
City police logged three weekend accidents causing six vehicles damage near Main Street and West Smith Marion streets. No injuries reported. Vehicles driven by Warren Humphrey 488 Puneslyuuly and D Wright 29 Conth street collided at South Celesta Avenue and Main Street. A second crash involved Andrew Tinko RD rear ending Hayney at Nuplix Center Street. A third collision between Russ Copeland Meadville and Charley A Foxgun West Pleasant Street occurred at West Smith and Marion. Police noted observed intersection signs and drivers failing to yield.
U S Army private Jack Grunden of Portland Oregon was shot in the back in front of the Grand Hotel Vienna after refusing orders to move into the gutter during a tense sidewalk clash with a Soviet sentry and accompanying guards. The provost marshal says he will recover but may lose his left arm.
Faris reports the slaying of two American women employed at the U S consulate general in Saigon. Jeanne Al Skewes and Lydia Ruth James were found shot to death in a dry river bed after driving a jeep into it last night.
In Helsinki on March 8 the cabinet of Finland decided to begin negotiations with Soviet Russia over a potential treaty of cooperation. A cabinet member, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said discussions could cover a military or friendship agreement and noted the urgency from President Paasikivi. The protest was disrupted when four or five men described as Communists pushed a speaker aside and grabbed the microphone.
Fire officials searched the wreckage of the Taterlake Chemical Corporation plant in Waltham for two missing workers believed killed after Saturday night explosion. The blast leveled the two story facility, sparking a fire and causing an estimated 550 thousand dollars in damage. Survivors were blown clear of the building. some were found as far as 75 feet away.
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