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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1948
Page
1
Fragmentary notice lists prices and items with scattered locations and contact cues. Mentions Box numbers and multiple places imperfectly, including farms,Corry, and Brethren. Details are unreadable, but hints at sale or trade of goods with prices and addresses.
An explosion at the Jewish Agency building in Jerusalem killed 11 people and injured 89, including a top official. The car used by attackers carried an American flag, and the attackers fled in a taxi after the blast. The building, a key Jewish administrative site, had been heavily fortified beforehand.
Miss El Inledté Elias, Austrian friend of Pfc. Jack Granden, witnessed the shooting of the wounded American by a Red Army sentry in Vienna. Doctors said Granden was out of danger though his arm was shattered. The hospital ward had been closed to visitors. Granden expected discharge early next month after 18 months of service.
Reports from France Sweden and Palestine. King Gustaf V of Sweden seen in Tincheon amid talk of health and Riviera assignment. In Northern Palestine Masduw order decrees new civil and military law. Prague notes Communist tide after Klement Gollwald’s government faces parliamentary hurdle. Brussels warns Western European Union talks near agreement to curb Communism with key points unresolved.
Prague reports Masaryk found dead at foreign office in a possible suicide. A state funeral will be held Saturday with Communist Premier Clement Gottwald speaking. Postmortem to determine cause while officials note no suicide conclusion yet.
U S Senator Edward Martin says he is not a candidate for the Republican Presidential nomination after a 38 member Pennsylvania GOP delegation endorsed him as a favorite son. He expressed appreciation for the support and stated no plans to run.
A Delta Air Lines DC-4 crashed and burned after takeoff from Chicago Municipal Airport. Twelve of 13 aboard died, including two Chicago brothers en route to Miami. A sole survivor, a 31-year-old mother, lost her seven-year-old son in the fire. The wreckage sprayed into a fiery mass as witnesses described a vertical dive and explosion.
The beaver trapping season in Division Fy including the Conyares is expected to reach 1000 animals. District game protectors completed rounds Tuesday to report pelts and inspect streams. Last year about 750 beavers were taken. this year’s total is projected to be slightly lower due to weather conditions.
A disastrous blaze at the Highschool Hospital in Asheville kills nine female patients and injures many as doctors nurses and firefighters struggle to rescue about 20 patients trapped on upper floors. Two others are evacuated. two victims identified as Mrs Allen T Hipps and Mrs Brice Kennedy. Police and hospital officials say the blaze began in the central building kitchen and spread rapidly through an elevator shaft.
Voters in Warren County will decide in November 1838 or 1849 on merging six existing school districts into larger units. Plan splits the county into two or more administrative districts encompassing townships such as Columbus Yarmington Freehold Sugar Grove Brokenstray Mdred Pitts Meid Spring Creek Youngavilla and others. The Associated Press reports U S Senate banking committee members doubt the move implies school closures.
Report from Tokyo on March 11 notes opal miners in Hokkaido and Kyushu Islands staging walkouts that impact lifeline wages. Mentioned are miners and agencies confirming disruptions to local supply lines.
A wintry blast disabled roads and halted activity as six inches of snow fell. Officials warned of freezing temperatures and disrupted supplies, with widespread travel disruption in Pennsylvania and neighboring states.
The Retail Merchants Bureau of the Chamber of Commerce announced four Corry Days promotions to be staged on Friday and Saturday April 30 and May 1. City merchants of all types will participate with planned price reductions to attract shoppers while campaign details are finalized.
Licensing ordinance hearings are scheduled for Tuesday March 14 as Amero News of New York plans to challenge the measure. The proposal targets firms supplying to retailers including others in town, with fines set at five dollars per violation and exemptions for mills and bread distributors. several firms expect to renew licenses under the new rules.
Baltimore report says brothers Garsson and associates face federal indictments after a five month probe into a munitions deal. Officials allege a conspiracy to defraud the government on war contracts worth about 878 million dollars, with prosecutors seeking over one million in gains.
Greensburg Pa March 11 Two Westmoreland county men were arrested by State Police on burglary and larceny charges Kenneth Jouglas 22 of Hoegar and Cletus Steasian 24 of Rector are accused of robbing a college building on Donk down from a Turnpike in Donegal township much of the loot valued about 800 was found in a barn The pair will face a hearing before Alderman Saul L Thoines today.
In Verna March 14 reports warn of a coming wave of industrial action in Austria as informants claim groups aided by a nationwide committee of Czechoslovakia may prompt work stoppages next week. The executive committee of the Austrian Trade Federation vows to discipline members aiding any Communist demands. authorities warn of penalties for general wage hikes.
In Philadelphia Max Stassen assails the Communist Red menace and urges a firm policy against Communist expansion. He denounces Soviet dominance, cites U S exports to Russia, and calls for a consistent line to counter the spread of communism.
In Washington March 1 a federal judge ruled a jury must hear witness tampering changes against Maj. Gen. Bennett J. Meyers the wartime No. 2 purchasing chief of the Air Forces. Meyers sought a court directed acquittal and declined to testify, with final arguments and jury instructions concluding the trial before deliberations.
Washington dispatch reports Secretary of State Marshall and top defense officials debating a preventive war stance. They discussed manpower universal training, selective service, and defense funding while stressing caution over mobilization fears and public alarm.
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