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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1946
Page
1
Readable portions show pricing for livestock and supplies, including cows, oats, and hay, with scattered figures like 1450 and 13.00. The text mixes vendor names such as Ewing and TS Togs with unit prices and weights, but the fragmentary nature yields few complete items or dates.
Federal Public Housing Administration outlined sales plans for the Fairhaven complex at North Corry to City Council members. The docket includes priority for current tenants with purchase options, veterans groups, and private sale with staged down payments and long term mortgages, totaling about half a million dollars in federal investment.
Joan Pappas a 42 year old steelworker was convicted of voluntary manslaughter after a jury verdict in Borks County Court. The trial followed in October with eight women and four men deliberating late at night before delivering the verdict. Associated Press report.
A gang of thieves attempted a daylight break in at the Gear Willey Peel office in Grand Villey using a hinge and cracked locks. They caused heavy damage to the door and machinery but no loot was confirmed as secured. similar earlier robberies were reported in Spartansburg and surrounding districts.
Reported in Montpelier the price of bulk syrup rose from 19 to 23 cents per pound, with OPA registrations and a new top wholesale rate of 25 for No. 1 and 42 for No. 2. Vermont officials backed the move under the Maple Industry Advisory Committee, while growers fear slow sap runs and warm weather may trigger early buds, affecting production.
John Long, a lumber company worker in Spartansburg district, paid 47.30 in a case stemming from an assault on Raymond Chelton on the Spartansburg highway. Chelton declined to move Long’s car from a ditch, leading to charges of assault and battery. Long pleaded guilty and paid a 95 fine plus 11.20 in medical bills.
March 14 dispatches report Britain preparing a cabinet statement on Russian troop presence in Transcaucasia and Iran. The Soviet border threat is linked to Iranian circles accused of plotting territorial grabs and destabilizing the region, with emphasis on Baku, Yerevan, and the Caspian Sea.
Washington reports ongoing Russian cooperation with Iran and calls for vigilance as British press attacks Stalin and pushes for Big Three talks. Bevin warns against any duress settlement with Tehran while Soviet troops occupy Iran. War Dept to speed discharge of over 47,000 officers amid persistent rumors of reserve mobilization. Treasury shows March expenditures and debt figures.
Union members at Ajax Ton Works demand a wage increase and better benefits. Negotiations involve a committee with representatives from nearby unions and officials from Jamestown and Washington, but no definite statement from Ajax management or Ajax Lodge officials.
In testimony Goering said Nazi air power used Spain as a testing ground to gain experience and observe equipment. He boasted the Luftwaffe helped rapid Polish conquest and said the plan involved future bomber designs despite material limits and aluminum shortages. He claimed full responsibility for antisemitic economic decrees.
By associates press New York March 14 Dr Blanforve administrator of pise-m nepéian mili marketing area announced today that dairymen in the all state New York milk shed would receive a uniform price of 93.58 per hundredweight for deliveries made in February. He also said that dairymen in New York Vermont and Pennsylvania would receive a federal subsidy of 2 cents to balance total value to 5123.
A Baltic tank expert and Russian commander allegedly directing moves toward Turkey is reported from Teheran. The tale mentions Marshal Tviti Bagranun and various mixed claims about troop directions toward the Turkish border and near Adana.
Erie scene details a March 11 killing of Tal uch Fisher at 1212 West 26th street. Carmen Millie Thomas, 25, faces murder charges for her role while statements by Dominic Saw Fisher slaying witness Mike Dorinte recount the crime and removal of evidence. Authorities reassembled body and Wirth case progress remains unchanged.
Washington March 1 The unprecedented OPA order to curb prices and require larger cotton down payments aims to blunt speculative bidding for cotton and stabilize supplies. Senator Elmer Thomas predicts the measure could prompt Congress to pool efforts from cotton wheat and corn states to prevent further extension of OPA authority. Thomas, chairman of the Senate agriculture committee, says current policies throttle production and favors extending the agency beyond June 1947.
AP reports Washington March 14 Britain and United States debate Russia policy ahead of Paris talks. Officials warn Moscow aims at expansion and to disrupt peace while turmoil in international affairs persists. Some favor delaying Paris conference, others urge immediate order and May 1 deadline.
Governor Martin stated he has not asked Secretary of Highways Jobin A. Shroyer to resign and declined to comment on any contemplated action. Shroyer, dodging the GOP organization as an independent candidate for the Republican nomination, attended the governor's cabinet meeting as reporters questioned the chief executive at his news conference.
Leo Joseph Micezko, a World War II veteran, confessed to a brutal crime after Mrs Warner unlocked a door. Willmer Mins, hospitalized in Dunkirk, worsened after initial improvement. Micezko claimed the assault followed prior dating attempts and the victim suspected nothing.
A meeting yesterday with county commissioners, the Board of Education, and City Council produced an agreement to fund tax notices under Miss Tene Mullen supervision. Each body contributes 60 dollars to a 120 dollar fund. four temporary assistants will be hired at 4 dollars per period for the year to prepare notices, ending friction and clarifying salaries in the tax collection office.
The nation’s labor front brightens as settlement of two long strikes in the Automotive and electrical trades indicates a return to work for about 275,000 idle workers. GM and Westinghouse led the way with settlements, reducing idleness from a peak over 1.5 million to around 750,000 as of the report. The end of the work stoppages is praised by Labor Secretary Schwellenbach as a step toward ending industrial strife and restoring production. The GM pact, initially demanding 30 percent, settles at an hourly 195 cents plus 18% bonus and additional wage safeguards, with UAW and GM officials noting satisfaction. The Navy’s GM council will meet to ratify, then state boards. A separate note covers a split in the Service Command in Philadelphia with new district alignments.
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