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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1947
Page
1
An unreadable OCR fragment hints at city bids and bidders with references to names like Kenel & Palle and a 147 address. It mentions delays and a new binder and notes about a 47 bid amount, with unclear context in a city affairs section.
Reports say 16 miners died after a blast at Centralia Coal Company's No. 5 mine. Rescue teams worked through the night to reach trapped workers, while officials anticipate a lengthy probe by federal and Illinois authorities into safety code violations and mine conditions.
The first diphtheria case in about 12 years is reported for Ruth Hake six year old daughter of Mr and Mrs John Holte of 15 Sheatreet. Health officer John Hlonigan says no other cases are known and origin is unclear. Washington School authorities started sanitation steps including burning books and implementing preventive measures.
A Cory Oil City meeting confirms removal of the two Pennsylvanian Railroad moonlight trains to cut costs. Attendance led by Ny M Lawrence notes only 26 nightly passengers and an estimated $52,000 yearly saving. Officials from Railway Mail Service and the Buffalo division discussed new freight mail plans and routes to avoid plant disruption.
Auditor General G Harold Weener approved a payment to the Corry School District totaling 40 078 as part of semi annual state disbursements for teachers salaries. Erie County districts noted include Erie School District 912 801 and Millcreek Township 40684 bringing total to 403 854.
Clear weather aided gradual reopening of routes in the district after a blizzard. East and westbound lanes were kept open, bus and train services resumed toward normal schedules, with limited mail delivery and partial road clearance reported by late afternoon.
Federal Power Commission grants a temporary certificate to Texas Eastern Transmission Corp for the operation of gas lines to transport 130 000 Mcf daily to Pennsylvania and other utilities. deliveries priced under 28 cents per thousand via wholesale. storage plans at Meeler field near Roystone to augment winter supply 1947 48 amid shortages.
Brazilian authorities detain Maj Cesar Albino Aguirre the Paraguayan rebel leader who arrived without a passport after arriving with a mission envoy. He is escorted from his hotel to Rio de Janeiro airport and sent to Campo Grande for internment. He claimed to follow government orders and predicted renewed Paraguayan resistance ahead of elections.
Berlin May 2 reports state Department heads a worldwide hunt for Martin Bormann, missing deputy of Adolf Hitler, condemned in absentia by the Nuremberg tribunal. Photos circulated to authorities across Europe and the Americas as officials say un substantiated sightings persist.
Undersecretary A L V Wiggins defends farmer protection measures while Senate action delays House approval. Secretary of War Patterson discusses a $400 million aid package to bolster Greece and Turkey without steering toward war. Veterans of Foreign Wars urge Congress to restore atomic energy control to military authorities amid President Truman’s Greece Turkey policy.
Fort Worth observers watched as a massive B 36 bomber, valued at about 20 million dollars, landed safely after a near disaster. Pilot A Bricknon and co-pilot Gus Green guided the craft to a smooth stop despite heavy damage to the right wing gear. Officials praised the crew for saving the aircraft and preventing greater loss.
The House and Senate advanced a $189 million state tax package amid Republican majorities. Bills increase cigarette and liquor taxes while lowering some credits and extending levies for two years. Key measures include higher beer taxes, a revived corporate net income tax, and renewed public utility levies. The package also funds life insurance investment provisions and economic development programs.
A rapid eastward snowstorm crossed from eastern Oklahoma toward the Atlantic coast reaching the Hatteras region as weather forecasters in Chicago predicted a Friday morning center. Reports from the St Louis area cited several inches of snow with up to four inches in southern Illinois and southwestern Indiana. The storm, responsible for extensive property damage and at least 16 deaths earlier in the week across the eastern half of the country, moved into northern Quebec as Caribou Maine logged the nation's lowest temperatures.
New Orleans faces tighter milk supplies as a boycott tied to the Teamsters AFL hits stores relying on local dairy sources. The action extends to Baton Rouge Lake Charles Amite and Franklinton, with trucks and trains halted to cut off shipments and daily city milk intake estimated at 82 100 gallons.
Bulletin from Washington reports Democratic leaders conceding Republicans will pass the proposed measure and send it to the Senate. It notes Republican edge over Democrats, mentions Rep Rayburn and Rep Teuler, and states the bill would be approved amid calls for a vote before adjournment.
Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov signaled willingness to define German assets in Austria during talks in Moscow. United States Secretary of State Marshall criticized slow progress in the Council of Foreign Ministers as Western powers hope for an April 15 resumption. Debates focused on Austrian treaty troop withdrawals and postwar occupation laws without a firm agreement.
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