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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1947
Page
1
Fragmentary notice describes farm machinery and livestock items for sale or auction. Mentions tractors parts wheels belts plows wagons sheds and hay, with references to locations Bracken and a hospital, plus unspecified dates and contact details.
Washington March 29 Associated Press A House committee member says the committee may vote 4 to 3 against outlawing the Communist party but will likely push drastic legal curbs on Communist activity in the United States. The panel released a report claiming the party is the agent of Russia and a Fifth Column for Moscow. The hearings ended amid Communist protests that the committee seeks character assassination.
The U S Navy will send new battleships New Jersey and Wisconsin and two large plane carriers Essex and Kearsarge on a June training cruise for Naval Academy midshipmen the first since World War II. Vessels include destroyers Cone Stribling O Hare and Meredith. Destination Northern Europe with stopovers likely across British waters.
German miners in the Ruhr stage a strike linked to food shortages as hunger protests spread. Four thousand Ruhr coal workers join demonstrations in Dortmund with thousands more across the region calling for relief. Unrest grows with marches in Duisburg and Tiungselifart as authorities report strikes and potential work stoppages through Monday.
Rumors say Cory Community Loan Company shares surged this week amid a split over selling to Personal Finance Co. Local bidders reportedly purchased stock privately around 141 and a return of 150 per share was cited. A large transfer volume occurred as others claim they need about twenty shares to influence the April 7 stockholders meeting.
City Council approved plans for resurfacing Center Street with state involvement. State bids open next Tuesday. city pays about 700 dollars, state around 60 thousand dollars. A second ordinance formalizes state contract terms and city payments. A third meeting set for next Tuesday to finalize measures. Center Street only to be paved. West Pleasant Street not resurfaced.
City and state crews worked through the night to protect progress in clearing streets as a new snowfall threatened areas. Despite inches reported by observers, main thoroughfares were kept passable with plows and sidewalk crews mobilized. One wreck on West Smith Street slowed work until equipment arrived to assist, with two blacktop roads remaining uncleared. The forecast called for rain later, while the low dipped to 29 degrees.
Five persons perished in a South Philadelphia fire that trapped occupants when an overheated oil stove ignited on the first floor. Victims include Christine Whitfield 18 and her daughter Shirley 3, uncle George Lester Stewart Taylor 47, Kenneth Holmes neighbor who died heroically, and a rescued five year old girl Joannie Whitfield seriously hurt at Graduate Hospital.
Corry's sewage disposal plant plans were halted by state approval delays and high costs. Construction for the project may be delayed for several years as labor and material prices constrain progress. State funding will cover about half the preparation costs, with no new push to accelerate municipal projects.
Corry police warned that magazine solicitors operating north of Corry in New York State are pushing a scam. They claim government savings stamps will soon be invalid and offer to accept Savings Stamps in place of cash for limited time. Attorney Michael J. McMurray says the group misrepresents Savings Stamps and could be conspiracy to interfere with government functions. Local officials fear operations may spread to the area as spring canvassers launch their schemes.
A long lost lifeboat from the damaged tanker broke away amid a storm near Honolulu. The China Victory recovered the lifeboat at night but found no trace of the 12 missing sailors, despite an extensive search by merchant ships and 15 destroyers. The wreck of the tanker occurred March 12, with 22 crewmen unaccounted for at the time.
Bulletin reports Spain to declare traditional monarchy and that Franco's regime is only temporary. Other items note US President Truman era confusion and a French admiral's execution for orders to destroy the Nest. Palestinian mandate session sought by Britain. Polish defense minister Karl Swierczynski reported killed. Calcutta unrest with Hindu Master violence continuing into a fourth day leaving 59 wounded and 8 dead.
Drillers resumed work at the test well after a storm forced a halt. The rig is drilling beyond 4400 feet in Medina sand and expects a strong oil or gas flow soon. Weather blocked roads but 17 workers reached the site and resumed operations after earlier delays due to flooding and travel disruption.
The Dot Wilkinson tax collection agency continues wage attachments and distraints on about 100 delinquent per capita school tax accounts. So far the agency has collected $70,910 from overheard accounts, with $5,549 reported as collected in a recent period. Court action and commissions re collection are described, while errors in records prompt complaints from property owners and adjustments as proof is provided.
Roughly 20 percent of Corry car owners will lack license plates for next Tuesday. Nationwide about 80 percent of Pennsylvania drivers are expected to have new plates by midnight Monday, according to Alvin C. Walker, revenue director. The 1,817,593 sets issued thus far are the largest prewar total by that date.
Reykjavik Teeland reports Mount Hella, Teeland's famed volcano, erupts today marking its first since 1845. No immediate casualties detected and farms nearby are distant, Hokie about 66 miles away. Mount Hella stands near 4900 feet, currently in eruption mode with unclear local impact.
Reports from Centralia indicate 12 bodies found at the mine end, bringing known dead to 94 with 17 still unaccounted for. Funeral bells toll as rescue teams continue the search for the remaining victims of last Tuesday’s explosion that claimed 111 lives.
The Pennsylvania Employment Service reports a drop in new job placements due to gas shortages snow and halted gas supply to city plants and transportation. February had 62 placements with a rare gain for five handicapped workers. 19 veterans seven women and nine new veterans were among the total.
Associated Press reports Deputies of the four power Council of Foreign Ministers in Moscow approved progress on the Austrian peace treaty, with 24 of 55 proposed articles agreed. Major open questions remain on German assets frontiers and compensation to the United Nations, while German reparations and economic unity inform talks.
The Houston magnate reportedly doubled a planned 380 million charity gift, lifting the total to 160 million. A. R. Cullen, a Texas oilman once paid three dollars weekly at age twelve, rechecked field yields and estimated a vast oil output. The Texas bequest ranks behind the Rockefeller Foundation as a national largest charity endowment.
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