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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1947
Page
3
A partial, garbled text describes a street scene with prices and items, mentions a person named James and a street 327 street address, and references an election or candidacy with a list of names including Venango and Mr. n. The passage is unclear but suggests a local notices context.
Local items report a busy Corry scene with theatre schedules at Rex Theatre and Kid shows, a fishing missing boy reward, coast guard searches, court notes on property transfers, and a Rotary conference in Erie. Also headlines on divorce filings, a Louisville or Corry preschool clinic, and April marriage license record high.
Four year old Judith A. Kleinsmith of Olean died from a skull fracture and leg injuries after being struck by a car near her home on Saturday. Police say the child ran from behind a parked truck and was hit by Paul Coughlin of 415 South Union Street, who reported the incident. Her mother Eleanor Kleinsmith remained hospitalized in shock.
Harrisburg May 2 A $6 100 900 deficiency appropriation to keep public assistance in Pennsylvania after May 6 was passed unanimously by the Senate and sent to the House. Introduced by Sen A H Letzler on Monday the measure aimed to replace missing federal grants for April and May due to congressional delays. The Public Assistance Department said federal money funded part of old age assistance and aid to dependent children.
Five people are dead and several are in critical condition after the Pennsylvania Railroad crash near Huntingdon. Dozens injured as a midwest bound freight train derailed in pre-dawn hours, with a two week old infant among the victims’ relatives.
General MacArthur returns the rising sun banner with limits to be flown near key sites including the emperor's palace and Diet building. Premier Yoshida receives the message that the flag will fly to mark a new era of peace and liberty in post-war Japan.
The Titusville report shows a weekly parking meter collection of 239.79 dollars, down 1.48 from last week. Officers carried out the tally with a small wagon borrowed under Mayor Hoenig’s direction to ease the heavy load of nickels and pennies. The week’s funds included 133 dollars in nickels and 106.79 dollars in pennies.
President Miguel Aleman of Mexico calls for firmer western hemispheric unity as essential to United Nations aims. He spoke at New York City Hall after a parade and honorary citizenship ceremony by Mayor William O'Dwyer, stressing shared institutions and freedoms with the United States.
In Chicago May 2 relief of pain and mental distress was reported to the American College of Physicians by Drs Walter Freeman and James W Watts of George Washington University. They described prefrontal lobotomy as severing connections behind the forehead to dull the brain’s fear and worry component, reducing perceived pain.
James Roland McCurdy aged 53, longtime assistant chief and aut o insurance representative, died after a week of illness in Grove City Pennsylvania. He served as a police officer for 12 years following a quarter-century with the Pennsylvania Auto Insurance Company.
A New York report identifies Haley Berfield of Puyallup Washington as a Columbia University law and government student who attacked a priest during a Catholic service. He pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct and was held on $500 bail awaiting sentencing.
Milwaukee May 2 Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Co announced an 11 cent an hour wage increase for about 15 000 workers at its West Allis facility and offered union representation for 1000 workers in seven other plants as part of wage talks.
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