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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1946
Page
1
Fragmented text records a damaged notice mentioning farm aspects and manure handling. It includes stray numbers and phrases about weights, gas, house, and an owner or address fragment. The readable content is too incomplete to determine a clear event or outcome.
A fragmented sports snippet describes weights and measures terms, with figures like 8.76 and 8.50, plus mentions of Katah and Wwatohgs. The text is garbled but hints at weigh-in results and performance context amid uncertain numbers and commentary.
Night remains quiet on Rock Island as authorities press for word from convicts. Unclear how many survive in the besieged cell block as more troops move toward the island for a concluding assault if surrender fails.
Reports from San Francisco say guards strengthen lines and prepare to blast rebels at Alcatraz if they surrender or tie. Officials note 2 guards killed and 14 wounded, with Marine and police reinforcements en route. Warden Johnston ordered withdrawal of gunboats as dawn approached.
Roger Babson critiques government fact finding boards and wage inflation fears in Philadelphia commentary. He argues wage and price controls undermine national welfare and criticizes Congress for relying on boards to fix wages prices profits and hours. He predicts economic confusion from such policies and a wave of inflation prevention rhetoric.
Texas Ark border town reels as a gunman, fleeing through a farm home window, kills Virgil Starks 36 and wounds his wife. The latest in a string of unsolved Texarkana killings that began March 2, with footprints in blood noted by Sheriff Davis. Earlier victims include Paul Martin and Betty Jo Booker, and Richard Griffen with Polly Ann Moore.
Pittsburgh May 4 A spokesman for the United Electrical Workers said progress toward a settlement looks brighter since the January walkout at Westinghouse Electric’s Tampa division. John A Metcalfe president of Local 601 said a virtual agreement was reached on six issues including house maintenance, shop steward pay, incentive pay values, seniority rights, and a wage increase for 10 000 Tampa workers. He noted talks resume Monday to address a separate wage demand of about 9 cents per hour. The company had offered 15.1 cents per hour, the union contends could mean only 9.7 cents more per hour.
Governor Edward Martin calls for a strong national defense and outlines a five point plan. He urges the best trained regular army and navy, a National Guard of selected citizens, a civic reserve corps with officer training, and expanded training opportunities in colleges and industry to support national security amid global tensions.
A heavy wood box containing skeleton parts was unearthed under a barn on the John Miller property in Columbus Week. The old structure, over a century old, sits near Garry from the Gordon store. discovery prompted police report and local rumors about past residents and a vanished Columbus man linked to a frontier tale.
The National Farmers Union pressed for Secretary of Agriculture Anderson to be replaced, citing his stance against continued price controls on meat and milk. The group urged CIO President Philip Murray and AFL leader William Green to back a replacement aligned with administration policies, while Truman reaffirmed support for ongoing livestock and meat controls.
City council members convened Monday to discuss a cement road process, weighing it against an unpaved site and hearing a report from Jil Hie. The attending representatives included Portland Genie and the American Association, with tests cited from North Ensaja and nearby towns. The discussion noted a bituminous mix and churning procedure, promising a full demonstration by cement manufacturers. A separate note mentioned sewage disposal plans and storm sewer changes, with Mayor Kinley referencing a five-venue conference and attorney William Cox addressing regulatory observances.
Police chief Ferrante announced that twelve people were under arrest in connection with the theft of Benito Mussolini’s body. One suspected head of a clandestine fascist movement was among those detained. The group reportedly confessed to taking part in the act and to involvement with the Partito Fascista Democratic. Ferrante said more details cannot be disclosed yet to avoid tipping off remaining fascists.
Reports from Aero Supply Mfg Co indicate about a small wave of new hires this week. The newly employed are mainly cleanup and maintenance workers assigned across various departments and buildings as production resumes amid improving industrial conditions.
The Senate convened in an extra session to consider a British loan package of 3 780 000 000 dollars as Republican senators push for closure after two weeks of debate. Leaders predicted a party line vote with majority support and blocked moves, signaling possible three weeks of general debate before a final decision.
Former District Attorney Marti Graham secured a court order delaying the Dominick murder trial to September citing alleged tampering with jurors by a woman allied with Bubna and Millie Thomas. District Attorney Mee naughlin said he would accept the court’s prudent choice while Graham pursues a separate defense for Dominick amid new tensions in the case. In London, Arab leaders warned of fatal consequences amid rising Holy Land tensions after a Jerusalem protest.
Measles cases rise in grade schools prompting John C. Flanigan and school officials to seek parental cooperation. Eva Kepler reports about 36 positive cases with many quarantined, and 183 pupils absent from younger grades. A circular letter urges home isolation and compliance with a ten day quarantine under state law, with a full check planned for Monday reopening.
In Philadelphia on May 4 Dr Roy Marshall said a seismograph trace from the South Pacific near Napier resembled the 1851 quake that caused damage there. The tremor occurred about 8:25 p m EST yesterday some 1200 miles away.
Martin moves to secure coal for essential state utilities as rail transport cuts hinder food exports. Iron and steel producers anticipate a sharp drop in activity next week with no sign of a coal settlement forthcoming.
As a 34 day coal strike widens, Governor Edward Martin seeks to ration coal for public utilities. District of Columbia orders curtailment of street and display lighting to cut electric use by about one third. Railroads plan service reductions and steel plants in Buffalo, Pittsburgh, Cleveland, and Birmingham face continued operations cutbacks risking thousands of jobs. Continuous negotiations on wartime fuel and European relief face strain amid looming shortages and possible food aid delays.
A blaze swept through Grove City on May 4 damaging two and three story brick units. The four hour fire gutted interiors, with $100,000 in damage. Firefighters from multiple communities aided in the battle including crews from Sharpe, Butler, Slippery Rock, and Mercer.
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