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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1946
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR text shows mixed hardware items, prices, and names, including tractors, springs, spacers, wheels, and a legal notice fragment. It references equipment, a ceiling, and a property estate with possible executorship. specificsAre unclear due to quality.
Shirley Beckwith of 876 East South Street and fiancé Steven Varish were hospitalized after a four-vehicle wreck five miles south of Erie. Glavis of Spartansburg lost control as he tried to avoid a car, overturning his 1948 auto. Varish left hospital. Beckwith recovering from head injuries and facial lacerations. Glavis and party were returning from Erie. wedding plans for Varish and Glavis’ friend were noted.
Associated Press report from Steubenville details 17 year old Phyllis Savage who, after a quarrel with her Navy veteran husband Homer Savage, reportedly shot him. She was taken to Juvenile Court for arraignment on a pending charge as police recount her dramatic admission. The couple planned a visit to Canton relatives before the fatal shooting occurred.
Bulletin item reports from Washington dated November 1 describe liftings from nearly 100 items including dairy equipment and lighting fixtures. It notes a threatened strike by 450 dockhandlers at Blockyards, potentially affecting 26,000 workers and the meat supply, with CIO involvement and reactions from House Worksk.
John L Lewis led the United Mine Workers in a high stakes wage dispute with government officials as soft coal miners threaten renewed strike. Lewis sent a delegation while he was absent at the opening of talks with Coal Mines Administrator Nov. Collison. The industry urged restraint saying any concessions to Lewis would be a public disgrace. The confrontation centers on wage terms and potential labor action by 400,000 miners.
Williamson operators report 15 of 42 coal mines closed today as miners walked out during wage talks in Washington. Secretary Krug tours the region while Coal Mines Administrator Collisson opens negotiations. leaders warn of broader stoppages if no new contract on wages hours and terms is agreed.
A treasury entry reports balances and expenditures with figures for balance five nine five hundred seventy three dollars and a breakdown of disbursements including items listed as expendables and equipment. The document cites totals and itemized amounts in a dated ledger style.
A former Corry man, Henry Perry, pursued by FBI agents on charges of aiding a fugitive and burglary, remains sought after a 1940 Erie indictment. His prior record includes grand larceny and automobile theft in multiple states. he fled Crawford County jail district in Meadville over a year ago and sparked a statewide manhunt with police gunfire exchanges.
The Chamber of Commerce announced definite action within a week to prepare street lighting for the city Christmas season in the business district. Plans call to revive prewar lighting as a permanent fixture, with equipment believed usable from last year. The board will set this year’s lighting drive, targeting installation by November 1 and operation through New Year’s Day, aided by high school student volunteers.
In Braddock a blaze trapped a father and son in a four room home. Firemen, including Chief John Morganali, pulled the pair from the flames, but both died. Neighbors helped rescue others as the incident unfolded. Names and exact ages were unclear due to OCR errors.
A political figure, Martin, calls for massive federal staff cuts, claiming two million payroll workers should be dismissed to reduce public spending. He argues public money is wasted, vows a shift away from bureaucratic governance, and ties the stance to the 1986 general election cycle, urging fiscal restraint and reform.
In Haifa 1200 Jewish refugees from a listing immigrant ship were moved to two British vessels for Cyprus deportation. A mass protest followed with 2000 Jews marching on British barricades shouting disperse or we fire. Arabs in Nablus planned a show of force as unrest spread, while Haifa’s Jewish population faced a general strike. Two sailors died in Tel Aviv after a truck collision near an all-Jewish area. The inner Zionist Council and Jewish National Council condemned Irgun Zvai Leumi’s methods and vowed to fight any interference by British or Jewish groups.
Associated Press reports AFL Teamsters Union general policy committee convened in Pittsburgh to consider a rail embargo in response to the coal and brewery shipment dispute with CIO Unified Brewery Workers. Local 244 members, led by spokesman Lester M Hunt, weighed potential action amid ongoing jurisdictional tensions and a court ruling on a prior application.
At Lake Success a key UN disarmament debate advances as 45 delegates shift from ratings to committee work. US plans for trusteeship of Pacific islands and wider arms control face Soviet resistance while calls for action against Franco Spain and veto issues push Assembly toward committee consideration.
Nearly 1900 members of the Christmas Savings Club of the three National Bank will receive their annual checks. The total so far stands around 77,608 dollars, about 9300 dollars below last year, due largely to nonlocal workers commuting for war jobs and changes in savings patterns.
Government and Communist forces exchange heavy fighting across Manchuria and Shantung regions. Reports describe encirclements near Dalron, advances toward Fulantien, and clashes around the Marco Polo Bridge near Peiping as Nationalist and Communist units push for strategic advantages along the Liaoning, Shansi, and northern coast corridors.
City held 1946 Hallowe en events drawing big crowds in the business district yet the overall turnout lagged earlier years. A lone float entered by St Edward's PTA appeared amid crowded viewing. Senior High Band won praise for its march and the parade was organized under the Chamber of Commerce. Mayor Kiffley and others funded the judging in City Park. A $15 best float prize went to School Days, with three boys and three girls winning top prizes of varying cash amounts totaling merchandise awards from Corry stores.
A Baltimore bombing at the boarding house killed four merchant seamen and wounded five as detectives and police hunted suspects amid a growing labor dispute linked to a May Day strike. Officials said two notes warned a raid on the house owned by Bethlehem Steel, with FBI involvement urged to study the case.
An Army Advisory Committee was formed in Corry with Charles P. Keating as chairman and James P. Sullivan Barl Ty Cherry Richard Ronsbacher among members. The program, started last January in the Third Service Command, expands across the Second Army area under Lieut. Gen. Wiedemeier, aiding Army recruitment and public relations. There are about 88 committees active in Maryland, Pennsylvania and Virginia, with expansion to Ohio West Virginia Indiana and Kentucky in progress, totaling roughly 154 committees in the region.
A 64-year-old William Arthur Nickel of Freeport faces extradition to New York after authorities allege he embezzled about $650,000 from the Mercantile Linotype Co. Detectives say Nickel, a longtime bookkeeper, arrived from Florida and was held on telegraphic warrants. Investigators note he confessed to defrauding the Mer gentholar Linotype Co over several years.
Local price boards to fold Monday cutting 10 000 field offices and jobs within thirty days. The move shifts control back to consumers amid cost cutting and efficiency measures affecting public pricing oversight.
The Office of Price Administration moves to downsize its staff by about 24,000 as it ends local price and ration boards. In a broader decontrol push, OPA ordered 1642 workers not yet let go to be dismissed within 30 days. Wholesale food prices meanwhile fell 4.2 percent week to week, though the food index remained far above prewar levels.
Local exam period holds today and tomorrow as committee members expect 5000 residents to be x rayed. Yesterday 4688 people in Corry and nearby areas participated or were scanned, with more awaiting processing at East Main Avenue A and at South Center and Main streets during the next shift.
A disrupted teachers meeting was canceled amid union tensions. The event, intended for discussion of wage and policy concerns, did not occur as planned. organizers cited security and leadership issues. Local officials urged calm and rescheduled a future session.
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