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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1946
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR text shows scattered names and numbers with no clear事件 or location. The readable portions mention Parley D. and a dormant ent unit, plus figures like 33 and 09, but no complete actions or outcomes to establish a coherent news item.
Corry Jamestown Mie Comp considers long range expansion with a large single story plant. Youngsville offered site may be chosen though tentative plans remain. A Youngsville committee, including L A Johnson and A Jones, will arrange funding and site acquisition.
Attorney General Duti states that a new statewide pension index will not alter local district retirements. Corry and other districts report no changes for teachers hired before September 1 1946, while newly approved teachers see revised rates. The retirement board claims authority to adjust only those new rates, with some protests and credits proposed for affected staff.
Relatives report Harald Gohn merchant seaman son of Mr and Mrs F Gohn of Spring Creek was rescued after his ship 88 Tyr Mountain from New York to San Pedro was stricken with appendicitis 500 miles off San Diego A rescue plane evacuated him and another ill crew member to the Naval Hospital at San Diego where they were treated and later released Gohn served six years in the Navy and has worked as a merchant seaman for two years
The Farmers Home Administration replaces the Farm Security Administration in the Corry post office area with a new program for farmers. In Erie County 110 farmers already use this loan type. Future loans favor veterans, and mortgage insurance covers 90 percent of loan value under the same terms as prior direct Farm Ownership loans.
A private car collided with a truck carrying Lawrence county election ballots near Ellwood City Pennsylvania. Two people died Mamie Steeth about 70 and Charles Shafer about 68 both county employees. Several others including George Sleeth and Elizabeth Thornberry were injured with varying seriousness.
The City Council plans to start formal budget discussions Monday night with a preliminary report from Finance Supt Waller Sweet detailing nine months of expenditures and overruns. A second meeting will seek budget estimates and hearing dates while the Civil Service Board reports on police department examinations.
Today is the last day for tree chest X ray examinations in Corry as the local X ray committee reports 419 people X rayed so far. Yesterday 230 were examined at the Pennsylvania Electric Company office and 170 at Fairhaven, with the X ray machines operating at East Main and South Center streets this afternoon.
OPA signals continuation of rent controls as prices rise and rental ceilings expand. About 200,000 workers are affected nationwide with plans for further enforcement and a national ceiling already in place. President Truman backs extending the controls while lifting other price restrictions in foods and livestock.
The district reports a premium quality potato harvest with two large brewers already processing crops. Harvesting ends in the next days, with total yield near last year’s levels. Lynn Sillouata farm estimates 100,000 bushels, Miller farm 100,000 bushels, and Deddd farm 20,900 bushels at about 300 bu per acre.
A fragmented travel column notes cities like Eureka Kansas Boston and St Louis and contrasts large and small towns. It cites population gaps and suggests Americans live in many places beyond the ten largest cities, with reflections on climate and daily life.
Fragmented text discusses stock buys small city commerce and wartime price shifts. Mentions arms purchase fear and commercial plans for small towns. Notes a break in prices for farm products and urges caution in property investment amid uncertain markets.
A spate of hunting accidents leaves four dead and many injured across Pennsylvania as opening small game season proceeds amid unseasonable weather. Notable incidents include a Meadville man wounded and a 13 year old hospitalized after a rifle misfire near Conneaut Township.
A cyclist escaped serious injury after a motorcycle struck near the corner of Weet Wayme and Wont Washinadion streets. Barnhart Wistert, taken to Corry Hospital, showed no serious injuries upon examination. Attendantz indicated the rider may be discharged later today.
In Jerusalem on November 2 the Holy Land faced a general strike by Jews and Arabs marking the 20th anniversary of Britain's Balfour Declaration. Streets were quiet, shops closed, and demonstrations planned. Jewish leaders announced a 6 pm to hold mass meetings in protest, while Arabs prepared for a nationwide stoppage in Palestine and coordinated actions in Syria and Lebanon.
The October rainfall in Kinley’s district shows a major drop from the previous year with nearly ten inches less than last season. Temperatures ran warmer by about ten degrees, and October had 17 clear days with a single day of rain. the press notes a 1945 comparison and outlines the daily high and low records.
The recently organized Columbus Fire Department answered its first alarm yesterday when a woods fire near Bat Bacca farm along Route 1 was reported. Firefighters drove the truck into the woods and used tank water and hose-lines to extinguish the blaze before timber spread.
Wiggers Auto Garage relocates from 112 South First Avenue to the Cady Building on East South Street. Remodeling underway to add show room and rear addition as operations shift to the new site amid school district land use plans and anticipated future construction.
A coal industry official warns of unauthorized strikes by United Mine Workers as John D. Lewis presses for higher pay. With government negotiations in recess, mining walkouts close 49 plants in West Virginia, Kentucky and Tennessee. Officials say the core issue is whether the contract allows reopening and the miners’ shift to shorter weeks with pay.
Tony Amoroso an 18 year old boy from Sherman Street suffered a punctured eye injury while with friends on First Avenue last night. He was taken to hospital by ambulance where doctors treat the wound and released him to stay under care at St Vincents Hospital.
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