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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1945
Page
1
Fragmented OCR lists farm sale items including horses tools seeds hay and produce with rates and lots for cattle cattle age ranges and prices. Mentions location near White Rock, November sale, and payment terms with cash on delivery and terms.
In a tight election yesterday J Pye Fliley was chosen mayor while Fred Kinley captured the council seat. Sweet and Price also won in a contest that drew many voters amid a lively political climate as early Republican sentiment and local rivalries shaped the outcome.
Corry voters favored Democrats in most races with Cullen winning mayoral vote and Burns carrying county ticket. Key figures include Cullen 1041, Burns 734, Taub 1025 over Burns, and Price 1041. Voter approval supported all four constitutional amendments and hospital expansion. Election boards reported prompt counts, results posted by 9 oclock.
Corry remains served only by West Ridge schedules with no Greyhound service since 8 o clock November 1. Local terminal has no info on resumption. Drivers from Greyhound and other struck lines Union with Southwestern units, and government action remains uncertain.
Fire Chief Andrew Paulson announced tickets for the Stanford Hose Ball will go on sale in a few days. The 39th Dance, to be held Thanksgiving Eve November 21 at St Edward's Hall, requires one dollar per ticket with advance sales encouraged by local businesses and individuals to support the volunteer fire department.
The GOP swept statewide results with a 155000 margin, claiming victory in the Superior Court races and city offices in Pittsburgh. W Heber Dithrich and A Nosholl won for the GOP while Democrat Robert White lost the city council seat. Democratic leaders eyed broader trends for next year’s pivotal governor and U.S. Senate contest.
Glenn Prine, a 10 year old from Spring Creek Pa, disappeared on October 1 while en route to Erie Hospital. He is described as 3 feet 5 inches tall, 40 pounds, gray hair, dark complexion, wearing gray trousers and a light shirt. His daughter Mrs J Sanks reported him missing to Erie police. He requires crutches and has not arrived at Hallot Hospital per authorities.
London bulletin reports Former PM Winston Churchill urging Britain's Labour government not to push the United States to reveal atom bomb production methods. In Washington, plans for a legislative break from Thanksgiving to New Year are dropped as action on the full employment bill stalls. Senate peers discuss access to late President Roosevelt files for a potential Pearl Harbor hearing. Amid this, a 4,000 AFL strike paralyses taxicab and transit services in Washington.
Erie reports show District Attorney Buron Land elected judge of the Court of Common Pleas by about 1000 votes over Owen Burns. Republican strength statewide aided Loub while Democrats won Erie city council and Board of Education. Countywide measures favoring a tuberculosis hospital expansion received strong approval across Erie.
Magazine editor A. Hartendorp testified at war crimes hearings about a planned starvation program at Santo Tomas camp in Manila. He alleged internees numbered about 100 and eight died in four months due to malnutrition as Japanese guards ignored complaints claiming no Geneva Convention recognition. He cited weight loss from 170 to 106 pounds, ration cuts, and October 1944 reductions to two meals daily, endangering children and elderly.
B 29 bomber crashed and burned six miles southeast of Chico Army Air Field last night at 7 15 pm. Four crewmen aboard were believed killed as smoldering wreckage was spotted from the air. Col A W Tyler commanding officer reported the loss amid darkness.
The New York City election returned General O Dwyer in a landslide over Dewey backed rivals, signaling a major Democratic surge for 1946 and 1948. Key figures like Thomas A. Burke and James M. Curley won mayoral or council seats. Dewey allies faced setbacks in several districts as postwar politics reshaped coalitions.
Moscow reports that Stalin did not attend the massive Red Square parade marking the revolution anniversary for the first time since his leadership. Molotov delivered the state address in his place amid diplomatic notes and world leader greetings missing from Truman and Byrnes messages.
Washington November 7 Associated Press reports Senate Military Committee member Revercomb urged immediate action to end conscription. He argues peacetime needs justify release of draftees while volunteers exceed required numbers. Other senators back demobilization and faster release of dependents as focus shifts to peace-time economy.
Japan moves to reform a once-dominant police system by firing over 800 enforcement and surveillance personnel and creating civilian advisory boards in major Tokyo districts with power to critique police actions. The era of dissolved wartime security forces continues as previous repressions unwind and reform pressures rise.
In Herne Bay England Test Pilot Eric Greenwood flew a Gloster Meteor four times on a gas-mile course at an official average of 806 mph, unofficial world air speed record. Group Capt. J. Wilson earlier posted 612 mph, but his four-run average was 602 mph, and officials ruled the average speed, not a single run, would count as the record.
Shanghai dispatch reports Chinese Communists declare a major victory as government forces along the Peiping Hankow railway are defeated. By Nov 4 they say 70 000 troops surrendered or were dispersed, with several senior officers including Ma Fu-wei and Sung Yen-twa captured or forced to capitulate.
The Sangley Point Air Station announced a navy transport aircraft from Guam crashed and burned near Lamon Bay off Puerto Real. No fatalities were reported though most of the 13 passengers and seven crewmen were injured. Survivors reached safety through jungle as the cause and injury extent remained unclear.
At the Green Works Conference talks stall as key posts are sidelined. pay rate discussions loom with CIO chief warning no amount of machinery can avert strikes. The handover of committee posts is agreed, signaling limited progress amid union leverage and wage tensions.
Unions paused internal disputes at the national labor management conference to press CIO wage talks. Exits 4, McMalan, chair of the National Shipbuilding Stabilization Committee, announced a December 4 conference site choice to discuss a 40 percent wage increase for shipyard workers amid broader labor actions.
Harrisburg report states property for The Point in Pittsburgh will cost well under 4 million dollars. Governor Marti said the price reflects factory-rate offers from local owners as plans gain support from city, county, state, and federal officials for a multi‑million dollar park and highway project.
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