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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1949
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR text mentions a city notice with generic terms. No clear names, dates, or actions are readable to identify a concrete event or deadline. Further readable content needed for a precise headline and summary.
OCR reads like a sale listing with scattered items and measurements. It notes a BRON kitchen unit large one floor sewing area and various furniture pieces. Prices and times appear in a tangled sequence with inconsistent item descriptions.
Federal Mediation Chief transfers deadlock to the White House as John L. Lewis faces a week to accept a fact finding board or risk Taft Hartley action. Truman ready to invoke the act if no agreement by Monday. 480,000 coal miners idle earlier, now under a three week truce through November 20.
Pennsylvania and Reading Railroads petitioned federal and state authorities for fare increases. Officials cite rising costs and seek approval for tariff changes, with anticipated average fare uptick across routes including eastern lines.
Washington announces a public housing program approving towns to plan and finance 1945.00 dwellings for half a million people across 27 states Puerto Rico and Washington D C. John Taylor Shen says contracts will be signed quickly with local housing authorities as funds cover surveys planning and early construction.
The Corry Chamber of Commerce moved forward with a three phase holiday lighting program covering business districts, City Park, and home decorations. Merchants will fund frontage lighting, with a tag day sale planned for November 25 and 26 to raise money. The Hospitality Club will decorate City Park and prizes will reward best home displays across four wards. Leaders also praised Lars Cherry for his Roosevelt Highway Association presidency and pledged chamber cooperation.
Mead Parks Association members heard caretaker Orn Stennett disclose a yearly survey showing about 16 000 visitors and 164 picnic reservations with average attendance of 45, plus donations of 194 to the park. Projects include seeding lawn, planting 175 trees, 15 picnic tables, new playground equipment, and grading three parking lots. Major project is a new skating house for summer and winter use. 12 members attended the session. directors elected Philip Zalaneck P M Nichols Louis Sears Anthony Lil F E Whittle Sey James Cassidy Roy Reed with Reed replacing Mrs Murray Olds. Officers: Stanley Nichols president Louis Sears vice president Harley Johnson treasurer Miss Flue Merker Wis reappointed assistant secretary Ron Williston secretary. Mead Park fund balance 221 with 115 bills paid. No major projects scheduled beyond trails and bridges for next summer.
Senator Flanders urged a cut of up to 4.0 billion dollars in federal spending this fiscal year and warned that a 5.5 billion dollar deficit harms the nation’s welfare. He opposed tax increases and proposed trimming, delaying, or eliminating new programs and targeting excise taxes on fur, transit, cosmetics, and electric bulbs.
City signs go up across the business district limiting parking from late night until 6 a.m. Violators will be towed and fined as police begin enforcement once all signs are erected. officials say the measure aids snow removal by clearing streams of parked vehicles before morning hours. Enforcement date to be set after sign installation.
Henry T Wheeler of Raymond Avenue was elected chair man of Local Draft Board No 64 at a board meeting in the Garry Post Office building Meadville Wheeler has served on the board since its reorganization and led during the latter part of the war A vacancy was filled by Paul R Gleeson Edinboro insurance representative and real estate broker Gleeson will handle 1 year old registrations in the Edinboro section Other board personnel include Alvin Head as appeal agent Dr Andrew Sherwood Paul Foertson and W F Wade medical advisors W H Scott Henry Main and Alexander Sturrock advisers to registrants and Edward Codney clerk
World War II veterans with service connected disabilities may reinstate lapsed National Service Life Insurance or buy more insurance before January 1, 1950. The health rules are adjusted to aid those with disabilities, with medical examinations arranged by the Veterans Administration.
A community chest drive reports total donations of 624,273 toward a goal of 625,773 though shortfalls remain. The Aero Supply Co Inc pledges later payment while two city plants and major divisions surpassed targets. Raymond Mfg Co and Corry-Jamestown Mfe employees contributed large sums toward the campaign total of 311,856 from combined divisions.
Walter Eddy, 61, of Cleveland, was cited for a $10 fine after his Kaiser sedan collided with a 1949 Buick near the Route 19 and 6 junction. Eddy said he stopped at a stop sign, then entered the motion, hitting John ONeill, 36, of Blate College. No injuries were reported. damages were $500 to Eddy’s car and $190 to the other.
Wikes-Barre Nov 16 A hunter was mauled yesterday by a wounded bear while tracking in Party Fort, Pa. One hunter was killed and another injured as the bear attacked. Members of the hunting party attempted to treat injuries and moved to safety, with one man later reported at a local hospital.
Former President Franklin D. Roosevelt's son James Roosevelt announces entry into California gubernatorial contest. The move shifts Democratic hopes amid widespread party dynamics, with Truman administration influence and interparty negotiations shaping the race.
Pittsburgh Nov 1 The feud within the UE union grows as court tests and NLRB actions shape leadership, with the Electrical Workers’ new national union pushing for collective bargaining elections across major electrical plants. Westinghouse and other big employers face petitions about company-wide versus plant-by-plant elections as dues are impounded pending NLRB decisions.
Washington dispatch describes the imminent arrival of the Shah of Iran amid welcome ceremonies at an unnamed airport. A buoyant mood and official events mark the visit as U.S. and Iranian relations receive public attention during the outlined program.
Kenneth O Day, age 41, found guilty by a jury of forging notes totaling 178000 tied to Anderson Company in Winterbourne. One note for 150000 and two for 228000 and 10000 were alleged forgeries signed by Anderson, who testified his signature was genuine but claimed the notes were fake. O Day faced up to 10 years in jail or a 36000 fine.
Washington November 16 A strike by about 2000 AFL deck officers on 500 vessels plying Atlantic and Gulf sea lanes was narrowly averted by government intervention. An extension of the hiring hall rotation plan was agreed to by the parties, with a Monday deadline for principals to be set and a Tuesday revocation date. The dispute centered on a rotation system to share available work, opposed by ship owners who want freedom to choose their officers.
Elmer Teissman, charged with murder in the death of his wife Lenora Kissman, claimed he and his wife struggled for a gun at the Erie cottage before she was shot. He testified he could not say who fired the fatal shots and said he gave the gun to his wife earlier and later tried to take it away.
The ex Penn standout Buck Whetlees died in Dover. A right guard and captain last year at Shree University of Purnssicanta, he was a prominent Penn athlete from the late 1890s and earned All-Star selections.
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