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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1946
Page
1
Poor legible OCR shows an auction listing with items like cows, wheat, piano, and tools. It mentions an auctioneer and a public sale, with scattered county and date references. The readable fragments imply a community sale of household, farm, and musical items.
OCR fragment lists cattle prices and lots including dairy stock and calves with various price ranges. Mentions 200K cattle, dairy cows, heifers, hogs, goats, and calves with uncertain figures and pending tithe. Contains multiple garbled numbers and irregular formatting.
Widespread walkouts hit West Virginia and Pennsylvania as about 21 000 idle miners are reported amid AFL Unit Mine Workers leader J. L. Lewis loyalty trials. More than 8000 additional miners across states prepare for a possible midnight strike and contract showdown.
In Fairbanks Alaska 500 parachutists with the Fifth Parachute Infantry jumped in 20 degree below zero weather. The operation marked the Army’s first airborne test of Task Force Frigid. Parachutes carried gear and supplies were dropped five miles from Maltanks with snow and Arctic equipment.
Corry today unveils a fireproof brick addition at the Gillette Clinic, doubling working space. The new structure houses a central x ray room, a medical laboratory, ten study rooms, a baby room, and expanded laboratories. It uses a card index system to track patient histories for private consultation and coordinated treatment.
Coroner reports Michel Connery a 58 year old World War I veteran killed himself at Watton State Hospital by diving from an eight foot marble screen in the water section. He was admitted from Erie County in 1998 and had a prior attempt about a month earlier with wrist injuries.
Cuyahoga County Council set December 3 to 5 as the Court of Tax Revision hearing dates for 1847 assessments. The sessions will run 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. in the Municipal Building to hear all requests for changes.
Wildwood New Jersey Nov 19 One body was recovered from a submerged car that plunged off a guard rail into Grassy Sound channel last night. State Troopers Pan Shropshire and Ray Di Leonardo identified the victim as Charles V. Tatlow a builder of Ridge Grande seven miles west of Wildwood. Tatlow had been reported missing earlier by his family. A diver and Coast Guard grapplers assisted in the recovery after a derrick from Atlantic Gyro Electric Co began lifting the car from the channel bed.
Curfew proposal stalls as council weighs a five hour extra window and allows a public coupon to let residents mark preferred curfew time. churches and youth groups warn of disruption, with a final reading set for December 2 and coupon publication pending.
The Parent Teachers Association and local chamber sponsor a school safety patrol to prevent accidents at street crossings. Principal Harold Wolfe says the program will start after Thanksgiving and cover intersections including Wright and Congress, Smith and Maple, Congress and North Center, and Band and North Center. Police will support enforcement of bicycle safety rules during the program.
Nov 19 President Thihon Thaw commuted to one year imprisonment for desertion. The sentence followed Wallrath, a veteran, and Mrs Elizabeth Wallath of Lenh Teland city connection in the case.
A Cleveland hotel fire on the East Side caused one death and injuries to several occupants. Firefighters and neighbors evacuated residents as flames trapped people on upper floors. Mrs. Freedam Shanks, identified by a metal tag in her purse, was among the deceased. eleven taken to hospitals, with only a few surviving.
School directors scheduled a special meeting Monday night to discuss delinquent tax plans for the district and whether to hire counsel. They will also consider candidates to fill the late Earl Haight’s director seat, with an election deferred to the regular December meeting.
War Assets Administrator Robert M. Littlejohn announced that all 16 bids to purchase the Big Inch and Lilly White pipelines were rejected. He noted a Texas to East Coast bid failed to meet government appraisers’ value and said none of the bids satisfied the government’s requirements. Also reported is a birth note from Berwick, Pa, mentioning a mother named Ene Joce with twins among the newborns.
Rep. Walcott announced a House Banking Committee inquiry into the Veterans housing program to determine if government actions hinder or help delivery. He named January for hearings and warned of widespread faults, citing 950000 homes said to be completed under the Wilson Wyatt housing administration.
Pittsburgh area rail officials say about 5 daily passenger trains will be dropped from schedules by Sunday midnight as part of a soft coal saving measure. An order to cut 25 percent of passenger traffic nationwide and reduce nonessential freight could reshape Erie and Pennsylvania lines. Changes to schedules were expected to be announced within 48 hours with Corry and Guy Toca services initially eyed for removal.
General Chow En Lai and the U S envoy marshal seek to revive truce talks as China remains unsettled. Paul Porter opposes general rent ceiling changes under current standards. Guerrilla forces claim control of 100 villages in western Macedonia near the Greek border amid clashes. Typhoon winds sweep Iwo Jima with potential damage but few critical installations affected. Michee A Musmanno, former Pennsylvania judge, to serve as American judge in a German military zone court.
Major powers made fresh progress toward ending the Trieste deadlock amid talks at Lake Success and in Moscow. The Big Four backed ideas to place Trieste under a UN governor with broad powers, while discussions on veto changes continued, drawing Soviet opposition.
US Army ground parties launched a search in southern Luzon jungles to recover four airmen killed in a C46 crash on October 25 and to locate the three survivors. First identified were Bershal Lamb of Twin Falls Idaho and Veck Set? Buster Andrews of Dallas Texas. The other survivors left the scene to seek help.
Truman insists the mine chief challenge move violates the Norris La Guardia Act and must be fought to a finish. Industry and railroads prepare for possible tie up as the dispute escalates.
In Washington with less than 48 hours to go John L Lewis weighs compliance as the Supreme Court orders miners to keep pits open for eight days. President Truman and officials debate potential military action while government moves to curb coal supply cuts and avert broader industrial paralysis.
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