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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1946
Page
1
The readable fragments mention names and entities without a clear event or action. The snippet hints at a public notice or classified item but lacks concrete details, dates, or locations to form a complete headline or summary.
Readable fragments mention a Holstein cow and hay with box, plus unclear numbers and references to a house and a spar. Names and places are largely illegible, offering a rough snapshot of farm items and quantities without coherent context.
The readable lines show numeric values and brief phrases about teams or players, but the source text is garbled. It mentions numbers like 10.00, 14.25, 23.00, and 27, with odd labels such as daly and Tuck, plus vague references to eggs and lanes.
Penelec officials say area power will not be cut unless government orders. Front Street and Cranberry Street plants in Saible can run for a month or more. Brownouts only if strike worsens. federal action awaited. MERS chief accepts wait with no comment as UMW leaders weigh strike impact.
Associated Press reports John L. Lewis was served with a summons to appear in federal court Monday to answer a contempt citation linked to the coal strike bearing on his termination notice. He left his Alexandria home with reporters present and declined to comment. The court may jail him if he does not withdraw the termination notice or show its legality.
Hundreds of thousands of cut diamonds, likely the era’s largest assortment, were found in Japan by American occupation forces. Officials value the hoard at 20 to 25 million dollars, though experts say the true worth is higher. Diamonds were seized from the public, stored in Tokyo banks, and hidden in various places after Japan’s surrender.
A Pennsylvania Employment Service survey shows 1831 residents employed in major plants, up from 148 the previous year, with 888 new job placements attributed to widespread industrial activity, reconversion, and expansion programs. Employment rose in summer and continued into autumn, banks report fewer out of town checks cashed as purchasing power strengthens.
Atlantic City bulletin reports Philip Murray reelected president of the CIO by acclamation amid a 15 minute demonstration as a band played Hail To The Chief. In northern Thessaly, forty two villagers signed a petition declaring communism, eighty wounded and houses burned by guerrilla band near Kilkis. New York dispatch notes Soviet official Manuilsky claim and Moscow radio hint at shooting of a UN delegate, while NY police call it a stickup. Also reported is a steer sale record at Pittsburgh auction, owner Adolf Alois Clung, Inwood, with a price around 4.90.
More than 150 Erie county business people and General Assembly members gathered at the Masonic Temple for the first general legislative conference in the district since 1940. Corry Chamber of Commerce secretary Rassélas Brown attended along with D Armour Hillstrom Mig Gorp and WW Walterhouse. Dr. Leonard P. Fox led the major policy discussion on taxation labor relations unemployment compensation veterans bonus and civil service with Erie Chamber president J Le Grand Skinner presiding.
The Salvation Army advisory board held its final quarterly meeting of 1946 at the Hotel Conny dinner. Davison reported a $4200 of $5200 goal raised for the annual campaign, noting the Fall timing hindered progress. The board approved scheduling the 1847 fund drive in spring and noted Cory-Jamestown Mfg. Corp. added a generous check boosting total to $4300.
Welch West Virginia prosecutors say they will file formal murder charges against Sam Curry, 46, mine foreman, in the fatal shooting of two United Mine Workers Union members at the Little Bobbie Pocahontas Coal Company mine near Buckeye Fork. The victims were identified as Raokavelt Whoma, 35, and another unionist from Bottom Crest. Police say Curry and two workers argued during protests to shut the mine, leading to gunfire that wounded several others.
David Edmond Hughes 43 of Hear McKee Road MeKeeport was fatally shot in the Hempfield Hunt Club bar near New Stanton. Bartender Frank A. Clark 51 detained after witnesses say Hughes fought Willard Hughes 46 then struck him with a shotgun outside. Inside the bar Clark fired hitting Hughes in the chest. Clark detained pending action.
A fire swept the Wexford Hotel near Pittsburg injuring nine people and forcing 11 to flee. Fire companies battled the blaze as damage was estimated around four to five thousand dollars and a hotel owner and two others suffered injuries while aiding guests.
President Truman tangled with a deep sea fishing episode as his cabinet faced a major economic clash triggered by the miners walkout. District Judge Goldsborough cited United Mine Workers leaders in a bid to block a federal injunction. Truman plans to return to Washington to oversee government efforts to avert a broader strike.
Two men died in an explosion at a powder plant in Braddock Pennsylvania today. Police and county detectives investigated the blast at the Liberty Priv Company plant. Victims tentatively identified as residents of Dunbar and Ardowstown area. no names released yet.
Parachutists, mountaineers, and troops from five nations mobilized to resume search for an American C-83 plane and its 11 occupants missing since Tuesday in the Swiss French Alps. Weather grounded many aircraft though emergency signals were received hourly. A rescue party of Swiss climbers and American medical staff moved toward Interlaken to the crash site as planes and paratroopers prepared for another day of climbing in cloud and snow.
Peace efforts in China appear to falter as reports claim Communist forces have withdrawn from Manchuria and demanded removal of American and Chinese government representatives from contested areas. Official statements say facts are not yet confirmed and no announcement will be made until thorough verification. Fighting continues in Changchin, Hopul, Shansh, and Ghanking provinces, while journalists face travel restrictions.
Washington dispatch reports urgent bids from Republicans and Democrats for a special session of Congress to suspend the Wagner Act and to authorize Army protection to reopen coal mines. President Truman was not reported to be considering such a call, though Sen. Byrd urged action to curb the United Mine Workers and protect welfare funds and unemployment benefits. The debate centers on government powers to impound funds, revoke benefits, and reopen mines under military protection with the new Congress.
Shanghai dispatch from Nov 22 reports the Suhai Evening Post and Mercury claims large quantities of narcotic surgical instruments and other medical items were unlawfully shipped to Chinese merchants. The piece cites violations of U S regulatory controls and mentions blood plasma and other items tied to Okinawa stockpiles, with American sources alleging improper disposal by various parties.
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