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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1948
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR notes mention an incident or schedule at a hotel or route, with references to Delmas ton and 3024 Foreday. The text includes scattered numbers, addresses, and names like Hunts and Howells, but lacks coherent narrative. No clear outcome or dates are legible.
Fragmentary OCR text shows an estate matter with references to heirs, taxes, and a court clerk. Names and places are unclear but indicate a probate or property dispute involving a contested will or settlement and neighbors mentioned.
Reporting from Suchow area amid fierce fighting observers doubt government claims of success. In Shanghai neutral observers warn the Red sweep will likely drive U.S. financial commitments higher, with the conflict intensifying on the plains as major engagements rage.
government and press alike report the talk will center on China policy and U.S. aid. Washington observers note the stalemate of Nationalist forces near Suchow and discuss implications for future foreign assistance and congressional action.
President Truman left the White House at 7:00 a.m. and returned 20 minutes later to stroll downtown with a walking stick. Secret Service agents accompanied him as onlookers offered varied reactions during a brief, uneventful excursion.
Pollard, 26, a former mental patient, was held in Chicago pending transfer to St. Louis on a charge of murdering two year old Joseph Nichols. FBI said Pollard confessed to fatally beating the boy and stuffing the body in a drawer at the American Hotel. The child was found last Saturday, three days after Pollard allegedly attacked him. Pollard and the child’s father had met as parents at a veterans hospital in Chillicothe, Ohio.
A jumbled OCR fragment describes a hospital Thanksgiving meal with items like whole turkey, cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes, gravy, pumpkin pie with whipped cream, and other side dishes. The text is garbled but conveys a traditional feast prepared for patients and staff.
President Truman ordered the Commodity Credit Corporation to resume control of grain exports to Europe under the Marshall Plan, reversing Paul Hoffman’s plan to hand the job to private firms. The move, announced after a White House briefing, keeps the CCC in charge amid unsettled conditions and questions about GOP opposition.
Harrisburg reports a Liquor Control Board member told Pennsylvania liquor dealers there is no excuse for serious violations of the law. Frank D. Armstrong said agents will flag technical breaches but serious infractions are inexcusable. E M Whiting urged action on local option proposals tied to the September primary elections.
A Philadelphia jury of eight men and four women deliberates over Malien charges against Magistrate Joh J O Malley after nine hours, to receive further instructions today as the case proceeds.
City stores and plants will close tomorrow for Thanksgiving Day with most eateries also shut. Post Office windows and downtown mail will close. deliveries suspended. Rail ticket office says no anticipated rush, extra trains unlikely, and buses added to service. Thanksgiving dinner prices run high with turkey at 65 to 98 cents per pound in Corry stores. Union Thanksgiving Service at Evangelical United Brethren Church at 7:45 p.m. includes Corry Ministerial Association. State Employment Service office closed all day tomorrow and Friday. appointments to be deferred to Thursday and Friday next week.
Harrisburg area milk dealers, led by Willis F. Daniels, file for a State Milk Control Commission hearing to probe lowering milk prices in January. They cite Philadelphia area price increases of last August and a 3 1 1 split vote. commissioner Saylier praises the move toward restoring the seasonal pricing formula amid industry volatility.
The National Forge and Ordnance Company of Irvine Warren County filed with the Public Utility Commission in Harrisburg to oppose Pennsylvania Electric Company rate increases effective December 1. The complaint calls the proposed rise dismal, unreasonable, and discriminatory and asks for a suspension and investigation while Penn Electric cites a $960,918 annual revenue boost beginning October 1.
Tokyo dispatch reports Gen Don Ins MacArthur denied clemency for 25 Japanese wartime leaders and ordered seven to die. Among the condemned are Tojo and Itagaki with others linked to the Nanking atrocities. Sentences for five others to be served later. Walker says execution date not set, burial details withheld, families denied photos.
Amherst College its newly formed Phi Psi fraternity admitted Thomas W Gibbs of Billerica as the first black member in the college's 17 year history. The local chapter had been suspended from the national Phi Kappa Psi after announcing Gibbs admission against orders and the move came as officials had ordered fraternities to remove discriminatory language from charters.
Senior High School pupils at noon today donated numerous food items and a generous cash purse to Guy Darling of 616 Spring Street, beloved custodian of the school, who was stricken with pneumonia and rushed to Corry Hospital earlier this morning.
A chaotic report claims Venezuelan President efforts to form a new regime amid military resistance and cabinet reshuffles. It notes international reactions and alleged shifts in power as the government and army appear to clash over control.
Paris, November 24. A Savivy liv delegate reports British and American oil interests urging a peaceable settlement in the Holy Land while opposing an independent Arab state. He warns of pressure to support a Jewish state and outlines plans for a possible broader alliance by Western powers to shape the region by late November 1987.
Luowly Beasley, aged 24, of West Main Street, faced a seven year term but was given a suspended sentence by Chautauqua County Judge High V. Bodine. He received probation, a $12 weekly support obligation, and must remain compliant with court orders.
Vienna dispatch reports U S Army headquarters refutes Russian claims that Americans hire Austrian officials as spies. The denial flags TASS reporting after an Austrian official meeting with Dr Margarethe Ottillinger in Vienna. The Austrian government calls the assertion completely untrue.
A 1946 Associated Press report describes Representative Slaughter facing indictment amid postwar political battles. It notes Truman’s purge of rivals, Slaughter’s alleged influence attempts for trade boards, and a grand jury charging him with attempting to influence legislation for the Kansas City and Chicago Boards of Trade and the Minneapolis Grain Exchange, with salary and expense figures cited.
MAYWOOD Wis NOW an public epoleY and about 200 dollars the price singer Bobby Breen will pay for the 36 hols and posse spent looking for him while he relayed at a hotel under an assigned name. The apology Breen's Idea was issued early today. The money Sawyer County Dist Atty Winslow Davis bill is payable at once. Officials said they would not bring charges. Breen explained to authorities why he didn’t report his location. There was no hoax or attempt to misread anyone.
The Army reports a 10 percent rejection rate among new selectees, about double the wartime norm. Officials say the figure will drop as younger men undergo physicals, with data showing midway through November that about 44 thousand examined men faced rejections.
Report summarizes draft completion rates and age eligibility for conscription, detailing the 80,000 to 360,000 range and the expected peacetime standards. It references the Army’s stance on mobilization, with mentions of camp locations, numbers of men reported for service, and provisional timelines.
BULLETINS FROM NEW YORK AND PARIS AND LONDON CARRY WIDE-RANGING reports. The Coast Guard said the British freighter Venestar with 37 crew is believed to have fourwhered in the Atlantic and that there is little possibility any survivors remain alive. In Paris Parliament voted Miseinsidence against Prime Minister Henri Quenille by a wide margin, with Communist deputies mainly opposing him. A British Middle East expert urged an international airlift to save Arab refugees in Palestine and Trans-Jordan. In Stockholm a bus crash killed or seriously injured many as it plunged from a bridge into deep water after colliding with a tug.
Ammonia fumes spread from a broken pipe at a chemical plant injuring five people including a driver, with several treated for exposure and released while others remained hospitalized. Names of victims and witnesses are given, and the incident drew quick medical and fire response.
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