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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1948
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR reads like a county record noting debts or amounts owed, with unclear names and figures. The readable bits show mentions of a beer license context and indebt ness, but details are incomplete.
Washington officials reveal a shift from soft talk to hard diplomacy as the United States seeks a victory over the Soviet Union by patience and restraint, while preparing for a possible war. Undersecretary Lives says Paris ordered debunking of Soviet atomic energy proposals as Saltzman speaks of world domination through communism and coercion. Lovett notes the France radio reaction and the need for safeguards before scrapping atomic bombs.
A schooner with 14 aboard disappeared in a violent storm near Cape San Lucas, 400 miles south of San Diego. The Empire State spotted the distress signal and reported the vessel became missing after a SOS. Navy destroyer Henry W. Thakes and Coast Guard units were sent to search, with no word from Captain George Parley after the initial call for help.
In San Francisco curious reports spread of spiders appearing to parachute from the sky near the Golden Gate. A Coast Guard and Air Force response followed as locals speculated the phenomena were real parachutes. Entomology experts explained autumn spider dispersal by wind, noting thousands of babies may depart from single homes.
A Chicago bound Pennsy van train crashed into a rock slide at Bellevue near Pittsburgh killing two crewmen and injuring 12 passengers. Investigators called it an act of God. Survivors and witnesses reported rocks tumbled onto the track just as the two-engine train began to slow.
Robert Ott Jr named to head the Community Chest drive for this year. He led publicity last year and will oversee the solicitation effort across industrial plants, businesses, and homes. Directors meet tomorrow at the Hotel Cong to set the year’s goal and organize committee heads. Last year’s drive was very successful, and the campaign aims to repeat that result.
The Veterans of Foreign Wars post Achelaire plans a general meeting next Monday to decide on erecting a new home beside the Methodist Church. PLCB ruling may block the project at the northwest corner of Mill and East South streets, delaying a plan with an estimated cost around 175000 and already set aside in a building fund.
State Police charged Aaron D. Shaffer of Williamsport with kidnapping and rape after he allegedly pulled a seven year old girl into his car on a rural road near Williamsport. The child was later released to her parents after treatment. A wide search followed, and Shaffer was identified by two men who stopped his car and found the girl inside.
A Washington dispatch reports August national income soaring past all records with total take near 3.215 trillion dollars. Government data show a large rise in factory and government wages, while farm employment gains indicate robust demand and a 82 billion dollar increase from the previous period.
Paris reports Juan A. Bramuglia held talks with Soviet envoy Andrei Vishinsky as part of a UN Security Council effort to mediate the Berlin dispute. The discussions, described as the second in hours, followed meetings with Russian UN leaders and earlier talks with Philip Jessup and diplomats from Britain and France.
President Truman aimed to deliver major speeches in Buffalo and Albany as he tours New York and New Jersey. He criticized the Hoover era housing crisis, urged federal, state, and industry collaboration, and pressed for higher wages and social programs while Dewey counters with Republican welfare records.
The report notes Robert W. Merryls in a daily tally, with a mixed set of figures and drifted text. It records a drive yesterday in the No. 1 western yard area near Pittsburgh, reflecting a rough, fragmentary game note from October.
Cincinnati dispatch attributes an indirect endorsement of Thomas E Dewey by James F Lewis. The Associated Press notes Pentagon style remarks and a miners’ policy proposal urging November 2 as a holiday for vote-related disruption while stressing loyalty to country and home. The piece describes Lewis’s remarks at a convention and references efforts by the United Mine Workers.
Paul Goring aged 82 of Summersee was arraigned today on a single charge of disorderly conduct following a morning disturbance reported by neighbor Spencer Thompson. Police said Goring, who had been drinking, called about his wife’s disappearance and later smashed windows at Thompson’s home during the early hours.
Gustav Walgner age 24 of Dayton Ohio was sentenced to two years minus one day for the killing of Jol McComas 52 also of Dayton The jury reduced the charge after deliberating about three hours The trial judge Nora Whittaler noted the jury recommendation The defense claimed sexual assault allegations were involved and details were disputed The incident allegedly involved coercive acts and forced exposure during a confrontation in the woods
The Cleveland Indians trail the Boston Braves 2-0 after three innings as Gene Bearden and Vern Postlethwaite star on the mound. Bearden doubles for Cleveland and Bearden scores on a wild throw during a failed double play.
Detroit area reports say former United Auto Workers official Carl Bolton, 39, is jailed in Pontiac facing burglary charges tied to the Reuther shooting investigation. Police allege Bolton aided other Antols men in the attack on UAW President Walter Reuther’s home on April 20. The UAW has offered a 100000 dollar reward, with total rewards at 117800 dollars.
A Warren county survey this week reports progress on several routes. Brolt's Crossing Road work is finished and blacktop is planned soon on a Columbus Clymer road section. The Scotts Crossing Road now has bank gravel and a link between Routes 428 and 60016 east of Corry. Erie county will likely receive blacktop next, with local support aiding funding.
The Corry Country Club directors announced no criminal charges will be preferred after an investigation identified the two couples who broke into the hilltop club and staged a party last night. They withheld intruder names, citing absence of criminal intent.
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