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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1947
Page
1
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The United States endorsed in principle a two year transition plan for partitioning Palestine into Jewish and Arab states and to aid internal law and order. The U N proposal calls for immigration of 150000 Jews during the interim and outlines a UN backed police or special force. Britain would withdraw after establishing UN administered mechanisms, with US involvement to support a workable political settlement and guaranteed access to ports water and power for all inhabitants. THREE NAVY MEN MISSING. Pearl Harbor report notes four minesweepers missing since Sept 24 with three men aboard, radio distress indicated drift to 400 miles northeast of Palmyra Island.
Roger W Tarson argues farmers deserve profits as inflation lifts income from 12 to over 20 billion dollars since World War II. He links rising farm values to mortgages, bonds and investments, cites higher output, mechanization, and consumer cost shifts. He urges prudent spending, warns inflation risks, and notes a fatal mushroom processing accident in Chester, Pennsylvania.
Washington October 11 AP Secretary of Agriculture Anderson urged Americans to conserve food as the latest grain report showed September harvests failed to improve and the 1949-50 outlook remained weak. Despite a small rise in olive corn estimates, old crop stocks fell, signaling a continued fragile supply for next year and possible higher carryover or export restrictions. Overall crop production is forecast to be about one percent below the 1949-46 average, despite a strong 1949 harvest year.
AP dispatches report Italy will get 28 million dollars worth of gold assets seized by Germany and later captured by the U S Fifth Army. The decision to turn the gold over to the non Communist Italian government was to be reached by the United States and Britain last night. Also in brief, House wives may face ration weapon use if price controls fail. Senator Flanders supports a return to rationing at all levels as a last resort. Senator Wilson urges a pay as you go plan to reduce the national debt and stabilize finances. In Beirut, Arab League secretary general Abdel Rahman Azzam Pasha says the league will conclude Holy Land talks with possible military measures against Palestine.
The National Employ the Physically Handicapped Week yielded 16 handicapped hires, including four veterans, with three more job offers pending. Since the year began, 4 handicapped people have found work through the local employment service. The breakdown shows 30 males, 17 veterans, and four females amid broad community support from Mayor Kinley, Rotary, Kiwanis, VFW, American Legion, Chamber of Commerce, employers, and merchants.
Detroit police report a caddie master, George Isak, 25, held on murder charges in the death of 1 year old Gene Pauli Kennedy who vanished August 2 after leaving Wester Golf Club. Gene's body was found in high weeds near a drainage ditch close to Detroit limits. Witness accounts include a 20 year old woman saying she saw the boy get into a car at an intersection. The case centers on the child’s disappearance and the subsequent discovery of his body, with police stating further investigations are ongoing. The Wester Golf Club professional William Brawl said he drove the boy to the edge of the course where he planned to catch a bus home. The intersection lies about 1.7 miles from the body’s location.
Two World War II veterans in Corry, Robert W Guth 27 and Charles Vier 25, took civil service tests to fill a police vacancy. Guth was appointed temporarily by Mayor Kinley and may gain permanent approval from the City Council. he begins work tonight. Also noted, Deville Wright remained hospitalized in Miami Valley after collapsing following an incident downtown.
In Corry the unemployment and compensation programs see a sharp drop as employers reduce benefits. Mr Long notes the decline ties to physical handicap, age, or isolation cases and calls for employment service efforts to fill job vacancies. The article cites reduced unemployment compensation totals and pressures on workers seeking aid.
The Corrylls Chorus will appear with the Oil City Symphony Orchestra in Oil City at the K of G Auditorium for a 1947-48 season kickoff. Donald Olmes directs a 2,500-seat venue as bookings extend to New Castle St Marys and nearby towns. John J. Fox and B. Ribmas coordinate details with Oil City Lodge 344 and local groups.
Police investigated a bank holdup at National Bank and Trust Co of West Grove Pennsylvania yielding $58,700. A bullet riddled car with a broken door and glass was found abandoned in Lewisville, Pennsylvania, 12 miles from Newark. A 20 year old youth is sought, believed to have used the vehicle, with a post office clerk suspected to have fired shots during the escape.
U S lawmakers clash over wartime relief for Europe with Republicans and Democrats split on timing and conditions. Some urge immediate aid to Western Europe while others warn against premature distribution, favoring relief only under strict oversight to prevent misuse and ensure aid reaches starving populations.
Chile faces coal rationing as 16 000 miners wage an eight day strike. President Gabriel Gonzales Videla orders discipline while government seeks to curb Communist influence and secure wartime energy needs. Only about 50 miners have retired to work with demands for higher pay contesting the wage grant, arrests rise to nearly 50 in the south.
Harrisburg October 11 Major headquarters of Pennsylvania's military forces will be moved to Indiantown Gap Military Reservation effective next Tuesday The State Military Affairs Department said the Adjutant General Office Commanding General's Headquarters 2d Infantry Division Pennsylvania National Guard and Senior Army Instructor offices will relocate to the Gap The property and disbursing officer and headquarters of Maintenance Co now at the Gap will join the consolidated headquarters in a remodeled line known as the Pentagon
Harrisburg Oct 1 Veterans organizations across Pennsylvania joined in a united effort to ensure every community properly prepares for honoring the states returned war dead. Representatives from groups statewide met Brig Gen Frank A Weber state adjutant general and pledged to set up joint committees to manage burial sites and all community plans for military honors.
Miami area reports a tropical storm moving from near Cuba toward Florida. Weather advisories warn of gale winds 60 mph and higher as the system tracks west of Havana and approaches the peninsula. Coastguards issue warnings from Miami to Fort Myers with small craft told to stay in port.
A partially completed 60 by 110 foot cement block structure on North Center street in Corry, built by Merle Page and Kennett Nichols, was sold to A Zwlaneck and Son. The buyer’s plans are unclear but may host a modern self serve grocery store or warehouse space. Construction will proceed rapidly as announced by Milton Zalaneek.
Lake George New York October 11 16 persons will be questioned in a Warren County grand jury probe into the mysterious death of Reva Remick a 23 year old New York City nurse whose bruised body was found at Lake George in August. The death was certified an accidental drowning but relatives and friends suspect foul play and District Attorney J Clarence Herlihy will present the case to the grand jury Tuesday. Jack Finn of Stamford Connecticut will be the guiding voice at the inquiry.
Chile declares an utterance against its government as fantastic slander and breaks international relations with a South American nation. The move follows accusations that sparked a diplomatic rift and claims of breached principles, prompting official protests and recalls.
Belgrade reports Yugoslavia will sever diplomatic relations with Chile over protests by the Chilean government. It accuses Chile of smearing Yugoslavia and of fomenting a campaign against the United States and its defense plans through strikes and sabotage. The move follows expulsion of two Chilean-linked officials, Dalibor Jake Sa and Andrei Cunju, tied to alleged communist influence.
A thief took $23 from Mrs. Jacke Walsh during shopping in Cory. The purse was taken from a baby carriage and discarded near a store counter after Walsh noticed the loss while paying. Officers recovered the purse with some bills missing and two coins.
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