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17 Oct 1945
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Corry Evening Journal in Corry, Pennsylvania
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1945
Page
1
Unclear OCR Entry on Local Market Items and Prices
Fragmentary text lists items and prices from a local market or sale. Mentions cattle, eggs, and miscellaneous goods with numerical values, but many words are garbled. No clear date, place, or full names are extractable.
Pennsylore Train Wreck Near Pittsfield Urges Detours
A heavy Pennsylore freight train derailed near Pitts Held a few miles east of Corry. Nineteen cars left the track, none of the crew hurt. Major track damage forced detours for passengers via Irvine and Oil City, disrupting schedules in the vicinity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irvine
Oil City
Pitts Held
Corry
Wreck Near Pittsfield Delays Rail Traffic After Ore Train Collision
Train wreck west of Pittsfield injures two crew members and halts line traffic as eighteen ore cars derail and pile across the right of way. Wrecking crews from Warren and Erie clear debris while wires are torn down, and rail officials fear the line may not reopen until late tonight with numerous detours in place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsfield
Corry
Warren
Zalneck
Plitsfield
Cradtroad
Plitefield
Erle
Oll City
Irvine
Philadelphia
Drie
J. A. Sterrett
Erie
A.smith
Altoona Man Killed in Freak Accident
A freak accident in Altoona Pennsylvania killed 47 year old Charles G. Frank and injured 45 year old Theodore Devine after a car stalled. Doctor Joseph Ronan attempted to restart the vehicle with passenger weight on the rear bumper, which then sprang causing the fatal head injury to Frank. Devine suffered cuts and bruises and was hospitalized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bizepomorerese Ktes
Altoona
Joseph Ronan
Charles G. Frank
Theodore Devine
Jotn Speacht
Speacht
Prank
Degine
Mercy Hospital
War News and Global Labor Actions Around the World
AP bulletins report Japanese resistance in Java with civilians killed and hunted, American forces battling Japanese holdouts on Guam, and Argentina's General Confederation of Workers calling a 24 hour general strike. Also, Secretary Byrnes cites Russian demands for an Allied control council to run Japan while seeking an American advisory commission this month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buends Atras
Gentina
General Confederation of Workers
Thcation
Supreme Court
Washington
Byrnes
Japan
United States
Russia
Navy Cuts Point Scores to Release 1,100,000 by New Year
The Navy trims enlistment point totals for most personnel to speed discharge. Enlisted men drop from 44 to 41 with further cuts to 49 in December and 38 in January. Officers and WAVE personnel face scaled reductions, targeting release of about 1.1 million by January 1, with about 200 doctors slated for discharge by New Year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Navy
Dannery
Two Convicted Rapists Seek Commutations
In Harrisburg on Oct 17 Attorney General James H Das faced a state pardon board hearing for James V Creta and Lea C Leahy both convicted in Schuylkill County in 1992 of rapes. Das stressed community attitude toward release will guide his consideration of commutation requests while the two serve long terms at Eastern State Penitentiary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Schuylleid County
James H. Das
Duff
State Pardon Board
James V. Creta
Lea C. Leahy
Eastern State Penitentiary
Victory Bond Drive Plans Unveiled For November Campaign
Corry War Finance Committee leaders outline first plans for the Victory Bond drive starting October 28. A noon meeting is set for Thursday at River Restaurant to name a general chairman. The city quota is 860,000 with promotions including the Marine Girls Band and school activities led by Mrs. E Barnes and Miss Helen Lodge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corry
Mary Amveling
Hotel Corry
Marine Girls
Suior High
E. Barnes
Ming
One
Irma Grese Admits Camp Cruelty During Lueneburg Testimony
Irma Grese, 22, a female Nazi guard at Oswholm, testified under cross examination that she lashed prisoners with a whip and clubbed them despite orders. She denied sending women to a sand pit near the wire for execution and denied training guard dogs on inmates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irma Grese
Lueneburg
Associated Press
UN| Wen
Oswholm
Col
T. M Backhouse
Backhouse
Meyer Wis
Amnesty By Emperor Pardon Causes Japan Quake
Tokyo reports Hiro Katto grants amnesty to nearly one million Japanese and reduces sentences for 47 000, restoring civil rights to 600 000 as part of a sweeping political change. Headquarters reversed prior quota plan for news correspondents amid press protests in the United States and Tokyo. Lt Gen Shigeru Sawada is arrested and imprisoned over alleged involvement in Doolittle raid executions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marlin Spencer
Tokyo
Hiro Katto
Ippor
Demet
Japan
Philippines
Korea
United States
Eighth Army
Shigeru Sawada
James A. Doolittle
Aiots
Radios Delayed as Reconversion Slows Production
Chicago October 17 Associated Press reports reconversion problems slow essential radio parts. Fewer new sets will meet the Christmas demand. Stewart-Warner’s Frank A Hiter says models will improve over the 1941 line but will not be a miracle fix. Public hopes for wartime radios at 141 prices fade as supply lines lag. The main bottleneck is securing scarce components.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Pross
Chicago
Amilematel
Sation
Frank A. Hiter
Dent
Stewart-Warner Corporation
Hiter
Draft Examinations List For Corry Union City Area
A long list of men called from Corry for draft exams is published with names from Corry Union City region and nearby towns. The notice names registrants from Corry and surrounding districts including Union City Edinboro Waterford and Cambridge Springs with addresses and street names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mielen
Billsburgh
Tinton City
Toflay
Adain Pall
Coreyane
Sje Camper
Alvurs Morrison
Weel
Louis Hrset
Willard Dal
Richart Tyne McCray
Donale Archue Pike
Donald Jerome Pier
Marlonsere
Clifford
Geavire McCloskey
Pirst Avenue
Richard L. Winans
Lemon Street
Harold Eiston Dgugnerty
West Wayne Street
Corry-Union City
William Gliver Ester
Ela
Wayne Tugene Glover
Union City
Wilbur Royce Harned
Edinboro
Dewey N McGahen
Waterford
Walter Frank Bartyael
Stephen Junior Bryant
Lafayette Douelis
Union Clt
Franke On
Franke On~dany, Union City: Vern Cassius Long, Sandusky, Ohio: Andrew T. Sayban
Frank Charles Hoczes
Cambridge Springs
Lysle Dalton Gardner
Edward John Burns
James M. Palmer
Lawrence Pare Must
Lewis calls off soft coal strike amid national crisis
The article reports an unexpected move by Lewis ending a soft coal strike as a national crisis looms. It notes the U S Chamber of Commerce pushing for a 25 percent tax cut and outlines legislative discussions on corporate tax policy, price controls, and industrial adjustments in December proposals. The piece mentions congressional committees and potential revenue measures affecting corporate profits and the economy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis
Truman to Seek Draft Plan After White House Meeting
President Truman plans to appear before Congress next Tuesday to present a message on peacetime universal service and to outline a merged War and Navy Department structure as a step toward unifying armed forces. He urged a coordinated program to ensure future security and maintain peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Troman
Congress
Universal
Speakler Rayburn
Wille House
Mn Trim
Gooner C. Marshall
Cain Ay Sreeokiey
Wrilleeson
Navy
Grainmning Worl Pratt
Senate
Ses
Air
Labor Pact Marks First Breakthrough in Railroad Field
Philadelphia reports show the mediation board named the Brotherhood of Railroad Shop Crafts at America as the bargaining agent for 39,253 employees on the largest election to date. Five groups favored the independent union, with 44,704 represented by the Brotherhood and 17,069 by the United Railroad Workers of America. This milestone follows a nationwide pattern of postwar union organizing in rail labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ny Muenien Spo
Philadelphia
I Nations
Srmed
PRR
Moups —Machiniste
Carmen and
Electricians
Brotherhood of Railroad Shop Crafts At
America
Independant
Brotherhood
United Railroad Workers of America
Cro
Weather breaks boost potato harvest across Lynn Sill area
Weather over three days accelerates potato digging with around 100000 bushels stored overnight as Lynn Sill and nearby farms report record quality and volume. Machinery and extra help push the yield, while 400 acre Iyall Miller plantings near Corty also show strong progress and high-grade tubers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynn Sill
Millar
Cory
L. D. Shreve
D. Peterson Furins
Peterson
Iyall Miller
Eri
Stace College
State Department of Agriculture
Corty
Jamestown Hit Run Driver Held in Erie
Jamestown resident John Lindell, 48, jailed on $1,500 bond after alleged hit and run that injured Peter Andruszidewics, 65. Lindell was arrested at Third and Wayne streets after supposedly taking Andruszidewics at Ith and Wayne. Victim treated for leg and body bruises, later sent home. Lindell to face Aldermen Thomas Mcarty next week. Police pursued by passing motorists who chased the vehicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jamestown
Erie Erie
John Lindell
N. C
Third
Wayne Streets
Peter Andruszidewics
Ith
Hamel Hospital
Thomas Mcarty
Coal Operators Ask for New Capital Parley
Coal operators pressed for a new capital parley as steel industry reductions grow sharper. In Ickes terms the situation is very acute with policy sessions cited, and Lewis had been reported as calling miners to discuss policy. The article notes escalating tensions and government involvement in curbing production while seeking investment remedies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ickes
Lewis
More Than 300000 Tons of Steel Ingots Lost This Week
A United Mine Workers spokesman said the action was in the public interest and future efforts to recognize the Three Mine Workers Foremen’s Union will resume later under proper conditions. The nationwide strike impact grows with coal and steel operations delayed, possibly affecting fuel supply and worker layoffs across major mills and related industries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asmeuiod
Washington
Tohe
Lewis
United Mine Workers
Iis
Pajted Mine Workers
Lewist
Mornan
New York
Sntuwling Harbor
Holywood
Imavie Studios
AFL
Pacific Nonth‘west
Mss
Cheago-Gary
Ind
Toterlor Tekes
Schwellenbach
John Ja Lewis
Oie Palley
Capae Ana
Thon
UMW
Pittsburgh
Steel
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Pennsyore
Treasury
the Treasury
Batavia
Java
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NaGunaliat
Guam
Lee B. Hermie
Tere
Hermie
Plorids
New York Harbor
U.S.5
Enterprise
Manhattan
Weir
Tntecrutionel
WAR Finance Group
Campaign Head
Marine ’ Girls' Band
Doolittle
Chamber of Commerce
United States Chamber of Commie
Las Payer
Bilkwoeth
C. Alvord
Federaliuatiee
Truman
House Committee
House Appropriations Committee
House
inter-American Affairs
Cannon
D-Mo
Braden
Senate Foreign Relations
Sorwille Braden
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