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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1947
Page
1
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Hollywood figures face House inquiry as Adolphe Menjou testifies he has heard John Howard Lawson heads Communists in Hollywood while denying proof. Testimony touches on Sorrell denials, Gorvell links, and broader claims of Communist influence in the film industry.
Roswell New Mexico October 21 Bob Crosby a rodeo star who charged broncs and wild eyed steers died from head and chest injuries after a jeep plunged 30 feet into the Peeps River bed yesterday near the Peeps River.
Gov Hull said drought conditions may force postponement of the Commonwealths hunting opening. he noted a 24 hour notice provision under a 1925 law allowing postponement or closure of the game season and state forests. The drought risk to forests could make postponement necessary to restore conditions.
City officials and the county commissioners agreed on a $500 annual raise for the city treasurer and a $125 monthly boost for the assistant, effective January 1, 1940, to cover combined duties of treasurer and tax collector. The boost applies to city and county roles as agreed by both groups.
A Corry couple sued Brieft Trucking Company and driver Burton Hemme for 8752.75 alleging auto damage and injuries from a collision at South and South Center streets earlier this year. The jury failed to reach a verdict and the case was ordered continued to the next term.
King George VI opened a new Parliament session with a Socialist program. He called for nationalization of the gas industry and curbs on the House of Lords while prioritizing economic recovery and European reconstruction.
Eight local World War I and Pacific War remains will be returned aboard the USAT Joseph V. Connolly, docking in New York Sunday. About 6,300 European theater dead are expected on board. Names will be released only after next of kin notification. Additional remains from the Pacific theater were transported to Philadelphia for distribution. A Bergdoll family note reports the birth of a daughter to Mrs. Bertha Bergdoll, wife of Grover C. Bergdoll, a former draft dodger.
President Truman called for a White House conference Thursday at 2 30 p m Eastern Time with top aides and Republican and Democratic leaders on Europe recovery efforts. The session will review the emergency stopgap act and a broader European recovery plan with Foreign Affairs and Appropriations committee members and Senate leaders invited. Secretary of State Marshall is expected to assist in outlining options and the chance of a special session in Congress.
Property owners on Novi Center 1 street between Hill railroad tracks and East Washing suet met with City Council members to discuss relief for water draining Barlow alley. Council favors sewer trenching along 370 feet frontage and may hold a special session to start work before December 1 pending Plant officials’ opinion.
In Scranton Pennsylvania a man killed his estranged wife at the home of Mrs. Michael Grady, sister of the slain, and then shot himself in the head. Theresa Kreidler, 26, mother of a seven year old, had been separated from her husband for several months. Police Chief Thomas Wilson reported the double tragedy occurred last night with Kreidler said to have broken into the Grady residence.
A four way contest emerges among ten candidates for city council posts. Key figures include Republican and Democratic hopefuls with names such as Lov the two seat, George Besin, Arthur Shiels, Russell Fenbunsy, and William Dyckes. Stakes center on streets, public property, and the vacancy created by incumbents.
Retail Merchants Bureau votes to close Columbus stores all day November 11 for Armistice Day observance. The following Wednesday stores will remain open the full day. Community Church members attended a dinner and meeting, with a plan to investigate Christmas street decorations and add more for the coming ball season.
In Edinburgh a regional National Coal Board report says 13 300 miners are on strike, up from 6 000 yesterday, affecting 52 pits and halting about 20 000 tons daily. Pay cuts and taxes push workers toward action, with wages around 17 pounds weekly in Blantyre.
The Corry Board of Education debates liability for a paving project at the high school site. The district solicitor says the board may be legally liable, while several members oppose payment, and a formal vote is planned at the next meeting.
Harrisburg October 21 The Pennsylvania veterans group proposes a housing program urging direct federal subsidies and five year suspension of labor union limits to reduce building costs. The plan favors eliminating federal controls and concentrating oversight in a single agency to speed construction and lower prices for veterans.
Brazil declares severed diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union as it pivots away from Moscow and toward Western Hemisphere alignment. The break mirrors Chile and Yugoslavia shifts, with Brazil resuming ties with A N U S in some capacity while warning of broader realignments.
A Senate investigating committee will question Forrestal about a Test mobilization plan and wartime contracts. Cushman Brewster accuses delays by a citizens group and lawmakers of shelving the plan after Pearl Harbor. Pepper counters that Republicans seek to undermine Roosevelt for 1944 campaign aims.
The Federal Power Commission was asked by Tennessee Gas Transmission to extend its pipeline from West Wirethill into New York state and New England. The plan includes compressor installations and feeder lines, nearly doubling capacity, with the route from Burnbaugh Kentucky through Ohio, near the Pennsylvania Morntal region, across Pennsylvania to New York south of Buffalo and into the Mohawk Valley toward Boston. Egypt reports 38 000 cholera deaths in 27 days, bringing the total to 2494.
The food board turns down the initial formula plan that would have launched the Eat More Chicken campaign and ended Poultryless ThursdaySoy program. The proposal claimed to save 4 250 000 bushels of grain weekly.
Washington Oct 21 government and industry groups pressed a second plan to drop poultryless Thursdays in the food campaign. Leaders said they could save grain by boosting poultry and turkey supplies and enlisting feed industry support while encouraging consumer buying.
An estimated $3 200 is sought for heirs of Elbert Wilkins and wife Jennie Driesaut who lived in Erle County around 1870. Relatives include nephew Cliff L Lindsey and his daughter, with other descendants in Idaho Springs and Ashville. Contact W C Cox and Company probate researchers in Chicago for information.
William Hallowell, 21, and Jude Hurry McDevitt, 32, police slayings are explained as a trial moves to October 29. The judge denies the change of venue and orders the youth to stand trial for the murder of a police sergeant.
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