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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1948
Page
1
A battered OCR fragment references a consignor Mrs B A from a place named Stale and a date October 2. It lists items including a table lamp and garden items and mentions a carpenter and a Mr. Jonds st from her m. The text is unclear but indicates a transfer or sale event with consignments.
Auction of school property set for 1:00 PM at the township school to include land and buildings with cash payment required. Directors reserve one half interest and right of sale with terms of warranty and acceptance described in the notice.
Republican candidate Thomas E. Dewey argued there can be no isolation for America and urged preserving peace above party lines. He spoke after Sen. McGrath accused isolationists in Congress of threatening the European recovery and stressed US resolve to back liberty and human freedom globally.
A night frost settled over the area with the official thermometer reading 24 degrees. Yesterday's high reached 8, with an early morning calm suggesting below average temperatures would continue today as forecasts hinted.
Associated Press report accuses Maj. Gen. Alexander Kutloy of Berlin of blocking citywide elections to spare communists a defeat. He laid conditions for vote approval, demanding Western currency withdrawal and cross-border purges, while opponents labeled him a fascist warmonger.
In a Washington report, Clay explains clemency for Koch citing postwar service and training plans. A new secretary to begin work soon, following a board meeting at Hotel Corry. The full time secretary role aims to advance program goals amid wartime-era adjustments.
A garbled Detroit sports blurb mentions the Morty and Eight hockey club, the Amériqui Lite Pion, and a Promenade Nur Hitiale event near Fas Fort y and forty eight mm. It references the Detrost area, Fiirotdst Pavey, and Ghemen ce ter with unclear details about an election or match.
Architects and the board discussed plans for the hospital and approved submitting a federal funds application. They voted to elect four new directors, expanding the board to fifteen, with representation from surrounding townships. Dr Hugh O Hare sought blood typing cooperation with the Red Cross. The superintendent was authorized to buy equipment for the men’s sun parlor and a submergible ice cube machine was delivered. September records show 269 patients with 1,217 treatment days. six deaths and forty births. thirty major and fifty-five minor operations. Present were Directors Nast Hillstrom Histon Holden Howard Morrison Olt and Ramnesale.
Prices in Corry stores fluctuated with potatoes at 30 cents a peck, boiler meat ranging 10 to 70 cents, and eggs at 85 cents. Meat prices rose from last weekend while overall costs remained below a month ago, reflecting proximity to growers and shifting supply.
The Supreme Court refused to order Illinois to place Henry Wallace's Progressive party on the November election ballot. Chief Justice Vinson announced the denial in unsigned per curiam, with Justices Black and Murphy dissenting on the absence of a clear statutory bar. The decision leaves Wallace and others off the Illinois ballot under a 1935 statute interpreted to block their party.
Fragmented OCR text mentions a birthday for Mrs. Bee Trion and a date in December or similar. Doctors note confusion in phrasing with references to England, Ont, Edmonton, and Rut Adrliplets. Unable to determine clear event details from legible content.
Campaign totals show only partial progress as two days remain to raise 6000 for the Chest. Plant divisions report mixed results with one plant contributing 595 of 1500 and other divisions lagging. Directors urge each unit to meet its quota to complete the campaign by Saturday.
Washington January forecasters say six years of good times ahead supported by stable peace and near full employment. They project employment near 1948-50 levels with higher purchasing power if prices fall, and note a mild recession would only trim overall power slightly.
A dispatch from Washington reports the Agriculture Department says rayon now shows improved strength, appearance, and dyeing properties with new production methods for blends and glossy fabrics. Shrinkage has been reduced and rayon is more desirable in textiles, aiding cotton outlook for 1949. A slight drop in domestic cotton use and potential export gains are forecast, aided by the European recovery program.
A force of 1,000 coal miners clashed with police at the Ricard mine near Grandcombe, injuring several officers as troops and mine workers battled in south central France. Details from semi official French outlets and early dispatches describe casualties and hospitalizations.
State Selective Headquarters in Harrisburg reports 630 registrants are scheduled for induction in the last ten days of November after passing pre physicals. Lt Col Henry M Gross notes rising acceptance and deadlines of 21 days post final exam with a week extra for test results.
Smethport, Pa. Obl. 31-4 state psychiatrist tells jurors George Miketish, 28, is responsible for his wife Gertrude’s death and may be insane or temporarily insane. The expert notes Miketish’s alleged nervous condition and Army reports, countering claims of lack of mental age. Jury deliberations follow testimony from Warren State Capital and others.
A Dutch Airlines Constellation crashed into a high tension wire near Prestwick Scotland, killing 37 aboard including nine Americans. Survivors were gravely injured. the plane struck telephone lines and disrupted regional communications. The jet carried 20 passengers and 1 crew. pilot Ioene D. Parmen tier reported hitting something before vanishing into flames.
Garden City Kansas October 21 At least 65 passengers were injured in the derailment of the Santa Fe eastbound California Limited near Garden City. No one was killed as several cars were hurled from the track and the big diesel engine toppled. The train was en route from Los Angeles to Chicago and passengers were being removed hours after the crash.
Beersheba in southern Palestine fell to Israeli forces after heavy fighting as United Nations warned of cease fire terms. Egyptian planes bombed Tel Aviv amid the broader desert campaign and Arab southern offensive actions continued around the Holy Land.
The Archit W. Thompson Post of the Veterans of Foreign Wars starts a blood typing project to compile a type file of all members for faster transfusions. Post surgeon Dey Hugh O’Hare and Ray Tanner direct, with plans to store results at Corry Hospital and the VFW Home. Five men recently donated blood at Hamot Hospital, underscoring urgency. The program aims to serve all city residents, not just veterans, and will hand its records to the Red Cross when its banner program begins.
Italian born actress and novelist Eissa Landi dies of cancer at Kingston Hospital at 43 after a nine month illness. Her husband Cunlise Thomas helped keep her condition private while doctors noted a chronic illness and the illness's impact on her varied talents as stage and screen performer, linguist, pianist, and singer.
Paris Oct 21 The five major powers voiced support for a Mexican appeal to the Berlin issue pledging peaceful settlement. Russia and France offered conditional backing while the United States Britain and China reserved positions. The plan aims to convene a Security Council session and form a joint ministerial committee to study the German question. Officials called the proposal acceptable and satisfactory though caution remained until Moscow’s response is known.
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