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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1948
Page
1
The readable text shows names like Melvins and Melvin with partial addresses and stray phrases. No clear event, date, or location emerges to form a valid news item or summary.
Fragmentary OCR text shows unclear items about a bicycle a fleet or similar term. No coherent event or entities can be established from the readable words.
The 1941 Corry newspaper fragment reports a death on October 26 near Thorntort with mentions of a Mary or Merny, various local names, and a police notice. It includes references to a public sale and an emus hoot event, with a board meeting and a hiring note for a band.
President Truman declared the tide favors Democrats as he campaigned in Chicago and other cities aboard the campaign train. Crowds cheered in Illinois and Michigan while GOP rivals sought to blunt Democratic gains with aggressive touring to key urban centers.
The trawler Colonit sank in a early morning collision with tanker Tullahoma in Chesapeake Bay near Hoopers Island. Five feared lost and 11 crewmen remained missing as Coast Guard dispatched two cutters and planes from Norfolk and Reedville to search.
Pennsylvania Gas Company officials announced a winter supply increase with about 10 million more cubic feet daily for Pittsburgh area industry. The Manufacturers Light & Heat Company said roughly 28 million additional cubic feet daily will be available for Pittsburgh district firms, with distribution to Taylor areas in the south western region and Gettysburg area. The increase does not imply immediate widespread house heating restrictions or universal gas access.
Amid nationwide coal miners strike, one striker killed and two policemen badly wounded in southwest France near Marseille as government forces clear strikers from four mines. Explosions and gunfire follow as mines and a power plant are attacked. about ten strikers reportedly flee, while police advance.
Twenty five men from the army draft area served by Board No. 1 in Union Gligg will undergo pre induction examinations in November. Henry Whiteler, secretary of the board, announced that 30 men will be examined November 4 and five more selections on November 12. The board noted the first batch of nine had many deferments and that 100 of the 1,384 registrants may be eligible for induction, with minimal deferments for veterans, married men, and fathers.
US and Britain challenge Russian opposition as Moscow stalls action on outlawing the atomic bomb and lifting Berlin blockade. Observers note vetoes and stalemate shape UN energy and security debates while calls for controls and inspection fail to advance.
The Evenmile Cooperation Administration loans 210 million dollars to Britain to acquire machine gear equipment and materials under the European Recovery Act. The agreement was signed in Washington by American and British officials at the Export-Import Bank. Repayment starts quarterly in 1952 with semiannual installments, marking the first major credit under the plan.
Farmers start posting lands as hunt season nears amid past trespass issues. Hundreds of acres near the city were previously blacked off, and more properties may be posted this year. James Latimer will speak to the White Men's Brotherhood to discuss hunter farmer relations and show district protest films.
New York City ends the bus strike after four hours as 3,600 CIO Transportation Workers end work stoppage. City services resume with major routes and facilities returning to normal operations.
Local government approved a pension fund measure with provisions mirroring other cities. Officials discussed diverting funds from the Amis and some payments to the pension, with no department-wide actions yet taken. The air areas ordinance was revised to allow firing during certain seasons under state law. Mayor Kinley noted preliminary budget discussions showed no deficit despite absences.
Preliminary work and a new bargaining session between Raymond Mig. Co union employees and the firm began this week. The NLRB certified the bargaining agent earlier this year, with talks focusing on seniority vacations with pay grievance procedures and other conditions. The Raymond plant is the last of the citys major manufacturers to unionize as three others already operate under contract. Negotiations will proceed until issues are resolved or a settlement is reached.
Carlisle Pa Oct 6 A parkdown strike throttled freight shipments of 1 600 000 involving Daniel Motor Freight Co Warren Ohio drivers protesting a contract dispute The company operates 118 trucks on the New York Philadelphia run and other routes were affected with schedules off as drivers halted.
Paraguayan government says it has quelled a military revolt led by Col. Carlos Montanaro and backed by Cadets from the military academy. The uprising began early Monday with heavy fighting and Montanaro surrendered by 7:30 p.m. The Interior Ministry reports no casualty figure and notes the regime remains in power under President Gonzalez.
Associated Press report from Philadelphia dated Oct 26 argues labor votes could decide Pennsylvania's 1948 election. It notes 89 percent of 4,758,055 eligible voters, strong blocs in CIO and AFL, and opposition to Taft-Hartley. It covers Democratic and Republican leaders, congressional races, and state offices in a tense industrial-state panorama.
State Police reported today that a man was fatally stabbed in the heart while loading a deer in Welleboro. The four inch pocket knife slipped and pierced him. the blade punctured the heart as the knife slipped from the man’s grip. The incident involved Nimselt and was witnessed by Morris Prior to the fatal injury. The father, John Bore, is named in local accounts.
Edwin Martin asserted the Democratic Party fractured into right and left factions, criticizing President Truman for “breaking the party” and praising opposition claims. He cited a Soviet teacher’s death as proof of Communist deception and accused the president of discrediting disclosures about Red aggression.
Harrisburg October 26 state opened bids for a new admission building at Warren State Hospital Warren the first of five such units planned to deliver complete care for mental illness bidding opens December 1 at the Department of Property and Supplies similar buildings to follow at Embreeville Woodville Danville and Harrisburg state hospitals with 1700000 planned for each site according to Dr Hueing A Bengs director of the Bureau of Mental Health
Paris Oct 26 John Foster Dulles told the UN political committee that Russian aims extend Soviet Communism through force and revolution. He urged action on a UN Balkans commission to probe the Greek civil war while warning smaller powers against blocking mediation efforts amid the Berlin crisis.
An Oil City truck driver escaped injury when a two ton Luckie truck veered off the Here Creek road north of Sorry and rolled after a long skid. Melvin Silves of Oil City reported he was southbound when the wheels locked, the vehicle tumbled onto its side then rolled, leaving him unhurt with only a shaking. Damages are expected to exceed 400 dollars per Corry State Police.
A garbled report outlines an audit of a local estate or business, noting receipts amounting to about 1005 dollars and expenditures around 8397 dollars. The text hints at official records or court filings, with mentions of a party identified as Orender and a date near a single day mentioned in relation to the financial entries.
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