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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1948
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR notes mention election activity, bills, and officials. It references October timing, a conduit issue, and names like DU BEY and BEL in a unclear vote context. Limited readable facts prevent precise reconstruction of events or entities.
A fragmented public notice lists a school sale with accessory items and dated references. It mentions property, warranty terms, and a general auction context with names and locations obscured by the text irregularities. The readable fragments point to a county sale of school related assets pending a process.
Corry community Chest campaign concludes with total gifts of 29 374 dollars 874 above the 28 500 goal. Six divisions fell short of individual quotas yet early large gifts and per plant contributions pushed the final tally beyond target. Directors praise workers and donors across departments including manufacturing employees and various companies.
City Treasurer Trene Mullen urged residents that the deadline to pay school tax and related real estate levies is near. She noted overall real estate tax payments lag behind the year’s total, with about half of the per capita levy paid so far and calls for prompt settlement to avoid penalties.
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey pledged swift steps to curb Soviet expansion in Asia while traveling through Massachusetts toward Boston. He warned that the West must resist Communist gains and argued for renewed friendship with China. Dewey spoke to a large audience and planned regional talks in Pittsfield Springfield Worcester and Brimingham. The remarks tied Berlin blockade concerns to Asia and warned of Soviet reach across the Pacific. The piece also notes Ford estate taxes and penalties but centers on Dewey’s nationalist stance and rally across New England.
An American court at Nuremberg sentenced top World War II military leaders to hang for war crimes. Feld Marshal Hugo Sperrle Admiral Otto Selmiewild Walther Warlimont and Hermann Telnecke were among those found guilty of planning executions and crimes against civilians. The tribunal also charged 29 others with plotting to undermine Allied command.
Governor Dewey appears set to win a majority in the city with 2,100 Republicans against 4,247 Democrats among 8,497 total registered voters. Demographics suggest Dewey could overcome Truman as past city turnout nears 1944 levels, with GOP gains and anticipated high Caney turnout cited by local leaders.
A youth escaped injury when a car he operated collided with a Pennsylvania Railroad train near Youngsville in fog. Gerald Suwnacher, 19, of Youngsville, was unhurt though his vehicle sustained fatalities after the collision at an intersection near Syj- Plee Mil.
Five Corry youths named among twenty district draftees called for pre induction physicals on November 4. Names include Robert Petit Jr Milton Dahl Walter Peake Richard Kinney and Robert Parsons with others from Union City Waterford Bainbarn region. The clerk notes difficulty finding eligible draftees and only one of the first twelve passed. In New York a novelist Daniel Fy Ahern was convicted of second degree robbery after admitting theft of cash and jewelry from a department store buyer. He faces life imprisonment.
United Nations Security Council proposals urged economic pressure to stop the Palestine war. Britain and China supported a committee to examine remedies, with possible sanctions including interruption of economic relations and severance of diplomatic ties.
Secretary of Defense Forrestal urged Congress to grant firmer control over the three armed services amid friction in the military establishment. In two public statements, General Royall and Army Chief of Staff bluntly argued for top-down reforms and closer civilian oversight to restore national defense confidence.
Archie W. Thompson Post members vote to build a 40 by 40 foot addition at the Bash South and Mill streets site. The addition will house a dance hall and meeting room, with cost not to exceed 20000 dollars, and remodeling of the current building is rejected due to structural condition. work to start as soon as possible.
Doris Duke heiress to a tobacco fortune won a quick divorce from Porfirio Rubirosa in Reno Nebraska district court on grounds of extreme cruelty. The couple wed in Paris on September 1 1947. no property rights were involved.
President Truman travels by auto and train to Madison Square Garden for a major campaign address. He vows to fight Communism, urges Republicans and voters to back Liberty, and stops at Boston and other cities to rally supporters.
Peru reports its seventh major revolt with Brig. Manuel Odor’s troops defending Lima and Arequipa. government declares martial law and mobilizes forces after outbreaks from Callao to southern regions. Bustamante Rivera vows firm action while APRA factions clash over privileg es amid ongoing unrest and a nationwide strike.
War reports describe heavy Nationalist and Communist fighting across North China. Key centers included Chinhgien and Tahushin near the Peiping Mukden rail line, with clashes also near Taiyuan and around Tairyen. Substantial claims allege poison gas use by Reds south of Talyuen, but no substantiating proof is provided.
In a dispatch from Moscow, Stalin denounces United States Britain and other powers for blocking peace in the United Nations Security Council. He accuses Western leaders of pressing for a new war and argues Russia seeks restraint while accusing allied nations of coercive intent.
A driver, Charl Dien, was injured when his truck collided on Route N after brakes failed. The wreck involved Edgar A Lebermaari and others near Pollock's Bridge, with total damage over $2000. State Police report the truck and car damage and the injured man’s condition as serious.
In West Virginia the United Mine Workers leadership asks its 120,000 members to vote for Thomas E Dewey as the lesser evil. UMW District 17 chief William Blizzard says other district presidents join the push to shut tickets, a move seen as a flat endorsement of Dewey.
The Treasury released figures for October 26 with receipts of 161 539 249 49 dollars and expenditures of 147 460 082 41 dollars. The balance stood at 4 590 491 899 87 dollars and total debt at 25 922 499 955 65 dollars. The increase over the prior day was 14 964 008 16 dollars.
The report notes that additional funds are required to continue the relief program. Officials call for new appropriations to sustain distribution efforts and support affected communities.
Officials in Washington expect to ask Congress for up to 1.2 billion dollars to fund the Marshall Plan through April to June of next year. The article reports on ERP funding, legislative outlook, and public sentiment. It also notes a Texas congressman's death and a fatal wreck in Ulrichsville, with brief casualty details.
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