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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1949
Page
1
Damaged OCR item shows a dense array of sale offers and vague contact lines. Mentions Lake acres for sale, various phone numbers, a washer and metal toy items, a Paige University reference, and partial price hints. The fragmentary text lacks coherent structure or identifiable parties or dates.
Britain’s Sir Stafford Cripps pressed the United States to enlarge American markets for British goods as the three power talks on Britain’s economic crisis opened. He sought American policy readjustments to help Britain earn dollars, with Canada backing similar moves, while Treasury Secretary Snyder promised sympathetic consideration.
Harrisburg dispatch reports pharmacists push to curb a novel lottery via cash register panels. Chauncey E Rickard of the State Pharmaceutical Association says red stamped receipts trigger free purchases for customers, urging legal action to stop the practice statewide.
In New York amid a severe polio wave, a national emergency fund drive was launched to raise funds for combating the disease. Basil O’Connor, head of the National Foundation, warned funds had nearly run out as cases rose weekly while most states reported. The week ended September 3 logged 2815 cases, with projections suggesting the total would fall short of prior peaks.
Corry police officer George Burlingame aged 52, on duty since 1924, collapsed at the station this morning. He was paralyzed on the left side and speech impaired after a stroke and was rushed to Corry Hospital where doctors ordered continued observation.
Reported Sept. 8, Howard B. Ghnuh, a gun collector and Bible-reader, who fatally killed 18 people in a premeditated plot, is held under 24 hour observation at New Jersey State Hospital for Mental Hygiene in Trenton. Doctors at Cooper Hospital in Camden, noting hollow cheeks, call for mental evaluation before arraignment. Prosector Go het says sanity undecided. a death penalty remains possible if found sane. One of the 13 separate shootings is noted in the report.
After two years of bargaining the wartime Fairhaven housing sale appears near collapse. Federal official Edward Fitzgerald reports only twenty five of the required sixty buyers committed. a bid sale to investors would follow if needed, with higher rents likely and veterans urged to buy.
Harry H. Hall will replace Francis Hooper as manager of the Personal Finance Company loan bank here. Hooper, active in Elks Kiwanis and Chamber affairs, leaves Saturday for a Los Angeles post with the same company. The local staff remains, with Hall coming from within the finance firm after several years’ service.
New York report on steel industry fact finding for President Truman expected late tonight. Prof. Carroll R. Daugherty leads the panel aiming for a timely submission to Washington to influence wage increase demands in the fourth round. Board members to present findings tomorrow morning.
Republicans frame statism as the core issue in the 1948 campaign, arguing Truman's fair deal expands state control over all citizens. Wherry urges a clear party stand opposing welfare state expansion, while Democrats defend the policy as necessary. The debate centers on government economy and control, with leaders calling for a constructive alternative to statism.
Harrisburg on September 8 a ten member highway planning commission began a 400000 dollar survey of Pennsylvania road needs. The panel may hire engineers and private firms to map a long range program including new routes to ease congestion urban throughfares and farm to market roads. The commission was created by the 1949 General Assembly and must report to Governor Dut by November 1 1950.
News reports confirm the death of Richard Strauss in Garmisch Partenkirchen Germany. The renowned composer, age 84, created landmark works including Salome and Also sprach Zarathustra, shaping modern orchestral and operatic music with innovative tone poems and late Romantic evolution. He suffered chronic heart disease for months. a denazification court cleared him of Nazism charges in 1948.
Auction notices reveal Princess Darly Parides Bultoneh, daughter of a Pittsburgh police official, facing sale of a mansion with 16 rooms and 12 baths. The property is listed at about $120,000 with anticipated September sale date, descriptive details about grounds and interior included.
A Corr y man is held for trial after being charged with stealing $140 from an Untum service station. Police say the suspect, arrested at his home on West Pleasant Street, claimed innocence but was identified and charged. Authorities report ongoing investigations and bond details. Separately, Prague reports Czech priests oppose a government bill granting the state control over church appointments and funding, prompting widespread protest from Catholic leadership. Archbishop Beran and other church figures dispute the plan.
Washington, Sept. 8 The filibuster threat to block arms for Chiang Kai-shek stalls a $1450,060000 aid package as Senate leaders face possible delays. Senator Knowland seeks support from Vice Admiral Backer while Connally warns of lengthy floor talks if the plan advances, amid Administration opposition and Chiang’s plea for military equipment.
New Jersey Health Commissioner Daniel Berger urged a health tax to fund efficient health units for the elderly and infirm. The proposal aims to bolster government health services and public safety programs through revenue from the tax.
Unclear text describes Pittsburgh district plants facing disruption from a rail strike. Mentions steel industry, possible impact on operations and workers, with reference to a strike affecting about tens of thousands. Details are fragmented and uncertain.
Washington reports that the United States plans to approve a loan to Yugoslavia to bolster its economy and independence from Moscow. Secretary of State Acheson defended the move as essential aid to Yugoslavia’s government and economy.
Merchants plan Corry Days sale with September 29 to October dates. A community meeting at the McGray Community House discussed planned promotions, decorations, and cooperative efforts to create a holiday atmosphere in the business district. Arthur Cohen will lead the holiday lighting committee and report later.
Fal Mar Hashuk aged 39, once hidden in a Brooklyn closet for a decade, has been released from a mental hospital. Officials said he shows improvement, no longer hates the world, and now helps at his father's Brooklyn store after a neighbor found him last spring.
The Federal Reserve Board released figures showing August job holders at 59,947,000 and a drop in unemployment by over 40,000, signaling continued improvement in the labor market. Civil employment rose, with total civil employment up 108,009,000 and agriculture wages mixed, while overall nonfarm payrolls edged higher. Economic officials noted the trend points to strengthening consumer demand and factory activity as harvests approach, with June to September normally signaling a rebound in employment.
A local Talian club votes at a special meeting to delay building plans until spring. The decision follows discussion of membership and a contested construction proposal presented by officers. Details of the vote and conditions remain unclear in the fragmentary report.
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