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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1948
Page
1
An auction notice describes a sale including housing, farm items, livestock, and equipment. It references a location near Bear Attorney and Ray parade and sets an auction date and time. The fragmentary text mentions real estate frontage, livestock including steers and calves, and general goods for sale.
Union members at Corryames town Mfg. Corp accept terms of a new contract ending a 12 week strike. Production to resume tomorrow as plant officials implement an incentive plan while workers gain a pay raise and vacations. Sales losses during the walkout are estimated at about three percent of annual output.
Sept. 14 report from Ojail, Cryin, notes a massive forest fire burning 13,010 acres near Ojiltxele and Wir-ponciation, threatening communities and forcing evacuations. Damage estimates reach $1,000,001 as crews struggle to contain the blaze and protect residents.
In Paris a conference reports the United States and Britain backing France to place Somaliland under a trusteeship as part of a larger Italian colonial-tiptoe diplomacy. Soviet and other powers express mixed views while Big Four delegates push for a decision as a UN assembly deadline nears.
Four Corry cases were handled quickly in the county court. Park Cage was fined 160 dollars and ordered to pay court costs and serve 90 days in Erie County jail after pleading guilty to driving while intoxicated. Wilford Siocum was not brought to trial as a psychiatrist's examination was ordered. Guy Duryee had charges withdrawn and paid costs after the complainant withdrew. Thomas Maloney pled guilty to driving while intoxicated and was fined. The trial for Tester Hepler was continued to the November term. Raymond Clark’s case for involuntary manslaughter was ongoing, with a verdict possibly today. he allegedly fell asleep at Route 6, causing a collision that killed Carl Hung.
West Palm Beach sept 14 a final decree of divorce opens the way for the wedding of Francis Hitchcoole and Stephany Sala but Hitchcock must face an investigation for perjury Judge C H Chillingworth signs the decree while a rider notes that Mrs Murle Aitch took the divorce restraining order and followed it with a license to wed before the decree was granted
Peter MacKerey of Algonquin, Michigan, died in a Warren accident. Police reported the fatal crash occurred today at the hospital after the injured driver was admitted following the collision. The incident is under investigation by local authorities.
Jamestown New York soldier Robert H. Smith, 20, was shot and killed by Army MP Private Gerald G. Wilkins of Marshfield Wisconsin at Fork Myer Way as he attempted to escape from a guardhouse. The Army said Smith had been turned over by Washington police after a four month auto theft sentence.
City Council members discussed pension options for all hourly city employees during a special session with Clare Jones and a firm field rep. The council authorized the city solicitor to confer with Mayor Boblendey and other officials to compare plans, with a decision expected after weeks of weighing merits. The plan aims to include all hourly workers and may trigger state funds for municipal pension programs.
A Hyderabad defense ministry communique says Indian forces suffered 1000 casualties on day one as they invaded the princely state. Indian troops halted on all fronts with counterclaims of limited headway, while Razakars evacuated villages and the Hyderabad radio cited distances of operations toward the city.
Karachi report says Ewaja Naulmuddin, former premier of Babjal, is appointed governor-general of Pakistan to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Mahomed Ali Jinnah. The cabinet announced the selection on the prime minister’s advice. Nezimuddin will be sworn in this afternoon after his appointment was proclaimed by King George VI.
An unclear OCR reads that Carey men born in 1929 must register for two days at a local bank quarters office. The fragment mentions Wednesday and Thursday and a Liberty or City native context, but the text is garbled and hard to interpret.
The Sept 1 dispatch reports three wartorn envoys meeting Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov in Moscow on August 30. Attendees included Atlas dor Walter Bedell Smith, Yves Chataigneau, Frank Tuberts, and officials Wialinsky and Molotov. The gathering followed earlier talks and signals a new phase in Allied diplomacy. Britain warns arms program delays amid mounting international tension. Deputy PM Herbert Morrison cites need to slow publications to fund air defense and armor upgrades.
The board vows to hire three qualified teachers to fill vacancies for the coming school year. Salaries for two vacant posts remain unchanged, while a $50 addition was added to the vocational program fine. The district weighs continuing the vocational department as enrollment rises.
In Bloomsburg Pennsylvania on September 14 Mrs Marguem Lupyer a 60 year old divorcee was shot dead after an incident at the Bloomsburg mill where she worked. Assistant Police Chief David Fermxald reported the killing as investigators pursue a motive and suspect details.
Union longshoremen in San Francisco and other West Coast ports vow to ignore Army calls to handle military cargo. Army plans to use hiring halls bypassing the usual dock gate system, prompting charges of an open shop move and strike-breaking risk. Major unions will meet to discuss response as tensions rise over port labor and Army employment tactics.
Crowds clash at the Standard Oil refinery gate in Richmond and nearby streets as hundreds of workers strike. Police and a state patrolman are hospitalized. photographers and a Tribune reporter report tear gas and film seized. The mass action ends with continued disruption on the West Coast.
King George VI opened parliament amid talks by Labour and the opposition to curb the Lords power. The government aims to push controversial measures, including nationalization of the coal and steel industries, before the 1950 general elections, setting the stage for a tense legislative session.
Area potato harvest began yesterday with large labor use and high yields. At Heaverdin and Sill Miller farms near Suot's crossing, yields reached about 400 bushels per acre, aided by new equipment that clears fields of vines and weeds. Other growers report similarly strong results as harvest progresses.
Easton Pa Sept 14 Ms Howard De Long 28 was shot to death and her 35 year old husband fatally wounded in their apartment last night as police pounded on the door. Patrolman Francis Boyland said De Long died shortly after at Lehigh Hospital. Coroner Dr Bachman ruled murder and death by own action. Witness Mrs James Stocker said De Long shouted I am going to kill Gerry and fled inside. A shot followed as Boyland climbed through a kitchen window and found De Long dead and a gun near him.
Gen Lucius D Clay said war not near, while Berlin’s military government braces for any forceful act. Washington officials report the Soviet blockade test. a veteran official says both Communism and Russia have already lost the political battle. ADW notes 4.25 year terms for seven crimes. Glaser to retire, leaving Berlin July. Continued on page two.
Four Erie County defendants, James Gray Philip Sorsorine Harold Williams and Walter Stankey, were fined 800 each after pleading guilty to maintaining gambling devices. Offenses followed an arrest by Pennsylvania State Police at Lawrence Bar. Judge Gyais announced a countywide crackdown policy backing Star Police in arrests.
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