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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1948
Page
1
An itemized sale listing describes a collection of goods including a bicycle, electric items, clothing such as a dinner dress, a bed, furniture like a table rack, and various household wares. The notice mentions registered numbers and locations, with a focus on auctioning off these assets.
Berlin dispatch reports about 150 German youths stoning three policemen in the Russian sector amid gunfire that killed one Berliner and wounded more than 40. A former Berlin official faces a Russian trial as American authorities challenge Soviet authority over a city official.
The State Milk Control Commission refused to release its price records, citing confidentiality under milk law. Pittsburgh had demanded public access after the commission ordered September price data, but Dauphin county filings argued the records must remain private.
The State Department released a note condemning Romania for detaining two women and a boy during the photographers incident in Bucharest. The United States rejected Romania's explanation and summoned the Romanian ambassador to protest the treatment and 48 hour detention.
Negotiators in New York reported optimism after all night talks to avert a nationwide strike by about 76 000 CIO Association of Communication Equipment Workers members. Wage demand shifts and talks with Western Electric continue as Army readiness looms over West Coast port disruptions.
Corry and hundreds of small towns face loss of airmail pickup as All American Aviation may suspend delivery on the Pittsburgh Jamestown route. The CAB must approve expansion to larger aircraft. cancellations affect local mail volume and operations.
The State Health Department seeks help from the Medical Society of Pennsylvania to provide full follow up care for school children with hearing and sight defects. Committees are asked to recommend establishment or extension of state clinics for treated defects found in school medical exams.
ERIE Sept 16 Joseph A Walczak 49 today was appointed finance director to succeed Julian Pollsnel who resigned fast Thursday charging he could not run his department Walesale formerly was milliant inantal secretary for the Polish Falcons with headquarters in Pittsburgh Walasale was hand picked by an eastside committee of Stan ey M Bdhowart and Victor Grem Sacks leaders were the committee members
Fragmented report describes upheaval as Hyderabad faces imminent seizure by central authorities. It mentions armed groups, Muslim strongholds at Bidar, and preparations by Bombay and other officials to oust local leadership and install a new administration.
Paris reports a near collapse of the French regime as right and centrist factions clash over emergency funds and tax increases. General De Gaulle supporters push for elections while strikes disrupt aviation and mining sectors across Pas de Calais and Lorraine. Police and workers suffer injuries in clashes.
Harrisburg September 16 The Pennsylvania Political Action Committee opened a state wide drive to rally labor behind President Truman for the election. The executive board met and endorsed Truman for a return to the White House. The PAC also backed congressional candidates under consideration by the CIO, and endorsed Democratic nominees for the two fiscal offices.
Stockholm reports conservatives liberals and agrarians join to oust the Social Democrat government after ten years in power. Athens dispatch notes Greek army withdraws along the southern Vilei triangle front amid a Communist counterattack with limited casualties and no major losses.
Approximately 308 employees at the Ajax Tron Works will vote between 2 and 4 pm and 7:30 to 8:30 pm in a union election to determine whether union membership remains a condition of employment. The process mirrors previous polls at Aero Supply Mfg Co and Coury Jamescow Mig Corp plants under Taft Hartley provisions.
Typhoon winds ripped across central Honshu causing casualties and missing persons as rains deluged the region. Reports list 3 to 5 dead and 23 missing among 10 prefectures while authorities warned of rising rivers and harbor damage near Tokyo.
The Corry paving program ends today after 43 working days of road work by Zalaneck and Sonfini teams. East South Street soft sections will be torn up next week for drying mix, Gott Street work continues, and further repairs at city expense are planned for next year.
Visiting committee reports extensive repairs at Cory Hospital in past weeks including woodwork, fire escapes, and x ray facilities. Ruth Lanston appointed part time. August admissions 210, births 80, deaths 3, major and minor surgeries noted. quarterly and treasury figures presented with detailed patient days and operations.
Fragmented notice states youths born in 1930 register for the Peacetime draft on Friday and Saturday at quarters above the Aiden City National Bank from 8 to 3. Anyone born after September 13, 1939 must register within days after their eighteenth birthday.
In a hurricane near the North Atlantic, 38 crew members from the 4,260 ton New York round freighter Leicester were rescued by ships some days after abandonment. Four crewmen were lost. The Leicester, normally crewed by nine, was sighted 400 miles southwest of Cape Race by Coast Guard units and Royal Canadian Air Force trackers as strong winds churned seas.
Corry court proceedings resume with Charles Hamtman facing a battery charge against Cecil Hamtman as other cases advance. The fraudulent conversion case against Paul Alkens, accused of retaining $507 from Ralph Biltsbit for a down payment on a house, is set to conclude only if not postponed.
The United Nations Security Council met at the Palais de Chaillot to discuss the Hyderabad crisis. India invasion concerns and calls for a cease-fire and withdrawal of troops are debated as mediation efforts continue.
Firemen from Corry extinguished a blaze that started from an overheated stove in the northeast corner of the South Center and Main streets intersection. A passerby reported the fire at 10:16 this morning and prevented further damage.
President Truman and Governor Dewey announced new stop and talk dates for cross country campaigns. Truman plans Texas and Missouri routes with focus on Illinois, West Virginia, and other states. Dewey eyes northern campaigns in Montana Oklahoma Wyoming while John Bricker and Wallace coordinate separate efforts amid party tensions.
Four major meat packers prepared to square off with the government in a antitrust push to dissolve and reorganize into 19 separate rivals. Government charges allege price fixing and monopolistic practices by firms including Armour, Swift, Cudahy, and Wilson.
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