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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1946
Page
4
In Jamestown a weeklong meat market shutdown begins due to shortages. The Retail Butchers Association announced the closure as Erie faces a citywide meat famine with about 100 dealers idling. Hospitals face day to day supply uncertainty while jail and orphanages report adequacy.
Injuries to eight year old Abtle Johnny Miller of Union City after being struck by a car near home led to his death at Coy Hospital. The driver was exonerated and not charged. Also notes a local chamber survey on reorganizing the chamber, a Beagle church reception, diphtheria cases at Concord school, and the death of Mrs Claudia Landsrath. Mention of postwar Germany talks among Truman Stalin and Atlee with France vetoing central German administration and Saar Ruhr issues.
From the Medical notes of the State of Pennsylvania the Daily Dozen discusses heart disease as the leading cause of death with 4,000,000 Americans affected. It notes rising totals likely due to aging populations and warns that death rates for heart and related diseases may be dropping, with improvements in survival after heart events and rheumatic heart conditions. The piece urges prevention to curb early disease in younger people. Franklin fire report follows: a blaze at Franklin Boone & Aluminum Co. on Howard Street sparked by a furnace misfire, quickly contained. minor damage.
James Allen Weiss 23 of Kalamazoo Michigan was arraigned in Jamestown city court on petit larceny after police say he stole a wallet from a companion at a downtown tavern Monday night. Weiss was located in another tavern and brought to headquarters where his companion identified him.
Congress approved federal funds matched by states to expand and modernize hospitals across the nation. The Corry Hospital Association eyes a Memorial Hospital with local contributions already surpassing $100,000, aiming to secure a substantial share of the program. The drive targets about 10 percent of Americans in underserved counties and notes many lack hospitals or public health nurses.
Police said the wallet content was missing, with about $40 expected. They found $19 in a handkerchief on Weiss’s person and later located funds totaling $27. The items were traced to the defendant’s sweater left in the tavern booth where the arrest occurred.
The article shows France pressing for control over the Saar and Ruhr while wary allies push a united approach. It notes US Britain relations, with Byrnes signaling Ruhr detachment to Germany and Rhineland linkage. The piece hints at broader economic reconstruction tensions in postwar Europe.
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