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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1947
Page
4
The Daily Dozen from the Medical Society of the State of Pennsylvania warns that the botulinum germ is widespread in soil and can contaminate home canned foods. It explains the toxin's extreme potency, being far stronger than strychnine and potassium cyanide, and notes its resilience to heat.
The Corry Evening Journal lists its publication details, offices and advertising representatives in New York Chicago Detroit and Philadelphia. It notes postal status, mail and carrier pricing and riverfising rates upon inquiry.
Twenty years ago on September 24 1927 the Allegheny Division Pennsylvania Railroad announced a timetable change. Sunday morning trains from Oil City to Oil City and return in the evening start, while the northbound morning train from Oil City ends at Corry. Brocton trains remove morning and evening service. Corry becomes northern terminal. Community Chest campaign receives wider push with small gifts of 8 and 10 dollars. A chimney fire at Dan Bowen’s Marion Street home caused minimal damage. Complaints arise from Third ward near Franklin Street about interference from an old style charger affecting radio reception. Frances Pickens Gerry Schools teacher leaves for Saegertown weekend.
Erie officials, during a City Council session, indicated a rise of at least one mill—from 17 to 18 mills—in the 1948 tax rate. Finance Director Sherman Hinkey Jr. disclosed that principal repayments on city loans due next year amount to roughly one million dollars amid discussion of a loan request.
A scrambled quiz page lists ten questions spanning metals origins map of rail lines birds and insects Baltic gods and foods, a Brazilian city conference location, a national swimming record, and the District of Columbia electoral votes. The page directs readers to the Classified Page for the correct answers.
The report notes 284 botulism outbreaks with 267 from home canned foods. String beans lead causes, accounting for over a third of outbreaks. Botulism is a toxin, not an infection, with rapid onset and potential death. prevention stresses thorough cooking of home foods before serving.
Charles A. Bates of Local 397 Truck Drivers and Helpers requested a $25 monthly salary boost for city employees. Mayor Gale H. Ross said the City Council has not received information from City Solicitor Edward M. Murphy on new revenue sources. The mayor urged patience while awaiting details, noting that Mr. Hickey believed raises could occur without new revenue.
The Labour government will enforce central supervision over essential industry labor in Britain starting October 6, using limited compulsion to ensure production. The plan mirrors wartime powers, allowing government direction of work and restricting job changes to prioritize economic recovery, a step debated by unions and political leaders.
Philadelphia reporter notes Stocky George Neill, a 22 year old ex Marine, awaiting punishment for the strangling murder of his red headed niece Tsabella Mall on a weed grown vacant lot. He signed a statement admitting the killing and said he felt a weight lift from his conscience. Police seek motive while Neill remains evasive about it. Detectives report he claimed he blacked out as the pressure around the girl’s throat tightened.
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