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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1959
Page
3
A James Drilling Corporation well named Unpredictable in Kane area produced gas after a 2200 foot kick and by 6 PM showed 12,800,000 cubic feet, with observers reporting 22 to 30 million feet before mud packing to kill the well.
Six pickets from Local 613 of the International Union of Electrical Workers were released on 500 bond each after pleading not guilty to breach of the peace and obstructing an officer. Hearing set for 2 30 p m tomorrow before Alderman Merchie Calabrese. Names include Danny Camino Charles Peterson Wilford Hamm Glen Wallace Attore Presogna and Ronald Mello. They allegedly blocked gate traffic to 13th and Weschler gate at Resistor plastics plant. Deputies enforcing an injunction limiting picketing during the strike now in its third week.
Lewis Watkins, 26, of Knoxville, was hospitalized in Wellsboro after a 303 rifle bullet struck his leg during an incident in Harrison Valley. Mahon Hauber, Harrison Valley, fired at Watkins and companion Donald Carr who had visited Watkins’s daughter, returning and prompting Hauber to shoot at their vehicle with the intent to strike the gasoline tank. Authorities questioned Hauber, released him, while Potter County District Attorney J A Duvall reviews the case.
The House approved a companion sales tax measure to raise hotel occupancy tax from 3 to 4 percent as part of a broader plan to balance a 1.9 billion dollar two year budget. Debate centered on fairness with Rep Worley warning the bill would hurt the poor while Republicans and Democrats touted revenue from revived soft drink tax and tobacco levies.
Erie County court heard a civil case over alleged manhandling of farm owners on August 23 1956 during a Bangs disease test of their cow. Mr and Mrs Ford Alford seek 12500 damages from state workers including two police officers and livestock inspectors. The trial before Judge Burton R Little featured testimony on the testing procedures and alleged patient heart condition.
Charles Burton Bush of Youngsville returned to Warren County Jail within a day after a 20 day sentence for malicious mischief. He faced charges for driving with license suspended, speeding, and failing to stop after signal. He pled guilty and was remanded to jail in default of $250 bail pending the next Quarter Sessions term.
Funeral services were held this afternoon at Haitink Funeral Home for Mrs Wine itred M Dow of Randolph age 65 who died Saturday in Jamestown General Hospital. Born March 8 1894 in Garland she married William Dow in Corry in October 1911 and moved to Randolph in 1921. Survived by husband Ernest Dow daughter Mrs Er Nesting Brain sister Mrs Wayoline Wasburg five grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Interment was in Randolph Cemetery.
Darrell P Tavernier and William B Fish both 21 of Selfridge Air Force Base were seen riding a street sweeper through Mount Clemens while reportedly drinking. Municipal Judge Malcolm Trombley fined each 35 dollars for disorderly conduct yesterday.
Harry W. Purcell 63, born Union City July 24, 1895, died yesterday at Butler Veterans Hospital. A former railway worker and Aero Supply Mfg Co. employee, he served in the US Army on the Mexican border and in World War I. Survived by four sisters, two brothers, and numerous nieces and nephews. Funeral arrangements include a Rosary at Bricken Funeral Home and a Requiem Mass at St. Elizabeth's Church, with interment in St. Elizabeth's Cemetery.
Anglers prepare for opening day as public schools close and winds ease. The notice lists streams and creeks across Erie and surrounding counties where trout, including brown and rainbow, are expected to be caught. Names of creeks and counts accompany the opening day details.
New York AP reports Gardner-Denver president G V Levee warns rising U S operating costs eroding edge as Europe and Japan close the gap in technique and costs. He notes exports fall as American firms shift abroad where cheaper plants and markets like the Common Market fuel competition and threaten price advantages.
Linesville Rep Ralph Merry plans to introduce a state traffic measure in the legislature calling for higher speed limits and minimum speeds on certain highways. The proposal, discussed with Mackinsey officials, aims to 60 mph daylight and 50 mph after dark on major routes, and to standardize speeds of 45 50 and 55 on well paved or suitable roads.
Gardner Denver outlines a multinational expansion involving a Rio de Janeiro plant with full control, a loaned facility in South Africa, and Belgian contract production to shield markets abroad. Levee emphasizes firm policy of not letting rivals sell its goods, aiming to hold current markets whether production stays domestic or moves overseas. In a separate note, actress Veronica Linke wins temporary alimony in a separation case from her third husband, writer Joseph A. McCarthy.
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