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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1949
Page
4
A class of approximately 60 members, the fourth largest in school history, will graduate from Corry High School on Wednesday evening, June 5, with commencement in the school auditorium. Plans are underway for the junior high exhibit on May 2 as part of the evening events.
Erie Democrats prepared a registration drive for the fall mayoral race after Mayor Joseph Martin said he would definitely run. The plan envisions a three man slate with Martin, Joseph A Walczak, and Michael Cannavino, challenging for the mayor’s seat and two council positions.
Daniel M. Carrier, 95, died Sunday morning at his home on Minin Street, following a long farm and Watkins Products sales career. Born August 16, 1862 in Golumhus Township, Warren County, he moved to the city after 1821 and retired recently. He married Mary Jane Loveland in 1888. she died in 1933. Surviving are two daughters Mrs. Merle Jackman and Mrs. Roy Swarts, son John Carrier, son Neil Carrier of Hopedale, Ohio, nine grandchildren, and four great grandchildren. Friends may call at Bracken Keating Funeral Home. service Wednesday at 2 PM. Interment in the David Curtis Cemetery, Columbus.
Lansford Pennsylvania April 26 Six thousand anthracite miners who walked off their jobs in support of ten sitdown strikers are back in the pits today. Pull scale operations of hard coal pits in the Panther Valley were underway again. Fred Gallagher of the Panther Valley General Min ing Committee a branch of the United Mine Workers Union said yesterday the men returned to work due to the stoppage caused by the sitdown protest.
A wage dispute at Lehigh Navigation Coal Company led workers to resume work under arbitration talks with UMW Chief John L. Lewis. Strikers say the firm docked pay for quitting early, while operators claim halt improves conditions. The sitdown began Tuesday with 13 men. three surfaced Wednesday as 6,000 others walked out the next day.
The General Assembly referred Israel’s bid to the Political Committee after an April 13 vote, delaying action. Security Council approval and Assembly votes are needed, with rival blocs shifting as the Jerusalem issue fuels international tension. Israel seeks formal status as a UN member while opposing internationalization of the Old City.
A survey indicates about 1,500,000 vending machines in the United States sell peanuts and other bulb products. The finding highlights a broad network of automated retailers across the nation.
Elderly John Gerbracht, night clerk at the Bischer Hotel near the police station, faced a dark overcoat gunman who entered, demanded the safe key, but Gerbracht urged him to leave. The would-be robber fled. police were summoned from headquarters across the street.
A scrambled quiz advert promises scores from Genius to Poor based on correct answers. It asks ten items on tennis slang, object orientation, country tax contrasts, authors, Latin date, generations, Churchill, Dutch auctions, glazing putty, and pint ration fractions.
Dairy producers in the New York milkshed will receive 3.70 per hundredweight for April milk sales. Dr. J. G. Blanford, market administrator, notes a 56 cent butterfat differential above or below the 3 4 per cent standard. The forecast assumes 584 million pounds of production and about 46 000 growers delivering an average of 423 pounds daily.
Grove City editor purchases the Albion News from Mrs Grace Cornath and will assume control June 1. He will run the job printing department while his family stays in Grove City until son Bob finishes at Grove City College. The editor, an outspoken Republican, has a statewide following and a nationwide praised volume. About 250000 cigarette vending machines operate in the United States.
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