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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1954
Page
4
A Lake City area storage barn was gutted Tuesday afternoon, destroying a recently cut crop of hay and straw. Fairview volunteer firemen fought the blaze, which caused about $3,500 in damage. The barn belonged to John T. Taylor of R. D. 1 Lake City, located near Avonis Corners.
Lists admissions and discharges, a Shreve family reunion set for August, new fall sweater shipments, and detour details on Route 8. Includes garage and bowling league notices, a power outage report in south central Erie, an obituary notice for John d. Hazzard, and sales at local shops with apparel and workwear.
Municipal lockup inspection in Titusville concluded with a favorable assessment by Julius Blumenthal state Jail Inspector of Philadelphia. He and an associate will deliver a rating after reviewing accommodations.
Roger Touhy the 86 year old Capone era gangster was returned to jail after a two day liberty. The U S Court of Appeals ordered Touhy held in Statesville Prison pending a hearing on the state’s appeal of his release. He had been freed on 61000 bond by Judge John P Barnes but surrendered hours after the ruling and was held overnight.
A two year wage agreement between Pullman-Standard Car Mfg Co and 6000 United Steelworkers provides a five cent hourly raise. The pact, effective September 1, was announced yesterday by both the company and the union.
In South Bend Indiana thousands of Studebaker employees vote on a wage reduction plan to lower costs. The CIO United Auto Workers union urged acceptance citing necessary measures for competitiveness after a six month period with a nearly nine million loss. The proposal eliminates piecework and incentive pay, shaving about 1 to 8 percent from payroll with some workers facing 12 to 40 dollars weekly cuts. Top executives had already accepted 20 to 30 percent cuts on salaries above 20 thousand. A previous vote failed narrowly as the union, with about 10,500 members, considers a second ballot before contract termination notice.
Horvath said the 20 man executive board made another vote unanimously after receiving petitions asking to reconsider. He estimated about 8,000 union members would attend today's meeting.
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