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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1973
Page
2
Erie County commissioners struggle with county employee contract talks. Officials in the courthouse side with patronage, while the district attorney moves to add three new positions as per diem hires to bypass delays. Observers suggest adopting industry practices for clarity.
Sun City Center Florida AP report recounts Smith Johnson at 79 recalling his 1920 breakthrough with a steel paint pail that solved shipping issues from a small factory. He and his father started with wooden stoves pails and after a snowy night sketched the steel version, leading to rapid early production growth.
Just five years after a single idea, Johnson earned over 300000 and believes his invention has yielded well over a million dollars. He estimates 80 million pails sold worldwide, missed royalties not troubling him as he jokes about bookkeeping. Johnson, restless with many interests, moved into rubber products after the paint pail success, patenting 16 more inventions and serving as vice president of a Pauling New York rubber firm with 245 employees.
Former White House chief of staff H R Haldeman sought a calm haircut from Baptist barber Jack Allen days before three day Senate Watergate grilling. Allen, a trusted friend, quotes Bible verses urging gentleness and longsuffering as Haldeman faces hostile questions, and Allen notes other notable clients. The column links the barber’s advice to Haldeman’s performance under TV scrutiny.
In Corry the sixth day of a heat wave pushed temperatures to 94 degrees despite a brief rain shower. A garage fire on South Second Avenue caused nearly 500 dollars in damage and is under investigation by city police at the request of Fire Chief Ray Laurie. Aero Supply Mfg. Co. workers reached ten weeks on strike with wage talks as the main sticking point. 40 years ago, August 31, 1933, H. L. Schryver joined Keister Cut Rate Drug Store as pharmacist amid Labor Day plans organized by the VFW Archie W. Thompson Post at the city park.
Family plans a strenuous two day rush to New Jersey for a week at the shore with relatives, friends, and a literary agent. The piece riffs on busy packing, social obligations, golf with Jack Sullivan, dinners in Little Silver, and a glimpse of New Jersey towns and memories. The narrator expects travel and family drama, asks if a vacation can be enough, and notes a need for a vacation from vacation.
Bruce Henderson of the Boston Consulting Group argues that energy policy measures across gas, coal, oil, and nuclear power have reduced supply and raised costs. He notes price ceilings, bans, safety rules, and environmental suits limit exploration and production while consumption rises, predicting shortages across fuels.
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