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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1957
Page
2
A cluttered page summarizes estate and legal notices, sales ads, and community updates. It notes an estate valued at 145000 and various local business ads, theft and court reporting, wartime era public notices, a sewing class, veterans group meeting, and clergy events, with multiple names and places in the Corry area.
A string of fragmented names and addresses appears from a Bradford region notice page. The items include social notices, court actions, and public records featuring residents such as Annie George, Mrs Jezee Weisner, Mrs Rotert White, and Elizabeth at 308 Wayne. several street addresses in East Main and West Main. and mentions of probation for Julius Lonowel and new roles for local officials Sergeant Andrew Hichenko and veteran police command.
Gas company maintenance workers and United Mine Workers Local 15013 stayed on strike after rejecting a general wage increase offer. About 2 to 3 percent more was proposed during talks, with 150 out of 1,100 workers voting to hold firm. Pickets at company sites disrupted several projects though gas supplies remained steady for consumers.
Mrs Belle B Gates was laid to rest at her 221 King street home with Rev Paul Bauer officiating. Nephews Leroy Sorenson Karl Sorenson Merle Gates Russell Graves Vernon Baldwin and Gilbert Harriman served as bearers. Interment followed in the Wilcon family lot. Attendees included Albert Beatty Baltimore Edmond Exley Haight Exley Harriman and others from Union City Bradford Johnson Brownsville Kane Ashville Jamestown and nearby towns. In Jamestown Julian E Elias 19 was ordered held for the Grand Jury on a third degree charge with related petit larceny counts and a probation report requested. sentence deferred pending burglary disposition.
Rarick, a 54 year old McKeesport steelworker, urged reform in the United Steelworkers Union race at Belthmore Coliseum. He attacked Doral and called for the election of local representatives by members, criticizing dues increases and top official control. Tomorrow begins the first contested USW presidency in 20 years.
New York reports 11-year-old Jenny Ross from Tujunga California is television's top money winner. He won 864 000 on The $64 000 Question last night by answering stock market questions, following a prior 100 000 on The Big Surprise last April. His losing opponent was Mrs Alice Morgan 71 of Bristol Rhode Island.
Four saved from sinking coastal tanker Chelsea as rough seas drove it ashore near the coast. The 465 foot vessel sank in sixty feet of water shortly after being towed toward Boston. Coast guardsmen rescued the skipper and three crewmen who remained aboard while three others were removed earlier. High tide refloated the ship from the breakwater where it had run aground.
Police say four youths aged 13 and under stole air rifles shotguns and ammunition from a Montgomery Ward store then used air rifles to fire on about 50 homes. They were in custody to face juvenile authorities with no injuries reported. The burglary involved a hatch and wrecking bars to break in and an estimated 450 dollars worth of loot recovered.
Secretary Hagerty said Eisenhower and Macmillan, who recently succeeded Eden as British prime minister, would meet in Bermuda at the President's suggestion. Both the White House and Macmillan indicated such a meeting, with Hagerty noting no further details. In December 1953 Eisenhower conferred with Churchill and Eden on Bermuda, while Dulles and Hagerty discussed the Israeli Egyptian crisis by phone ahead of conferences.
Flood threat along the Monongahela along a 45 mile stretch from the West Virginia line to Pittsburgh eased as river levels fell after cresting above flood stage in places. Brownsville reports brief street flooding and cellars, Greensboro saw a crest about a foot over flood stage with no damage, Elizabeth saw no street flooding, and Pittsburgh halted river boat traffic with parking restrictions. Ohio River at 2016 feet? No, flood stage is 25 feet.
Liz Taylor remained in hospital with a back problem after a long recovery from a crushed spine. Mike Todd reported she was resting comfortably at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center after earlier treatment in December and January. The newlyweds married in February in Acapulco and traveled from Mexico City, with a prior separation from Michael Wilding.
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