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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1950
Page
4
The article argues emergency boards are repeatedly invoked to resolve labor disputes but face delays and politics. It cites 1941 and 1943 federal intercession, claims boards are often ignored, and urges Congress to modernize the act to avert a national railway strike and broader repercussions.
Itemized notes from 1930 include a new patrolman to replace Milton R Tipton, J J Mulietra acting patrolman to be confirmed, Rev Edwin A Briggs to lead First Methodist Church service, and a large attendance at a St Valentine party at the Masonic Temple. Also covered are YMCA speakers at Hotel Corey and a PTA fund raising success at the Senior High School. A separate NY news item reports Said Siyels Gallsborough, former Time magazine editor, leapt to death from a fifth floor Time Life Building with a bystander injured.
A three member Republican group on the Erie school board may propose removing Arthur Logan as secretary and replacing him with former City Finance Director Joseph Walczak. They plan to cite Logan’s alleged political activity and see Walczak, a Democrat, as an ideal successor possibly with Democratic support.
Frank Woyniak John Kloss and Anthony Gieszynski face aggravated assault and battery charges after allegedly attacking and beating James Heeter of Erle on Erle and Holland streets. Heeter treated at Hamot Hospital for injuries to the left eye cheek. The three were arraigned before Alderman Calabrese and committed to county jail in $1000 bail to await a Thursday 2 p.m. hearing.
Late this week or early next week the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen and the Order of Railway Conductors plan to set a date for a nationwide railroad strike. About 200000 members voted ten to one for walkout, though officials vow no immediate rail disruption. The act’s adequacy is questioned as past union actions and wartime exceptions show its limits.
A vintage classroom style self test asks ten questions to rate IQ from Genius to Poor. It promises answers on Classified Pages and includes queries about mascots, beer seasons, pheasants, retirement pay for Supreme Court justices, poker chips, CPA initials, Deseret state nickname, bulb light output, and a famous quote.
Four Erie public schools face a three day coal supply, risking closure within 24 hours. Academy Senior High Wilson Roosevelt and Gridley Junior High report near empty bins as School Board Secretary A P Logan makes urgent calls to coal dealers in Erie Cleveland Syracuse and downstate towns.
The quartermaster general's office told a subcommittee chemists are developing heat clothing and a meat component for rationing. The Army aims for long shelf life and stability, with storage of bread spokes for two years and extended Arctic use anticipated.
Two Erie youths Clavies N. Plogs and Robert Ta Pobil faced Buffalo court for the murder case of Ben Swan, a prominent photographer. After delays, jurors prepared to consider Swan’s widow and daughter as witnesses. the defendants were linked to a burglary at Swan’s Tonawanda home.
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