Pensions for Miners Funds Disbursement Stalled by Dispute
Disagreement over mine workers pensions has halted disbursement of medical, hospital, injury, disability, death and retirement benefits under the 1947 soft coal contract. A $5 million monthly royalty fund built up to about $40 million since August 1947 remains unspent as trustees delay distributions under Taft-Hartley Act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
VAL
Pingtons
Witten
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Eira van Horn
Thomas E. Murray
Metropolitan Engineering Corp
Brooklyn
Welfare fund dispute sparks long coal strike saga
A 1918 to 1948 dispute centers on miners pensions and a welfare fund. Trustee Murray resigns over bargaining, meetings stay secret, and operators face demands for $100 monthly pensions. Miners strike April 9, government seizes mines May 22, a welfare plan financed by royalties ends the shutdown, with mines returned June 30, 1947. A 1948 note warns the pension issue remains nationwide and unresolved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murray
Lewis
van Horn
Tsion
Mr. Lewis
Erie Man Sentenced to Five Years for Gas Station Burglary
Stanley Sopczynski 96 of Erie received the maximum five year term in Western State Penitentiary for the February burglary of a Bush Service Station on the east side. Detectives concluded the crime after his interception within hours of the break in. He had prior offenses and prison terms including time at Allegheny County Workhouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erie
Stanley Sopcayn
Western State Penitentiary
Elmer Ebvans
Sopczynski
Bush
George Radaker
Arthur Bonamino
Allegheny County
Evans
Western Penitentiary
Willis Baker Dies at 85 in Union City Home
Willis Baker, 85, of 22 Third avenue Union City, died Thursday at home. He is survived by two sisters Mrs Belle Rice of Union City and Mrs Arch Webb of R D Union City. Friends may call at the home until Sunday 10 am. Funeral Sunday at 3 pm at Glenm Funeral Home Union City with Rev Gerald Chelton officiating. Interment Evergreen Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willis Baker
Union City
Third Avenue
Baker
Belle Rice
Arch ‘Webb
R. D
Glenm Funeral Home
Union 1
Gerald Chelton
Evergreen Cemetery
Death of Norman Scholton Shocks Local Community
Word reached today that Norman Scholton a former resident of this vicinity died last night at the Marine Hospital in San Francisco He was 49 son of the late Mr and Mrs Frank Scholton of Columbus and served in the merchant marine during the war He is survived by wife Eleanor Beduze six children and one grandchild Funeral services will be held this weekend in the West and the body will be brought home for interment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Scholton
Tormier
Marine Hospital
San Francisco
Scholton
Prank Scholton
Columbus
Merchant Marine
Eleanor Beduze
Puneril
Realty Firm Starts Suit in Tax Dispute
Tri County Realty Corporation of Rochester has filed a certiorari suit in Supreme Court, Erie County, against Chautauqua County Treasurer Leslie A. Price alleging improper conduct at a November tax sale. Mayville officials reported County Attorney Allen A. Cass would respond. The suit stems from a November 5 tax sale adjournment and subsequent bid by the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mayville
Chautauqua County
Tri-County Realty Corporation of
Rochester
Supreme Court
Erie County
Leslie A. Price
Allen A. Cass
Gass
Court House
How's Your I Q and Memory Quiz Answers
Classified page offers correct answers to ten quiz questions. Topics include Truman's naval aide, Mikado, piano keys, GI Bill rights, Barrymore marriages, grammar correction, Marx brother with red wig, Dutch East Indies metal, Langston University location, and whether Axis submarines operated in the Gulf of Mexico during World War II.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truman
John Barrymore
Netherlands East Indies
Langston University
Gulf
Mexico
McCain Leaves Erie Estate Worth 889205
William B. McCain founder of Erie Concrete and Steel Supply died August 6, 1947. Final inventory shows estate at 889,205 with 320,037.50 in Erie Concrete and Steel shares and remaining in local bank accounts.
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William McCain
ERIE
William B. McCain
Erie Concrete and Steel Supply O
Community Church Announcements and Parish Notices
Wayne area churches list service times with Sunday School at 10:00 a m and Morning Worship at 11:00 a m led by Rev J Legn Maneval at United Beethai Deane. Spring Creek worship at 10:00 a m and Sunday School at 11:00 a m directed by Walter Maxwell and Miss Maxine Greeley. Calumbus chapel offers Sunday School at 10:00 a m and Morning Worship at 1:15 p m with Mrs Arthur Hill. Forthcoming choir practices and Junior Pilgrim Fellowship listed. A missionary priest first noted the fuchsia’s discovery in South America and its naming after a German botanist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne, Youis & Fra
Galaoat United Beethai Deane Eee
J. Legn Maneval
Walter Proctor
Calvary
George Mulvin
Robert Mulvin
Brokenstraw
Jordan Cale
Congregational Christiant
Spring Creek
Walter Maxwell
Maxine Greeley
Roy Lilley
Ellsworth Woodard
Calumbus
Sundy
Ida Ohin
Andrew Thompson
Arthur Hill
Junior Pilgrim Fellowship
West Spring Creek
Hazel Eldred
Walter Whaley
Betty Porter
South America
Fuchs
Corry Plans Pennsylvania Day Observance in Schools
Twenty years ago notes show Pennsylvania Day programs prepared for Corry schools with booklets of sketches. Citizens and firms rally to reach a near thousand in the Special Emergency Fund as Jamestown figures visit. Salvation Army serves dinners to hungry children amid unemployment distress. Keppel chaired Jamestown session with Hillstrom Anderson and Windahl in attendance. Keystones of Corry-Jamestown Air Mfg. Corp. stockholders held their annual meeting. The Reys’ road trip ends with a 30-26 loss to Elmina Eclipse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corry
Keystones
Reys
Elmina
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Colegrave
Pred Kimball, Inc
44Th St
New York
Mchigan Square
Chicago
Fe& Bond
Detroit
Pittsburgh
Weightman
Philadelphia
Wits
Corry, Py
Ed‘rance
RO Dale
Cepaning Company
Erat Iui
Wardal
California
DuBarry
Harry Though
Yardley
Revlon
Naylon
PEATE
KOTEX
Erid Park
Page & Nichols
E. Main Street
Main Street
Vani Cattip
Swerl
Maxwell House Coffee
Devin
Vom
Campbell’s
Ibles
Jamestown
H. 5. Keppel
D. A. Hillstrom
Charles A. Anderson
Carl T. Windahl
Ideetty
Salvation Army
Coty-Jamestown
Godardines
Topp
Corry's Smart Women's ‘ Shop
North Center Street
Blai Bro Contin
Coe
Tal
Wi Bust
M Mer Jan
Iran
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