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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1950
Page
3
County commissioners applied the federal 5 cent per hour minimum wage to election day workers, doubling the minimum but cutting many top rates. The new scale runs from 10 to 18 dollars with a 20 dollar cap under state law. Most workers work about 14 hours, with a 10 dollar minimum for constables.
Funeral service for Mrs Leonie Mae Shaver was conducted at Bracken Keating Funeral Home with Rev James McIntosh officiating. Bearers included Lloyd Ruppersberger Edward Berry Milton Zalmeck Ralph Ward and Kenneth McCray. Interment followed at Pine Grove Cemetery with honorary escorts from the Pennsylvania Telephone Company. Out of town attendees listed from Buffalo Erie Titusville Spring City Medina Pittsburgh Gas City Zelienople and Waterford among others.
Two new partners have joined the Meyerink Milling Co. at Clymer. Rue Button and Harry Koerselman, veteran employees, join Mr. and Mrs. Roy Gravink in partnership. For now no major changes in operation. Mr. Button remains handling deliveries and Mr. Koetselman oversees coal deliveries and mill deliveries.
Week in Clymer features the New Years program by Circle No 1 of the Young Ladies Mission Band with 27 members, officers elected, and a plant exchange planned. The Twentieth Century Club met at Mrs Blaine Wallace with moving pictures on Washington and One World. Wesleyan Guild planned a thrift and bake sale to fund new church furniture.
Dairy farmers in the Denverville area were recognized for their milk production with total payments of 854 977 dollars in 1989. Forty two farmers will be invited to an awards dinner at the Colonel Drake Hotel in Titusville at 12:30 p.m. on March 8 to receive high quality milk awards for month to month performance and top winners will receive special prizes.
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