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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1951
Page
4
Corry Daily announces advertising rates and publication details. Includes office addresses in New York Detroit Pittsburgh Philadelphia and Philadelphia. Mentions AP news exclusivity and mail rates per year and per copy. Display advertising deadline is 9 a.m. prior publication date.
A House bill and a resolution seek to amend the constitution to lower the voting age to 18 for draftees and all young servicemen. Rep. Hall argues 18-year-olds facing hardship deserve voting rights, citing World War I and Georgia’s 1943 shift as precedents.
Twenty years ago a local firm announced plans to form a new company to acquire the Meiinés Steel Company and expand East Main Street industry. A stockholders meeting at Hotel Corry on January 31st showcased optimism for increased production. A Corry Building and Lean Association annual meeting reported continued growth despite a poor year.
A 24 year old parolee from Western Penitentiary is being questioned in Erie over a spate of safe cracks. Police also examine a stolen Electrolux car found at Millcreek with over $700 in cash taken from a safe. Parole agents hold a detainer for parole violations. the suspect was released last December after serving part of a seven year armed robbery term.
Local Corry residents follow county politics as the post left vacant by Harvey Willis draws interest from well known figures. Military news includes Pvt James M Kelly at Lowry AFB and Sgt Gerald Thompson's promotion and former wartime jumps. Sgt Keith L Fay earns Oak Leaf Cluster to Silver Star and Bronze Star in Korea. Township cinder use for icy roads faces cost and car damage concerns while Chautauqua crews switch to calcium chloride. A theft case at a city fraternal club prompts speculation of an inside job as slot machines vanish during open hours.
Reading a rambling mid century column, a local motorist claims unfair parking tickets, noting meters near the police station force drivers to park within a restricted distance. The item also covers military realignments, personnel moves, local industry, and community notices from Corry area and nearby towns.
A quiz asks ten questions on memory and general knowledge. It includes locating even pages, Gene Suzette Parisian cloth, Honolulu's island, church leadership, authorship of the Declaration, a ceremony by Reverend John E Jones, James Fenimore Cooper, the first great US naval hero, the famous document starting with We the people, and which three military commanders never suffered defeat.
Barbers in Erie plan to raise haircuts by 25 cents to 1.25 if price ceilings permit. A strong bloc supports the move and a resolution will be proposed at the next barbers meeting, tentatively set for Monday February 19.
Barbers push for a new price increase citing climbing barber supply costs, higher living costs, and a last rise in 1947. Supply costs have jumped about 96 percent in recent months, according to the report.
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