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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1947
Page
3
Multiple divorce decrees were handed down in Erie County Court, none involving Corry or nearby residents. The article notes a Corry resident among two excused from grand jury duty as the Commonwealth’s 97 charges against 54 individuals were examined.
George Gaesser nicknamed the phantom burglar and his wife pleaded guilty in Warren before Judge Allison Wade. They plan to seek sentencing next Friday as detainers from Erie Chautauqua and other counties are prepared. Gaesser admitted burglaries across Erie Warren and Chautauqua including a Youngsville sugar theft. his wife pleaded guilty to possessing and receiving stolen goods and burglary charges. Detainers will be lodged by Erie Chautauqua authorities.
A sharp clash arose as Ball introduced an amendment to curb strikes. He argued employers would gain leverage to end work stoppages by offering restored jobs, while critics warned the change would erode Wagner Act reemployment rights and invite strikebreakers, signaling a 12 year rollback in labor management relations.
Tapping of maple trees in the area is underway but limited as big producers wait for the season. Nearby farms report good sap runs with few sugar bushes in operation. Charles Parkhurst on the Heath farm north of Corry said he tapped all trees yesterday and sap was running. his evaporator was starting today as others began tapping days ago.
Open-Union shop issues persist as wage talks drag. U. S. Steel Pack sets industry patterns. Wheeling Steel in West Virginia and Bethlehem Steel in New York report their contracts with the Steelworkers extended to April 30. Wheeling employs about 10,000. Bethlehem about 70,000. Union says negotiations with Bethlehem resume Friday morning.
A farm home fire near Pleasantville allegedly began when Mrs. James L. Emerson poured paper to start a coal stove and a can of gasoline ignited. State Police report quote a daughter as saying Emerson tried to carry the can from the house before it exploded, causing severe leg burns.
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