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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1952
Page
3
A fragment mentions Meadville negotiations on cooperation and a possible referendum. It references Miller and West Medih extending discussions about cooperation and a Meadville area refrigeration appliance issue.
A 17 member Democratic State platform committee was appointed in Harrisburg to draft the platform for the November 4 election. Members include Rep. Hiram G. Andrews and Sen. Joseph M. Barr among others, with Maurice Splando as State Chairman. In a separate note, Ronald Lee, a Marine, cried upon learning his fiancée Billie Fithey was shot dead on the Columbia University campus.
The CIO International Union of Electrical Workers begins negotiations with Westinghouse Electric Corp today over a national contract covering about 40 000 workers in the United States and Canada.
A 23-year-old motorist, Jesus Medrano Romo, drove during a date in San Jose and loses control. The car skidded 341 feet, hit a curb, rammed a lawn, wrecked a wall, and stopped against a brick pillar. He was cited for driving without due caution, reckless driving, and driving on the wrong side of the road.
Mrs. Ella May Ross of Bear Lake died this morning at Corry Memorial Hospital after years of ill health. Born August 14 1947 in Sugar Grove Township she lived nearby all her life. Surviving children include Glenn Orville Ross and Walter H. Ross along with five daughters and twelve grandchildren. Funeral services Thursday at 3 PM at the Brocken Keating Foney Home with interment in Wrightsville Cemetery.
The State Agriculture Department reports an eight percent fall in Pennsylvania milk production for June to 417 million pounds. Cows numbered 868,000, pasture conditions were parched and brown, and hay and silage feeding rose, yet the month showed the largest June decline in 29 years. The six month total reached 1.791 billion pounds, about ten percent above last year.
Lorain, O. The price of whisky at a local bar fell 40 percent Thursday amid a steel strike impact. About 14,900 of Lorain’s 51,000 residents participated in the strike against the National Tube Division of U. S. Steel. The article notes bourbon with mix could cost 25 cents. Seaten prices mirror this reduction.
General Motors declares a perfected automotive air conditioning system, with options on the 1953 Oldsmobile and Cadillac models. Mary Wilson cites desert testing in Phoenix, Ariz, placing the unit in the lounge compartment and using a standard air conditioning mechanism similar to office and train units.
Erie prisoner, home withheld, seeks interview with Sheriff Babbitt about alleged crime. The prisoner plans to spill details as Babbitt tours the Allegheny County Workhouse and may travel to Pittsburgh for the Pennsylvania Sheriffs Association convention.
In New York a Marine's mother seeks his return from Rum to attend the funeral of her slain son. Police say a 60 year old unidentified assailant shot Ronald Lew and wounded two others in a Columbia University office. Deputy Chief Leggett says motive unknown. 76 people questioned. Family and friends recount Lew as devoted to his family and a Catholic churchgoer.
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