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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1950
Page
6
A Pennsylvania freight collision derailed three cars on the eastbound main near St Yesterday, tying up traffic briefly. Officials said a tapken/ rail was struck and the crew was not insured, with the old cow catcher noted as a potential safety aid.
Harmony Short Line bus drivers, part of a 750 member AFL group striking six Pittsburgh companies, appeal to Secretary Louis A Johnson for buses from military pool facilities to supplement jitney service in the Allegheny valley. They began the strike May 2 seeking a 10 cent hourly wage raise for workers earning $140 to $142.
The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission denied a rehearing of its jurisdictional order involving Pennsylvania Electric and three affiliated firms. The commission said Penelec failed to provide new facts or legal principles, as it purchased Crescent Electric Light Co, Gallia Electric Light Co, and Haelectrical Co on December 1, 1949, after initiating review of federal act applicability.
Mrs Mary Heslink Jaquith, born July 26 1952, oldest resident of Clymer, died yesterday afternoon at her son Lawrence Heslinks home. She lived in Clymer nearly a century, member of Abbe Reformed Church, survived by a son a daughter six grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Funeral will be Monday at 1 30 PM at Spitzer Funeral Home with Rev John Muller officiating. Burial in Holland Cemetery.
The Corry Chapter of the American Red Cross will hold its delayed annual meeting next Tuesday at 7 30 PM in the North Center street headquarters. The session was postponed due to lack of a 15 member quorum. Chapter officials urge every past year donor of $1 to attend and participate.
AP reports from Tokyo that Time magazine chief of bureau Wilson Fielder 34 of Hong Kong and a soldier were shot at in Taejon South Korea. Jeep convoy commander Ruben K. Kimball of Houston said he could not confirm fatalities and that drivers carried on under heavy fire as they fled the city. Other correspondents Ray Richards and Cyl. Ernie Peeler were previously withdrawn from Taejon on July 13.
Harrisburg July 22 The GI Against Communism party filed nominating petitions with the state elections bureau after months of effort. The bureau was ordered by Douphi county court to accept petitions after testimony that organizers appeared before the 3 pm filing deadline on April 26. Candidates include Gregory W. Curry for U S Senator Sharon for governor Philip Angello for lieutenant governor and Morris Fishini for secretary of internal affairs. A related suit in Miami Florida involves Esquire magazine and an automobile dealer claiming $200000 over Jeep attribution.
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