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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1954
Page
3
The fragmentary note mentions a 60 day period and a baby, but lacks clear names, places, or actions to form a full, factual record. No coherent event or outcome is readable from the damaged text.
Erie court records show John W Warnshius of Clymer New York pleaded guilty to a series of bad checks. He received a one to two year jail term plus a $100 fine after admitting cashing two checks in Corry last February. He had already served six months in Chautauqua County jail for petty larceny and was detained on a detainer upon release. Also noted was Dorothy Goodwill of North East who received a $100 fine and one year in jail with parole after one day for driving with a suspended license. Joseph Willson approved $9,400 in service fees charged by the defunct American Boiler Works trustee and attorneys during preliminary bankruptcy proceedings. The four men to be paid include William Johnson $5,000 Filer $3,000 and Dwyer and DeSantis $1,400.
Two Corry area youths, daughters of potato growers, will compete for the State Potato Blossom Queen title at Potato City near Coudersport on July 28 and 29. Beverly St. John of Union City and Frances Camp of Youngsville were selected to represent the district. The queen serves a year, attending numerous civic events across the state.
Governor John S. Fine named Jerome Waxman to serve as Justice of the Peace for Glade Township Warren County until January 1956. The appointment covers the Glade Township area with Waxman taking office immediately in the 1950s context.
An auto swerved on a curve on Route 18 and overturned killing William Riffner 29 of Sharon a passenger and injuring Joseph Paquin 24 also of Sharon the driver.
Funeral Mass for Miss Margaret Crowe was held at St Elizabeths Church at 930 with Rev Jonn vesanu officiating. A prayer service at the bearers home preceded the Mass and burial took place in St Thomas Cemetery with bearers William Moir Glyde Hotefikiss Walter Newhouse Dan Cornish Enoch Cornish Jr Laszlo Kelemen. Attendees from Washington Watts Flats James Town Buffalo and local Bear Lake Corry areas attended the service and burial.
Porfirio Rubirosa, 48, Dominican Republic socialite and diplomat, husband of Barbara Hutton heir, applied yesterday to the U S Immigration and Naturalization Service for a work permit. He plans to work as a gambling saloon keeper in a western movie starring Zsa Zsa Gabor. Rubirosa entered the United States on June 29 on a visitor visa for vacation purposes. the application is under consideration.
In Dallas Associated reports Texas voters head to the polls tomorrow for the Democratic governor primary pitting incumbent Allen Shivers against Ralph Yarborough. Each candidate predicted victory with no runoff, while Republicans also hold nominating contests. The runoff would only occur if no candidate achieves a majority. Shivers seeks a third term, Yarborough pursues a first-time victory after earlier losses. The piece notes the Republicans’ rare 1950s cross-party activity and Texas party dynamics.
After three days of silence, unions and department store representatives recessed in Pittsburgh. The 12 AFL unions have been striking for 34 weeks against five stores, with talks set to resume Monday as both sides take a weekend breather.
Blind broom makers at the Pittsburgh Branch of the Pennsylvania Association of the Blind plan to keep picketing over a wage dispute after a two night stand in the building cafeteria ends. State Labor Mediation staff hold all day sessions with association leaders as talks aim to resolve the dropped broom price from 1 13 to 78 cents and the resumed work condition.
John Donaduey publisher of the Town Crier says he will file a petition with the State Supreme Court for review of his criminal libel conviction. He faces a 9 to 12 month sentence in Allegheny County Workhouse after a local social worker alleged defamation in a Town Crier article. Appeals to the State Superior Court have twice been denied. Donadacy was released on $1,000 bail after sentencing and met with American Civil Liberties Union lawyers in Pittsburgh who are handling the case.
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