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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1953
Page
5
Pittsburgh reports indicate steel market activity warming with intensified competition. Industry observers expect overall operations to run at about 94 percent capacity amid price adjustments and production realignments.
DOCIETY: Club social gathers 4y women and guests for 1 pm luncheon. Winners named Mrs Frank Graft Miss Jo St Clair and Mrs Joseph Meaney. Out of town guests include Mrs Stanley Davidson of Columbus and Mrs Wit Bowman of Tucson among many visitors and relatives.
Spring Creek Grange No. 236 met with 3 members present. Mrs. Dive Morton chaired the session and a committee of three members was appointed to select a candidate for the potato queen contest. A bake sale at Miederriter's store yielded $2290. The program featured two cancer films and a Q and A with Dr. Robert Donaldson of Waren, representing the Warren County Unit of the American Cancer Society. Eight visitors from East Branch Grange attended. The next meeting is scheduled for August 13.
The Women’s Relief Corps hosted a social at Mrs. Merle Lou’s Wayne Street home featuring cream, cake, coffee, Kool-Aid and sales from a fish pond, fantasy work, and homemade candy. Net receipts reported at $24. Mrs. Florence Bales chaired the planning committee.
A Monte Carlo style party will be hosted at Corry Country Club tomorrow evening for members and guests. The event runs from 9 p.m. to midnight with prizes awarded to high scorers of the evening.
Mrs Dale Mulvin hosted a party at 910 East Main Street last evening for her daughter Carol turning 15. Nineteen friends attended, playing badminton and croquet before ice cream cake and chips were served. Miss Carol received several gifts, with Miss Marilyn Wichels of Johnson City as an out of town guest.
The 4-H Pastry Dabbers Cluny met Wednesday with Miss Patrick Brangwynne as hostess. Ten girls prepared nine luncheon items including chill con rare, tossed salad, and lemonade. The next meeting will be at Mrs. Howard Hammond's home.
The House postponed adjournment to next Monday while awaiting passage of at least five legislative days. It moved to final action on companion measures raising Workmen's compensation maximum benefits to $3250. The legislature also sent to Gov. Fine a program establishing minimum standards for child adoption agencies amid reforms addressing abandonment.
A delayed draft entry notes James Cress Willeford Sr registering on September 14, 1818. It remarks a long wait for registration and mentions Willeford’s age as zero in a terse, fragmentary report. The text also references agricultural land shares held by Catton and a general claim about farm land distribution.
Twenty two witnesses testified for Dr Patrick J Hughes in U S District Court at Homestead over 443000 in income taxes. Judge John C Martin called the testimony shows technical carelessness but said Hughes may be capable of public service. He imposed a five year suspended sentence and five years probation, advising a vacation to maintain upright citizenship.
ERTE General Telephone Co. of Pennsylvania secured a rule to show cause from President Judge Elmer L. Evans in a dispute with Wattsburg Telephone Co-operative Association. Wattsburg claims General Telephone serves customers in Wayne and Amity townships without PUC approval. General Telephone asserts the matter is PUC jurisdiction and seeks dismissal of Erie County Court action to pursue direct PUC action.
Governor John Fine backs a new measure to raise the Pennsylvania State Police by 100 officers. The Senate previously approved a similar bill, but it stalled in the House as Democrats, led by John A Dent, push for funding from Turnpike duties while noting limited room for additional duties.
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