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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1955
Page
2
A 58-year-old Erie area man was arrested by State Police for beating and kicking his wife and two teenage stepsons and is held in county jail on $1,000 bail. George A Newcomer of RD 5 Wattsburg faces aggravated assault and battery charges after an intensive investigation by police.
A stream of admissions includes Mrs Enoch Cornish of Bear Lake and Mrs Eleanor Smith of 212 West Pleasant Street along with Mrs Ward VanGuilder of Pittsfield and Allen Gates of 13 son of Mr and Mrs Leonard Weaver Panama. Discharges note Bonnie Sue seven months and siblings Janet seven and Margaret six Quiston of 133 West Smith Street and Ted McCray of Elgin. Also listed are Charles Farnham of Columbus and transfer to Hamot Hospital Erie. Public eye surgery report for Mrs Oscar Fritz and a weekly VFW get‑together followed by a note on Dr Harold Kinter entering the mayoral race and a local shoe repair ad.
Around 10 p m. picket lines formed at the American Locomotive plant in Dunkirk as about 1,000 Local 2286 United Steel Workers prepared to strike at midnight after failed negotiations in Buffalo. In Kane, the Heart Fund drive approached its $7,500 goal with 98 percent of the weekend total raised. Meadville reports a bail release for Ralph Maloney amid sodomy charges, with a May court term anticipated. Erie notes tax changes raise personal property taxes on stocks, prompting review by assessors.
The Herber t Hat Ladies Aid holds an all day sewing session at Mrs. Arthur Lindstrom's home on Thursday. Koehlers DuBois and Koch's beer is available from D W Clark distributor. Lovell's PTA meets Thursday evening at the school with a discussion forum. Erie city council plans to introduce a measure to sell assessment data at 50 cents a yard. Two 12 year old boys lead a group of six in a parking meter pilfering spree that may involve 40 50 meters. Stewart's Hat Shop hosts a factory rep on Thursday March 3 to showcase spring furs and easy terms.
An eight page report on a vice scandal labeled Verge is discussed by officials, with Mayor Gardiner remaining tight lipped about details. He notes the document reads like a narrative and contains multiple charges though he did not count them. An Erie city council move to appoint John E. Waldron of Gannon College to a wage board for about 200 city workers is also reported along with local updates on residents and community groups.
The State Supreme Court is urged to uphold a sanity commission ruling that Norman W. Moon, 28, is mentally ill after his conviction for the murder of Warren County Judge Allison D. Wade. Moon sought to overturn a lower court finding that he understood right from wrong. The judge was shot in his Warren County courtroom on January 13, 1954 during a marital dispute brought to court. Moon was convicted May 2 and a jury recommended the death penalty.
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