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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1947
Page
6
A broad Erie county weather and service report outlines mail delivery slowdowns due to a storm disruption and a surge in postage costs. It notes decreased relief payments, a water outage in Kane near James City, and a personal injury suit against West Ridge Transportation. Also mentioned are church membership gains, a planned air mail stamp release, and local officials delaying parking-meter purchases.
L. J. Rowe stated he is not considering selling his flower store on North Center Street managed by Mrs. George Royve. Nearby residents and farmers cleared the snow blocked Plank Road between Columbus and Clymer yesterday afternoon using shovels and a snowplow to aid township road supervisor Albert Gentine after repeated failures to open the thoroughfare.
Jamestown reports Mrs. Charles H. Butcher fell at home Monday morning suffered a compound leg fracture after a 31 hour trek through heavy snows. Delayed help involved blocked roads, a stalled train, and repeated ambulance transfers before she reached the Erie depot hospital.
Supporters of Col Kenneth W Momeyer and Acting Mayor Gale H Ross plan to file petitions with the Erie County Court of Common Pleas Friday or Saturday in a bid to appoint the Erie mayor. Petitions circulated yesterday aim to place Momeyer in contention while Ross aides anticipate filing soon.
Beve r pelts tagged and sold today at Rod and Gun Club headquarters on East Washington street under State Game Commission supervision. Latimer and other officers tagged 30 to 40 pelts in the morning with 6 to 8 buyers present. Pelts were sold as fast as offered at prices around 75 cents per measured inch for prime skins, lower than last season’s dollar or more. It was expected about 90 of 100 pelts would be processed today.
Several petitions circulate as city council faces a 30 day window to name a successor to former Mayor Charles R Barber. City Hall circles report no clear sign the council will act before the deadline.
A heated discussion centers on proposed changes to the Wagner act amid calls to ban unfair labor practices by both employers and unions. Proposals include requiring good faith bargaining, preventing jurisdictional and sympathetic strikes, and restricting mass picketing or violence during a 60 day cooling off period.
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