Corry Weather Fluctuates Amid Local notices and Crews
Fragments report a 61 degree swing from Saturday to Sunday in Corry with temperatures from 14 below to 47 above, then a thawing sun. Nine divorce decrees in Erie county court, a new action filed, and steel industry capacity growth are noted. Local items include Miss Anne Fealner's hospital admission after a fall, damaged post boxes, a window peeper report, Hotel Corry desk move, Findley Lake stump removal, and a state veteran relief bonus debate. Police note car incidents and a pranks car theft. residents discuss Sunday movies in Greenville and Lawson estate fires. Also listed are Pennsylvania farm price drops, local thefts, a missing purse, and a Retail Merchants Bureau meeting in Corry to discuss Corry Days.
Purple Gang Member Slain in Detroit Robbery Attempt
Johnny Gach, a Purple Gang associate linked to Harry Fleisher, was shot and killed while allegedly attempting a home invasion. Police say a young unemployed auto worker fired the fatal shotgun blast, and Gach died at Receiving Hospital after his body was found in a parked car. Also reported: Gus Dorazio, former heavyweight boxer, sentenced for second degree murder. President Truman to take a three week Key West vacation aboard the USS Williamsburg.
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Raymond McGoy
Carry
Gene McCay
Raymond
Cohen Auto Parts
South Center Street
West South Street
McGoy
Associated Press
Detroit
Marth
Johnny Gach
Purple Gang
Harry Fleisher
Gach
Walter Baranowski
Philadelphia
Gus Dorazio
Eastern
Albert Blomeyer
Truman
Washington
Key West
Fla
White House
Williamsburg
Naval Station
Miners Resume Work in Soft Coal Pits Today
Miners return to soft coal pits across districts after long disputes. Local officials used radio to hasten movement while maintenance crews restarted pits by midnight. About 225,000 laid-off workers in coal dependent industries may be back within ten days as talks for an anthracite settlement proceed in Washington. The new contract runs to June 30, 1952 with wage up 70 cents to 14.76 a day, a tonnage levy to finance welfare, a pension tweak, and a union shop plus limits on mourning stoppages.
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Anal Lewis
Federal Court
Railtons
Nd Steel
New York
Washington
Lewis
UMW
Industry Chief Seeks Stability After Labor War
George H. Love, chief operator spokesman, voiced cautious optimism that the industry can pause labor warfare and focus on constructive problems. He said the agreement provides its first real opportunity for stability after a period of unrest.
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George H. Love
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Boston House
Retail Merchants Bureau
Jack Stahl
Ford
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