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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1959
Page
4
The piece discusses compulsory damages for automobile accident injuries and deaths, noting California studies. It argues such schemes may curb excessive jury awards and ambulance chasing but faces lawyer opposition fearing job losses. It mentions deportations of American gangsters and AFL declines, with union membership shifts amid the recession.
The article notes 26.23 million workers stay outside unions, including 14 million white collar and 6 million unorganized blue collar in the South. Union leaders in San Juan Puerto Rico blame recession and automation for losses of about 250,000 members in both the autoworker and steel sectors, while production rebounds pre slump. It warns broader manpower shifts as automation spreads across industries.
Bobby James a 20 year old junior on the 1959 All Southwest Conference team perished in a family home blaze in Ruston Sunday. Funeral services with six teammates as pallbearers were to be held today. The fire started in a bathroom wall heater and James apparently suffocated. Survivors include his parents Mr and Mrs G W James and two brothers G W James Jr and Tommy James.
The piece analyzes how raising rates and tighter credit may dampen borrowing and bond prices, with uncertain long term effects on the recovery. It notes Federal Reserve actions, inflation fears, and corporate cash hoarding as reasons for slack lending, while businesses have cut back expansion and rely on existing funds.
A mixed 1939-era page recalls Paris coverage of Adolf Hitler plan outlines for invading Holland and Switzerland, a Gerry High School operetta at Corry, and Corry School Board budget debates. It notes high attendance in Corry schools, a city basketball title clinched by Raymond’s crew, and assorted 1939-40 context. It also includes New York AP column items on TV adoption, social quirks, pilots, footwear, and physician shortages.
A collage of humorous quips and light anecdotes from Hal Boyle and others. It includes jokes about jokes for subteen readers, royal misnamings, political mail habits, animal feats, and travel-aided trivia, ending with a light question about dieting and a sweet tooth.
Sara Belle Martin, 83, of Oil City, was hospitalized in critical condition after a two vehicle crash on Route 297 near Pleasantville. Her husband Scott Martin, 71, suffered minor injuries and was discharged. Harvey Rankin, 34, West Monterey, drove the other vehicle. Damages estimated at 600 dollars.
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