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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1937
Page
3
The column bundles corporate profits at International Nickel Canada and state revenue data with local notices about a pension meeting, road works, a theater cancellation, court health updates, and early unemployment funds. It reports 1929 era figures, tax receipts, and regional civic actions affecting Warren and nearby counties.
Harrisburg March 16 United Press staff correspondent Ross Downing reports the Earle administration backs a bill to make the milk control board permanent and create a milk control commission with broader, more definite powers. The measure places the burden of proof on dealers in price disputes, requires surety bonds, extends commission authority to weighing and testing milk, stiffens penalties, and speeds enforcement. Producers may sue the commission while dealers lying in reports face perjury charges.
Secretary C H Gelper announced the board will not join in naming a deputy tax collector. The Hour of Education Tau denied it would help the Corry School District to enter an agreement with city and county now. The communication was filed without comment and no action was taken on arranging a conference with county representatives. The city advocated the appointment hoping to recover thousands in delinquent taxes.
The report outlines term lengths for commissioners staggered at six four and two years with six year terms thereafter. Cooperatives may contract with members but are supervised by the Commission over prices and deductions. The three member control board created four years ago expires April 20. Current members Hawani G. Bisaman John J. Snyder and Dy Howard G. Reynolds earn $6000 yearly. Gov Farle recommends a 50000 increase in the 1937-38 biennium.
A March 16 report from Erse notes Nisley Shoe Co in 1910 State Street area was robbed by thieves who climbed to a skylight and dragged a safe to a rear room. They appeared to have fled via the roofs after leaving cash and stock untouched. Manager N A Gabrielson discovered the break at 2 a.m. Monday and inventory will determine losses.
City Council heard estimates for street improvements under a Works Progress Administration plan. Costs range from 1 to 195 dollars per square yard for materials such as brick, black top, and concrete. Property owners on Park Street favor the plan, with potential inclusion of Wright Street and connections to Irving and Centerville streets, awaiting further action.
City records show Edward Harrington seeking leave from the street department to become superintendent of construction on a new storm sewer. If approved by the Works Progress Administration, Harrington’s appointment would be tentative pending director Nurnard Coch’s confirmation.
Thirteen beauty operators at the Erie Permanent Wave shop on State Street conducted a sit down strike at noon to demand higher wages and better conditions. They remained in the shop despite efforts to resume work, with some reporting earnings as low as four dollars weekly. The strike ended the next morning as workers returned to duty. Separately, Mrs. Carrie Munn of Gap Fund was hospitalized in Warren General with a fractured arm and shoulder after a fall at home Saturday. condition reported as good.
Hubert Welden submitted a list of civil service exam candidates for the vacant extra truckdriver post in the fire department. The Civil Service Hour report to City Council Monday evening named George Matierick Tunvent Jaehnson Withun Nichols and Haney We Boutwell as applicants. Matierick is temporarily filling the position while the appointment is processed.
The Dubois Kiwanis Club adopted a unanimous resolution opposing any increase in membership or tampering with the United States Supreme Court except through a constitutional amendment to the state instrument. The action was announced in Dubois on March 1 and reflects a stance against changes outside lawful amendment procedures.
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