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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1956
Page
6
Ten cents an hour wage increase plus general wage raises to seven and a half cents for day workers and overtime pay details. Agreement covers insurance improvements, family pay, and double time for Saturday hours. Also notes on tax enforcement savings and local public notices.
In Philadelphia the Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania proposals a 760000 dollar capital fund campaign. Bishop Oliver J. Hart outlined a 600000 program for the Philadelphia Divinity School ahead of its centennial in 1987 and 750000 for church needs across Bucks, Delaware, Chester and Montgomery counties. He noted a 105000 pledge increase to a national charity program and urged churches to prioritize missionary work.
Washington council passes an ordinance forcing bars to close at 2 a m on weeknights and Saturdays and 3 a m on weekdays under Daylight Saving Time. The State Liquor Board grants licensees permission to stay open until 3 a m on weekdays and 1 a m on Sundays, but only under Eastern Standard Time. Operators face fines if they follow the local rule.
The pastor of Mount Carmel church was consecrated bishop at St Patrick's Cathedral Harrisburg in a three hour rite attended by about 1200 people including many in religious orders Television cameras filmed the first bishop consecration held in the cathedral since 1907 The ceremony marked a historic moment in the Roman Catholic Church locally with Bishop Lawrence F Schott presiding over holy vows and episcopal powers.
Harrisburg The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission faced a lawsuit from Manus Mines Research and Development Co alleging the commission failed to pay for services and materials for mine filling work on the northern eastern extension.Contracts totaling 2,278,351 were canceled by the commission amid discovery of issues with mine filling. Five members of the two firms were arrested recently on conspiracy to defraud charges related to the project.
In Chislehorst England stone masons opened a 400 year old tomb at St Nichola Church to test a theory that William Shakespeare was a literary fraud. After two hours of digging they found only fragments of tiles sand brick and a casket that may not be opened by government order. Calvin Hoffman a New Yorker funded the project hoping to uncover documents supporting his claim that Christopher Marlowe authored the plays and poems.
Marmur tells police his car suddenly lurched forward pinning his wife against the garage door near Larkspur while she opened the door. Authorities investigate the fatal injury as the couple’s vehicle lost control.
Harrisburg The House Republican leadership blocked immediate adjournment to press Gov. Lender on 171 million in appropriation bills including 67 million for World War II veterans’ debt service. Speaker Andrews and lawmakers on the desk have delayed action. GOP fears cuts if the governor signs later.
A disputed revision lowers the sales tax projection to 275 million dollars from four billion, prompting claims of reduced appropriations. A House Democrat commented on delaying decisions and resisting fixed dates, signaling ongoing budget struggles and political maneuvering.
A chest surgeon from the University of Pennsylvania Medical School argues that lung surgery can be justified in certain cancer cases. He cites a statistical threshold where cures are likelier when the malignancy is no larger than a thumbnail. Advances in technique and anesthesia have lowered operative risk.
Léo Strauss, Aero Supply Mfg Co president, announced Willis Exton named advertising manager of Aero Supply Mfg Co Aero Ad Manager Exton has led publishing and printing for two years and served in the U S Army in charge of a public information section He was Pacific Stars and Stripes news editor in Tokyo during Korea and earlier edited Talon house publications in Erie and Meadville Exton, a native of Erie, attended Kent State University where he completed a two year journalism course Dr Johnson noted a shadow resembling a cancer image
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