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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1955
Page
2
The Corry Journal reports on a Pinegrove Township break in and possible AWOL patient from Warren State Hospital, a Wednesday WFW Club gathering, injuries at Erie Forge and Steel Co, unfinished funeral services, wedding invitation push, a Moon Brook Club break in, pre milum beer thefts, local business ads, and community notices including a charity film move and local politics.
Local operator at Municipal Airport, Jamestown, worked late locating and weighing aircraft for certification before crossing into Canada. News notes include city politics with Mayor Samuel A. Binuli appointing F Lawrence Cusick to the Sixty Ward seat, and several small ads on hats, windows, flags, and local services.
Legislation would authorize county commissioners to allocate up to five thousand dollars annually to nonprofit county fair associations for final approval in the General Assembly night session. The Senate approved the measure by ninety six to six despite opposition from Senator Harry F. Seyler. The report notes several local business references and community notices included in the same edition.
Community notices list a Corry Boy Scout flag sale with call or phone orders. Cemeter y aid in Britton Run to meet May 7 at the Fitch home with noon dinner and donations requested. Daughters of the American Revolution and Wheelock Community Aid hold meetings with book review and guest notes. Mothers Day gifts and Eastern Star bazaar slated May 5 at Episcopal Church. Harbor Half Ladies Aid to hold an all day session with quilt and block sewing. Meadville Woodcock Township seeks reassessment and approves a 1955-56 budget of 161450.27, a 1 percent WARC tax, a per capita tax of 10 dollars, and a 35 mill property tax.
Antone Zepka, 72, of 435 Shady Avenue, died at 8:45 last evening at Corry Memorial Hospital where he had been a patient since Saturday and in critical condition since yesterday morning. Born February 14, 1883 in Poland he came to the United States in 1907 and lived in Coudersport before moving to Warren in 1917. He was married in 1916 to Kathryn Walaski who preceded him in death in 1951. He is survived by a son John Zepka of Akron a daughter Julia Zepka at home two grandchildren John and Candace Zepka of Akron three nieces and a cousin. He was a member of St Elizabeths Church. Funeral Mass will be Thursday at 9 a m at St Elizabeths Cemetery burial there. Friends may call Bracken Funeral Home today and attend rosary tomorrow at 7:30 p m.
In Lewistown Pennsylvania textile workers at seven American Viscose plants rejected a five cent hourly wage boost and a two year labor pact by a 2 to 1 vote. Local 6 of the Textile Workers of America said four plants must approve for the contract to take effect, with Lewistown and three other plants voting against while three operations supported it. The vote, announced by Harry Blessing and Callie De Arment, involved about 2500 union members though the exact tally was not released. The wage boost would affect about two thousand workers.
Pittsburgh Duquesne Freight Co reports net income for the quarter ended March 1 1955 of 185 233 up from 1540 715 a year earlier. Earnings per share were 0 63 versus 0 61. The company notes the union in the meantime must meet again for renegotiation of a contract.
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