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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1946
Page
4
The notice lists postage and subscription prices for mail and carrier delivery, with rates of six dollars per year by mail and eight dollars for advance payment, plus three cents per copy by carrier and eighteen cents weekly. It notes AP news dispatches credit and Post Office registration details.
From the White House, the Office of War Mobilisation and Reconversion calls the current coal strike a national disaster. Rail and utilities suffer as mills and plants close, with few days of coal on hand. Government action appears paralyzed, and past labor policy is viewed as at a dead end.
The piece argues the federal government is at an impasse over a 16 cent wage increase in Wales and critiques the Wagner Act’s impact on labor unions led by John L. Lewis. It contends government action is weakened by Lewis’s strength, urging tough bargaining and questioning who bears responsibility for the power imbalance.
A reader question set asks about export licenses for nylon hosiery, tax refunds in 1945, decorations for Davies and Winant, Archbishop Dumiskino’s regency, impurity issues in core materials, Navy demobilization dates, Harvard Law Dean named to the Civil Aeronautics Board, servicemen versus students height, Federal Reserve Board salaries, and Federal Wage and Hour coverage.
A round up of items from May 10 1936 notes include Warren DeRosay booking ten car loads of fine face brick for the Erie Municipal Hospital with shipments to start soon. Gerry High and Jamestown High duel ends in a one point margin. A new eight pound daughter born to Mr and Mrs Leo Mulderick of Marion Street. Local sportsmen plan several days fishing at Hollow Lake Ontario. Frank Geiger returns from Rochester after silk hosiery training for a potential branch manager role. Oli Wellejus formerly owned the Corry Baking Co.
The column debunks the phrase what you don’t know won’t hurt you with facts on tuberculosis contagion. It cites how coughing spreads germs and warns that many remain in contact with infected individuals. The item also notes a bakery owner leaving Northumberland for Corry and signals possible family returns.
May 10 report notes two large sawmills rising in Warren County. Marion Gordon’s mill lies on the highway between the Tidiaute and Torpedo, half a mile from his former plant, with modern machinery now in operation. John W. Morgan’s mill at Pilefield, Spartansburg, is under construction and designed to cut timber to a large scale.
Eugene Matson seven year old Sam son of Mr and Mrs Charles Matson was fatally injured when struck by a coupe driven by Dean Kellogg 23 in front of his home in Olean. Kellogg said he did not see the boy but applied brakes upon feeling the impact. Coroner Carl J Hosmer issued a certificate of accidental death.
Analysts note the ongoing war drives heavy lumber consumption, prompting policy shifts and conservation measures. Government and industries monitor supply chains as builders adjust plans to cope with shortages arising from wartime demand.
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