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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1960
Page
4
The Corry Journal reprints a national discussion on featherbedding in rail and steel, noting Washington painters’ strike threat over spray guns and wider tool use. It argues modern production boosts output, creates jobs, and lowers costs for buyers, with unions clinging to old methods slowing growth.
Ida Morgan, 87, famed as the mother of the Stage Door Canteen, died Sunday. A manager and talent representative, she served on the American Theater Wing's senior hostess committee for the wartime Stage Door Canteen, aiding servicemen with refreshments and entertainment in many cities.
Mars is about half the diameter of Earth, making it significantly smaller in both volume and surface area. Its rocky composition and lower gravity distinguish it from our planet, influencing potential exploration missions and atmospheric measurements.
New York AP reports experts predict electronics will run full manufacturing plants with humans supervising. Daystrom and IBM executives describe integrated computer systems handling data collection, forecasting, scheduling, and plant startup and shutdown. Humans set objectives and oversee operations.
A report from LaUnANGE Kentucky describes Glendale Cons beating another team, then a robbery at the Kentucky State Reformatory. About $200 in cash, four or five items, and other belongings were stolen after a break in. Deputy Warden Porter Lady notes a lock did not prevent the theft. Louis Martin, former French minister, dies at 89 after long service.
A new seawater purification process tested at Warr plant of Struthers Wells Corp and Scientific Design Company of New York City shows promise for fresh water production. Government approval expected soon for a pilot facility funded by federal and private sources. Plans include definitive designs and estimates for a pilot plant under the Office of Saline Water. Multiple sites under consideration.
Las Vegas reports TV actress Beverly Garland married her second husband Crank Fillmore, a 33 year old wealthy Palm Springs builder and widower. The couple wed Monday in a small civil ceremony and plan a honeymoon in Hawaii.
Jamestown man Henry A. Moyer, 36, now in Ravenna Ohio, won a $4,250 facial disfigurement award plus $4,721.60 for partial loss of face, eyes, hand and foot after a February 5 1952 truck crash on Route 20 near Evans. He spent months in Buffalo General Hospital and three area hospitals receiving skin grafts. The award set new standards by the Buffalo Workmen's Compensation Court a three member panel said.
A four foot to twelve foot tide battered eastern Australia and the California coast. Dozens of small boats were moored or swept away while harbor sheds and maritime beacons were lifted. Crescent City reported injuries as waves pushed water into town. Los Angeles harbor closed to shipping due to debris and wrecked craft. A 14 to 15 foot wave struck Montague Island causing injuries.
Hal Boyle recalls a tongue in cheek office notice from the Acme Tiddlywink Co about replacing a water cooler with a fictional Miracle Ration-jet unit costing $5,000. The grievance committee led by Roscoe Bloop votes to picket, then discovers the device is a fabrication by Phineas Foo gle to test staff reactions. Later, TV actor Victor Jory is noted as born in Dawson, Yukon Territory.
Yesterdays memories report gunmen firing into Leon Trotsky's bedroom in Mexico City in an unsuccessful bid on his life. In Corry, Memorial Day plans will be set at a joint American Legion VFW and United Spanish War Veterans meeting at the Sia Armory Monday night. William Kerr, once known as Kid Kerr, is held on an open charge after a kidnapping threat against the Pirro twins on Myrtle Street.
Clarence Spratt and occupants of his automobile escape serious injury when the car left the roadway near the tannery, struck the bridge, and toppled into the creek. George Ednworth suffers a deep cut and torn right foot when a flywheel falls at Ajax plant. Edward Sargent of Meadville to deliver graduation address at Senior High on May 27. Merritt Deyo alarms burns after a lit paper is thrown into a stove with leaking gas at Traction company power house.
An announced scene related to DONA mentions Mr. and East Prec receiving summer Florida 5 at Tallah School with two SR ind.
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