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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1954
Page
6
No new date has been set for the Hyner to Lock Haven race along a 20 mile course. Twelve two man crews are entered to commemorate a raft journey on the river. Lock Haven businessmen who sponsor the contest say river levels are far below normal for this time of year.
The Labor Department said there were 450 strikes in April involving 200000 workers and 1200000 man days idle, the fewest postwar April strikes. Mercer State Police plan to file involuntary manslaughter charges against 17 year old Charles N. Greggs of Jackson Center for a hit and run that killed three year old Sue Ellen Thompson near Grove City. The McKinney will probate in Meadville provides for estate distribution to his children and widow’s lifetime income. The state agriculture department unveils a 1954 oak wilt campaign using air and ground teams to spot and eradicate diseased trees through September.
Obituary notes Glenn C Mead’s funeral in East Frederick Street area with a list of attendees including local and visiting figures. The report also references a Knox County disappearance, a missing teenage girl, and a call to hold two youths for parents’ custody. A safety council notice cites Memorial Day holiday highway death risk. Separate golfing report covers Campbell final in Muirfield Amateur Tournament amid heavy rain.
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