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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1952
Page
3
A drawing at Rex F theatre awarded eleven turkeys to winners including Carl Anthony Anna Babcoek and Thomas Titus. A local man detained a rock-throwing youth at Culligan plant and police coordinated restitution with parents. WBEN TV tests antenna on Nov 24 and increases power Dec 6.
Charles B. Ferguson, 11 year retired Erie railroad engineer, was found dead yesterday afternoon in a dense wood between Route 322 and the Franklin Pike, three miles south of Meadville. The pistol and a length of string around the trigger suggest self-inflicted gunshot. Crawford County coroner Dr. Frederick A. Muckinshoupt ruled death by suicide.
Buffalo mediator Clarence LaMotte limited further negotiations on a month-old strike by about 15 Blackstone Washing Machine division employees. He said talks are too far apart and will pause. He will pursue two other disputes and continues to mediate in Dunkirk and Olean.
The Erie County Bar Association forms a non partisan committee to secure a Northwest Pennsylvania federal judgeship after Judge Owen M Burns death. The group will consider Erie lawyers with a goal of three to four candidates and will meet this afternoon. If vacancy remains, local lawyers may need to travel to Pittsburgh for cases.
Five persons were injured when the Pennsylvania Railroad Manhatten limited derailed near Loudonville Ohio. Eight cars of the 12 car train bound for Chicago from New York jumped the tracks and were struck by a freight train. Seven freight cars derailed and wreck trains worked to clear the line.
Pittsburgh based report says Stanley Granger relinquishes his bid to be reinstated as Western Pennsylvania IRS collector and will enter private law practice. Granger cites a sweeping Revenue Bureau reorganization by the Treasury Secretary and notes he may appeal to the Civil Service Commission but is told he is ineligible. Raymond B. Kraft of Philadelphia takes Granger’s place on an acting basis.
Dr John E Gregory reported to the Southern Medical Association in Miami Florida that antibiotics cured people who would have died of cancer. Judgment is reserved as tests have not been made.
A Moscow court jailed six government egg and poultry trust workers for 10 to 25 years for upgrading chickens and diverting profits. V. Davidov, director of trust store No. 1, and deputies plus two workers falsified farm marks and labels to fetch higher prices. Davidov kept 60,000 rubles while the others shared 19,000 rubles.
Advice stresses not crossing against lights or jaywalking and avoiding stepping into traffic between parked cars. It recommends walking on the road facing traffic when necessary, using a flashlight at night, and teaching children safe habits as precious pedestrians to protect every hour of living.
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