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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1952
Page
3
A petition for letters of administration for the estate of William B. King of Wayne Township was filed in Erie County court. King died September 26 leaving an estate valued at 10,000. His sole survivor is his sister Cynthia King Guerney of North Kingsville, Ohio.
Police say the Lloyd Meerdinie owned restaurant on Route 6 suffered a night blaze and burglary with the bar, kitchen equipment, and a new juke box destroyed. State Police fingerprint experts and a fire marshal headed the probe as investigators sought clues. The article also reports the death of Rev. Thomas Wolfe, 91, former pastor of St. Benedict's Church, Carrolltown.
The Corry Management Club held its first fall meeting at the Corry Country Club with 95 members and 20 new inductees. Guests included Leonard Gusky and Herbert Smith. Speaker Nevin N. Smith recounted experiences as a WWII prisoner of war, including the Bataan Death March and 42 months' captivity.
County commissioners may defer funding for a child therapy ward at Lake View Municipal Hospital until 1954 budget sessions. Louis Reymek supports the project estimated at $20,000, while Carl Proctor wants more study. The ward would use mechanical rehabilitation devices for polio victims over four, with 15 and under treated at Zemem Hospital for Crippled Children. Felix Shubert requests bids and notes about 80 county residents were treated recently.
A blast and blaze damaged the top floor of the 40 room Hotel Sussex in Seaford Delaware with no injuries reported. Fire departments battled another blaze in Laurel seven miles away where Marvil Packing Co stored fruit boxes plywood doors and wood products. Damages were estimated at 360000.
Two New York Central Railroad employees were seriously injured in a back-car wreck one mile east of Shippenville at 3:15 p.m. Richard Benn, 19, of Sligo, suffered internal injuries and was admitted to Oil City Hospital. William Lloyd Mong, 56, of Van, R. D. 1, had a head laceration, loss of blood, and shock and was taken to Franklin Hospital. Railroad officials said the men were among 14 workers returning from a shift on a tracker when the derailment threw them from the car. Investigations continue by railroad officials.
Col. Francis Gabreski, famed Air Force ace from Old City, will be guest of honor in Pittsburgh tomorrow as Americans of Polish descent mark Gasimir Pulaski day. The Western Pennsylvania Division of the Polish American Congress sponsors the observance, celebrating Gabreski’s Korea and World War II exploits.
Babson argues prices are too high guiding consumer hesitation. He cites a Bureau of Labor Statistics survey of about 10,000 families showing 1950 buyers with net $4,300 spent far into red by $400 amid war scare demand. He notes wage pressures, rising costs, and labor cuts, urging cost cuts to restore purchasing power and curb overpricing.
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