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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1958
Page
3
A North Center street building front was pried with metal betters, police were notified. West Main street saw a family dispute escalated during Saturday evening as patrols responded.
Federal agents raided Richard Ruff’s farm in Harford County on Saturday uncovering a 560 gallon still and tools for large scale moonshine. They found William W. Joines and John P. Joines, both linked to the operation, and charged them along with Ruff with five federal tax violations. Authorities say the setup could produce about 3780 pounds of mash. seized were over two tons of mash, 1100 pounds of sugar, 15 gallons of whisky and 1,100 pounds of coal. The trio faces hearings before a U S commissioner as investigations continue.
AP reports a North Braddock family of three, McKinley Carlock 60, Beulah Carlock 60, and Thelma Swinton 44, died when their car collided with a Baltimore & Ohio freight diesel engine at a Braddock crossing. The train was en route from Connellsville to Pittsburgh.
The report records a total rainfall of .70 inches over the last three days. It also notes that switching from Daylight Saving Time to Eastern Standard Time makes mornings darker earlier but evenings end earlier as well.
Capital Airlines mechanics strike on day twelve as union and company negotiate after sessions ended last week. Union seeks 42 cent hourly raise plus changes, opposed by a 20 cent board recommendation. current pay averages $2.46 hourly. Airline serves eastern $1 cities and 100 planes.
Hopert John Black, 35, of Cherry Tree, died suddenly of an acute coronary occlusion at 9:25 a.m. while attending church services at the Church of the Nazarene in Oil City. He entered ten minutes earlier, slumped in a pew, and was pronounced dead on arrival at Oil City Hospital. Coroner Maurice C. Dinberg certified the cause.
One man was killed and three injured Saturday night when a car slammed into a Pennsylvania Railroad flasher signal in Wellsville Ohio. Victim identified as John W. Webber Jr 21 of East Palestine.
Washington reports the national fight over right to work as 18 states already ban the union shop while six more test the issue in November. The Taft Hartley Act allows states to forbid the union shop, sparking arguments on whether forced union membership harms freedom and productivity. Supporters say it weakens unions less than full organization, while opponents warn of corruption and reduced leverage in bargaining.
WWII combat hero Denis Greenwalt, who earned the Silver Star Bronze Star Purple Heart and the Combat Infantry badge, is missing from his Johnsonburg home after a Friday noon sighting. Police report he was in good spirits earlier. neighbors note no domestic trouble. Greenwalt, 5'6" 150 pounds with gray attire and glasses, survived 44 hours behind Japanese lines on Okinawa and has Army discharge papers and medals.
The passage argues that hiring should favor workers opposing unions, that all employees should share union costs, and that individuals failing to join a union miss out on bargaining power. It urges members to attend meetings and vote out corrupt leaders, noting corruption in the Teamsters as a prominent example while conceding overall union corruption is rare.
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