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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1950
Page
1
Fragmentary report lists a mood miler event with names and scattered timestamps, mentioning participants Floyd and Ray, a 150 old horse, a boat, and various sport and social items. The readable text appears as a dated 1950s clipping with incomplete lines and garbled OCR.
The Corry zoning board last night allowed three trailer camps to operate for six months at the counts they specified, delaying any change to existing camps on West Smith Street and North Center Street. The decision overturns earlier mayoral orders to curb camping, with appellants Blount Rhodes and Armitage presenting their cases as the board weighs a permanent solution in coming months.
The Machinists union at Aero Supply Mfg Co. asked for a 10 percent wage hike in a special session attended by about 80 members. The issue will be negotiated for 30 days with mediators possible if no agreement is reached. Workers recently received a 5 cent hourly raise and seek more before government wage controls.
Three gunmen robbed a payroll shipment from Morane Lindal Company, wounding two messengers, Harold OConnor and Joseph Gilgar, as they walked from the third floor office. The attackers fled with $23,000, leaving one getaway car used. The victims were hospitalized, condition described as critical.
Washington dispatch reports a national manpower program prioritizing war plants in labor offices. The Labor Department says expansion of the labor force could meet nine month needs with up to 5.8 million added in a war emergency, but civilian labor limits remain. Director Robert Goodwin warned manpower may again become a major problem as defense goals rise and mobilization could pull 6.6 million workers from civilian industry.
Union barbers in Corry face demand from temporary pipeline workers to extend evening hours. Workers home only before dawn and return after nine at night, prompting the Chamber of Commerce to seek after hours coverage. Union officials are reviewing the request with a decision expected in days.
Public invited to tour the newly renovated Hotel Corry in Wellsville on Saturday from 4 to 5 PM. The multi month remodeling by J. J. Lefler and Son includes redesigned rooms, new furnishings, built in studios, tiled baths, updated kitchen and heating, and a redesigned lobby with a new registration desk. Officials hope Bradford's Emory Hotel Corp will attend the open house.
Atlantic City N J September 14 The president of the National Petroleum Association said there is plenty of all kinds of oil for everybody and reserves are the highest in history, enough to meet military and civilian needs. Pittsburgh September 14 The West Side Bus Line drivers ended a 119 day strike by accepting a new two year contract. Brentwood Motor Coach drivers voted 38 to 27 to end their walkout. Only the Oriole Bus Line remains on strike in the Pittsburgh district.
Washington June 14 The Senate quickly backed a plan to name General George Marshall as defense secretary after Louis Johnson retirement. President Truman sent the bill to Congress and urged approval citing Marshall's war and state service. The Senate committee approved immediately while the House panel delayed decision until Friday.
Army camp near Indianapolis hosts Company A as it departs the Keystone Division for a period of acclimation and training. Veterans and new personnel adjust to barracks life with limited civilian car access, while passes, housing plans, and work assignments unfold amid shows in the base library.
The Pennsylvania Railroad plans two way radio trials across Corry and neighboring routes. Portable sets failed initially but engineers now can talk with locomotives from Erie to Clarendon with new tower installations.
Two injuries reported in Corry area traffic crashes. Arthur Morrison, 31, of 147 Franklin Street, suffered multiple wounds when his Jeep-station wagon collided with a truck east of the city at around 3 PM. Farid Drayer, 24, Union City, sustained body bruises after the crash near Ratge’s Corners. Both drivers faced charges for reckless driving and failing to yield, respectively. The wreck, costing about 500 dollars, involved a 1950 Frazer and a 1940 Buick.
Local business prices and several individuals contributed a total of 770 to the Gary Servicemen's Fund. Chairman C. A. Hillstrom reported that 305.43 was spent at a farewell dinner, 97.58 on materials for 100 shoe shine kits, and 150 to Company A's mess fund before deployment. A balance of 2163 remains to fund future kits, with plans to aid Corry area servicemen and others displaced since the Korean conflict began. Contributions may be mailed to Corry Servicemen's Fund, Corry, Pa.
State elective service headquarters reports sending up 2 170 men to bolster Pennsylvania September draft quota. The announcement lists Harrisburg as the central dispatch point and underscores enlistment effort to meet manpower requirements.
A Clymer girl aged 13, daughter of Mrs. Arthur Lewis, contracted polio near Gutawelle pond. The family, living in the Jamestown region, sought hospital care as the illness progressed, with relatives visiting from nearby towns.
Parents of Pfc Jack Armitage were notified by the Defense Department that he was slightly wounded in Korea and hospitalized in Japan. Armitage, 19, enlisted a year ago and worked at a family supply store on East Main Street. The first local serviceman wounded in Korea was James Kap of May Street.
London dispatch reports the Labor government plans to seize the steel industry by January 1 with a bill to place ton and steel under state ownership by October 1. Conservative leader Winston Churchill vows to move against the government in the House of Commons, raising a motion of censure that could force Prime Minister Attlee to resign amid a slim majority.
Pittsburgh attorney George Goldstein must stand trial on two charges of subornation to perjury after a grand jury indictment. The case stems from a witness allegedly giving false testimony in an accident suit connected to a December 1947 airport incident involving John Garruto of Plusiting Long Island.
AP dispatch from Washington reports U S destroyers sustained superficial damage during naval bombardment of Inchon area in Korea. Amid garbled broadcasts from Pyongyang, Allied forces press attacks from dawn to dusk with carrier planes targeting airstrips and gun emplacements along a 210 mile western coast.
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