Vermin Claims Prompted Cited Action Across Town
A fragmentary item notes vermin concerns and citations affecting a local area. Limited readable facts show authorities addressing infestation and residents reacting, with no full details available.
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1949
Page
1
A fragmentary item notes vermin concerns and citations affecting a local area. Limited readable facts show authorities addressing infestation and residents reacting, with no full details available.
In Bluefield West Virginia on September 15 John L Lewis and the southern soft coal industry faced a looming showdown over non payment of welfare pension royalties. Lewis pressed Cleveland Trust Company to pressure James D Prancis and the Island Creek and Pond Creek concerns to resume payments amid a revolt by southern operators and threats of social convulsions in coal fields. The Cleveland Trust Board denied control creating a tense stalemate as Pocahontas Fuel Company and Tierney interests also held back payments. Negotiations between producers and the United Mine Workers resumed as tensions mounted over the Taft-Hartley era rules and delayed August payments.
The United States Department of Justice seeks to dissolve the Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company chain in a New York Federal District Court action. The government aims to split manufacturing and processing from buying and selling, and to make seven retail divisions operate as independent chains. The filing cites A&P as the nation’s largest food enterprise with about $1.9 billion in annual retail sales, roughly 64 percent of U.S. total.
The Sparta fair opens today on the Hist School grounds with exhibits expected to surpass previous years. Officials remind exhibitors no entries after 9 a.m. judging begins at that hour. Three day program features acts by The Three Em, Stirred Sisters, and Pamsy the roller skater, plus a 1:30 p.m. fever tunnel and tractor driving contest on Friday. Saturday includes parade and fireworks at 10:90 with Burns Day’s events led by Coleman Bond.
Diplomatic authorities forecast continued hard line in Europe as Acheson and British, French ministers widen talks to include Schuman. Key topics include a new Western German state, Austrian treaty negotiations with Russia, and strategies against Communism in the Far East.
Pennsylvania Electric Company aims to raise about 18 million dollars to fund a constriction program and expansion efforts. President D W Jardine announced the move as the company filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission to issue preferred stock and obtain proxy consents from shareholders.
Mrs Helen Z Hoyt 4d of Titusville died at 7 PM after an explosion at her home caused a fire that gutted the recently remodeled house. Fire officials said gasoline and kerosene were kept near the stove and she may have picked the wrong can. The blast killed her from third degree burns over her body. Her husband Leon Hoyt was at work. She leaves a daughter Mildred Wheeler Strain of Erie and her parents Frank and Mayme Kopinski. Body removed to Tracy Home of Funerals.
The Keystone state faces a large bond issue for World War II veterans to be drafted as a statewide referendum in November. Voter registration drives this summer aim to renew efforts September 15 to October 2. The 1947 1949 fiscal plan would fund up to 1300 000 veterans with 16 monthly for service and 10 monthly for home service, pending voter approval for the 1951 Legislature. A special 1950 session is called for re appropriation as campaigns gear up across Republican and Democratic factions. The November ballot also features statewide judicial races with incumbents and challengers including Judge William E Hirt and Judge Harry Mo Mimipomery in contested contests.
Negotiators from the CIO union recommend a strike vote for about 204000 Westinghouse General Electric workers in the UK as wage talks stall. They seek to pressure wage hikes and urge bargaining in good faith while Westinghouse cites potential harm to the economy and urges continuation of negotiations.
Helena Missouri September reports rapid progress on St Elizabeth's Church West Pleasant Street with wall framing and roof nearly complete. Workers install arches laminated from imported pieces while crews pour rock and concrete for the foundation and conveyor trenching proceeds despite weather. curing and delivery of pews and stained glass are underway with a midnight mass planned.
Rodney McCray of Lincolnville spotted the blaze which gutted the 100 by 30 foot storage shed near a Harola Hiveing barn. Fire crews from Wattsburg Union City Centerville Townville and Spartansburg fought the flames but the structure and adjacent barn were lost. The cause is suspected to be faulty wiring amid high winds and a recent storm.
Washington dispatch reports U S Treasury Secretary Snyder warned the International Monetary Fund the United States will veto any broad move to raise the price of gold. The South African producer Ward and others urged a higher price as IMF governors debated currency controls and future meeting plans in Paris.
Sept 15 Chicago AIL printers once 1500 strong near agreement with five major daily papers ending a 23 month dispute. New contract sets pay around 310 a week with earlier demands of 18 dollars an hour replaced by scale terms. Officials of Loew 6 APL-OPU welcomed the tentative pact while publishers’ spokesman noted the proposal as satisfactory to both sides.
President Truman nominates Sherman Minton of the U S Circuit Court for the Supreme Court seat created by Justice Wiley Rutledge’s death. Judge Minton, a Democrat Protestant, would join the Court as a replacement while Casper Platts is slated to succeed Laney Stanton on the U S Circuit.
Worlmen of the Henry Shenk Co. Erie moved to a new four-room addition at the junior high site. Under Herman Gebhart supervision work began removing an elm between buildings. Eight to ten men will be employed, with completion expected January 1. Most workers are Corry area residents.
Coast Guard reports early on September 15 that six crewmen abandoned a stricken tug in heavy seas and wind off the Gulf of Alaska. The 60-foot vessel and its pendant crew faced dangerous conditions as waves and wind hindered rescue efforts aboard the damaged ship. Local authorities tracked the incident near Port Washington with no further details on casualties or vessel name.
President Mhiley Murray of the United Steelworkers appeals to U S Steel to accept the presidential board's steel peace recommendations to avert a nationwide strike. The report notes U S Steel as industry bellwether and outlines the board's pension and wage proposals, with Fairless signaling willingness to resume bargaining if accepted.
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