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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1950
Page
4
Construction advances on an indoor golf facility in the Star Garage, located on North Center street. The course layout is being laid out in the building's south half, signaling steady progress toward opening.
Corry Evening Journal outlines wartime labor tensions and wage policy. It notes a no-strike pledge from A F L leaders, references Pearl Harbor, Roosevelt’s 1941 labor-administration conference, and U M Wu and John L Lewis remarks about binding force and parity with prices. The piece frames historical wage and strike dynamics during World War II.
The Little Steel Formula set wage scales in 1942 guiding Steelworkers to equal compensation amid living-cost rises. Extended to all industries in 1942 by presidential order, it spurred subsequent wage rounds: 18 cents in 1946, 15 cents in 1947, and about 12 cents with paid vacations and cost of living adjustments in 1948. Wages and incomes rose during WWII as did prices and rents.
A fragmented advertisement or quiz asks ten general knowledge queries about genocide moon landings Benjamin F Faisless and other topics. It directs readers to the Classified Page for correct answers and hints memory improvement through repetition.
Twenty years ago report notes Erie Railroad timetable changes including elimination of Meadville Buffalo local trains and new express No 14 service. Meadville oval annulment cited as major rail change. In education news, Student Council organization at Senior High School to be completed next week with election of class officers, home room presidents, and council representatives. McKean High to face Union City High on Thanksgiving. Corry High football squad plans a hike after school.
About 400 employees of Westinghouse Electric Corp ended a four day walkout by returning to their jobs at the Lenhart Copper Mill division in Wilkins Township. The dispute centered on job classification for three men.
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