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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1975
Page
4
A Spot Line-O-Ad listing from The News Today compiles names and addresses of local volunteers and residents, plus reminders for upcoming events and sales. It notes Christmas Club deadlines, a bank winner, sale circulars, car listings, bake sales, church rummage, and various small ads for Corry and surrounding towns including Spartansburg and Clymer.
In Pittsburgh AP report, Thorofare meatcutters vote against a company plan to drop a $10 weekly wage increase that began Sunday and cut wages by 11 percent until January. The chain warns further closures may follow after already shutting five stores in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Ohio. About 2,500 workers at 72 stores face ongoing financial strain amid a prior $500,000 quarterly loss.
Erie County employment figures show a drop of 200 jobs from July to August, bringing total employment to 112,000. Unemployment rates are 7.8 percent in Erie, 9.0 percent in Pennsylvania, and 8.2 percent nationwide. factories posted mixed losses while shops added 200 jobs. Regular unemployment claims totaled 6,411 for the week of August 22, with year-ago and month-ago comparisons 1,997 and 10,002 respectively. The outlook remains weak for late 1975 amid seasonal declines and anticipated plant closings.
Readers seek advice on admitting TV viewing, a spouse with strong foot odor, and a clergyman upset by wedding photographers. Abby urges honesty about viewing, suggests moving an extra firm mattress for comfort, and advises pastors to control photography during ceremonies.
The revived hurricane Gladys with 110 mph winds moves northwest at 15 mph in the Atlantic and could reach the U.S. mainland within three days if currents shift eastward, though landfall location remains uncertain. Forecasters report Gladys poses no immediate land threat while scattered thunderstorms and variable temperatures are observed across numerous states. Four singers earned cash prizes at the 1975 San Francisco Opera Auditions Grand Finals, including Linda Healy and Roger Bryant.
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