22 Aug 1952
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Newspaper
Pottstown Mercury
Location
Pottstown, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1952
Page
1
The Mercury reports that 1 percent of local married men help with chores, underscoring perceived modern male decline. Some husbands even quote legal evidence against bullying spouses while lamenting the dishwashing bargain in domestic life.
The United Steel Workers Local 2326 met Stanler G. Flagg company officials to hear a new contract proposal. It was the second meeting since the old contract expired on April 7, with over 400 union members present at CIO hall. A motion to postpone voting until next week was carried unanimously, as a union spokesman said the company’s offers were “a little better” than prior talks.
Tomato growers in Poistown face losses from a dry June and wet August. Crops forecast at 50 to 75 percent of normal yield as prices rise about 59 percent for open market sales. Charles P. McCall of Lewis Road, Limerick Township, says the crop will be about 60 percent short this year and gains from higher prices may not offset the reduced yield.
The forecast for Eastern Pennsylvania calls for fair and mild conditions with a high in the upper 70s. Tomorrow is expected to be fair and mild as well.
Local weather fragment lists temperatures from 2am to 3am with figures in the 60s to low 80s range. Mentions condition terms and times but lacks complete context or dates. The readable data points include numbers like 69 74 76 78 81 and reference to morning hours.
Alfred Bongarzone faces a charge of attempting to defraud the Commonwealth over a bounty claim tied to a grey fox. Justice of the Peace Richard H. Cadmus said a verdict would be announced today or tomorrow after reviewing testimony from Wednesday night hearings. The case hinges on whether the fox pelt was killed in October 1951 or January 1952, affecting eligibility for the bounty.
About 3600 Dana Spicer Manufacturing and Doehler Jarvis Die Casing workers join over a million UAW members in a three cent per hour raise linked to the CPI. The September index hits 190.8 percent of the 1935-38 average, a high. Adjustments occur quarterly with rises and declines mirrored by the index. The CPI governs nationwide living costs and wage changes.
Hartley C Garrert Philadelphia district State Highway Department traffic engineer spoke at a Rotary Club dinner on traffic planning in Pottstown. He highlighted three improvements: switch to parallel parking on High Street from 45 degree angle parking, off street parking facilities, and numerous new traffic signals for safety. He urged interconnecting signals across town and reviewing one way streets for faster movement.
Borough Fire Chief Richard E. Lindauer said a tracer has been requested on the long delayed South Pottstown fire alarm box. He ordered the box from Gamewell Equipment Company in Boston and expected its arrival. The tracer was sent by the borough manager’s office after delays caused by confusion over responsibility for the order. South Pottstown’s first alarm box aims to improve local fire protection.
Beech street mothers threaten to keep children from public schools until age limits are met amid a boundary plan shift. The plan moves the Washington School boundary to Washington Street to relieve overcrowding at Jefferson, affecting 14 first graders and prompting protests from local residents. Superintendent Dr. George A. McCormack explains enrollment goals and adjustments, including using an extra room at Washington and transferring some pupils to Rupert School as needed. Mrs. Reynold Whisler and others voice concerns.
Scouts and two leaders from Explorer Post 92 will depart at 3 a.m. on a 2000 mile journey through Canadian wilds. Led by Andrew Tirpak, the caravan will travel from Crosby near the Thousand Islands, camping at new sites most nights and north to Quebec before returning through New England. They aim to reach home by September 2.
A 38 year old Temple mother Pauline Galden and two of her children were injured when a convertible they rode in left Route 122, struck a tree, and crashed into a house. Kenneth 3 and Barbara 13 were hospitalized with head and limb injuries while Mary Louise 1 was unharmed.
Two 92 year old men from Potts town area renewed a long paused friendship yesterday afternoon. Samuel H. Schaeffer greeted Anton W. Albright with a firm handshake and smile, both men recognizing each other after 40 years. They recalled early meetings in the 1880s and farm life as they sat on the sun porch and shared ginger snaps and birch beer.
Light showers hit the East End for about ten minutes while the North End and elevated areas saw only brief sprinkles. After a cloudy day a light evening shower dampened sidewalks, with a forecast predicting fair and mild conditions today and tomorrow.
Attorneys Mauger and Seltzer challenged a rule requiring builders to pay 50 percent of border street costs in new developments. The highway-sewer committee, with borough officials present, rejected any deviation and heard a detailed dispute over the Wilke tract bordered by Wilson Adams and Washington streets. The hearing opened with Mauger outlining the complaint, while Seltzer noted his client’s frontage donation.
Genties Riley of Philadelphia, 35, jailed in Berks County for three liquor law violations after a raid on a Pike Township speakeasy. Committed by Reading Alderman Charles E Lease, Riley denies ties to the operation while claiming boxing fame with Joe Louis in unverified appearances.
Wilma Buchkholte, 12, of Lay read, is reported among polo casualties in Norristown on Wednesday. The incident, described as satisfactory by officials, marks the seventh polo victim this season.
Effie Saylor introduces friends to Duck Bill her new pet Renny Garner prepares for a trip down the aisle Grace Carey awaits sulky races George Powell proudly plays a new organ Marge Stofko spends six nights weekly on tennis courts Rose and Ruth Nonahue join a grasshopper hunting expedition Marie Kopcho marks a second honeymoon anniversary Helen Crigolo muses about a friend's anger.
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