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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1963
Page
1
Fragmentary notice references an auction near New York or Chesley with cows and milk products. Mentions 3 cows and 7 cows, bred seals, and two lots including a live merchant and replacement stock. Details are garbled, but hints at cattle auction terms and a secretary date marked 28.09.
A tour of the battlefield arrives from Camp David Maryland by helicopter as part of a ceremonial or military movement involving a formal arrival. The event underscores official access and security details tied to the origin and path of travel.
In Towanda, state police investigated possible arson after a predawn fire killed mother Barbara Prymer and five children Bonnie Sue Charles Edmund Genevieve Dorothy and John in a frame two story home. Gerald Prymer survived critical injuries as two fires in the ward prompted residents to guard streets.
Corry men at Clarion State College arrange a Thursday talk by Peter Mennell MBE, the British consul general, on Why the Veto and Britain’s position on the European Common Market. Phi Sigma Pi leads, with Jan Van Dresar and David Simmons coordinating. Mennell will confer with college administrators and dine with the Phi Sigma Pi guest at a fraternity chapel dinner open to the public.
Donald Dudey Moore resigns today as head basketball coach at La Salle College amid fan protests earlier this month when an effigy of him was hung outside the arena by dissatisfied supporters.
In Guatemala Col Enrique Peralta Azurdia, defense minister, led a military takeover that ousted President Miguel Ydigoras Fuentes. He dissolved Congress suspended the constitution and disbanded all parties while promising elections later. Ydigoras arrived in Nicaragua and Arevalo’s exile remains unclear.
The Erie area raids last September seized coin operated machines from Elks Moose and Vets lodges Meerhoff’s and Purpura’s taverns and 45 licensed bars. The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board will hear operators at the West 26th Street offices about permit violations. Fines and license suspensions possible if gambling is proven. Hearings underway for Elks Moose and Veterans and upcoming for Meerhoff’s and Purpura’s.
Two Sparta boys aged 12 and 14 spent two nights sleeping in boilers behind the Struthers Wells plant after selling baked goods to raise money for food. Police found them at 9/90 Saturday night and notified their parents, who took them home.
Gannon College hosts the 10th annual Model United Nations General Assembly this Friday and Saturday in the auditorium. Ten Corry Area High School students will participate as Norway. The event, begun in 1954 by Rev. Dr. Joseph Barr, aims to educate students on United Nations issues. Archbishop John Mark Gannon presides opening, with keynote by Chung Ming Chang of the Republic of China mission to the UN.
Police responded to a prowling report at 126 Park Street after Mrs. Ruth Pitt found a car stopped and an accordion left on the curb. Officers later found no prowlers, but the instrument remains at the station awaiting claim as residents report no one can play it.
City police report a firecracker thrown at a car driven by Beverly Hepler and a second car incident involving Patricia Miller. Police cited Patricia's mother for curfew violation since she is under 16. Suspect Kenneth Winchell admitted tossing three firecrackers from a car from New York state. State Police to handle further action.
A two car collision south of Spartansburg injured Mrs Valley McDonald of Ripley, who sustained a bruised right hip and was taken to Corry Memorial Hospital. Howard McDonald and Lloyd Eubanks were involved. total damage was about 15,000 dollars. Local troopers reported the 5 p.m. Saturday crash occurred at Route 88 and Route 77 intersections.
Louis Huthe, a New York opinion pollster who conducted much of President Kennedy's polling in 1960, disclosed yesterday that he will cease taking any political candidates or party clients. He cited a wish to end partisan work and focus on neutral research. The move could affect future campaign polling strategies and consultancy options.
Harrisburg AP reports state health officials appeal to public, private and parochial schools to intensify tobacco and health education from upper elementary through college. They cite evidence of harm from cigarette smoking and plan regional meetings on smoking and health across the year.
A Royal Navy Londonderry frigate with 50 marines sailed from Bermuda for a Caribbean patrol to counter anti Castro raids in Cuba. The 2,150 ton ship was sent on the mission at the request of the United States, sources in London reported yesterday.
A Pittsburgh woman, Frances Barthkowitk, 47, died after a Friday fire in the South Side area. Firemen said she apparently fell asleep while smoking, and the blaze proved fatal yesterday at South Side Hospital.
About 40 students escaped injury on Route 277 when a truck trailer overtook the Corry Area High School bus, drove off the berm, and struck the bus causing about 200 dollars in damage. Driver Lawrence Murdock, 41, Spartansburg, fled toward Corry but was later located by State Police. No injuries reported. possible charges pending after investigation.
Archbishop Tikhon, 80, former ruling bishop of the Russian Orthodox Church in the United States and retired archbishop of San Francisco, died Saturday in Jordanville New York.
A Cuba report says exile guerrilla groups are weak and underarmed while Miami’s exile community faces intensified U.S. government crackdowns. Exile leaders are barred from leaving Dare County and federal efforts curb raids against Cuba and Soviet shipping. Officials vow to use neutrality laws to punish participants in raids.
Harrisburg AP reports that mass personnel dismissals slow driver license and automobile tag processing. Charles M. Dougherty, former revenue secretary, says staffing woes hinder operations. Theodore Smith inherited a strong system but cannot run it without people. A two day extension to April 10 was announced for tag processing. Earlier, a deadline extension for licenses was granted.
The Sparta Merged School hosted the sixth annual Crawford County Federation of Sportsmen's Clubs meeting on a Saturday evening. Attendees included Theodore Perdax of Forests and Waters, Monard Gates from golf conservation, Terry Maynard the ISW award winner for wildlife projects, and Edward J. Baker from the Bureau of Sports Fisheries and Wildlife.
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