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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1958
Page
2
The 1957 session of the General Assembly approved a $1,250 allocation for repainting the exterior brick wall and stone foundation of the Franklin's National Guard Armory. The work, to be performed on the north wall of hall, follows the appropriation by the Department of Military Affairs.
Readable items include hospital report notes with names and addresses, discharges, and a traffic code protest by Erie truck firms led by city clerk Eugene Graney. Other items mention Easter events by Titusville F O Eagles, YMCA Road Angels Club induction, local storefront meals, and a Coonie’s submarine special.
A six year old Jamestown girl, Donna Martino, won 5000 in a negligence case against the city of Jamestown over injuries from a saucer ride accident on Stadium Avenue. The suit by her parents sought 50000. The jury's four day deliberation ended with funds allocated to trial expenses and the remainder placed in a trust for the child. Justice Carlton A. Wisher presided in Mayville.
Three masked men robbed the Ohio Cafe in Mansfield's factory district after midnight seizing cash and checks from a safe and cash register. Police said two robbers were armed and the cafe kept a large cash fund for paycheck cashing. Proprieter Sam Sicilian and his wife were in the basement during the heist.
A major break in the San Joaquin River levee was reported by Stanislaus County Sheriff Dan Kelsay. Water spilled over several thousand acres of ranch land, flooding fields and threatening properties in the area.
The official journal of the British Board of Trade notes increasing Scottish kilt wearing by Londoners and explains postwar allure drawing U S firms. Scotland grows attractive to United States companies in the postwar era, reflecting broader economic ties.
New York state driver Norman Neckers of Sherman was cited last April 12 for a traffic signal violation and fined $5 plus costs. He failed to pay the fine for 12 months until spotted in the city yesterday. In the absence of an alderman, he was tried before Mayor J Fred Kinley and fined $5 plus $8 costs.
A Friday head on collision 25 miles northeast of Dallas killed four Dallas youths Arthur Mulkey 19 Ray Allison 19 Maurida Tanner 18 and James Bailey 19 of Garland. Two racing northbound cars passed a line of traffic and collided with a third vehicle injuring three other youths. Bailey and Mulkey were in the racing car.
Bavone Cisx Sr Bert Jones Orville Johnson and Ronald Weaver escaped injury when four tons of rock and dirt slid from a hillside onto their filling station after heavy rains. A motorist pulled in and kept moving, enabling the trio to avoid harm. Nearby, a Silver State Savings and Loan branch was robbed of 5000 dollars with the branch manager a suspect and a teller among three involved. A portrait artist sketched the robbers for the police shortly after the crime.
In Babson Park Massachusetts Roger W Babson argues that rising enrollments strain classroom space and budgets. He urges prefab mass produced schoolhouses and redesigned school calendars to cut expenses, suggesting 11 month jobs for teachers and reduced extracurriculars to improve efficiency.
Rebels vow total war against Batista tyranny as Castro pledges no quarter. Castro’s forces, numbering about 2,000 guerrillas, threaten Batista’s 38,000 troops in Oriente. Two rebel columns have harried transport, while the plan centers on starving the garrison and a national strike to seize control.
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