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Corry Evening Journal

Location

Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Apr 13, 1959

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Amateur Politicians Pushing Nomination of Rockefeller

Washington AP reports activists in the GOP push for Nelson Rockefeller’s nomination by recruiting bank lawyers doctors and other professionals as backers. A California group led by Charles Lewsadder signals a broader mobilization, while Rockefeller remains aloof and aims to be New York’s chief executive.

Rockefeller Washington Republica Wendell T Willise Nelson Rockefeller New York GOP National Committee GOP Willkie Charles Lewsadder Los Angeles Richard M. Nixon Nixon Rockefelter George L. Hinman Republican National Chicaca

Republicans Demand State Budget Slash

Harrisburg AP Republicans demand Gov. Lawrence cut proposed 1.907 billion dollar budget as GOP resists 264 million tax package. Sen. James Berger says GOP will press governor to drop no compromise stance while House GOP votes oppose sales tax bill as written. Bill would raise tax to 24 percent, cover auto trade-ins, beers and liquors. Republicans floated stripping exemptions as a compromise.

Harrisburg Repub- Means Lawrence James Berger Republian Ander House

Veteran Actor Jimmy Gleason Dies at 76

Veteran actor Jimmy Gleason, famed for stage work and film humor, died at 76 after a year in ill health. A producer and playwright, Gleason starred in The Last Hurrah and appeared in Life of Riley and Here Comes Mr. Jordan. He passed at the Motion Picture Country House Hospital in Woodland Hills after chronic asthma.

Jimmy Gleason Gleason New York Hollywood Spencer Tracy Joe Palooka Riley Mr. Jordan Motion Picture Country House Hospital Woodland Fills

Second Accident Fatal To Trucker Near Montively

A truck carrying liquefied gas overturned south of here. Driver Charles Allen Hamilton 23 of Gallup New Mexico borrowed a smaller truck to move gas to Aero Gas Corp tanks at Blanding Utah. Several hours later a second truck left the highway at a hairpin turn and fell into Rocky Devils Canyon. Hamilton was killed.

Montively UE Yar Here Charles Allen Hamilton Gallup N. M Aero Gas Corp Blanding Utah Rocky Devils Canyon Hamilton

Connie Winds Up Testimony At Murder Trial

Connie Nicholas finished her tearful murder trial testimony in Indianapolis as she described plotting to shoot herself with a small revolver in Forrest Teel's car after her lover's death. The cross examination, brief, pressed her on abuse and fear, with her recalling beatings and her motive to escape further harm. She tearfully recalled being terrified, weighed 105 pounds, and measured five feet one inch, wearing a yellow suit and black velvet hat. Former mayor Thomas A Conway, 94, longtime Elyria Ohio resident, dies in Florida after leaving probate position in Lorain County.

Indianapolis Connie Nicholas Charles W. Symmes Forrest Teel Symmes Francis E Thomason

Dulles Secretry of State Faces New Cancer Tests

Washington AP John Foster Dulles returned from a Florida cancer test to a hospital room and underwent extensive medical checks today amid his battle with cancer. President Eisenhower may decide this day how long Dulles remains secretary as White House officials report slow treatment response.

Washington John Foster Dulles Florida Eisenhower Dulles E Hines Dules Isenhower Ries Dehe Augusta Tigrar

Boys Admit Local Thefts by Two Juveniles

Two boys under 16 admitted to city police Saturday to multiple thefts from parked lots and the First Methodist Church. They previously confessed to taking 78 from the Corry Rod and Gun Club last week. They led officers to the Mill Street parking lot lie found money, then confessed to taking 44 from purses during Sunday School and to snatching flashlights from cars in four city parking areas. Parents said they will seek restitution. disposition of the case by authorities is pending.

First Methodist Church Corry Mill Street Methodist Church Eas

National Library Week urged as Corry library invites visits

Corry Public Library joins National Library Week with Ms. Porter Auer inviting the public to explore the library no matter if they borrow. The article notes Governor Lawrence seeks 2 million dollars in the 1959 61 budget for statewide library services with about 100 thousand for local grants. Pennsylvania ranks 34th in library funding and 48th in volumes circulated amid limited county library service.

Porter Auer David Lawrence State General Assembly Pennsylvania North Center Street

Limited Nuclear Ban Proposed by US and Britain

The United States and Britain push a limited nuclear ban while producers face shifting supply chains and overtime demands. Industry figures note syrup and candy labeling needs, with shipments routed to outlets and vendors as regional mills adjust to new constraints and markets.

West, Soviets Resume Talks On Control Of Weapons Tests

In Geneva the United States and Britain urged the Soviet Union to accept a prompt controlled suspension of surface level nuclear tests and to split talks into two parts. American and British proposals aim to ban tests near ground and allow high altitude and underground blasts. The plan seeks quick agreement on easily detectable tests while resisting a veto on inspections, with Western officials hoping to ease Soviet opposition.

Geneva United States Britain Soviet Union Informanta James J Wadsworth Bitish David Ormsby-Gate Tne Soviet Poreism Ministry

Ideal Trout Season Opens in Pennsylvania

The Pennsylvania trout season begins Wednesday at 5 am with expectations of a strong year. Officials cite good weather and water, clear streams, and the hatchery system stocking about 24 million trout across 4,000 miles of streams and nearly 3,000 acres of water.

Commission

Foreign Student Fund Appeal Reaches Quarter Mark

This year’s appeal to fund a foreign student exchange stands about one fourth of its goal. About $300 has been received toward the $1,250 target. Donations come from the PTA party series, student bond gates, and individual contributors. Some clubs and fraternal groups have approved gifts but checks are pending. Other organizations plan action by the fifteenth.

Music critic Eric Waller Blom dies at 70 in London

Eric Waller Blom, 70, renowned music critic and editor, died Saturday in London. He contributed writings on music to the Sunday Observer and edited the quarterly Music and Letters and Grove's Dictionary of Music.

London Eric Waller Blom The Sunday Observer Musle and Letters Grove's Dictionary of Music

Nye Back In U.S. Freed By Cubans

Nye returns to his family in nearby Whiting Indiana after a Cuban tribunal suspended a death sentence for an alleged plot to kill Fidel Castro. He spoke of wanting to forget the time in Cuba and avoided discussion of politics. The tribunal had warned he would face a firing squad if he returned to Cuba.

Chicago Alan Robert Nye Whiting Ind Sunt Beirowmen Fidel Castro Ityeitol Navy Midway Airport Havana Cuba Atypor Joseph Lyne Amiitary Tribunal

Novelist Explains Value Of Books During Library Week

Fictivor notes value of books and libraries in National Library Work Week. Author Herrera Caldwell recalls hunger and homelessness before reading, credits books with courage and discovery, describes reading as passport to the world and warns against losing access to literature. Contnued on Page Phree.

National Book Committee American Library Assn Davies

Redbud tree sale boosts civic planting drive

Civil Defense staged a four day aggressive sale at Center and Washington streets counting 965 orders by Saturday night. About 400 more Chinese Redbud trees were scheduled to be priced this afternoon and delivered in the coming weeks. The new trees would join roughly 1,600 planted last year, totaling over 2,000 in the community.

Civil Defense Center Washington Streets Ress Asis Flint Boyd Nursery

Northwest District Aquatic Clinic Comes to Corry

The Corry MCA hosts a two day Northwest District Aquatic Clinic this weekend opening Saturday at 108 m with registration. The event trains Leader Examiners equivalent to the Water Safety Instructor level, featuring movies lectures and pool work. Participants include Patrick H. Ryan Gerald Lane William Cochran and Mary Beth Keppel along with swimmers from Erie Meadville Franklin Titusville Warren Bradford Kane and Corry.

Red Cross Gerald Lane Patrick H. Ryan Titusville Gerry William Cochran Mary Beth Keppel Corry Lane Erie Meadville Franklin Warren Bradford Kane

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