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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1963
Page
1
Local records indicate a contested property matter involving a county group and a party, with an emphasis on prior filings and actions that may affect ownership. The notice outlines a deadline for response and the potential release of certain parcels under court order.
We parse fragmentary OCR about a land ownership dispute involving a son, parcels, and references to dates and persons such as Walter and Sheraf. The text is incomplete with scattered names and places, making specifics unclear. The readable portions indicate a court or executor proceeding with property described and dates like 5-12-19.
Early morning in Pennsylvania marked the trout season opening with scarce satirical attention as the Jets departed and joked around soon after the 5 am start.
In Warren Crawford and Erie counties the state cutback order leads to turnover in the county highway offices. Erle County supervisor Joseph Rohrer plans gradual changes, firing ten workers, hiring three new assistants, and replacing others to meet standards. Warren County’s Merle Lee says layoffs occurred in one sweep, while Crawford County’s Wiard Tillotson reports turnover limited to his county after GOP control. Erie County proceeds with gradual replacements, aided by GOP chair Nell Coughlin’s restraint. Continued coverage on page might.
The IRS said income tax returns postmarked by midnight Monday will be accepted as timely. Normally returns must reach government offices by the deadline, but the agency relaxed the rule because the day before the deadline falls on a Sunday and post offices are closed.
Weather kept Corry area fishermen offline as streams ran low and clear. Windy conditions and a week without rain left anglers with dwindling creel counts while booted fishermen crowded streams early. A separate report states Lindsey Johnson, 21, of Philadelphia, was killed by a bus last night.
The banana boat Atlantic Reefer repaired its own damage and resumed voyage to Galveston after a distress call. A large search force including ships and planes moved toward the Yucatan Channel 40 miles south of Havana where the 17 crew members were reported abandoning ship. A Pacaya radio message confirmed the vessel was no longer in distress. the ship described as a converted Navy net tender, 1120 tons, was en route from Ecuador and sinking fast before.
Maj Andran Nikolayev, a Soviet space twin, told Radio Moscow he would not risk orbiting in an American craft. He noted the Sigma 7 on display in Sao Paulo and said the American capsule looks cramped and uncomfortable compared with the Vostok spacecrafts used by the Soviet program.
Georgia boy Roger Foster, 17, confessed to killing Douglas Trevor, 47, and his son Edward, 22, after being found adrift aboard their bloodstained 95 foot boat near Cuba. Coast Guard towed the vessel to Key West where Sheriff Monroe County and grieving relatives awaited. A suicide note found in Foster’s motel room expressed he was in sane and urged against making his death public.
Dark weather and gale winds hindered search for the Thresher in 8,400 feet of water 200 miles east of Boston. Oceanographers use echo sounding to map the Atlantic floor while underwater cameras and the Trieste probe the hull remains. Navy officials promise a broader design review and potential new subs despite the disaster that killed 129 crew.
FDA warned grocers and consumers about defective canned tuna labeled Dagin-White kosher for Passover with botulinum type BE indications. Six metropolitan areas received the cans, mainly New York, Detroit, Chicago, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, and Augusta. About 10 cans tested showed contamination risk, shipments halted, and recipients notified.
Federal officials notified about half of the 336 buyers in Pittsburgh who purchased cans of tuna suspected of contamination. Joel Frishman sold the cans door to door in Squirrel Hill, and a list of customers was provided. No significant consumption reported as authorities search for remaining cans in Allegheny County. The tuna, tied to Passover, was distributed by a Brooklyn kosher supplier and may contain clostridium botulinum type E.
Phillip Crosby, son of Bing Crosby, agrees to pay $1,000 monthly alimony to his former wife Sanca Drummond for five years unless she remarries. The 28 year old announced the settlement yesterday, clearing the way.
The Associated Press reports Easter services nationwide amid fine spring weather. Catholics Protestants and Orthodox will gather from Mountaintop altars to city parades and outdoor pages. Notable events include Kennedy family observances in Palm Beach and a 40,000-strong Miami service.
In Jerusalem thousands of Christians attend Easter rites marking crucifixion, burial, and resurrection. Good Friday sees four burial services as pilgrims tour Calvary inside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, with about 15,000 worshippers in the Holy Land for Eastertide. Pilgrims retrace Christ’s steps along fourteen stations, carrying crosses and donning Roman-era symbols.
In downtown Corry two Easter candy stores clashed in a jelly bean price war. Prices fell from about 29 cents to as low as three cents a pound during a brief rush yesterday before returning toward normal after a three hour midafternoon closure.
Local youths suffered injuries this week with two teen boys hospitalized. Tracy Vannoy, 13, remains in St Vincent's Hospital in Erie as doctors evaluate hand injuries from a firecracker blast near his hand. Eye injuries are being monitored with cautious optimism by a specialist. John McChesney, 13, was discharged from Corry Memorial Hospital after a severe arm break from weightlifting mishap in a basement.
Erie legislators denounce Senator William G. Lesler for opposing Gov. Scranton's tax plan while backing education bills that require tax revenues. Reps Stahley Blair Ford B. O'Dell and Harvey M. McClure attack Lesler as obstructive and politically biased, citing inherited deficits and past fiscal policies.
The Soviet Russia paper argues the loss of the submarine Thresher resulted from hurried US submarine construction. It contends feverish binding and rush to increase submarine numbers may have caused the tragedy.
Pennsylvania ranked third in the nation for highway construction contracts in January and February. The Bureau of Public Roads shows the Highways Department awarded 42.672 million dollars in the first two months, with only California and New York reporting higher totals.
The First Journal poll of U S Senate members asks what they did this month to cut government costs. Eleven senators answered, led by Sen Byrd of Virginia who has long campaigned to curb waste. Senators Clark Pennsylvania and others weighed in with differing views on public works and transportation spending. Continued on Page Three.
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