17 Apr 1961
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1961
Page
1
Fragmented text lists varied items including calves veuls soup six young riletr and six plows with foot units and miller related names. The readable fragments resemble an inventory note or notice but lack coherent context or complete details for a clear event or action.
Incomplete text references new neighbors, a 1961 62 period, inspec after school, and wage figures around seven dollars. Mentions Spring District and City notes, with garbled names and places making exact entities unclear.
An aborted car theft in Corry may have caused a smashup at Union street hill 455 this morning. Gordon Hileman reported his car jammed into a vehicle owned by Harold Armitage, parked two weeks in his drive. Armitage said it was 150 feet off the highway last night before drifting toward the Corry-Spartansburg road. damage to both cars was minimal.
Corry Journal reports newsboys will deliver an envelope with the message Your May Be Inside to raise funds for the cancer campaign. A pamphlet Answers to 101 Questions About Cancer aims to provide concrete facts to spur donations and support the long, costly fight.
Corry plans a citywide Clean Up Paint Up and Fix Up effort during Centennial Week July 8 to 14. Chamber invites contractors florists banks and suppliers to join with a May and June advertising push. Firms must notify by April 22 to be included in publicity and the May 1 themed supplement. Officials back the effort with a May 9 cleanup using streets trucks to remove winter debris.
The body of 56 year old Mabel Basinger missing since March 5 from Uniontown has been found in Teedstoke Creek north of Waltersburg. predictor A Yoder 15 of Stock discovered the body while walking along the creek bank.
The State Department of Public Health tests water in West Goshen Township after reports of infectious hepatitis at Parkchester Estates. Four residents are ill, with results not yet known. A private Parkchester study finds contaminated water in 13 houses, while samples from 20 other houses are being analyzed.
Retailers and their sales staff are invited to a free salesmanship course chaired by Barney Bennett of the Chamber of Commerce. The session, at the Rita Restaurant next Wednesday, will feature recordings and readings on selling, including works by Stone, Robertson, Wheeler, and Clement.
United Nations session opens with Raul Roa charging U S aggression in Cuba. Stevenson to reply with countercharges. Roa to demand access to pilots and planes from the raids in Miami and Key West. Castro mourns victims and presses Kennedy to unveil the pilots. No pledge from Washington on pilots. Meanwhile a separate crash report notes a truck incident near Hagerstown with a bridge culvert and freight train impact.
Rebels invade Cuba as forces land along the southern coast near Havana. Reports from Cuba cite fighting near Playa Tagua and Jaguey la Grande with militia called to stations. U S officials say no independent confirmation of the invasion and Castro denounces U S aggression.
The weatherman presents a confusing forecast with wind snow sun and clouds. Ground cover changes as snow vanishes and a fierce wind causes minor damage. Today’s outlook is largely cloudy with flurries and cold temps. Tonight’s low in the low 20s. Daylight length increases with sunset at 7 04 pm.
In Bedford Pennsylvania PS Super Rollo 14 owned by Pennsylvania State University captured the grand championship for bulls at the Pennsylvania Polled Hereford Association show. The champion bull sold for 1289 dollars, while another PS bull fetched a higher price at the sale held at the Bedford fairgrounds Saturday.
Police name Charles Ohler, 91, of Masontown as the suspect who forced entry into the Yost home and held five adults and three children captive for about eight hours. No one was harmed. Ohler faced potential charges as he remained jailed on an open count. a brother involved in a scuffle and a shot was fired during the incident.
IRS Commissioner Caplin aims to audit about 3 million of the 61 million tax returns filed this year. He notes audits rose to 2.8 million in 1960 and expects further growth. Postmarked by midnight tonight, many taxpayers face potential reviews, with audits possible for any return selected for examination.
Conor Aigiarty, with prior police trouble, is due to be returned today to Warren to face charges of burglary. An earlier case tied to a Corry Laundromat break-in and a Chapman Dam theft led to jail time. he previously pled guilty and seeks a similar plea before Evie County judges.
A Wattsburg motorist, Lewis Brundwitt, 46, parked on Route 8 two miles north of Wattsburg. A northbound car driven by John Peterson struck Brundwitt’s vehicle after Brundwitt slowed to pass a bus. Police report $400 damage to Peterson car, $800 to Brundwitt car. possible charges depend on investigation. A separate school bus incident three days earlier near a Wattsburg bridge involved Paul Fullerton, 18, of Brie. Damage to the bus $100. total loss for the 1951 auto estimated at $130.
Three Coreys Cuil Defense members appear in a chaotic drill at Corry Stemarlal Hospital Amok disaster test involving the OD hospital and local physicians. At 2 yesterday, Girl Scouts and Troop 140 members arrived from the Public Library to assist. Responders moved simulated casualties through the Ambulance aid station to the first floor surgical area for care.
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