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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1963
Page
4
An editorial profile argues teens like Eddie illustrate speed driven fatal risks. It cites National Safety Council data showing drivers under 25 commit a large share of fatal crashes and calls for raising the driving age, plus strict parental and law enforcement action.
In northern Tunisia Allied forces report six miles of advance and 100 prisoners, while the British 1st Army seizes the Verdun stronghold and pushes along a 22 mile front. Congress faces a clash over bombing Nazi Europe versus maintaining synthetic tire production. Farmers aged 18 to 44 not in essential work are directed to farm or fight. Red Cross War Fund total at Rex Theatre reaches 310 dollars. Corry nears three-quarter of a million in Victory Loan drive. Two children confined with mumps. plans for a large outdoor meet on May 7 at Washington street ball grounds with almost all city boys slated to participate.
Four decades ago on April 24 1983 the Board of Education met to approve buying the Jairous property to serve as an athletic field and potential school expansion site. The bid from James H Corry was accepted and recommended for action. The city planned related civic improvements including a north side fire station and a street department storage building as part of the ongoing municipal development.
Russell Kirk argues that Justice Douglas protests a unitary federal democracy in favor of territorial democracy. He warns that abandoning local, participatory power risks centralization, volatility, and weakened national authority, with echoes of Prohibition era tensions. He cautions against plebiscitary democracy and Jacobin tendencies.
Steel mills have raised prices on products in strong supply while some smaller mills held steady on other items. Buyers respond with increased orders, hoping price gains signal a broader economic upturn, though some fear labor trouble could derail momentum. A congressional probe into price boosts adds another layer of uncertainty as production climbs for 12 straight weeks, with potential strikes looming.
A New Jersey sister can be named executrix of her brother’s Pennsylvania estate. It is proper to designate her, but include a clause exempting her from filing bond as a foreign fiduciary. Without such a clause, she would be required to file bond since she resides outside Pennsylvania.
Pittsburgh saw the smallest paid attendance in two years at Forbes Field for yesterday afternoon's game with the Chicago Cubs. The 42 degree weather kept fans away, marking the smallest turnout since 1943 with Wis fans noted in the sparse crowd.
Hollywood Florida businessman Merill R Howerton became a key player in the U S Drive car rental scene. He notes Hertz and Avis dominate a $50 million yearly market with rapid growth. Howerton, now 56, recalls starting from truck work in Flint and rising to Hertz station manager at $185 a month. He emphasizes caution with teen renters, recalling a street racing risk from his youth.
Merrill Howerton built a Hertz venture from a Chicago Yellow Cab partnership with Walter Jacoba, expanding to 75,000 cars across 1,900 U S and eight foreign stations. Despite war shortages and shell shocks in 1929 30, the firm grew with 4 800 cars in Florida and yearly revenue near 10 million while rival agencies Dill Dixie Springer Avis and others joined a booming car rental industry.
The fragmentary piece notes accidents in rental fleets, with gender and color notes, a man who wrecked into a pool after a bet, and Merril Howerton remarks on car advertising. It also reports the death of Blanche Craig, 62, from a two car collision, dying at Westmoreland Hospital in Greensburg, Pennsylvania.
The notice lists staff positions including General Manager William Eaton City Editor Hasbrolek and Advertising Manager, with pressroom foreman, production manager and other roles. It notes Associated Press exclusive rights for local news and lists advertising rates and deadlines for Mail and By Cartie circulation in restricted territory.
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