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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1959
Page
4
The U S Public Health Service begins a study of 40000 Chicago elementary school children to record heartbeats and screen for abnormalities. Over eighteen months the project seeks a quick low cost method to detect heart conditions early, reducing later life deaths.
Paul M Butler, Democratic National Chairman, warned Southern Democrats they must seek political refuge elsewhere if they reject the 1960 platform on school integration and mass resistance. Senator Thruston B. Morton, new Republican National Chairman, said Southerners could find a home in the party but avoided a major drive to woo them.
New York based religion column discusses church architecture and witness of faith. Pastor Frey of United Lutheran and Rev Whetstone advocate modern, honest design while criticizing past copying. Debate centers on Air Force Academy Chapel and Vatican II references amid broader shifts in church architecture. Police helper section notes a traffic stop involving a boy,Lee Braker, and a brief booking incident in Newick.
A Corry column recalls events from twenty years ago including Roosevelt's congressional reorganization order creating major federal agencies to coordinate security and government programs. Rex Theatre operators in Corry plan to take over their venue's management this Thursday, while local officials discuss hotel and budget matters and consider revenue options.
A historic item notes an April 25 event with a large crowd in town for academy or welcoming servicemen. It records a Pennsylvania railroad incident where spikes were found on ties near a furniture factory. A separate report describes a twin baby boy about eight months old whetted by a train near Erie, rushed to Warren Hospital, with the case under investigation and awaiting a medical verdict.
Local items cover a wide range from industry figures and farm issues to school and civic matters. Notable names include MeTines Steel Co founder Alexander Maetines linked to molybdenum use, plus Frank Fricke neighbors planning aid fundraising. Also mentions James town NASA case, dairy and poultry notes, railroad changes, and a bank robbery attempt nearby.
The city faces long standing traffic issues on a street used by all southbound vehicles into the community, prompting concerns that a parking lot access could worsen safety for entering and leaving traffic. Leland Nixon named president of the Pennsylvania Cooperative Potato Growers Association, succeeding Ivan Miller. Robert Harwood elected first vice president. Former Corry residents Paul and Mrs. Mulheim welcomed a daughter born last week in Troy, New York. Firefighters weigh low bid on a ladder truck amid ongoing pump mechanical issues from a prior purchase.
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