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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1958
Page
4
The Corry Journal reports on the advertising council plan to spur a nationwide newspaper effort to end the recession with the May and June campaign theme Your Future is Great in a Growing America. Secretary Anderson’s line about opportunity anchors the plea.
Dr. Wernher von Braun disclosed a Defense Department endorsed project seeking a manned rocket mission 150 miles up and back in about 10 minutes. The plan calls for missiles, volunteers, and a godhead with the $10 million budget, as proponents say such flights attract public interest as a step toward lunar and planetary travel.
In Beverly Hills Good Shepherd Church the Rt. Rev. Msgr Patrick J Concannon 63 collapsed at the altar after delivering the prayer and died on the carpeted stairs at the conclusion of Mass. Film stars attend the church.
Titusville School Board voted to raise property taxes by two mills, with eight mills now in effect. One director, Mary Lytle, opposed both the tax hike and the tentative approval of the city’s share of the joint budget of 873,924. The per capita tax of 10 dollars and the wage tax were retained. Director of instruction Gilbert Parke received a 1,000 dollar salary increase for the coming year.
Titusville resident Hoffmann was found dead in his 1952 sedan on an Irwin Township oil lease. Coroner Maurice A. Dinberg indicated a suicide certificate would be issued after an investigation. Charles P. Burdett of Stoneboro, who found the body, noted a hose from the exhaust through a window and the car motor running. Authorities, state police and sheriff's deputies assisted in the inquiry. A note cited financial troubles as the motive.
The article notes Adolf Hitler may address the world about the London Paris axis during two speeches for the Nazi national labor holiday. It also mentions local issues including Daylight Saving Time controversy and the Golden Rule Club meeting tomorrow. Corry High School band performed a strong concert at the Senior High auditorium. An old police warning from 1918 is referenced.
Notice to all drivers that full provisions of the traffic ordinance will be enforced. Captain Albert Osborne of the British Red Cross spoke last evening to a large audience at the First Methodist Church. Four Corry boys Louis Decker Merle Long Elmer Shuss and William Joymer will be sent to Fort Thomas Ky this week. Frank M. Raymond was elected chairman of the Automobile Service Committee last night.
In Johnson City Tennessee a newborn girl arrived as the first daughter in the Emory Harrison family who previously gained national attention for having 14 sons. The celebration included the father Harrison and 19 living sons aged 3 to 24 who help run a nearby farm. Mother and baby are reported well at a local hospital.
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