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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1969
Page
2
An editorial argues the Corry Area Joint School Budget hike of about a quarter of a million dollars and salary increases will burden taxpayers. It cites upcoming meetings: Corry School Board at 7 15 p m on May 12 and the Joint Committee at 8 p m the same night at the former Harding School on East South Street.
The column accuses Rep. L Mendel Rivers of using Air Force planes for personal trips and sending five secretaries on overseas vacations at taxpayers’ expense totaling about 5 788.62. It alleges lack of transparency on dependents housing studies and notes Rivers’ defense of secrecy as national security.
A humorous look at how company cafeterias have become workers’ hangouts. The piece describes types like Bargain Ben and Hangover Harry, who use lunch as time for private business, romance, or comic mischief, while others still eat in quiet.
It happened in Corry twenty years ago with Corry High losing to Warren 65 at Loveland Field. Concord Fireflies 4-H Chile girls met with 19 members at Miss Mary Lou Hammond’s home. Ralph S. Dewey became Rotary Club president for the year at Hotel Corry. Students in Corry schools faced gas station bond and meter pump updates as May details surfaced.
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The Corry Evening Journal outlines mailing rates and subscription prices. It notes Associated Press content and general manager George R. Sample. Rates include 17.00 yearly by mail, 15.00 prepaid, and 65 cents weekly with display ads by application.
A man describes a tense home as both parents quit smoking. He details cravings, his wife’s cold water cure, and Dr. Alex Morse’s quit approach. The piece mixes humor with the grind of nicotine withdrawal and family dynamics.
A New York AP report notes how labor saving devices free secretaries from routine tasks and expand their roles. A survey by the National Secretaries Association finds many write letters independently and supervise others, with titles and duties rising.
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