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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1959
Page
3
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A pre dawn blaze swept through Harmon s Steak House in Mayville causing an estimated 40 000 damage. Fire Chief Joseph Anderson said the fire started in basement paper storage and was controlled about 45 minutes after the 3 49 a m call. One firefighter suffered a minor hand laceration. The restaurant opened Easter Sunday 1968 and employed 15 people. Cryptocurrency
Alaskan brown bear mauls 17 year old Juneau resident Hagmeier in a wooded area near Montana Creek, blinding him and leaving him with severe facial injuries. Douglas Dobyns, 16, a visitor from Washington, D. C., escaped unharmed as rescue efforts began after the assault. A Hagmeier Fund formed in Juneau to cover medical and hospital costs.
A seven nation pact on stationing of North Atlantic forces in West Germany was signed in Bonn today. West German Deputy Foreign Minister Hilger van Scherpenberg and ambassadors from the United States Britain France the Netherlands Belgium and Canada signed the treaty detailing the stay of NATO troops in Germany.
A reader letter notes summertime and women wearing slacks and shorts as everyday wear. It argues comfort versus elegance, cites Ogden Nash and a playful verse, and signs off with George Cooklis. The piece reflects social attitudes toward attire in public.
Some 500000 United Steelworkers and about 88000 allied industry workers strike in day 20. Joint negotiations expected today in New York with federal mediators. About 300 million dollars of weekly business lost, strikers lose about 70 million in wages. Union seeks 15 cent per hour wage hike and benefits. industry warns higher costs will raise steel prices. Pennsylvania Railroad lays off 450 at Altoona works. 7500 steel workers at Colorado Fuel & Iron seek contract expansion. USW Local 86 says members will return to Mahoning Valley Warren plant today despite the strike.
OKMULGEE Okla AP survivors recount two crash ordeals as one plane crash killed three people including pilot John Lane and Emilia Shajiks. Kennett Missouri residents Jewell Hamby Agnes Tidwell and Mrs Lane faced loss. Hamby survived after days wandering to a nearby home.
Allied delegates at Geneva weigh West Berlin options as Stalin era tensions linger. Lloyd and Macmillan press toward a Khrushchev Eisenhower meeting seen as paving a possible summit. A West German spokesman backs U.S. efforts to protect German interests amid Berlin debates.
The Rev. Alexander P Moriarity aged 48 collapsed during Mass at Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Montoursville and died of a cerebral hemorrhage at Divine Providence Hospital. He was named pastor in June after serving at St. Mary's in Wyaluses. Funeral plans pending a solemn requiem in Scranton.
Findley Lake postmaster Joan J. Hull died after a brief illness at age 60. Born in Mina on 1893 23, he served as postmaster 14 years and belonged to St Gregorys Church North East Knights of Columbus and Findley Lake volunteer fire department. Survived by daughter Margaret Laws of Cleveland two granddaughters and two brothers. Visitation today and tomorrow at Turmer Funeral Home North East with Rosary tonight and Requiem High Mass Wednesday at St Gregorys Church. Burial in St Gregorys Cemetery North East.
A young Pittsburgh couple were rescued after rough Peninsula waters swept them in over their heads yesterday afternoon. Lifeguard Frank Pettinato said the girl Shirley Nese, 19, was knocked under by a large wave and pulled out, then her boyfriend helped in the rescue but she dragged him under again. Unidentified swimmers aided them. Shirley Nese was treated for shock and taken to the Urstid hut for further care. Pettinita noted the eastern Peninsula waters were very rough with a strong current. no beaches were closed.
Michael L. Benedum, famed oil wildcatter, was buried Saturday in Monroeville Cemetery after dying at age 90. The Pittsburgh-area industrialist, renowned for his energy ventures, passed away Thursday, drawing tributes from business leaders and colleagues.
The 425 employees of the Beryllium Corp copper plant in Laureldale receive a wage increase of 16 cents an hour under a new three year contract with District 11 of United Steelworkers. The pact provides a 2 cent raise next year and further increments, plus improved insurance and sickness benefits. Under the old contract, wages ranged from 14 to 2.62 dollars per hour.
Venango County investigators report no arrests after three suspects are identified in the July 25 case of R Warren Mays. One suspect has been questioned, two remain under surveillance as police work with state authorities. Mays, 65, was beaten at his East Sandy Creek home July 22 and died July 25 in Franklin Hospital.
Harrisburg AP report notes the State Agriculture Department investigates a possible outbreak of gypsy moth caterpillars near Shermans Dale in Perry County. An early sighting of a single destructive caterpillar was reported near forest land about two miles off Route 34.
Northwestern Rural Electric Cooperative Association re elected John Quirk Henry Shoey John C Nierman Harold Marsh and H M Burrows at the 28th Annual meeting held at Crawford County Fair Grounds about 700 attendees. Co op manager William Wenner credited ideal weather and a school band program and a humorous talk for a strong meeting. The REA serves 8200 customers over 1590 miles of line in 40 townships across Crawford Erie Warren and Venango Counties with assets around 4 206 000.
Preliminary checks showed no manifestation. The agency warned Gypsy moth caterpillars are capable of stripping thousands of acres of forest and orchard trees if unchecked.
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