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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1961
Page
4
Public notice style masthead listing staff and bureaus for the Corry Evening Journal. Includes publisher general manager and advertising contacts, distribution terms, and mail and carrier rates. Mentions Associated Press rights and various office addresses and buildings.
The YMCA calendar lists weekly activities including youth programs, crafts, fitness sessions, and community events. Details mention teen activities, family programs, movies, and special admission notes for the week, with emphasis on schedule variety and member participation.
Reading of the 4uth reunion notes Company A JN Teefanky Regiment members organizing next year’s alumni event. mentions Maple trees planting memorial plaque and site Island in front of CAHS. Also covers local naval indoctrination, a windfall of industrial data, school seating refinishing, and community notices.
Holden Village in the Cascade Mountains, a former Howe Sound copper mine turned retreat, is being restored by 40 volunteers from 15 states under Gilbert Berg. The town was gifted to the Lutheran Bible Institute of Seattle and aims to operate year round for up to 150 people by 1963. Also noted are local notices about a car crash injury in Jamestown General Hospital and a library fine law, plus a parish fundraising drive for a new convent and a girl’s visit to the Kennedy home.
President Kennedy accepted an honorary membership in Fort Pitt Lodge No. 1 of the Fraternal Order of Police in Pittsburgh. Lodge spokesmen said they were proud and highly honored by the decision.
Washington reports two heavy cruisers moving into Australian waters after a pledge of aid to Soviet Russia. Corry notes on local salaries rising for patrolmen and fire truck drivers by ten dollars a month. Ty Crandall of Corry pitched for Warren in a loss at Wilder Field, with two hits in two trips.
In an Erie County city scene, young women report success in the Rose Day campaign for the Children’s Aid Society. Local residents Mr and Mrs E M Putnam travel to Grand Valley for visits. A Corry hospital birth adds a daughter to Milton and Mrs Spaulding. The Warren Hospital welcomes a baby to Mr and Mrs McGarry, a former Corry boy. Fred J Weaver announces candidacy for county offices. Local couples Mr and Mrs Roberts Lyons and Hawkins join hosts Mr and Mrs Theo for a social gathering.
Corry State Police sub station marked eight months without a fatal auto crash. July saw 47 accidents with four injuries and $9,651 in property damage. Troop patrols covered 18 630 miles across 171 patrols and 170 traffic arrests, 10 linked to accidents. A stolen auto worth $100 was recovered. P Williams at the Whittlesey cottage on Findley Lake this afternoon.
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