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07 Aug 1962
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1962
Page
1
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A damaged newspaper notice provides fragmentary details for a local public sale with readable pieces naming the sale action and local officials.
Council and guests gathered for a sidewalks meeting amid complaints from Wright street Mead avenue Pennsylvania avenue and East South street. The clash centered on PennsylvAnia avenue east and west side paving with Redmond representing Kurtz Warehouse and Bulkley Dunton Co. urging a west side sidewalk while east side owners push for relief. Percy Corbin read the page two update as the session adjourned.
Washington AP reports FDA spokesman Wallace Janssen said surveys indicate more than 15 000 American patients received thalidomide from U S doctors with about 3 200 of them being women of child bearing age. He noted no data on how many were pregnant or total pills dispensed. Senate briefing found no malformations linked to U S thalidomide use so far.
City council rejected two bids for White street curb work and accepted Cross and Co. of Union City at 70 cents per running foot pending state asphalt approval. Bids ranged from 74 cents to 4 cents per foot. state aid will cover the project with property owners paying their share.
Aldrich of Sherman in Chautauqua County was killed yesterday while working on a constriction job near Warsaw. He had been at work about an hour when the accident occurred. Aldrich worked for D and M Earth Moving Co. Coroner Dr. Davis of Arcade and the Wyoming County Sheriff's office are investigating.
West Pleasant Street residents Charles Guadagno and Martin Cassidy told City Council about a stolen street light that was later replaced in its proper area. They also raised concerns about an overgrown vacant lot infested with rats and weeds, noting past fire department refusals to burn the site due to unclear ownership. Ray Weber, safety director, pledged to ensure the light is returned to its station, as the city investigates legal angles on the weeds and derelict buildings.
A shipment of rare New Guinea and Central African snakes bound for a zoo was intercepted after customs cleared them at Patricia Bay Airport and officials warned the mail system against sending reptiles. Jib Oyen, a local zoo operator, plans to protest the action claiming bees and leeches are allowed but snakes are not.
State Police filed reckless driving charges against Dr. E Harmon of Random Road after a July 29 two car collision on Route 6 west of Corry. Harmon and Virginia Bishop escaped injury. Bishop’s vehicle sustained $400 damage and Harmon’s $600. Floyd Marsh of RD Corry was notified. he has 10 days to respond.
The Corry chapter of the United Jewish Appeal extends its annual drive to Friday. Chairman Harry Barach explains no mail solicitation this year and donors may mail contributions to Barach or cochairman Joseph Cohen. The local goal is $2,500 to aid Jewish refugees in Israel and Europe.
Cynthia Cassell, 19, of Hummelstown was killed when her eastbound sports car was crushed by a tractor trailer on U S 22 nine miles east of Harrisburg. State Police said Cassell’s car crossed the median and struck the truck. the truck driver was not injured.
Senator Javits urges a 5.5 billion incentive tax cut for individuals and corporations. Kennedy weighs immediate action amid concerns the economy risks a recession. Davis assails administration indecision as hearings begin on economic stimulus and tax reform involving major rate reductions and broad relief.
North Center Street retailers urge off street parking fixes as lack of spaces drives shoppers away. Council discusses doubling meter rates and shortening limits while reviving the city parking authority to study options with Chamber of Commerce to draft concrete proposals. Mayor Zalzneck and safety director weigh steps ahead of formal council action.
The Corry Journal reports a community survey where 73 percent of respondents prioritized a department store as a top need. Other popular asks included a public outdoor swimming pool, paved roads, and better sidewalks, among various municipal improvements.
Police report a mother Mrs Theodore Pettie 50 of Sellersville Pa swatting a bee distracted her 14 year old son Theodore Piven and another relative causing a crash that killed the mother and left her husband seriously injured. The boy Russell Pettie and another relative were also hurt. Pettie died yesterday when their car struck a barrier near Factoryville Sa. Hospital treatment followed at Scranton State General Hospital.
A two year-old Corry boy injured in a November 1961 traffic crash on Scotts Crossing road was awarded a 17,000 compromise settlement approved by the county court. Harry H. Stauffer, son of Harry C. Stauffer, received the award to cover injuries from a car that left the road, struck a pole and overturned. the driver and defendant Patrick M. Bachofner faced the civil suit. Some 4,000 in medical expenses had already been paid with a further 1,100 to be paid.
Police report thieves broke into the Providence residence of Dr Vito Bitor Omano, stealing 199 dollars and a whisky cast from the basement fallout shelter. Investigators seek leads and review security footage.
United Auto Workers Local 629 ratified a two year contract that includes wage increases of four and two cents per hour on all sliding scales, a one cent cost of living adjustment, enhanced pension and health benefits, and one additional paid holiday to total eight. The agreement takes effect this week and runs through August 4, 1959.
Railroads push for federal help in their dispute with five operating unions over work rules wages and train crew size. They announce new work proposals to reduce jobs and berate unions while courts consider diesel fireman cuts.
Holly wood columnist Bob Thoms recalls Marilyn Monroe from early career as an articulate yet unlettered star. She left Van Nuys High in his second year, claimed one Beverly Hills bookstore charge account, and enjoyed talks with Edith Sitwell and Carl Sandburg during her rise in Hollywood.
A Harrisburg show cause hearing was set for August 18 to determine why Cory Taxicab Go. should not have its franchise revoked. The Public Utility Commission said Ted Mowers failed to file required reports, jeopardizing the certificate. The cab service, run by George Sloan at Corry under Mowers, ceased recently, and Sloan also dropped out amid the failing records. The franchise remains open for a responsible party to take over and operate.
Hollywood AP report notes a mysterious night phone call before Marilyn Monroe's death. Eunice Murray recalls the call possibly waking Monroe and suggests she might have taken more sleeping pills, while coroner Theodore Curphey says the death was due to a massive overdose of barbiturates.
Mrs. Marian Kwasnesti a 35 year old Westfield mother of three died after a motorcycle crash Sunday evening in Mayville. She was injured when the motorcycle driven by her husband John swerved to avoid a child and she later died en route to Buffalo General Hospital. He suffered shoulder and elbow injuries. The Mayville accident marks the fourth Medway era count in Chautauqua County this year versus eleven last year.
Washington report details a Seattle accident with Bob Carver image credit showing debris and mentions a heavy Seattle presence. A driver was picked up by a skindiver from an Eskut helicopter and sustained a broken head, with mentions of Miss Madison and various labeled items surrounding the scene.
11 year old Lay Thomas vanished with a stringer five days earlier. His body, wrapped in a blanket, showed a .22 caliber bullet wound behind the eye. Police traced leads to nearby Birmingham suburbs and a barber named George working in Oneonta. A second 11 year old, Kit Camily, was missing as authorities search the area for suspicious connections.
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