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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1958
Page
3
A fragmented report notes finals at an unknown venue with references to races, a death, a $5,000 stake, and various pagename fragments. Names and places are obscured, but mention of earnings, caps, and a federal seizure are implied, with officials cited in unclear terms.
ObsTning, NY AP Lamarca 33 died in Sing Sing electric chair for infant Petar Weihberger kidnapping. He pleaded poverty drove his crime, failed two year fight, and aired appeals. His wife Donna stayed with him till 9 pm. Governor Harriman received hundreds of telegrams but rejected clemency. The infant was abducted July 4, 1956, in Westbury, Long Island, and left to die.
ERIE Miss Tillie Dollinger well known retired Erie school teacher died yesterday morning at her home after an extended illness. Born in Kersey, she spent the last 40 years in Erie. Survivors include four sisters and two brothers with nieces and nephews. Funeral arrangements under Kleecker Funeral Home, services at St Joseph's Church followed by burial in Calvary Cemetery. Rosary Society members to pray Sunday at the funeral home.
Rev. George A. Myers returns from vacation to resume Sunday evening services at 7 30 p m in the First Methodist Church He will preach at 11 a m on A Voice From Outer Space and speak at the fellowship service on Tell The Truth The public is welcome
U S Steel Corp cuts stainless steel plate prices about six percent citing competitive market conditions. Price bases drop five cents per pound or about 100 per ton, with plates priced 60 to 92 cents per pound and 1,000 to 1,900 per ton. Sheets not affected. gauge and size charges adjusted. J&L Steel and Bethlehem also raise prices on plates and structural shapes.
AP reports four witnesses in Pittsburgh named George A LaRue, 22, of the Hill District, as one of three men who boarded a streetcar Sunday night and robbed the motorman and 20 passengers at knifepoint. LaRue, with a prior record of robbing motormen, was charged with armed robbery and denied involvement.
Warren County reports a six year old Chandlers Valley girl admitted to Warren General Hospital with paralysis of the left hand and arm and spine rigidity. Debora Wachter, daughter of George and Loretta Wachter, had not received anti polio shots, doctors say. The patient is isolated and improving, while other siblings will be quarantined. Measles like disease outbreak concerns follow routines. polio inoculation remains the protection, with the season stretching into fall.
Thursday testimony shows Hoffa and Brennan accused of unpaid fund disbursements totaling about 132,000 as Hoffa denied payroll placement for Davidson yet promised to return his share. In a separate line, Hoffa denied directing arson to Kierdorf, who died from burns ruled accidental by authorities amid an investigation into a Michigan Teamsters matter.
President Eisenhower’s news conference this week offered a high moral tone and generalities while avoiding specifics on Middle East policy and school integration. James Marlow notes rambling sentence structure, careful avoidance of offense to white Southerners, and a contrast with Dulles’s sharper delivery. Capone case and Teitelbaum trial also noted in brief.
Corry churches publish Sunday schedules with multiple services. First Methodist Church led by Rev. George A. Myers offers Sunday School at 9:50, Morning Worship at 11, Youth Fellowship at 6:30, Evening service at 7:30, with board meeting at 8:30. Evangelical United Brethren hosts 9:15 prayer, 9:45 Sunday School, 11:00 Junior Church, 1 study, and 7:30 Evening service, plus council meeting at 8:45. Christian and Missionary Alliance lists 9:45 Sunday School, 11:00 Church Service, and midweek prayer plus Friday noon meditations.
A reflective piece equates modern calls to leadership with biblical summons, urging men to heed God’s promptings in daily life. It lists local church activities across Corry including CORRY ASSEMBLY OF GOD, FIRST PRESBYTERIAN, FIRST BAPTIST, and several Catholic and Protestant churches, detailing services, Sunday School, youth programs, and prayer meetings, with local businesses and organizations appearing in a church directory listing.
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