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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1962
Page
4
The Corry Journal defends its stance in a survey where readers accused the paper of bias. The editorial states the bias is intentional and aimed at bettering Corry through support for schools, roads, sidewalks, fair unions, and a voice for the common person, while opposing what it sees as harmful for the city.
A. Lincoln Charles principal of Edward Hand Junior High School Lancaster condemns parents who rely on schools to rear children. He says many parents neglect home training and discipline and expect schools to babysit and fix behavior problems. He suggests a school for delinquent parents to teach responsibility.
A fragmented New York AP wire piece satirizes filet mignon as overrated while musing on taste and value. It quips about meals favoring rice, sharp social quips on cigarette lighting and marriage dynamics, and quirky remarks on fashion and age.
Hal Boyle reflects on dining among the wealthy widows and their refined tastes. He muses on women cooking at home versus patronizing restaurants, fishing habits, wedding expenses, cultural program fans, and the notion of cheerful stoicism in sports.
Fragmentary text from a Buffalo page describes a snow event with tents and street actions. It mentions the Commerce Department, development efforts, and a capital setting. Names are unclear due to OCR errors, but the scene centers on a snow festival or contest in a city area with temporary structures.
George Sokolsky argues airlines and railroads suffer finance and labor woes. He cites high modernization costs, union resistance, and regulation as hindrances to efficiency and modernization, warning of possible bankruptcy or nationalization without reform.
A reflective column questions remedies for social and economic tensions in the United States. It cites government spending, steel price debates, school prayers rulings, partisan control, and calls for grass roots mobilization led by service clubs to influence public opinion.
A bustling page of Corry notices records July permit totals, local roadwork, a bank building scaffold, and civic chatter. It notes city tax questions for veterans, Aero-Flow picnic plans, Meade Park concerns, and hometown pride with a steel bank skeleton rising.
Reports from scarce war-time dispatches describe intensified Allied air strikes over the Solomon Islands with Marines pushing inland, signaling a potential turning point. In Bern, Germany threatens reprisals in occupied France as 93 French residents are executed amid anti-Nazi unrest. German factories move from northern Italy to central Germany with workers to keep production steady.
A breezy summer commentary links dry weather to low lawnmower sales and reduced electricity use. A plan for luggage conveyance through a bomb detector chamber is proposed. A local man with a similar name faces joshing from police. A rattlesnake sighting is noted. Neighbors nominate a mean woman after a burn incident. Golf interest grows while a three‑hole city layout near the airport is discussed for possible city recreation approval.
Corry Evening Journal lists publisher George R. Sample general manager William Eaton city editor Allan Hasbrouck advertising manager John McLaughlin pressroom foreman G T Bergman production manager and notes AP exclusive rights and mailing details including rates and deadlines.
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