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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1967
Page
2
Corry’s Little Leaguers push for funds through annual tag days but this year drew criticism. Adults should limit canvassers and assign single boys to collection points while cautioning players to act with courtesy or risk losing support. Local women witnessed rough conduct near a supermarket, and several declined to give. The piece urges better discipline to maintain community support.
The article argues Johnson’s federal hiring freeze, ordered last fall, failed to halt growth. About 200,000 new federal payroll additions occurred since the order, costing roughly $1.6 billion. Hiring continued at near pre freeze rates, revealing a snowballing impact.
Report highlights that the State Public School Building Authority has funded over 600 school projects in Pennsylvania, with a range from small $20,000 alterations to an $8,000,000 high school. It also discusses optimism over a pending budget agreement, limited administration bills enacted, and the surge in payroll due to electronic data processing across departments, raising questions about pre-automation staffing.
At Shawnee-on-Delaware in the Pocono Mountains Jackie Gleason, summer guest and former pool shark, turns to golf with zeal. He hammers balls with pro Dick Farley and executive Harry Obitz, raises Gleason’s swing from 153 to 75 in a year, buys a logistically outsized bag and twelve irons, and pays for custom cherry wood clubs.
Washington columnist reports hidden employees on Rep. John McMillan’s payroll. Records show George Hall of Marion paid in 1943 and 1946 47 though no local memory or sightings confirm his presence. The piece traces Hall’s death and notes other officials frequent St. Albans tennis circles with political figures and aides.
Fragmentary OCR shows a Corry Pennsylvania post office notice with terms about second class mail, mall matter, annual rate of $1300, advance payment by mall, and per copy pricing. Mentions advertising deadline and prior publication dates.
Work resumes on the Corry-Clymer road with highway crews from Union City. Kiwanis Festival earns over 1500 to aid Corry Memorial Hospital. Over 50 Corry American Legion members return from a four day Pittsburgh convention. Troop 80 Boy Scouts Camp Bear Lake ends with camp leaders named. Chestnut Street sewer project begins by Cassano Co. of Erie for 500 feet at about 1200. John E. Moffitt retires after 35 years at the Corry Post Office.
A reader seeks guidance on choosing an excellent nursing home for a 78 year old mother. The reply advises accepting the move as a caring gift, visit homes off hours to assess cleanliness and atmosphere, consult a physician and welfare associations, avoid hidden charges, involve the mother in the decision, and maintain family visits to prevent loneliness. Grandchildren can help comfort her, and the doctor will consider readers' questions for general interest.
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