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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1968
Page
4
Local rates are 25 cents per line and ads accepted till noon on publication day. Butter and sugar sweet corn available at Serekak Brothers. Sawyer Studio closed August 14 to 19. Connie's on the spot bakery features daily. Concord Township residents are advised Syl via Hammond Tax Collector R. D. 1 Corry Pa will be on vacation until August 27 3112 14 16.
PITTSBURGH AP Iron Workers Local 327 walked off the job at Levinson Steel Reynolds Manufacturing and Avonmore and Pesca after failing to reach a contract. The strikes come as signed deals with 26 other firms include hourly raises from 50 to 80 cents and fringe benefits gains, plus shift differentials and a vacation bonus.
In Gallup New Mexico the Aztec Indians of Mexico won first place in the intertribal Indian ceremonial as the Totonacs-Voladors Indians, also from Mexico, placed second. The event drew 35 000 visitors over four days featuring dancing rodeo events and arts and crafts with participants from seven states and Mexico.
The report notes Hanoi denial of North Vietnamese troops fighting in the south as two South Vietnamese were killed and 11 wounded near Quang Tri. A broadcast claimed U S media distorted Premier Pham Van Dong remarks about troops in the area. A Pilipino journalist suggested possible misinterpretation.
The News Today Report notes Corry Memorial Hospital cannot summon a physician for emergencies and provides a general contact number. It lists admissions including Florence Holton, Peter Hansen, Frank Grice Sr, Willis Root, Andrew Hansen, and Jang Bennett, with multiple discharge notices for Donald Proper, Debra Conner, Inez Blakeslee, Ralph Plumb, Al Marbach, Casey Coon, Terry Cable, Robert Jaquith, Blane Beckwith, and Charles Stansbury among others in Corry Spartansburg Clymer and Bear Lake areas.
Funeral notices list services for Emma B Carroll Cordelia Lilley Mary Toohey and George Toohey with details on locations Bracken Hays and Riceville Cemeteries and visiting hours. A Lukens Steel Co 10 day strike ends after a three year pattern contract ahead of return to normal operations. 3,700 workers idle. details include union and company negotiators.
In a brief street list Mrs. Donald Langer of Bear Lake along with Mrs. Charles Hewitt and her son Jack Charles are identified at 505 North Center Street as part of a local notice.
In Pittsburgh a 200-foot pedestrian gate near the Chateau Plaza corridor has become a crime hotspot. From 7 a.m. to noon one day last week five people were attacked and robbed, ages including 11, with 25 incidents reported in nine days in the North Side area. Residents urge beat patrols as police note the location and surrounding district are unsafe, with seniors and women at risk.
Nixon plans a campaign focused on television with limited rallies and closer teamwork with vice presidential nominee Spiro Agnew. Aimed to rest Nixon for major TV audiences, the strategy calls for coordinated staffs and joint travel, as Agnew tours California and routes to reinforce the ticket.
Mrs. George Toohey 55 of Corry died Saturday in Union City Memorial Hospital after an extended illness. Born July 9 1914 in Barking she was the daughter of William and Rebecca Smail Stover. Survived by husband two sons James E Toohey and David Toohey two daughters Bonnie Maker and Aldrea Eldred two brothers Elmer and William Stover three sisters Sarah Wetherbee Irene Macy Genevieve Zerres and ten grandchildren. Funeral services set for 2 pm tomorrow at H Richard Hays Funeral Home Spartansburg with Rev Joseph Kirkwood officiating.
Local newspaper masthead lists publisher George R Sample general manager William Eaton city editor John McLaughlin and pressroom foreman among staff. Includes AP republication rights and mailing rates, carrier and per-copy charges, advertising deadline 9 am prior day.
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