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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1961
Page
3
A fragment notes service inquiry at 7th Center Street with unclear context. The readable portion implies a request or appointment related to service at a local address. No names, dates, or organizations are provided.
Raymond F. Wheeler criticizes the Lions Club eye donation campaign in Jamestown after a registry drive collected 7,000 pledges. Henderson Lincoln Funeral Home set up the registry and advertised that pledged donors sign an eye bank registration card in the funeral home file. Wheeler urged donors to disregard an additional registration request as unnecessary and confusing, noting under 21 donors require a signature witness.
The Rural Electrification Administration approved a $603000 loan to Northwestern REA to build 40 miles of new line and improve existing equipment, serving 8600 meters across Crawford Erie Venango and Warren counties. President HM Burrows of Wattsburg announced the grant yesterday. The loan will be drawn from the national REA as needed to finance construction and upgrades.
The last rites for Mrs Emily J McElroy were held at Bracken Funeral Home with Rev Lawrence Meneely presiding. Interment followed at McCray Cemetery Concord Township. Bearers included D M Davison Rean McElroy James Scully L M Kowalski Harry Fairchild George Downey. Attendees from nearby areas and beyond attended the service. The obituary lists many relatives and friends from Corry district. Pittsburg prison terms of 50 years for five robbery convicts were reduced to 15 years each by Judge Wallace S Gourley after prison officials provided psychiatric reports.
Canadian Franciscan monks who take a vow of poverty are issued credit cards. Rev. Irenaeus Herscher, treasurer of the Franciscan Educational Conference, said members use cards because they are not supposed to handle money themselves.
A State Department briefing on Berlin dominated by the crisis with officials noting West German export ties to East Germany and the West’s resolve to defend Berlin. Khrushchev signals strength while fearing war, and Western unity and NATO deterrence underpin attempts to avoid a costly confrontation.
Rome Township School Board voted to join Titusville Area Schools for 1912 on a tuition basis. Pupils in grades 1-6 will attend Titusville. seventh through twelfth may choose Sparta or Titusville. Several board members approved. Mrs Velma Proper voted no. Morris led committee to arrange transfers and ensure staffing and transportation.
State police report vandalism of two traffic survey counters on Route 62 in Conewango Township near Warren. Richard Dunham, in charge of equipment, found damaged cables Sunday. Tapes were blank during the period of disruption to maintain accuracy of traffic data.
The San Leandro City Council voted last night to cut the tax rate for the second year in a row, reducing the levy to 194 dollars per hundred dollars of assessed value. City officials say the measure aims to ease the tax burden on homeowners amid rising costs.
A driver siren call went out when a car went out of control struck a tree and rolled down an embankment near Bemus Point Route 17. James Dake 14 of Bemus Point was fatally struck and William Crandall 27 of Bemus Point was injured. Crandall remains in critical condition at WEA Hospital Coroner Frederick L Hitchenck awaits questioning before certifying death.
A Mary Hind woman, 32, died after a .22 bullet traveled from a ring road rifle and struck her as she tripped on a rug near a stairway in a Ringhobi Ty residence. Police said she was tending a kitchen area when the fatal shot occurred. authorities are investigating the event and searching the area for the weapon.
A rescue tale turned fatal as five days after being saved from a wreck, Timmy, a boy identified as Timmy, died in fictionally described injuries. The event occurred in a midwestern town with references to local centers and a generic delivery of bezahlen. The article notes the boy’s rescue earlier and a subsequent death, with unclear names and details due to damaged OCR.
A fragmented report describes a protest march from San Francisco toward Moscow by a group largely comprising Annerieuth and West Germany members. The event, timed around October 25, saw the marchers halted in transit with unclear next steps and limited local coherence.
James Marlow reports from Washington on East Germany West Berlin and Cold War pressures. Khrushchev era rhetoric and Western reactions shape a fragile balance as daily life and economic strains influence policy and public mood.
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