22 Aug 1961
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1961
Page
1
An unclear OCR text fragment lists various farm goods and equipment. Mentions include room contents, dairy items,Route references, beef and dairy notes, and auction style phrases. Numerous stray words and garbled names appear without coherent context or full sentences.
Raymond Weber safety director and J. R. Dearing streets director discussed using a sewer cleaning machine to cut labor. They noted high expense when the streets department cleans clogged sewers and proposed budgeting for a machine costing 500 to 9000 dollars. No action was taken.
Canon un Stanley Westcott of Ellicottville N C is improving at Union City Hospital this afternoon after undergoing treatment for a dislocated neck vertebra. Westcott drove a car off Route 6 west of Corry yesterday, killing his stepson Daryl Vorce aged 42 who was sleeping in the back seat and died almost instantly. Westcott is the manager of W furniture manufacturing company in Bainbara.
Four airmen were fatally or critically burned when a crane touched a 1200-volt line during a public exhibition at the Crawford County Fair near Meadville Pennsylvania. Airman 1 C. Frank Bohm, Airman 1 Robert L. Blair, and Airman 1 Frederick J. Gans died on arrival. Airman 1 William A. Bro was in critical condition and Airman 1 William Call was shocked. The crew from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base planned to showcase a Voodoo fighter model. emergency crews rushed the injured to Meadville City Hospital. The crane operator toppled a truck, and the wiring was energized as spectators watched the incident.
In Harrisburg, Democrats and Republicans united in a hour long rebuttal to Gov Lawrence's criticism of the current General Assembly session. House Speaker Andrews and Sen Harvey Taylor led the attack accusing him of ingratitude and politicizing the legislature. \nEx Yale professor Ray D Westerfeld, 78, former Yale economics professor and New Haven banker, died Sunday.
Bids for revamping Barminator ejector stations came in at 26,400 after a weak start in advertising. Only one firm, Fairview Construction, bid both ejector and station work, with Keystone Construction submitting a second bid. earlier bids in 1961 were about 16,000.
The article notes Hammond resigning from the College of Charleston leadership amid a report on bids for nearby utility projects. It discusses Keystone Construction Co submitting a bid of 141,632 for bar work and reviews by the Authority on bid legitimacy. The plan includes revamping pumping stations to operate on a fixed schedule and installing a bar system to shred materials before disposal, funded from surplus authority funds.
A dated, miswritten letter from Janey P Hatamond expresses support for Dr. Joseph Furst as first vice president and asks for ongoing cooperation with a mayoral agenda. It mentions the Gory Chyunihee and Commerce, with unclear specifics and several garbled phrases.
A missing single engine plane with four aboard is the focus of a search by Civil Air Patrol units from Willliamsport and Akron. Ground patrols on Bald Eagle Mountain report possible clues as helicopter support is planned to reach the area amid bad weather. The party aboard includes pilot Joseph Millio 44 of Akron his daughter Patricia 14 and his wife and stepson Bll of Akron.
A vehicle skidded on a wet surface and collided with a utility pole about six miles west of the city in Rolite. The operator Norma Civer, 18, of Cambridge Sprigs sustained a head injury yesterday, according to state police at the city barracks.
Fragmented text discusses hospital route signage after city obtains new signs. Mentions at Main and Center Coyter and South streets, and disputes about where to place wheel and direction signs. Emergency memo notes requests to set signs and ensure city coverage, with uncertain decision pending.
Adenauer toured Berlin amid jeers from Communist protesters on the eastern side as West German and Allied leaders faced hostile conditions. Police reported a tense scene with mobbed officials and interruptions during the visit, highlighting Cold War tensions and East Berlin unrest.
National Guard recruitment efforts face a setback as a creft call hike stalls enlistment. Captain Josey Soltek says the unit will undergo adjustments, with key training and sponsorship programs outlined at Fort Knox and Port Dix. Recruits may enter the six month basic phase before transitioning to active service, subject to program eligibility and regional posting.
At the United Nations General Assembly session the United States indicated it would abstain on a resolution calling for France to withdraw troops from Bizerte and Tunisia. Delegates noted Western allies faced a two thirds vote requirement, with debate centering on US bases and wider Berlin crisis implications.
A fragmentary account recalls a 19th or early 20th century tale of Diogenes values in a corny city scene. An honest man found a wallet containing twelve dollars and promptly returned it, prompting local admiration for integrity and public praise of the finder.
Berlin report details the closing of the border between East and West Berlin as the last big hole in the Iron Curtain is sealed. It notes the Soviet puppet control, East German police duties, and treaties shaping West German and Western European defense, while Berlin remains an occupied city with free movement guaranteed by four power accords.
The House advanced a measure to impose the death penalty for aircraft hijacking with passage by the House after a Senate recommendation. The bill would authorize the death penalty upon a jury verdict tied to force, violence, or threats during attempts to seize control of a plane.
Centennial Inc reports profit at year end and plans to repay the city loan and grant if profits allow. Finance director Guy Abbey notes the agency loan and grant of 1301 dollars have been repaid in full. Public official Robert Grice confirms a 50 dollar check from Centennial covers reseeding and repairs at City Park after the carnival week, addressing park work.
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