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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1961
Page
3
A garbled OCR fragment recalls a childish quip about Cocoanut and music. Names and context are unclear, with phrases like We Cocoanut and three nd sang appearing amid broken dialogue and stray words.
A car driven by William C. Mann, 37, Elk Grove Village, Illinois, plowed into a cabin at a northern Minnesota resort near Backus, killing Norman D. Brewer's wife, 26, and injuring Brewer, their 2 year old son, and others. Brewer's mother and the five year old Christine were also hurt as the wreckage burned and collapsed the room. Mann escaped, aided by relatives, as responders arrived around 4:15 a.m. Brewer was hospitalized in Brainerd in poor condition from burns and back injuries. Christine and his mother were among the injured.
The Red regime made East Berlin the capital and allowed East Germans to slip into West Berlin. Refugees mingled with West Berliners and used lax controls to reach West Germany, aided by allied protections. Fears of a separate peace treaty and West Berlin by Soviet threats spurred a mass exodus, peaking at over 2,000 daily before Aug. 13, undermining Communist claims of a better life. The Reds then closed the escape hatch.
Separated from their mother Weel the cubs have posed for portraits after birth last Tuesday. They will not be shown publicly until their mother allows it and until she decides they are ready, leaving their box home in her cage.
The piece argues Khrushchev seeks to isolate West Berlin without war, viewing it as a symbol of Western resolve and a critique of communist ideology. It suggests he would use incremental concessions, threaten East German control of transit routes, and press Allies to withdraw troops to tighten the Berlin knot. The article notes Berlin’s unique position as a Western island in a Soviet-dominated Europe.
A compact reminiscence on speech and print, noting the spoken word as ephemeral like air while the printed page endures. The piece juxtaposes transient voice with lasting text, suggesting permanence in written records.
A reader condemns open air gambling dubbed Sunnier festival in Corry. He alleges police avoidance of a churchyard crime scene due to respectability and bias, arguing selective enforcement harms youth and erodes law and morality in a Christian town.
An Iowa man, George Shatter, 30, from Cyuiteestar Cire, died after a small black bass he swung around his hand snagged him while fishing near a Great Rae Rar island. Police said he choked on the fish as it slipped from his grip.
Auto Workers Union expected to receive a new wage and benefits proposal from Motor Corp and Chrysler as negotiations continue with AMC and the Big Three. The talks cover profit sharing, annual wage increases, and plant concessions, with the union seeking a workable pattern for all three automakers before contracts expire.
With over half of Hong Kong's three million inoculated, cholera seems under control. A government spokesman said only two new cases in the last 24 hours, total cases since last Wednesday reach 28 with four deaths. Quarantine remained on passengers from Macao and Red China where outbreaks are reported.
Mason Feld a one time newsboy who rose to become a millionaire philanthropist and style worker died yesterday in Houston of a heart attack. Feld served as chairman of the board of the Lone Star Bag Co a division of St Regis Paper Co of New York.
Erie reports reveal a federal surplus program criticized as an added financial headache for counties. County officials Yee Lauiberon, Carl Pravtar, and Lands Reymek Wie attended a meeting where Edmund McReif highlighted externalities of surplus food distribution. The session explained how food stamps interact with local programs, noting past surpluses and evolving distribution practices amid calls for broader access and accountability.
An aviation mishap near a Dayton Air Force Base left investigators and witnesses recounting a fatal sequence. Eyewitness Samuel Pel said warnings were issued about a high tension wire as a crew member shouted danger then a binding flash followed. Lynn Campbell, a Navy veteran, described pulling a fallen airman clear and applying artificial respiration before the fatal impact.
A fragmentary report describes a car striking a two year old child and the vehicle rolling the child over more than forty feet. The incident occurred in Franklin near towns named in the damaged text. Authorities are unnamed.
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