24 Aug 1962
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1962
Page
1
A damaged listing shows mixed items including beds wood flooring a sale context with items like an electric freezer and dairy goods. The text is garbled with partial prices and product names, hindering clear details.
Corry area school directors met in a city hidden session to discuss purchasing policy. Reported items included a sink bought by a school official from Erle Plumbing paid with a district check, buyer reimbursing the district, and a long running practice of discount purchases by officials and teachers. The meeting lasted past 11:30 pm with six districts represented and no action taken, but a Joint Committee is expected to review the issue next.
Washington AP A former farm aid official Emery E Jacobs testifies that Undersecretary Charles Murphy reversed a department crackdown on Billie Sol Estes. Jacobs says Texas departmental breakdown allowed Estes to juggle cotton acreage allotments in his scheme as Senate investigators near final phase.
Civil action filed in Warren County against Elmer D Haight for his role in the accidental shooting of 7 year old Dale Brenoel, who died July 17 from wounds after Haight mistook him for game while the boy visited at Bear Lake farm. Plaintiffs Paul Brenoel and Geraldine Mitchell seek resolution. case set for November 22. Haight previously fined 1000 dollars and had hunting licenses revoked. Also notes Hook Gibson, Hollywood cowboy star, died at 70 after a career in Western films.
Mrs. Burton Pless of 180 Jetson Street faces a charge for driving a vehicle with no current inspection sticker. The car, owned by Lawrence Morton of 195 Park Street, has triggered multiple citations in the past two weeks. Police seek to determine if Morton can be charged for housing the car on the pad without the new sticker.
A six to seven year old Clymer girl is in satisfactory condition at Corry Memorial Hospital after pulling an electric teapot and spilling its contents on herself. Kelly Roberson, daughter of Mr and Mrs John Roberson, is being treated for first and second degree burns on the abdomen thigh and leg. The accident occurred as she pushed her walker in the kitchen and grabbed the teapot cord that dangled within reach.
Irving G. Fine, 47, renowned composer and Brandeis University music professor, died yesterday after a heart attack Monday. His death removes a significant contributor to mid century orchestral and academic music in the Boston area.
The Corry YMCA adds six new courses to its winter schedule, bringing total offerings to an all time high. New classes include ballroom dancing leathercraft health and wellness synchronized swimming and women’s learn to swim. Classes run the week of September 17 for 8 to 10 weeks with early enrollment urged. Dorothy Mathews of Clymer teaches beginning and advanced sewing with emphasis on pattern reading fabric prep and practical techniques. Beginning class starts September 20 at 2 pm and advanced at 7 30 pm.
A drug safety bill cleared the Senate without a dissenting vote amid public concern over thalidomide. The bill now goes to the House, with the companion measure under House hearings. The sole clash was Kefauver’s amendment to require compulsory licensing of drug patents on steep markups, opposed as harming drug research incentives.
Youngsville seven councilmen and Mayor Donald Abraham agreed to lay 640 feet of concrete curb on Railroad Street after bids were not received. The group votes to handle the project themselves starting Saturday to save taxpayers money and oversee progress directly.
Brant, chairman of the lodge's Scholarship committee, handed checks to three Corry Area High School graduates. Each $200 award is an annual Elks scholarship presented during a brief lodge ceremony attended by students and parents, with Panl Dwyer speaking on behalf of the lodge.
Officers discuss delay with MPs as Red cars ferry personnel toward a Soviet war memorial in a disputed run sector amid a tense border moment.
American and Soviet forces clashed over escorted movement across Germany as 70 vehicles led by the 2nd Battle Group of the 108th Infantry Division crossed toward West Berlin. Soviet threats to escort all American vehicles surfaced amid tense demonstrations in Berlin. American spokesmen reported no Soviet attempt to escort the convoy and noted continued US military patrols in both East and West Berlin as the garrison prepared for further withdrawals.
Former Vice President John Nance Garner, aged 94, spoke at his Texas state shrine ceremony praising America as the strongest nation despite a chaotic world. He recalled breaking with Roosevelt over a third term and noted his interest in baseball while watching major league games on two TVs.
New Process Co. of Warren Pa. stock jumped $34, rising to $169.50 in early New York trading on the American Stock Exchange. The gain followed the company’s delayed half year earnings of 88. Ma share and a reported net income of 603,10 or 88. The move comes after earnings that doubled the prior ADGL period. The supply of details on mail order earnings was released midmonth.
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower, during a five week trip in Western Europe, told reporters that the Western Allies must hold fast in Berlin and resist any retreat from core principles. He warned that backing down could signal weakness and risk renewed danger, yet ruled out all out nuclear war and said the world would not want war. He noted surprise at Europe’s postwar recovery despite widespread damage and demoralization.
A sudden snowstorm yesterday halted traffic on Trail Ridge Road near Rocky Mountain National Park. Two inches fell on the road with drifts up to a foot as snow began shortly after noon. Road crews reported marginally deep drifts and limited visibility, leaving travelers stranded and urging caution.
Washington AP says United States Britain and France hold the Soviets responsible for tensions over the Berlin wall and urge a high level meeting in Berlin to prevent further deterioration. The West demands the Soviet Union honor postwar occupation pacts and rejects unilateral East control while noting repeated calls for talks since 25. Maxcontras rejected Western bids on prior occasions.
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