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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1962
Page
4
A Harrisburg news release from the State Highway Department arrives late by four days and via special delivery. It carries a rebuttal by Park H. Martin to critics claiming the department neglects counties. The piece questions the publicity effort and mocks the cost to taxpayers.
A 7,424 dollar yearly New York pension would continue for former Justice J Vincent Keogh who was found guilty of attempting to fix a federal case and is free on bail pending appeal. The piece argues New York should sever pension ties and halt payments to avoid endorsing misconduct while paying back pension contributions.
GUITING John Cole of Jamestown will speak at the regular mission Sunday meeting at 8 p.m. this week in Cutting. The Cole family will provide special music. Public is invited. Numerous community updates follow, including visits, gatherings, and local events with residents from Cutting and nearby towns.
Moscow reports the Russian push near Stalingrad as German forces hold a river crossing. Corry merchants lead the Tri County loop with Russ Cassett delivering five hits. Corry golf loses first match 0 to 21 7 at Chautauqua. Nick Carter and Bill Dyckes top for Corry.
Construction progresses on a new church on North Center Street just south of Bear Creek with a 125 seat auditorium. Also noted are local coin displays from Grant Centennial Campaign and the death of John Kate Munsee, a boy who died after a silo accident at Waltsburg. An officer investigated a quarrel between neighbors over a property line near East Church.
A massive blaze in Susquehanna Township threatened 400 bags of a highly explosive chemical and damaged a block-long warehouse. Firemen fought the six-hour fire, with roofs and walls collapsing, until control was established at 2 am. Officials estimated losses near a half a million dollars as crews remained to prevent further outbreaks.
Fragmented text suggests a 20th century church mission story with Amelia Wak Willem Carey and references to a Baptist population total and a world view. Readable parts mention Tadim and UE Today with unclear dates and places.
George Sokolsky surveys the 1964 Democratic renomination dilemma in California and New York. He notes California may reelect Governor Brown while New York fights to assemble a viable ticket against Nelson Rockefeller, with many unknowns vying for the post. He flags James Farley as a possible candidate and questions Kennedy influence and party strategy.
Khrushchev has pressured the West in Berlin by removing the Soviet commandant from East Berlin and hinting at a peace treaty with East Germany. The piece reviews past confrontations, Western responses, and the risk of renewed conflict, outlining Adenauer and Eisenhower positions and the evolving stalemate over access to Berlin.
Dilworth Scranton and Philadelphia Mayor Tate join a statewide appeal to Governor to grant clemency and halt Nathaniel Hatcher extradition to Alabama. They argue rights violations and civil liberties concerns, noting Hatcher escaped in 1950 and was later captured by Erie police.
President Kennedy signals space industry growth with larger Defense budgets. Analysts face uncertainty as obsolescence looms and contracts hinge on who wins prime space and missile work. The article notes many suppliers will gain as new contracts are announced, boosting related stocks.
Sparta merged schools open Monday at 40 acm. The cafeteria will serve meals on school days with a Monday menu including cold meat sandwich potato salad celery sticks vegetable dish and fruit cup. The coming year calendar lists openings holidays vacations and no-class days from August 27 through May 29.
An 11 year old Titusville girl Mary Proper suffered puncture wounds when a pitch fork fell in a Crawford County barn. She was treated at Meadville City Hospital and discharged. Proper was walking through the barn when the fork fell and struck her left foot.
The Corry Evening Journal lists staff roles including publisher George R. Lammie and city editor William Eaton and shows advertising offices in New York Chicago Detroit Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. It notes postal entry as second class mail and outlines pricing by mail and carrier with display ad deadline at 9 am.
The President said military space spending nears 1.5 billion annually with 40 percent of defense research in space and civilian space spending at 2.7 billion. Total could reach 7 billion as the US seeks to overtake the Soviet Union. Industry pours funds into R and D for space vehicles and related parts, with Titan missile programs involving at least 10 corporations and wide supplier networks.
Fragmentary text references Long Beach residents with scattered names and dates. Not enough readable facts to identify a clear incident or event for a proper summary card.
A brief note records a fare event involving Mrs A, Mrs 4, and Mrs R Wayne at a turnpike location with Polly. The fragmented text suggests an arranged passage or toll payment among the parties named, though details are incomplete.
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