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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1962
Page
3
A fatal incident occurred after a truck veered off a curve and struck a home near Bet Bar. Emergency responders arrived but life could not be saved. Investigators are examining road conditions and vehicle factors.
Homer Berry, who claims to have caused Friday’s rainfall in Little Rock, travels to east central Arkansas for a press conference to collect $500 from KLRA. Farmers in McCrory deposited $400 as Berry predicts an inch of rain by Manley, while officials doubt his method involves silver iodide vapor from a heated setup.
Frederick Fleury of Warren Ohio, son-in-law of Titusville residents Mr and Mrs Clarence Casper, saved his 2 year old daughter Susan from hanging on a garage door rope. Her sister Cathy 6 found her and called him. He performed mouth to mouth resuscitation until she revived and returned home.
Gov Lawrence will attend a testimonial dinner in Jim Thorpe Pennsylvania on Wednesday honoring Paul Wathis a Pulitzer Prize winning photographer for The Associated Press in Harrisburg.
Elaine reports the former prisoner arrives at Andrews Air Force Base to be flown to Walter Reed Army Medical Center after release on August 17. He was held by Laotian Reds since March 1961 and will receive hospital care in Washington.
Lt. Col. Lawrence R. Bailey of Laurel Maryland and Sgt. Orville R. Ballenger of Columbus Ohio, after 18 months in Laos captivity, arrived at Andrews Air Force Base and were greeted by families. Bailey suffers malnutrition, parasites and malaria. Ballenger has malaria and bone disease from malnutrition. Ballenger to Fort Bragg. Bailey to Walter Reed Hospital.
Esau Lampford told Wayne County deputies that while driving home to Taylor Township he picked up a hitchhiker who offered moonshine. After drinking, he woke to find his wallet four dollars, eighty two dollar paycheck, wrist watch and shoes stolen.
The Labor Department replaces some PR work with a robotic press agent. A recorded voice directs reporters to meeting details and a dedication speech by Secretary Arthur J. Goldberg. Officials call the move an experiment amid concerns about automated messaging.
The district attorney plans to drop charges after pleas are entered. Jacobs faces a petition before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court seeking county venue if tried. Due to two officers pleading guilty, the case moves toward resolution.
The passage describes hundreds of people who lost savings in failing firms as stockholders pursuing recovery. Testimony in a criminal case is expected to reveal the money’s whereabouts and identify key figures Ruprecht Gelx and others.
A county wide survey identifies about 220 potential fallout shelters in Erie County with 1000 building owners signed forms. Officials say the sites meet protection standards and are awaiting permits while federal funding and supplies are allocated for training and operation.
In Harrisburg a cross party push led by Democratic state chairman Morse and GOP counterpart Bloom aims to register about 14 million Pennsylvanians, amid questions on how many are eligible and why many do not vote. The effort follows the 1962 registration close date and examines residency, citizenship, and aging populations impacting registration. A second item reports a light plane forced landing near Merrill Wisconsin, sparing a Malvern Pennsylvania family.
Titusville reports an elderly Cherrytree area man injured when his bumper jack failed while lifting a 10 year old car. Roy Myers of RD 3 Titusville was taken to Titusville Hospital after being freed from beneath the vehicle by a neighbor. His condition was not disclosed.
The funeral service for Charles A. Rowe was held yesterday afternoon at Bracken Funeral Home with Rev. Walter Gilliland officiating. Interment followed at Pine Grove Cemetery. Attendees from away included Mrs. James M. Hirstead of Lawton Oklahoma and Mr. and Mrs. Paul Storer of Pittsburgh along with Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kinkead of Warren. The family had returned home from a visit to the Seattle World’s Fair.
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