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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1960
Page
6
A jumbled Riverside era column lists names including Mya Anthony Revelle and Beatrice Gren along with local events, church notices, a sewage plant project, court fines policy, a guest minister, a restaurant fire in New York, a John Deere meeting in Dallas, bike theft alert, prowler report, a Titusville car theft, and an extended forecast predicting above normal temperatures with late Saturday showers.
The Schuylkill County grand jury indicted six persons for burglary and larceny in a December home burglary at John Rich No other word has been received confirming reports that the Echo L has sprung a leak and 45 flat on one side. The first sighting was made in Erle Wednesday by Richard Windsor astronomy expert and R Stuart Cadwallader president of the Erle astronomy club. Windsor stated last night that area persons could see a dimming and brightening of the satellite caused by the flat side. The satellite rotates now every 20 to 30 Reek ends. To a person Watching with the naked eye it will appear to be Mashing off and on.
Testimony in the Elmo Smith murder trial details how a bumper jack was allegedly used to strike Maryann Mitchell at a Philadelphia bus stop, fracturing her skull and leaving the ex-schoolgirl dead a day after abduction. Smith denies rape or robbery, challenging the confessions. The case hinges on whether the weapon caused the fatal injury.
Philadelphia news reports that Rosenbloom, president of Pennsylvania Factors, Inc., waived a hearing on 12 criminal charges including fraud and forgery. He remains held on $10,000 bail for the grand jury investigation into alleged inducement of 128 people to invest about 2 million dollars.
A Warren County survey for the 1961 White House Conference on Aging finds no local body guiding mid to old age residents. It reports higher elderly numbers than state averages and calls for a central information and service organization, led by Mrs David Potter with consultants Sleeman and Johnson, overseeing five key committees.
John T. Parsons a 19 year old from Bethel Park Pennsylvania faces conspiracy to interfere with trade and commerce charges after a variety store sit in in Memphis Tennessee. Prosecutor Arthur J. Shea will seek a warrant. Parsons claimed Amherst College sophomore status and planned to publish his experiences. Police report include an order for a milk shake and subsequent arrests amid sixth straight day of demonstrations.
The Lehigh Valley Railroad warns that if a September 1 strike against the Pennsylvania Railroad goes into effect, its passenger service may be unable to operate in Newark and New York City stations. Pennsylvania engine crews and other personnel are used in Lehigh Valley operations, highlighting potential service reductions with labor action looming and regional staffing implications.
The Transport Workers Union will resume negotiations with the Pennsylvania Railroad in Philadelphia on Monday four days before a planned systemwide strike. TWU President Michael J. Quill, after meeting with Mayor Dilworth, said they expect to return to the table in New York if needed, while a PRR spokesman welcomed mediation. The dispute centers on job classifications and outside repair contracts, not wages, and affects about one third of the railroad's 73,000 employees.
The Bureau of Corrections gave a good minus grade to a unit after an examination. The report commended borough officials on detention facility management and suggested removing upper bunks, anchoring lower bunks, and repainting the cell room for maintenance.
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