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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1962
Page
2
Emergency contact details for Corry Memorial Hospital and area ambulance numbers appear beside patient admissions and discharges at Union City Memorial Hospital. The page also hosts a Line-Advert notice pricing, a Berkshire stock sale, and an infantry weapons display ad inviting youths to view the National Guard gear Friday evening.
Two obituary notices detail deaths in the region. Mrs Ora Ehrhart of Rochester formerly of Titusville died yesterday morning. she was born May 20, 1885 and served as a telephone operator, with 18 years as chief operator. Surviving are two sons, a daughter, a brother, nine grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren. Services Thursday at Bracken Funeral Home with burial in Henderson Union Cemetery. Mrs L Baldwin of 310 West Chinteh Street Erie died last evening at 83 after eight weeks in Hamot Hospital. Born July 27, 1879 at Buells Corners she was a longtime Corry resident. Survivors include five daughters and two sons, among others, with Services Thursday at St. George Funeral Home. Interment Beaverdam Cemetery.
A fierce blaze in the Cobb Mountain area of Lake County driven by extreme heat has evacuated about 1,000 vacationers from a popular mountain resort area, with the state forestry division reporting the fire has scorched around 9,000 acres.
Funeral for Mrs Ora Hildum Ehrhart at Bracken Funeral Home 2 p m Thursday with visits Tuesday 7–9 pm and Wednesday 2–4 and 7–9 pm. Burial in Henderson Union Cemetery near Titusville. Also final rites for Zelma L Baldwin at St George Funeral Home Thursday 2 pm, interment Beaverdam Cemetery. Visitation Tuesday 7–9 pm and Wednesday 2–4 and 7–9 pm.
A Jehovah's Witness father who refused blood transfusions for his hours-old child has temporarily lost custody. A hospital court placed the infant with the Waterloo County Children’s Aid Society to allow medical transfusions. The baby, RH negative, was born to a non Witness mother and was stable at Toronto Hospital for Sick Children.
President Kennedy faces legislation to create a private space relay network run by a private corporation. House passage with 372 to 10 vote backs a public stock sale and 15 directors, six from communications firms, three appointed by the President, with AT&T a key player. Senate action eliminates director-subscription provisions.
Eight acres on Russell road with a cabin and some furniture offered for sale. Ply mouth in excellent condition listed by H. L. Rowe.
In Tarentum Pennsylvania the old Magill homestead a landmark near the Allegheny County town was destroyed by a late night fire. Six fire companies fought flames which spread through the three story vacant frame house. No injuries were reported and the interior was ablaze when responders arrived.
Hollywood critics weigh NBCs Saints and Sinners a newsroom drama built around a newspaper reporter hero. Adrian Spies promises avoiding clichs though the pilot aired as a Dick Powell episode and sentiment weighs on public fascination with the newsroom myth. Nick Adams plays a stay reporter for the New York Bulletin with John Larkin as city editor and veteran TV fans recall his Edge of Night role.
Titusville council, protesting payroll strains, fired four temporary workers from the streets department. Earlier, Director William J. Milliken laid off three due to budget limits. Last night, engineering, sewer, water, and police departments saw continuations and new approvals for temporary staff.
NEW YORK AP The five day New York School of Anti-Communism opened to low enrollment. About 40 attended morning and afternoon sessions while the evening audience at Carnegie Hall reached around 400, then about a quarter full of the 2760 seat venue. Schwarz, a Baptist lay preacher and physician, leads similar schools nationwide. James D. Colbert, vice president, said the venture may cost 75 000 to 100 000 including two major events in Manhattan Center and Madison Square Garden. Enrollment is 5 for a day or 20 for the full series.
State Health Department statistics show 52,978 births in January through March 1962 versus 67,400 in the first quarter of 1961, a notable drop. Deaths rose from 29,705 in 1961 to 32,047 in 1962. The piece also notes that four of six men in the streets department were discharged.
Powell Loan and Finance Co offers Monday to Thursday 9 to 8 and Friday hours serving the Corry area for 16 years. Sharpening Service and Sales lists Corry PA contact 2-123 while Corry TY Cable Co Mgatre at 120 North Center appears with S-9104. Rittener’s Upholstering and WorthBtred Corry advertise in this 1940s local listing with phone numbers 9-3021 and 9-9104.
Clarion police said three people died in a car truck collision on Route 22 one mile east of Clarion, involving an automobile with Michigan license plates. The wreck occurred earlier today and casualties were confirmed by authorities.
New York AP reports singer Jane Morgan 42 was rushed to Roosevelt Hospital after telling a friend she had consumed a dose of pills. She received oxygen en route, regained consciousness, and was listed in good condition. A private physician said there was no pill ingestion and cited nervous exhaustion.
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