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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1963
Page
4
Editorial from Kensington Daily Dispatch notes press secretary Jack L Conmy faces scrutiny amid Governor Scranton austerity measures. It cites reduced state mailings since Jan 15 cutting postage, stencils, paper costs, and a plan to bill recipients ten cents per future mailing while salvaged stamps go to the billing department.
20 years ago August 90, 1943 Corry Union City notices list Local Board No. 3 candidates for September examinations and induction. Reports note corn roast for firefighters, roof leak damages Cohen block, school readiness, shooting team representatives at Camp Perry, burglary at Carry Fibre Furniture, and the death of Frank Hutcheson hit by an Erie freight train near Cambridge Springs.
Four years ago Clyde Hartson Heatheed aged 311, son of Mr and Mrs C H Meath, wed at Corry Hospital orly this thoming.
Anna Margaret Bivens, 15, of St Thomas R D 1 won the state Horticultural Association contest for the best peach dessert entry. Her winning dish was beach petal tarts and she was crowned yesterday at the annual event.
Fragmentary OCR shows publisher statements and advertising rates from a 20th century Philadelphia area paper. It lists agencies, building firms, and AP wire service notice language, with pricing notes and distribution details embedded in the legacy layout.
Reporter Jim Bishop recalls a fragmentary interview on love with a mother and child, weaving in literary definitions and historical quotes. The piece ponders what love means, referencing Oscar Wilde and Pilate, as a mother seeks guidance and a girl learns care through small acts.
Drew Pearson interviews Bulgarian Premier Todor Zhivkov at a Varna tea party. Zhivkov backs partial disarmament, warns against nuclear war, and says Bulgaria supports peaceful coexistence with the United States and Russia. He notes Bulgaria’s Khrushchev era stance, emphasizes trade, and shares views on Macedonian status and women’s role, with a cautious note on internal age balance in government.
Veronica Lake, the Peekaboo Girl, returns to acting on Thursday night with a debut on the New York stage in Stage 73 Theater. She appears midway through Best Foot Forward as Gele Joy, a tarnished movie star, amid audience applause and a noted revival of the 1940 Broadway hit.
Erie man John A. McGuire aged 44 pleaded innocent in federal court to conspiracy to violate the Securities Act in stock sales of three pil companies. He was indicted earlier this month with 10 others and remains free on 8000 bond. McGuire, an oil promoter, faced charges with Edmond G. Blumper Wall Street attorney Herbert Perry former professional football player and a stock broker. Sale of unregistered stock of retail companies allegedly caused about 700000 dollars in losses to the public.
Parents think children away from home would enjoy The Journal daily for steady news and stories. The note highlights the paper as safe, engaging reading to stay connected with home while studying or living elsewhere.
The annual Sparta Community Fair runs three days starting September 12 on the hilltop grounds in Sparta. Exhibits enter Thursday 9 p.m. to 0 p.m. with a free act in the afternoon and evening featuring Paul LaCrogy the world’s fastest gun swinger and his wife and daughter. Thursday includes crowning of the full queen at 2 p.m. The big day is Saturday with an ox roast at 1 p.m., parade at 2 p.m., and fireworks at 11 p.m. Booster drawings occur daily. Cash prizes honor entries in parade categories such as school groups, floats, saddled horses, costumed riders, decorated vehicles, and more. R. V. Shreve is president, Sidney Winans vice president, Jesse Goodwill treasurer, and Telford S. Berkey and C. P. Burton secretaries.
Eleventh Street Tavern owner Brie Beffer was fined 250 dollars plus court costs and a year in jail with immediate parole after being charged with assaulting a customer. A Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board agent investigated loud conduct and intoxication at the tavern. The PLCB report describes the incident including a choke hold and removal by fellow agents.
Dunkirk City Health Officer Dr. Joseph V. Karnes said Dunkirk beaches at Pt Gratiot and Wrights Park will not reopen this year. Tests since July 30 show high bacteria levels, with tests to continue twice weekly after the official closing date next Tuesday, given potential lifeguard staffing and mild weather.
Hal Boyle recalls the comic logic of house painters who invade a disorderly home. The crew arrives to chaos, accepts coffee and lunch, then creates color disputes and two-household diplomacy. After their work, a truce is struck as the wife admits the result, and the painters leave, praised for the job.
In a year of change, compulsory arbitration for rail labor disputes signals shifts in labor management. Union job security, automation, and fringe benefits dominate negotiations as overtime, moonlighting, and long vacations rise. Government arbitration fuels a broader push for reform across industries.
Bituminous production in the week ended August 24 rose to an estimated 1,565,000 tons, the National Coal Association said. The same week last year recorded 6,587,000 tons.
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