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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1967
Page
4
Local line odds rates apply and ads accepted until noon. Murphy’s offers a 10 percent discount on all purchases and layaways for one day only Thursday August 31 from 9 30 a m to 9 p m. The notice also mentions a VFW Men’s A League bowling meeting and a Moose fish fry with adults priced at 1 25 and children 75 cents.
Meadville and Jamestown authorities tracked down 36 year old Robert D Sweesy of Mercer after a three hour wooded standoff near Pymatuning Lake Yacht Club. Sweesy escaped from Woodside Receiving Hospital in Youngstown and was captured without shots fired. He will be held at Meadville station before return to Youngstown.
Allied forces report intensified air activity in North Vietnam including deep strikes on rail yards near Kep and a missile site near Hanoi. In the south, 13 helicopters were damaged as BS2 strikes target DMZ fronts near Con Thien. Election observers arrive in Saigon as campaigning proceeds with security escorts for officials and observers.
Rep. John Bell Williams won the Democratic nomination for Mississippi governor in a conservative victory that crushed Negro voting hopes. He led Winter by about 60,000 votes as results from 82 counties came in, carrying white candidates to victory in 22 local runoffs over Negro opponents. Williams thanked supporters amid mob cheers and urged Democrats to unite to defeat Republican Ruchel Phillips in November. Returns showed Williams with 348,771 votes to Winter's 294,109, with Winter conceding late. The race hinged on Negro vote alignment and whether Williams could attract white supremacist support.
At the hospital report compiled today list admissions including Mrs Cyril Ley Jr Edinboro Mrs Vera Adams 235 West Smith St Mrs Norman Kibbey Spring Creek Wallace Rooney 48 West Pleasant St Miss Ruth Lord Elgin Mrs Kenneth Wetmore Elgin Dennis 13 son of Mr and Mrs Ronald Scalise Columbus Earl Duink Clymer Beverly 6 daughter of Mr and Mrs Donald McCoy 133 Second Ave Fred Ross 251 Worth St Discharged none If unable to summon a physician call 645 8201 Corry Memorial Hospital Ambulance 668 3433.
Final rites for Warren W. Whitney will be held at Spitzer Funeral Home in Clymer Thursday at 1 p.m. Burial follows at West Mina Cemetery. Calling hours are Tuesday 7 to 9 p.m. and Wednesday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.
Legal notices detail a quiet title suit filed by Donald and Florence Nantes against Elizabeth Merklinger heirs and others over property in Corry. Also listed are Erie County tax sale findings, a court order to publish, and zoning board hearings for Mrs. Hotchkiss garage setback and Miller porch sale of religious articles on Sept 5 1967.
A bank incident is detailed with a woman and suspect in a 10 minute exchange before beer purchase and departure. Deputy Sheriff Cleo Whitney was alerted by a telephone call from Mrs. Maxey. Roadblocks were arranged and a car matching the suspect’s was seen by a pilot about an hour later, leading to the arrest of Conger.
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