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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1967
Page
2
Our Opinion notes that misquoting claims surface in campaigns as figures like George Romney are said to be misquoted. The piece argues memory and context alter meaning, noting audiences misread spoken words differently from printed text and labeling misquoting as a result of unclear articulation.
Paul Harvey recounts reports of a luminous sky event witnessed across several states. Dr John W Drakeford, a respected witness, describes an electric, purple to yellow arcing light at dawn fueling belief in a natural phenomenon. Witnesses claim sensory impressions and a dramatic sunrise-like glow that ends with a single yellow flare.
The column details many local snippets from Corry and nearby areas: a 30 day liquor suspension affecting the VFW Club, wrestling clinic plans at Corry High School, highway employee remark controversy, a ladybug in a restaurant salad, police call patterns, plaza lease races, Penn State Behrend students from the Erie campus, business expansions on Route 6 and East Main Street, a 15 year old in guarded condition after a crash, Don Sturdevant’s promotion to a GC Murphy store in Atlanta, rural housing loans totaling 935,620, Elof Dahl’s 44 years at the post office, a snow incident saving a man from injury, and various notices and local ramblings.
Corry Jamestown Mfg sold patent rights jigs tools and about 100 plot models of an electric clothes dryer to Murray Corp of America Scranton Pa announced by Corry plant officials. City council ordered immediate collection of delinquent per capita and occupation taxes with Irene Mullen to enforce garnishment via employer offices. Keystones overpower Lancaster Pros 46 24 in State Armory game. Mrs M S Reynolds hosts B Y M Club at Gould Street home as club forms and meets biweekly.
City engineers answer questions on zoning Rel areas allowing commercial with two acre minimum and multi agency approval. Snow removal costs run about 22 090 yearly due to long streets sidewalk plowing and heavy local snowfall. Corry leads Pennsylvania in four year winter snowfall, per official records.
The item lists historical events on December 2 across years: Monroe Doctrine 1823 Napoleon crowned emperor 1804 Austerlitz 1805 Madison re-elected 1812 Harrison elected 1840 nuclear demonstration Chicago 1942 Archbishop Canterbury visit 1960 Eisenhower golf White House 1956 Thant Cuban crisis outlook 1960 Johnson inflation prospects 1967.
Overpayments to public utilities are usually credited to the customer’s account for convenience, but the company has no right to retain funds if the customer requests a refund. If a refund is demanded, the company must honor it and return the money promptly. The Corry Journal invites brief reader communications with signature and address.
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