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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1963
Page
2
A mix of classified ads and notices lists contact pitches for personalized stationery from The Corry Journal, hearing aid batteries at Flye Rexall Drugs, and various names and addresses. Also included are a surgery of local residents, a deceased entry, a Christmas dinner notice, and a shoe store promotion. The casual reader sees a snapshot of small town commerce and community notices.
Reports say 15,500 U S troops remain and withdrawal may start early next year. In other items, British prime ministers across four nations discuss weather and politics via a 15,000 mile cable hookup. A U S hospital ship will aid Ecuadorian medical missions and Italy introduces economy-size currency with new 10000 lire note. A young East German corporal escapes to West Berlin under guardless border conditions.
Two freighters collided under a full moon in the St. Lawrence River near Montreal. One sailor suffered a minor arm injury as flames and smoke rose from the burning 4,490 ton Lionel. Fire crews extinguished the Lionel after three hours while the 9,790 ton Manchester Merchant was doused in under two hours and towed to a berth with 35 crew aboard.
Five cars of a Long Island Rail Road commuter train jumped the tracks in Brookhaven NY early today. One car overturned and twenty people suffered minor injuries. Brookhaven Memorial Hospital reported two of the injured were admitted immediately. Peter Scimeca of Mastic suffered a heart attack. Joseph Freiser of Mastic Beach was admitted with back and shoulder injuries. No immediate cause of the derailment was found.
Dallas AP reports Jack Ruby’s murder trial for the Oswald killing will likely be postponed beyond year end. District Atty. Henry Wade and defense lawyer Tom Howard cite pretrial preparations and a possible sanity hearing as reasons. Judge Joe B Brown tentatively set December 9 for the trial, with formal postponement likely. Nearby Dallas TV viewers watched the Oswald case unfold as Oswald’s funeral drew thousands to Rose Hill Cemetery in Fort Worth where guards keep the public far from the grave.
Chief Police Prosecutor Richard F. Matia ruled that Cleveland theaters may show the movie Promises Promises, despite a suburban East Cleveland ban. He stressed the decision does not constitute his endorsement of the film.
Jacqueline Kennedy plans to attend a ceremony honoring Clinton J. Hill, the Secret Service agent who shielded President Kennedy and Mrs. Kennedy during the assassination. Hill, 91, will receive recognition from Treasury Secretary Douglass Dillon in Dallas. Hill’s action followed by Westinghouse: he vaulted into the moving limousine, protecting the First Lady and John F. Kennedy Jr. The article notes Hill has guarded Mrs. Kennedy since the 1960 election and that Congress considers continued Secret Service protection plus funds for funeral expenses and mail privileges for life.
Obituary for Mr Camp born December 7, 1882 in Garland, long-time Clymer dairy farmer. Survived by wife Alice Benedict Camp and three daughters plus nine grandchildren, siblings. Services at Spitzer Funeral Home Clymer with Rev Armes and Rev Mack officiating. interment in Garland Methodist Cemetery.
Mr. Crosby of 108 North Parage Street Westfield died at Westfield Memorial Hospital Sunday evening aged 90. Born September 2 1874 in Dear Lake he was a retired farmer in North Clymer. He belonged to Town Line Baptist Church. Survived by son Donovan of Ripley and brothers Alton and Merle of North, services scheduled at Town Nine Cemetery with viewing 7 to 9 p m today.
The guided missile frigate Josephus Daniels was launched at Bath Iron Works in Bath Maine. The ship honors the North Carolina newspaperman who served as Secretary of the Navy from 1913 to 1921. Mrs Kennedy expressed regret at not responding to messages sent in by admirers.
James Marlow analyzes how Lyndon B. Johnson blends public appearances with private decision making, echoing Kennedy’s public persona while expanding television use. The piece notes Johnson’s aim for continuity with Kennedy, his evolving public relations approach, and the push to push civil rights and tax-cut plans amid Southern resistance.
Funeral notices detail Leoan J. White services at H. William Van Matre Funeral Home Cambridge Springs at 2 p m Wednesday with calling hours Monday 7 to 9 p m and Tuesday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p m Burial at Union City Cemetery. Final rites for Wilbur Camp at Spitzer Funeral Home Clymer Thursday 1 p m with interment Garland Methodist Cemetery. Calls listed Tuesday 2 10 to 4 and 7 to 9 p m and Wednesday 7 to 9 p m.
A concise meditation on the enduring presence of print in daily life. The essay contrasts spoken language with printed text, noting how words persist and shape memory beyond spoken moments.
Three Erie youths recovering after being stabbed Saturday night following a basketball game in Buffalo. Elmer Woodard, 22, in fair condition at Mayer Memorial Hospital with multiple back wounds and a collapsed lung. Cleo Harris, 21, and Charles Heidelberg, 19, in fair to satisfactory condition at Deaconess Hospital. Buffalo police investigate the dance venue stabbing that injured members of a wire basketball team.
The Navy said the enemy has been met and routed. Thousands of seagulls crowded the landing strips at the naval air station, creating a hazard for pilots. Two weeks ago a sound track began broadcasting a seagull distress call each morning. a spokesman noted there are now few birds left and they are not much of a problem.
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