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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1955
Page
4
A Corry Journal page discusses National Council of Teachers of English guidance on commas colons and clarity for gifted students, with a second piece noting 1949 ministerial salaries averaged 2412 dollars while artists and art teachers averaged 2360 dollars, reflecting low clergy earnings and other motivations.
Meditations by Rev Elmer A Ortner on the Christmas scripture reading Duke 1 32 33 reflecting on the rule of Christ and his eternal kingdom The article cites Mary Gabriel and prophecies while urging readers to let Jesus rule their hearts this Christmas
Twenty eight road crashes in November left fourteen persons injured and damage totaling 8750 dollars. State Police from Corry barracks investigated them. Six officers completed 229 patrols covering 11600 miles and answered 174 information requests. Nine criminal investigations resulted in two arrests.
Mayor Glen Miller and Crawford M Woods urge Corry residents to attend a mass meeting at the Municipal building tonight to discuss raising several thousand dollars for the airport project. City Clerk Robert A Ott of East Frederick street injured in an auto bus crash near Columbus with a possible skull fracture and severe facial injuries. Worth Hammond announces a modernization plan meeting for next Monday night in the Municipal building assembly room inviting area businessmen. Corry High School graduates receive class rings as 64 traffic arrests recorded in the month.
Stantora Hose Company answered eight alarms during November at No 1 fire station. Incidents include a fatal heart attack in Franklin street on Nov 1, a home fire on West Columbus Avenue extension with $500 damage but buildings saved on Nov 6, a chemical set explosion at Rev Paul Bauer’s West Park Place home causing $25 damage on Nov 9, a silent alarm at 210 Maplevente on Nov 13 with no fire, a blaze at Mrs Dona Hand’s West Main extension on Nov 16 with $100 damage and the home saved, and a smoke report at Mrs Bridget McEvoy’s Liberty street on Nov 25 with no fire or damage.
Three building permits were issued in Corry last month. Cohen Auto Supply got a 497000 remodeling permit for a new Franklin street building. Lester Lopus received a 15000 state building permit for 109 East Washington street. Harold Messenger secured a 300 porch enclosure permit for 671 Columbus avenue. Tuesday the 29th was busy with permits and firemen battling a Columbus fleet incident involving the Queen Elizabeth liner.
On Route 6 and in the evening local firefighters responded to a daytime blaze at the Paul Labowski home on Stewart road. The house burned to the ground before Union City firemen arrived though outbuildings were saved. Labowski suffered burns to his face and hands when an elf stove exploded. Neighbors battled the flames and Corry firemen smothered flames in a rear room. He was treated at Corry Memorial Hospital and released.
Farm dispersal sale of registered Holstein dairy cattle yielded $54,725 from 178 cataloged entries across two days. Top bull Hauckholm Re-Echo Champion sold for $2,000 and top female Warnowék ReBurke Sally brought $870 to Nelson Meyers of Greencastle. Meyers also bought the top female’s daughter for $850 and the third and...
The fourth highest females brought more than $800 each at the sale. Two sons of Warnowski Re Burk Sally sold for $670 and $600 to Loganbelle Farm in Bellewood Blair County and Long's Dairy Inc. of Portage Cambria County. The Friday and Saturday sale was among the first steps to suspend Terrace Farm operations as the lease between the partners and owner William F Young expires in January.
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