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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1961
Page
2
Local notice reads advertising Line O Ad services at Flye Rexall Drugs and a phone contact for emergencies at Corry Memorial Hospital. The fragmented item lists admitted and discharged residents from various towns, with several names and addresses, plus a note on rates and publication deadline.
The Organization of American States called a January meeting of foreign ministers to consider sanctions against Cuba under Fidel Castro. The plan, debated by 21 nations, could trigger measures similar to those used against the Trujillo regime, with Mexico and Cuba voting no.
Funeral notices list Jennie B May with services at Bracken Funeral Home on Wednesday at 2 pm. Interment in East Branch Cemetery. Calling hours Monday 7 to 9 pm and Tuesday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 pm. Also Dorr D Stranahan services at H Richard Hays Funeral Home Spartansburg at 2 pm Thursday with calls Tuesday 7 to 10 pm and Wednesday 2 to 4 and 7 to 10 pm. Burial in Woodlawn Cemetery Spartan Township.
The White House says President and Mrs. Kennedy will tour Venezuela and Colombia on December 16 and 17 to promote the Alliance for Progress. The trip includes ceremonies for low-cost housing, primary education and rural community improvement projects, with Kennedy hoping to visit other Latin American nations later.
Acting Secretary General U Thant ordered jets flown into Elisabethville to aid UN forces in Katanga. UN spokesman said the jets would support ground actions and deter hostile aircraft, as part of a drive toward restoring order and placing UN forces on a more assertive footing.
Dr Leslie Spier, 67, renowned anthropologist who taught at Yale, Harvard, and the universities of Washington, Chicago, and New Mexico, died by suicide in Santa Cruz California on Sunday. His work spanned decades and several major institutions. He is remembered for contributions to cultural anthropology and field research across multiple regions.
Intense clashes flare in Elisabethville as Katanga troops block the airport, attack a U.N. airfield, and damage a radio antenna near U.N. headquarters. Fighting follows a UN resolution deeming Katanga's secession illegal and amid tensions from Hammarskjold's crash.
Durr D Stranahan of Sparta Township died at home after a brief illness. Born May 24, 1874, in Sparta Township, he was survived by three sons, two daughters, 19 grandchildren, and 12 great grandchildren. Funeral arrangements were to be announced by H Richard Hays Funeral Home. Winter Wounded in Chambersburg Hunting Accident near Garnesies, Pa. A hunter in a party of 28 was shot and seriously injured. Pavollesti, a member of the group, was involved in the incident.
Fighting erupted after Evariste Kimba met in Paris and Tshombe absent. Roadblock removal sparks clashes between airport and city as Indian troops guard the airstrip. Katanga ministers hand over government affairs to military command amid exodus of workers and residents fleeing toward the railroad station.
An aviation mechanic testified that a brush from an automobile generator and a fuel pump from Delta Air Lines were used in an engine of a Constellation before a crash near Richlands Virginia. Seven people died when the plane made an emergency landing. Delta mechanic Ronald Hadish identified a brush from his stockroom and described an unknown man seeking an aircraft brush.
Dr Richard A Prindle deputy head of the Health Service Air Pollution Division warned that smog is not confined to Los Angeles Philadelphia and other cities. He cited oxidant levels irritating eyes and plant damage found in Maryland St Louis and other areas as automobiles drive pollution.
A collection of quirky mailbox notes and comedic scraps from Hal Boyle’s Americana column. The snippets reveal playful, mistaken, and personal mess ups from letters to celebrities, guardians, physicians, and readers, including tax mix ups, royalty promises, career shifts, and family notices.
A whimsical note from Samy Claus explains elves found a way to earn real money this summer. Instead of a necktie, he includes ten genuine $100 bills as a surprise for the recipient, acknowledging minor thermostat trouble and proposing a solution with cash.
Progress reports on the missile and capsule show astronaut Glenn will reside mainly at the Cape in quarters for training. He may leave the Cape when not restricted by duty, while his wife Anna and two children stay in Arlington, Virginia. Officials have not announced a 1960 manned orbit but aim for 1961, matching the Soviet program.
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