Gee 28ft First Also In Co Aide Race
Gee powers to a 28 foot first place finish in a co event, with early lead and strong pacing shaping the outcome. The result highlights Gee as a rising contender amid a tight field.
15 Dec 1959
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1959
Page
1
Gee powers to a 28 foot first place finish in a co event, with early lead and strong pacing shaping the outcome. The result highlights Gee as a rising contender amid a tight field.
A damaged OCR text fragment hints at a street fair or market sale on a Thursday near the 15th Street in a Western locale. Names and specifics are unclear but reference to branches, sacks, and future bids suggest a sale or auction of goods with participants and locations only partly readable.
Abbey yesterday was named chairman of the Earned Income Tax committee during a reorgan ization meeting. He will lead the group for the coming year, succeeding A Long. Other committee members include Enel Bisley Lake Graham Mayor J Bred Kinsey and Dr A E Tate. Roger Brown solicitor S BE Anderson secretary R Elwin Fuller delinquent tax collector and Carlton Smith city treasurer attend but are not members. Police meetings are set for the fourth Thursday in January April July and October at 101 mi in council chambers at the Municipal Building.
Pennsylvania will issue a new suburban license plate for station wagons starting April 1. The $12 annual tag will carry a distinctive mark and will replace existing passenger or truck tags for the station wagon class, with 564000 plates ordered from prison industries. The change follows a 1950 legislature act creating the suburban plate pilot for wagons.
Corry Area Joint School Committee elected Dr Archie Tate as president. Charles H Kennedy was named first vice president and Robert Jewell second vice president. The committee discussed salaries and policies, approved Harold Wolfe for principal, and prepared to appoint an assistant principal from local applicants.
In Athens Eisenhower drew the greatest parliamentary ovation of his 22,000 mile goodwill tour as lawmakers, including Reds and government supporters, rose and cheered after he framed peace and freedom as the core goal. He urged strong defense until an East West understanding is secured, and praised Greece's economic development and security in a joint communique with Premier Karamanlis.
The Corry School Board meets to approve a teacher salary schedule and to transfer 3501 from the 1949 sinking fund to the capital improvement fund. The action also aligns starting salaries for non degree and degree holding teachers with expanded master’s degree top pay after 12 years.
A pre winter snowstorm powered by strong winds swept across New Mexico into Texas and Oklahoma today, curtailing travel. Blizzard conditions were reported in some areas as the coldest weather of the season hit many sections. Snow depths reached up to 10 inches in New Mexico with seven inches in Albuquerque. Winds reached 60 mph and visibility dropped sharply.
Solicitor Frank McKnight, Business Manager 8. E. Anderson, R. Elwin Fuller, school tax receiver, Dr. Archie Tate, Corry, newly elected president, Earle Bliley.
John L. Lewis announced he will resign as president of the United Mine Workers early next year. The 80 year old leader, famed for his bargaining, said a letter published in the union journal marked the time to step aside. Thomas Kennedy will succeed him as UMW president.
A three-vehicle collision near Mill Village left a small foreign auto and two trucks damaged totaling 2900 dollars. Melville Blair of Pittsburgh drove the auto. James Elliott of Dunn North Carolina and Howard Bernini of Ashtabula Ohio piloted the trucks. All drivers escaped injury. possible charges are pending.
A Tokyo department store uses five helicopters to shuttle year end deliveries from its roof to suburban points, easing congestion on jammed streets.
Iranians gave a sweeping welcome to President Eisenhower during a six day visit in Tehran. An Etela'at editorial praised the peace loving policy and the turnout, with estimates of 750000 along his route, while thousands watched on television and radio. Governors and workers alike noted the holidaylike mood.
Representatives of the Pennsylvania Railroad and Army Engineers report a tentative agreement to shift freight traffic from the Warren to Silumanica branch onto the Old City Division via Titusville Corry to Buffalo. The plan would route more trains through Titusville and requires upgrades to Oil City to Corry via Gerriy, with federal funds likely covering most of the estimated 113 million dollar project. Further meetings are scheduled as costs and exact routing details are refined.
The Cairy Savings and Loan Association announced a dividend of 47 200 to 2 150 savers on Nori Center Street. Checks and credits to savings accounts were issued at three and a half percent interest, marking the second dividend this year and bringing total payouts to 400 by the association. Action approving the dividend was taken by the board of directors last night.
Corry city police report a window peeping incident in Mead avenue Friday. An 18-year-old youth, arrested Saturday on Frederick street for a similar offense, admits peering into a second floor home. Police Chief Drake places three boys on unofficial probation with weekly reports to juvenile authorities.
Basil Skinner, 67, of Bear Lake RD 1, reportedly failed to stop at a stop sign and collided with Wilbert Perkins, 18, at Bear Lake intersection. No injuries reported though vehicle damage totaled $700 to $950 per car. Charges may follow after investigation by Bear Lake troopers.
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