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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1963
Page
2
A jumble of retail and community notices lists personalized stationery, handbags, and gas stoves for sale, plus a string of names and addresses of residents, a bakery promo with holiday treats, and a flower shop inviting visitors. The fragment shows local commerce and social notices without coherent narrative.
Harris noted the blaze likely started between the ceiling of the service area and the second story. He sought a new building for the service operation. Chief Hamburger praised firefighters but cited manpower limits during a shift change. He added a snorkel engine could speed upper-level suppression, a request not funded in 1964 budget.
Funeral services for John M Kendrick set at St Elizabeths Church at 9 am Thursday. Rosary at St George Funeral Home Tuesday at 7:30 pm. Friends may call Tuesday and Wednesday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 pm. Burial will be in St Elizabeths Cemetery.
The Federal Trade Commission ordered Procter & Gamble to divest Clorox Chemical Co., acquired six years ago, saying the merger produced economies mainly in advertising discounts. P&G president Howard Morgens said the decision will be appealed in federal court.
Three gunmen robbed two North Side supermarkets on Saturday taking between 3000 and 4000 dollars in cash and checks and stealing one employee’s car. A wounded bandit reportedly fired his gun by accident. A third robber struck a downtown shoe store manager, fleeing with cash and checks.
John W Kendrickte died at 2 am after a long illness. He was born December 8 1888 in Czechoslovakia and married there to Anta Tarvak. He came to the United States 45 years ago and to Corry 42 years ago where he farmed. He worked at Aero Supply during World War II. Surviving are his wife four daughters two sons a son Stephen at home 15 grandchildren six great grandchildren and a daughter Mary who died in 1957. Friends may call at St George Funeral Home tomorrow and Wednesday and a Rosary will be said tomorrow evening. Requiem Mass will be Thursday at 9 am at the church cemetery.
Erie County faces a long road to adopting the food stamp program as it already spends about 50 000 annually on surplus food distribution. County officials question the requirement that beneficiaries must contribute a portion of the cost while the federal government would cover the rest. Critics argue the delay stems from waiting on the Agriculture Department decision and the proposal remains uncertain amid funding concerns.
Communist China and newly independent Kenya have agreed to establish diplomatic relations and exchange ambassadors, signaling a major shift in East Africa Asia relations.
Fires in Erie Pittsburgh Saxonburg and Kent cause heavy property damage and displace 15 people. Damages include a new car agency in Erie and a two story building housing apartments and an auto agency. Nearby Kent sees nine residents forced from homes as furnace heat spreads. In Pittsburgh two business fires add up to tens of thousands while Saxony Farms barn blaze injures no one. Water turned roads to ice as crews battled subfreezing winds and heavy snow.
The hunting season opens Wednesday and continues through Saturday with the bow and arrow sportsmen week set for Jan. 6. The regular season was to run Oct. 7-31 but was postponed due to severe drought across the state.
Gov John Connally who was wounded in the Dallas assassination scene has been released from an Austin hospital. He says he feels fine though weak and expects to be on his feet by Christmas. He rode with President Kennedy on November 22 when a sniper fired three shots. One bullet hit Connally in the chest and right wrist, with a fragment lodging in his left thigh. He had been at Parkland Hospital in Dallas until December 1, then went home. He later underwent treatment in Austin for an inflamed vein from a blood clot.
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