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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1963
Page
6
Weather outlook shows abnormally cold temperatures about 20 degrees below normal through Monday with little change until a moderation sets in. Snow and melted precipitation expected locally near the Great Lakes, while multiple minor local incidents and a series of police reports reflect winter hazards and a canceled Hare Creek Beagle Club meeting.
New York residents posted a theft notice in an apartment entrance warning burglars most items have been taken but the sign itself was stolen. In Missoula a Christmas tree drive benefited a service club raising funds for Light Conservation. In Williamson a Georgia man notes small mistletoe harvests bring $200 to $300 each Christmas despite his heart attack.
Washington AP report notes a House river basin bill authorizes $816 million for water projects including Allegheny River dam and $150 million for the Ohio basin through June 20, 1965. It rejects Knowles Dam in Montana and may return to conference if the Knowles line is preserved. Senate leadership signals no move to block. $21 million earmarked for West Branch Susquehanna work.
Roswell Magill 88 longtime public official and administrator died yesterday. He served as undersecretary of the treasury in 1937 and 1938 and was a prominent figure in New York and national tax policy circles.
A small loss fire at the Carlisch Lumber Company in Clymer was contained with masks used by firefighters. Investigators found only minor damage to the boiler room which keeps nearby water from icing for log flotation. Firemen returned to station about eight.
Duncan R. Taylor, former royal clock watcher for Queen Victoria, died yesterday in Exeter New Hampshire. Born in Tarlan Scotland he managed Balmoral Castle clocks before leaving the job in 1893 and moving to the United States.
In Fort Worth Texas a 68 year old shopkeeper B C Russell died after a shotgun trap rigged for burglars fired at him at his food store back door. A pistol trap had killed an ex convict in 1959 and a year old prowler in 1961. Police note prior burglaries led him to install the trap.
Batavia expects fluoride to enter drinking water within a week after tests determine palatable mixes of creek and well water. City Engineer George A. Kandra noted auxiliary wells begun last summer under public works funding will augment supply, with further testing of creek and well proportions as fluoride is added.
The Journal announces a reader subscription push inviting more residents to sign up. The plan emphasizes broader access to local news and community coverage.
Gov Scranton appoints Richard Thomas of Modville as Crawford County second judge. The 43 year old will earn 21500 annually and share duties with County President Judge Herbert Mook. Thomas to be sworn January 6 as Robert Walker becomes district attorney. Thomas serves two years as county judge before election in 1965 for a full 10 year term starting January 1966.
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