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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1956
Page
3
In a baffling vignette a gift parcel causes a row of false teeth to bite a pear and spill bottled flavors. Witnesses describe a grotesque scene as a veteran recalls a Christ themed relic and monks nearby, with unclear wartime references.
Erie officials plan to levy taxes on Coach Co after unpaid assessments totaling about £8,000. The council backs renewal for next year while public transit aims to relieve city decline through the Chamber of Commerce study.
Tulsa Mayor George Novel announces a reprieve for all dogs at the city pound, delaying scheduled executions until after Christus. The plan states the stay will be reviewed in due course and details on rescheduling will follow.
Macray D. Coneathh, former owner and publisher of the Ripley Review, died in Rockford Hospital Florida after months of illness. Born March 16, 1874 in Cookport, he spent most of his life in printing and publishing and led Ripley as Justice of the Peace for years. The town once earned the nickname Greenit Green for its marriages conducted under his tenure.
Coal miners in Johnstown Pa can expect stepped up schedules around the first of the year. Joseph R Casale manager of the Bureau of Employment Security office said railroad car supplies at mine Apples should improve enough to warrant work of six to eight five percent for miners now working only three quarters of the time.
Erie officials refused a $25,000 plea from the Erie County Oil Defense Organization to fund a new control center at the firehouse on 23rd and Ash. Spokesman Robert Cooney urged approval, arguing the center essential for firefighting readiness amid the group’s push to repurpose the Waterford County site.
Erie council actions sliced the budget leading to many cuts across departments. Notable reductions include 7,900 dollars for hard surfacing two city tennis courts at Glenwood Park and smaller trims in police department funding affecting traffic lights signs and new vehicles.
An Asheville mother of four, dying of cancer, shopped for her children at a major department store before Christmas while clerks paid her bills. News spread nationwide, with 2500 to 4000 cards daily and thousands of gifts arriving at the hospital.
Fragmentary report mentions Moi Pavesad hospital stay of about two years and a family trip to Florida. References to children and relatives such as Sands, 12, and Suziine 10, with unclear circumstances and dates.
A Pittsburgh prisoner known as Guzal, sentenced last October 3 on a lottery loan charge, will be released from noon December 24 to 4 p.m. December 27 after his mother pleaded for a Christmas visit. Judge Louis L Kaufmann denied a parole but ordered the temporary release to allow him to spend Christmas with his mother before returning to complete his sentence.
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