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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1960
Page
4
Publication notice lists staff positions and offices in New York Chicago Detroit Pittsburgh and Philadelphia. Rates shown for mail subscriptions and advertising. Deadline and circulation terms noted for display ads and prepublication dates.
President-elect Kennedy signals openness to broader unionization of federal employees as William J. Doherty launches a nationwide drive to organize about 24 million workers. The plan aims to create a single large federal union, potentially transforming government policy with union objectives beyond pay and benefits.
The article lists Kennedy administration appointees and Senate confirmation, naming key figures such as Arthur Goldberg, Robert Lovett, and others. It notes a mix of business leaders, lawyers, and public servants filling cabinet roles, with emphasis on education and prior government or corporate experience.
Yesterday’s Memories surveys a 1990 Corry page with wartime dispatches on Valona and Otranto and local civic items. It notes Mead Park mapping by State Dept unit led by Glenn Mead, city planning by Stanley Nichols, and ongoing Christmas relief efforts by Red Cross and charities plus Corry Lodge distributing baskets to about 30 to 35 families.
The obituary reports the death of a prominent British Army figure nicknamed The Army's Mr England aged 82. It notes a long life of service in the army and mentions his ties to England and London.
Bids were opened this morning for the furnishings and other interior equipment for the new city building. For the first time in years, the Cushalle Churches of Corry will celebrate midnight Mass at Christmas. Miss Dorothy Sandburn returns home from Russell Sage College in Troy New York. Charcoal in colonial times was produced by burning logs under earth to limit air supply.
Rev Earl C Docherty reflects on Mary’s surprise at the angel’s message and the meaning of belief in the New Birth. The sermon links Mary’s faith to Nicodemus and urges readers to say Be it unto me according to thy word for salvation and God’s blessings.
Bradford district of the State Bureau of Sales and Use Tax says agents are checking Pennsylvania residents for four percent New York purchases. Johnnos notes no details on enforcement. forms available from Harrisburg or Bradford office. Bradford office covers Warren, McKean, Elk, Cameron and Forest counties. The blazer is a blue jacket named for an ancient British warship Blaze.
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