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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1971
Page
4
Local ads offer 34 cents per line with noon publication cutoffs. Holiday weekend hours show banks and stores closing December 24 and 27 1971. many shops announce specials from egg nog ice cream to New Year buffets and post-Christmas openings.
About 240 students at Sturgeon Elementary in South Fayette will end classes two days early as a fire sparked before 5 a.m. fire crews from five communities fought the blaze. An investigation to determine the cause is underway and officials say classroom space will be prepared for possible return after Christmas.
Former Senate secretary Robert G. Baker seeks parole after a one to three year sentence for larceny tax and fraud plus conspiracy. Antiwar priest Daniel Berrigan seeks a rehearing with new evidence. Eight member board to rule in closed session. no public vote details. Baker eligible for parole Jan. 13 after 11 months in Lewisburg. Berrigan imprisoned since Aug. 1970 for destruction of draft records.
Corry Memorial Hospital provides emergency contact numbers for on call physicians and ambulance service. Volunteers listed by day and location include Mrs. Helen Dimmick, Mrs. Beatrice Grden, Mrs. Merle Truesdail, and others in Corry, Clymer, Spartansburg. Discharged patients include David Foster, Donald Rickerson, Frank Campisano, and infant Melissa Ann Proctor among others. transfers noted to Hamot Medical Center in Erie.
Agriculture Secretary Earl L. Butz campaigns across rural America promising to defend farm interests in 1972. He frames his role as a fighter for farmers against corporate influence, acknowledging concerns over low corn prices while noting rising livestock prices and dairy strength. A Muskie strike against Nixon’s farm policy fuels the campaign mood. The piece also notes two newborns at Corry Memorial Hospital.
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