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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1959
Page
4
Publication details list editors managers and staff of the Corry Journal with corporate affiliates BOTTINELLI-KIMBALL Inc. offices in New York Chicago Detroit Pittsburgh Philadelphia and Associated Press exclusivity note. Subscription and delivery rates are given with mail and carrier options. Advertising deadline is 9 a m on the previous publication date.
The piece argues governors in Minnesota and Iowa used state forces to quell rock throwing during strikes, closing plants rather than protecting workers. It accuses officials of bias toward unions, urging them to uphold the law impartially and divest from campaign influence.
Emory W. McMahon, about 50, of Donora, was killed Saturday when his car veered across a sidewalk struck a wall and collided with a utility pole in Monessen. The crash occurred in Westmorland County, and McMahon died at the scene.
Sherman man Robert K. Hooker, 41, was trapped for two hours after a wreck in Westfield. An undamaged car horn kept him alive until a passing driver alerted State Police and he was freed and hospitalized in fair condition with a fractured left collarbone and shock.
One man is hospitalized with knee and left side cuts after a two car collision on the Warren Scandia road four miles north of Warren. Driver Paul W Blenck 63 of Warren sustained injuries as his northbound car sideswiped a southbound vehicle driven by Robert N Ford 20 of Bend Oregon. Blencks son David 14 received minor eye cuts and a sprained left arm. Passengers Donald Harrington and his son Stiphes 5 both of Michigan also had minor injuries.
Hal Boyle presents a collage of trivia and quips on everyday life and history. He notes class perceptions from a poll, forest fire trends on Sundays, and Paul Revere’s large family, plus curios about Washington’s father Augustine and early medical uses of penicillin.
A youth, Curtis Zimmer aged 19 of Emporium, was killed when his car left Route 446 south of Eldred at 12:15 a.m. The passenger, Lyle Smith also of Emporium, was injured and hospitalized at Ocean General with multiple injuries. Police noted wet pavement and limited visibility.
In 1959 reports, Field Marshal Hermann Goering was said to be out of favor with Adolf Hitler and planning a comeback from a shooting chalet in Schornheide Germany. Corry resident Harry A. Alexander lay in critical condition after a highway crash on Roosevelt Highway.
New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller states he will not seek the Republican nomination, leaving Vice President Richard Nixon unopposed. Rockefeller offers no pledge of support and cites the party convention as the deciding arena, while criticizing the crowded field and urging national self examination. Rockefellers stance keeps Nixon poised for Chicago 1960 nomination.
Twenty four Sparta students travel from Crawford County to Washington D C for a three day teen rally and convention with more than ten thousand attendees under religious and government sponsorship.
Police said Steve Taney was arrested on arson charges after allegedly trying to light two fires in Pittsburgh Saturday night. He admitted involvement while authorities investigated the incidents and noted the suspect appeared intoxicated at the scene.
Congress plans to revise the Sugar Act early next year with Fidel Castro in Cuba as the central issue. Debates focus on marketing quotas for foreign markets, Cuba’s policies, and potential effects on sugar prices in the United States amid election year pressures.
Fragmented OCR notes describe a church event with attendees including ministers and students. References mention Miss Zet, John Mead ayer, and various names like Rev mhasté prom W Haure, with phrases about employment and a homecoming gathering. The text is largely garbled.
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