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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1961
Page
4
The author critiques Rep. Mandel Rivers for likening Goa Katanga and UN actions to Cuba, urging adherence to the Monroe Doctrine. The piece argues Americans resist distant foreign entanglements and warns against UN interference weakening U S sovereignty. It advocates a straightforward stance against Castro without UN sanction.
A reader questions inequities in protection for rural residents who pay city taxes. They cite a dog destroying property, police jurisdiction issues, and argue rural folk should receive city protections or exemptions. The letter notes misinfo about rural tax shares and tax flows back to townships and county.
The Department of Labor reports total employment in Pennsylvania fell from 4,316,000 to 4,312,200 between mid October and mid November. Secretary A Allen Sulcoe blames the decline on a seasonal drop of 5,500 in farm employment offset by 6,700 in nonfarm jobs.
Fragmentary OCR shows publisher and staff names, ad lines, and print notice garbled. It references Corry Evening Journal and multiple advertising and distribution notes with scattered proper nouns and entities. The readable content is nonsensical and lacks a coherent news item or event.
A discussion traces the origins of automation from the wheel and early tools to the Industrial Revolution led by steam power, James Watt, and later electronics. It notes shifts in jobs and social change, the rise of urban centers, and hints at a future automation era driven by electronics and nuclear-era ideas.
The piece attacks Prime Minister Nehru as hypocritical and sanctimonious citing alleged double standards on caste, neutrality, and colonial possessions. It alleges he supported Western aggression while criticizing it, and accuses him of aligning with communists and delaying aid to the United States.
A Corry boy's idea of sharing his mother's cookies with police highlights Christmas spirit. Rumors swirl about moving Clarion State College to Ow City. Traffic crackdowns increase New Year weekend. Local events include Judith Dodd crowned queen of One Flake Ball and a Penn State Education Association convention turnout. Navy Lt. Cdr Charles Saar spends holidays in Naples while SHAPE commands back Alpine region. A Corry firefighter helps save a dying infant en route to Erie, with care by a Waterford woman and emergency responders.
Contributions to the American Cancer Society honor the late Raymond McCoy, while a police officer highlights a new link with Pease School in Millcreek. An ancient Pennsylvania law restricting under 18s from poolrooms draws debate as bingo probes continue in New York. Fluoridation criticizes progress, with Dr. Luther Terry calling it the best dental protection though few towns have adopted it. A sendoff for Mayor Pred Kinley includes a mistaken photo of Rep. Carroll Kearns who plans to run again.
Calendar shows New Year observances and swim times for family day and week events. Listed items include family swim sessions and duplex duplicate event with Spartansburg Cubs and Brownies, plus a church swim and a Friday slot.
Yesterday's Memories of Corry notes that 15 to 20 families are expected to reside in the new Fairhaven federal housing units by week’s end as workers in local defense industries move in. Also reported are births at Corry hospital to the Sorenson and Catallo families, a theft and recapture of an automobile near Aero Supply plant, a bicycle theft, and Harold Cragg bowling a 626 series in the Elks Antlers League.
In 1921 Corry skaters lack an indoor rink and must travel to Lovell’s or Pindley Lake. Mr. and Mrs Edward Anderson celebrate their silver wedding with an open house. Their daughter Ethelyn wed Fred Anderson of Cleveland at 9 PM. George H Bosworth hosts 25 at Phoenix Hotel for Eleanor Whiteside engagement to Dr Howard Bosworth.
Local listing shows Teen Town Saturday 7 to 10 p m Teen Time on WOTR 9 to 11 a m swim Mest Corry s Titusville home 3 p m and Teen Frolics 8 to 11 p m featuring youth activities and community events.
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