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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1964
Page
6
A motion to grant pay raises totaling 7 070 dollars to 20 prison employees this year was tabled by the County Prison Board. Warden Bruce Reeder said the increases amount to about 40 dollars monthly per employee.
President Johnson tours New York City seeking support for the 43 electoral votes, meeting editors, the President's Club executive committee, and possibly U Thant if available. He attends a Kennedy Foundation dinner and later a Mary Lasker-hosted reception, then speaks at an Israel science institute event. Meanwhile Robert H. Hunter volunteers a kidney to help his daughter Patricia, 16, who suffers from Bright's disease.
Erie County Coroner Merle Wood ruled last night that Mrs. Marian E B Graham of Erie was murdered by manual strangulation. Pathologist Richard Eisenberg concurred after autopsy findings showed hands wrapped around the victim’s neck. Ralph W. Rogers of Albion is held on murder charges. he offered conflicting accounts of the events leading to Mrs. Graham’s death.
Local merchants abandon the February 2 Washingtons Birthday sale as few show interest. Those who did express interest may run their own promotions. The committee cites off street parking and the Breakfast with the Merchants radio show as ongoing efforts, with members Glenn Palmer Fred Scherzer Mrs. Frank Grice William Bayle James Carrig Carl Triola and B. G. Bennett.
Ten year old Douglas Johnson was dragged 50 feet when his foot caught in a bus door yesterday before it came free. He was killed under a rear wheel. The driver said he did not know the boy was caught in the door. The incident occurred a week after Mrs. Graham’s nude body was found by a truck driver.
Pennsylvania landowners near the Allegheny River dam at Kinzua will meet Army engineers to air their differences over a plan to seize extra land for the reservoir. Rep. Albert W. Johnson arranged the discussion with Warren County Planning Commission members and engineers from Pittsburgh and Washington. The group formed the Kinzua Reservoir Citizens Association after a premeeting with concerns that only land submerged by the high water mark is needed.
Miss Joyce Marie Lape, 17, of Somerset, was named the Pennsylvania Maple Queen in a ceremony before about 1,800 people at Somerset Area High School.
Mr and Mrs Loren Upperman celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary with an open house at their Mohawk Street home on a January 26 afternoon and evening. About 200 guests attended from Wrightsville Ambridge Corry Columbus Erie Chautauqua Frewsburg Palconer and Syracuse. The event was organized by multiple families with a decorated cake, blue prints dress corsage, and a buffet lunch served from the dining room. The couple’s guests included the bridegroom’s parents Samuel and deceased 60th anniversary celebrants from Columbus. Additional attendees came from nearby towns and cities as well as relatives and friends.
Guests of Mr and Mrs James Bullivait of Fredonia hosted Sunday afternoon. Dinner guests included Mr and Mrs Mulving Swellen and family from Berm Paint. Mrs Net Lie Leyters visited with her mother. Mabel Schroers spent the week with her daughter and family, Mr and Mrs George Cataldid, in Ontario. NY Me and Mrs Marion Gallup visited daughter and family, Mr and Mrs Michard Ten Haken, in White Plains en route to St Petersburg. Flat relatives in Clymer received an announcement of a daughter born to Rev and Mrs Kermit Hiegenboom at Leeds NY Selina February 1 who will be known as Laurel Irene.
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