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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1961
Page
4
The Corry Evening Journal lists staff names and roles including publisher George R. Sample and manager Allan Hesbrouck. It provides advertising representatives in major cities and notes the Associated Press exclusive local news rights. Subscription rates and carrier pricing are shown along with display ad deadline information.
Dr James Bryant Conant and Penn State coach Rip Engle argue against star system bias in school sports. They urge expanded physical training for every boy and girl, contrasting wartime mass drills with practical school programs to build coordinated, healthy youth. Manila budget highlights near 700 million dollars.
Warren residents endured subfreezing weather as more than 190 frozen water lines strained the Warren Water Co. crews thawed lines in Pleasant Township while using welding machines to heat pipes. One main line froze at noon causing leaks. hydrants remained on separate winterized systems with no current failures reported.
Charles Jones 34 and his wife Kowandit 34 were released from Hamot Hospital after being treated for carbon monoxide exposure from a gas filled apartment last Friday. Warren Webb 35 died at the scene. Parents Forest and Mrs Jones arrived to find the house gas filled and the events are under local inquiry.
Ankara says any Soviet protest over Turkish plans to host NATO rocket bases is unfounded and insists bases would be purely defensive. Sources close to Turkey's Foreign Ministry say the Soviet complaint followed reports of planned bases.
Washington observers describe Kennedy after less than three weeks in office as pursuing a middle road, liberal yet not extreme, highly active, and willing to push Congress. He aims for quiet diplomacy with the Soviet Union, keeps a firm stance, and asserts leadership at home while avoiding overreach. Kennedy is also positioning to control his administration, unlike Eisenhower’s delegated system.
An Erie man identified as Al Gawronski was found dead in a snowbank in front of his home. Coroner Merle Wood said the cause was a heart attack. A passerby alerted police. Patrolman Patrick Lis and William Crawford located the body. Gawronski, likely retired, had clutching a Life magazine. Rescue efforts by firefighters failed, and Dr. John Kalata certified the death.
In Washington Alf M Landon calls the British aid bill a guess and be damned policy while accusing Roosevelt of trying to gag Senator Wheeler for his opposition. Aero Supply Manufacturing Co initiates a police department under federal direction to deter potential sabotage of national defense orders. Union City reserves edge Corry reserves 21 to 18 in a preliminary, with the locals taking a 40 to 30 varsity win.
Mayor Alexander presided at the first meeting of the City Commission in the new Municipal Building. Gates may be installed and in operation by May 1 at East and West Main street crossings of the Pennsy, a pedestrian hazard. About fifty neighbors gathered to celebrate the Burlingames' first wedding anniversary at Sears Hill house.
A council meeting in Youngsville sparked a heated exchange between council chairman Orval Barter and Burgess Lewis Crippen over a 161 budget. The finance committee proposed a 14 mill tax hike to cover an estimated 60,424 in 1961 expenditures, with receipts around 45,4174 and current rate at 18.6 mills. Crippen condemned proposed capital improvements as excessive and urged reallocating 9,500 from water and 2,000 from sewer funds to balance the budget while preserving services.
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