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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1963
Page
1
Fragmentary text references wet six with mated heifers and a calf in February. Mentions a city in Pennsylvania and an executor or will matter. Details are unclear due to garbled OCR. key names, dates, and places cannot be reliably identified.
A severe Arctic cold front swept from Canada into the Northeast bringing -28 in New Hampshire and -27 in the Adirondacks. New York City hit a record low for the date, with temperatures plunging toward single digits as other cities from Albany to Providence logged deep freezes. Western Pennsylvania and the Great Lakes saw similar cold, while the northern plains began a springlike warm spell. Snow flurries accompanied the chill as the region awaited partial relief.
Warren County Republicans name Merle Lee See of Youngsville Brokenstraw Township to the Warren County Superintendent of Highways post. See will take over after Hammond’s formal resignation is received and processed in Harrisburg.
Police report details a lost hound found in a garage. Officers captured the vicious dog using a catch pole and noted an outdated license. A second notice asks residents to watch for a 32 month old black cocker spaniel with a white throat stripe missing from David Morris’s West Pleasant Street home.
A massive blaze at Tri-State Hardwood Co on Pennsylvania Avenue in Corry threatens $1500000 in losses. Fire teams from Corry and Columbus battled the flames after 11 am, halting access as kilns and lumber awaited replacement costs. one emergency truck crash delayed an aid run but caused no injuries.
In Toronto's West End a fire tore through a tenement killing eight children of one family. Roy French, 26, said he slept with an electric kettle on causing the blaze. Neighbors aided victims while Mrs French was hospitalized from shock. The eight children, aged 1 to 16, were found on the second floor.
A federal court jury acquitted former Buffalo mayor Steven Pankow of charges that he evaded 42178 dollars in pine tax during his tenure between 1941 and 1957.
James M. Curran 83, renowned track coach for decades, died at Chambersburg Hospital after a heart attack. Born January 7, 1880 in Scotland, he coached at Mercersburg Academy and produced Olympic champions including Ted Meredith and Charles Fore. Survived by wife, four daughters and a son. funeral plans incomplete.
Public Health Service center said ten states plus the District of Columbia report outbreaks of acute respiratory diseases. Georgia, South Carolina, Illinois, Kansas, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, Delaware, Maine, and Vermont are listed. Pneumonia influenza deaths in 108 cities exceed epidemic levels for the past month.
Harrisburg Patriot editorial from February 5 discusses reform to cut junkets by congressmen. It highlights Rep. Howard Smith and a House Rules Committee plan restricting overseas travel to four committees and requiring accountability for counterpart funds. The piece notes oversight and spending limits across departments and agencies.
President Kennedy warned the Soviet Union against any further weapons buildup in Cuba and said the United States would be prepared for history's crisis if such armaments are found. He urged caution about rumors of hidden missiles and defended US Cuban intelligence against critics in Congress while noting talks with the USSR on troop withdrawal.
Washington AP reports the Army plans a new antieuerrilla expert unit based in the Panama Canal Zone to aid Latin American nations against Cuban inspired uprisings amid fears of Soviet influence in the region. McNamara notes no immediate Soviet or Cuban build up across the Caribbean, but concerns of covert revolution persist. The Army already fields four Special Forces groups as a core. Continued on Page Two.
In Harrisburg AP report, major education groups press Gov. Scranton to approve a large education bill. They pledge cooperation to fund salaries subsidies facilities higher education and the total program. Estimated cost ranges from 8 to 200 million plus.
President Kennedy voiced strong support for Secretary of State Dean Rusk at a news conference, saying he has the highest confidence in him. Kennedy noted Rusk should be the main adviser on foreign policy, run the State Department, and direct day to day diplomacy while advising on larger security policies. Some aides urge more public leadership, but Kennedy and Rusk agree on their roles, though criticism arose over recent omissions of policy controls and a Canadian defense policy statement.
Ivan Cox a Warren County factory worker entered a restaurant for coffee early today but helped deliver a baby instead Horace L Hage of Sugar Grove rushed in asking whose cab was outside Cox offered to drive Hages wife to the hospital She delivered a girl at 6 31 am Cox did not get his coffee The family joined later at the hospital
Autopsy shows Laurel Maryland schoolteacher was knocked unconscious and left in 13 degree weather. Dr Charles Petty said she suffered a blow to the left temple. Mrs Repane disappeared January 21 after a night class at Laurel High School. Her body, partly covered by snow, was found near Ellicott City by two boys. Medical examiner Dr Uetty noted she apparently froze to death before regaining consciousness.
Mississippi argues before the 5th Circuit that Gov. Barnett acted as state official in the desegregation crisis and is willing to share penalties if needed. The hearing centers on criminal contempt charges tied to attempts to block James Meredith's enrollment at the University of Mississippi.
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