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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1965
Page
2
Saturday night at the VFW features music starting 9 30 p m with the final appearance of the Happy Gang unless post and social members attend to show support. Also covered are church notices and various local admissions and discharges.
The article outlines how racketeers exploit banks through unsecured loans, phony accounts, and favorable favors. It notes bank involvement as a clearance point for gambling proceeds and the slow progress of grand jury investigations.
The Illinois NAACP chapter urged student athletes not to enroll at the University of Illinois citing coaches said to have warned Black players to limit coeducational social contacts to other Negroes. President David D. Henry and the athletic spokesman declined to comment, saying they had not seen the resolution. A separate item reports a 16 year old boy killed by a car near Beaver Falls, with the driver named as 18 year old Thomas Buksa.
Two obituary notices report deaths in the region. Mr Willis, 87, died at Corry Memorial Hospital after a stay since January 17. Born June 22, 1877, he lived on Schrambling Road and leaves a wife Linnie Amidon Willig and children Mabel Jaquith Wesley Charles and Ernest plus eight grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. Funeral arrangements through Bracken Funeral Home. Mr Benson, 66, of Marlow Oklahoma formerly Corry resident, died at home. He leaves Isla Sutton a wife two sons Emory and Norman a daughter Mrs John Hansen eight grandchildren and three great grandchildren and sisters Roy Butler Charles Butler Ella Parkin. Burial at Pine Grove Cemetery after services conducted by Rev Wilbur Largon.
Oliver Hanson, 38, pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct on county property after kicking attorney Lawrence Nelson at the Erie courthouse. Three deputies dragged him out, Alderman Rossiter fined him 50 dollars, and Hanson remained jailed for the fine. In Pittsburgh West Homestead, seven year old Cheryl Kline died when a car struck her bicycle.
The Spring Creek Ladies Aid celebrated Gertrude McKay's 88th birthday at Quiet Acres Nursing Home with gifts and refreshments. Home Extension plans April 21 to mark 50 years in Warren County with a program on organizing clutter. Terry Blakeslee turned 11 with after school games and treats. Margaret Logan returned to Fort Wayne Bible College after midterm break. Elizabeth Logan and daughters toured Pittsburgh. baby David born January 3. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Haenel visited Claude Stoke family Saturday.
State Police investigate a shooting that seriously wounded 15 year old Raymond Lehman of Wilcox. The weapon was a .22 revolver fired in Floyd Walter Jr. s living room as the boys, alone at the time, loaded blanks and fired. Lehman was treated at Kane Community Hospital and at St Vincent s in Erie. The weapon s owner was not yet determined and the inquiry continues.
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