17 Feb 1962
Page 1
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 14 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1962
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR note lists four new stations and plans possibly extending service. It hints at 13 street routes and ongoing construction with dates unclear. No named individuals or organizations clearly identifiable in readable text.
British Guiana declares a state of emergency after a violent day of rioting. Troops, ships, and planes guard key installations and ministerial homes as fires burn and looting spreads. Cheddi Jagan and allies face pressure while calls for order grow.
A Beaverdam area patrol trooper found a crash along Route 89 near 2:30 a m. The vehicle belonged to Jack Finlay of Erie, 43. His 1961 station wagon skidded off the road into a telephone pole. no injuries were reported and police planned no charges. The pole sustained about 100 in damage and the car about 400.
William Michael of the Corry office says 81 seniors from Corry Union City and Spartansburg high schools will take aptitude tests and receive counseling. The program aims to help graduates seek work and connect with local employers for summer jobs.
In Stamford Connecticut an uninvited guest killed a man and was killed by the son of the slain man as children watched at a birthday party. Shipley aged 25 and Mrs Cher nur ck in 40 were fatally wounded. son Jack Chernuchkin 16 shot Shipley then shot himself as the boy Haward 18 and others heard the quarrel. Police say the assailant came to search for a woman connected to the gathering. Shipley died en route to hospital. Mrs Chernuchkin was gravely wounded.
Corry GOP Women invite any woman to attend a Monday session with Dr. John Mohr Corry school board member speaking on the proposed six district merger to a single district The meeting at 8 p.m. in the Garden Room of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Club aims to inform the public about the merger initiative with additional talks planned in the Spring Creek district and elsewhere.
Winter storms battered northern Europe with hurricane force winds and flooding. In Britain at least 11 killed and Germany six dead with thousands homeless as dikes failed and ports like Hamburg and Bremerhaven faced evacuations. Rescue efforts and damaged communications followed while ships reported in distress off Denmark and the Baltic coast.
Danial N. Cox aged 19 of Spartansburg pleaded guilty to simple assault and battery before Crawford County Judge Herbert A. Mook. The trial was canceled after a jury had been selected but not sworn in. The incident involved a Titusville youth at Canadohia Lake last August. Sentencing is set for February 26.
Corry Jamestown Corp completed its acquisition of Ohio Chair Co in Youngstown, Ohio, gaining full chair manufacturing and distribution capabilities. Armour Hillstrom, CJ president, said the 1963 move accelerates CJ’s plan to offer complete furniture lines and expand into aluminum and institutional seating while maintaining current Ohio distribution. Andy Barber remains president of Ohio Chair Co with about 100 employees.
Army doctor Vincent J. Madison and his wife Sally Carter Madison plus four sons were found shot to death in Columbia. Madison's body was later found in a Washington hotel. notes in the home suggested he killed the family and then himself. Neighbors describe the doctor as quiet. the family were Syracuse University graduates married since 1958.
A truck driver from Seattle identified as Fay Gorman, 53, died when a hauling rig plunged from an embankment near Longview Washington in the early hours. The passenger or secondary victim’s identity is unclear in the report.
Joseph S. Kearns known for playing Mr. Wilson on Dennis the Menace died at 55 from a cerebral hemorrhage. He entered Park View Hospital after a sudden coma and had been filming prior to illness. An established radio and TV actor, Kearns also voiced Suspense and appeared on Jack Benny programs and Danny Thomas Show.
Two 14 year old Corry youths ran away with a car owned by one boy's father. They crashed two miles from Conneautville and tried to sell wrist watches and ice skates in Conneautville. Police alerted parents who retrieved the runaways.
Three schoolgirls were injured when a school bus collided with another vehicle about two miles west of Stahlstown in Greene County. Police reported the accident occurred near a road crossing as district pupils were crossing.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.