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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1963
Page
1
Fragmented lines reference an old city sewer project and labor actions. Mentions the Wania or Wayne area, a minister, a clerk, and meetings about rates and notices. The text hints at strike activity, press coverage, and a dated city document from 1962.
Across multiple states and the District of Columbia, schools closed and hospital visiting hours were suspended to slow influenza spread. Pneumonia influenza deaths remain above epidemic levels for the fifth week, with outbreaks of Asian type flu confirmed in New York Maryland North Carolina Kansas Michigan and Washington DC. A physician in Albany North Carolina who had visited Baltimore is the only confirmed case in upstate New York where several schools were affected. Milwaukee health officials warn an Asian flu epidemic may be near. Memphis hospitals suspend visiting as over 500 URIs patients are treated.
Three weekend auto crashes in the Corry area caused about $1200 in property damage with no injuries. A truck driven by William Bmail, 90, of Columbus struck Charmaine Morton, 34, of Spring Creek on Spring Creek road. Damages were $100 to the truck and $400 to Morton’s car. A second crash at Routes 8 and 8a involved Leon Proctor, Southbound on Route 6, turning onto Route 89 and hitting Clyde McCray, 62, of Columbus. damages were $200 to each vehicle. A Warren man left the Beaverdam Wattaburg road, hitting a utility pole. damage to his car was $300. Possible charges pending.
State Department of Commerce seeks a new regional director after the resignation of Gerald P Hagerty who left Saturday to take a public relations post with an Erie firm. His resignation becomes effective March 1 and he served as regional director for 2% years. The region includes Erie Crawford Mercer Lawrence Warren McKean Elk Forest Butler and Venango counties.
A National Airlines jet heading to New Orleans diverted after an engine ran wild during takeoff from San Diego. Aluminum shards showered a North San Diego neighborhood but caused no injuries or damage, per police. The incident occurred Sunday as the aircraft developed trouble post lift-off.
West Berlin voters gave Socialist mayor Willy Brandt a strong mandate in the first municipal election since the Berlin Wall. Brandt’s Socialists won 99 of 140 seats, up from 77, while the Communist party lost support and the Christian Democrats fell to 41 seats. The Free Democrats entered with 10 deputies as observers said the result offered no new insight into the national scene.
An editor's note examines the $100 million effort to add three room suites for 169 members and renovate the existing House offices. The plan, tied to long delaying Kennedy era budget battles, aims to provide one extra room per member, with each added office costing about $230,000.
The mid-40s brought the mildest weather in weeks with a warning that winter will linger. Forecasters expect below average temperatures for the rest of the month and into next month. In history, Erie recorded 59 degrees on February 18, 1911 and -7 in 1896, showing wide swings in the past.
In Yreka California David Brinley aged 17 pushed his girlfriend Paulette Lewis 16 to safety as a speeding car ran a red light and struck him. The car then crashed into two mailboxes a street sign and a power pole before fleeing with three youths. Brinley died at the scene while the girlfriend survived in hysterics.
The South Viet Nam government announced that government forces killed 21 Communist guerrillas in an operation near Saigon on Saturday, detailing a significant security action in the region.
City council plans a quiet session to review hiring a city engineer and to report on the federal sewer aid application. Victor Ward, the current engineer, will update on the sewer program while prospects for funding appear dim. Discussions may also touch on dog control measures and a pending peddlers ordinance revision.
A three story Foam Products Co building in Manchester Borough was ruined by a fire that spread through an alley to damage the Manchester Borough Community Hall. Eight fire companies battled the blaze and one firefighter was hurt after slipping on ice. No other injuries reported.
A sequence of weekend fires in Steel City Reading Philadelphia and nearby areas killed twelve people including a family of four sisters and two elderly couples. In Steel City Charles Fackelman and Melba Fackelman and three children perished in an oil stove blaze. Reading two explosions due to suspected gas leaks destroyed three row houses killing Claude Good and Annie Good plus injuries to several others. In Philadelphia eight people perished in a flash apartment fire including four sisters and their mother Marian White. Pittsburgh resident John Kenny died of smoke inhalation in a mattress fire.
Corry student Larry Hasbrouck placed second in the county spelling bee, bested only by Barbara Tenpas of Erie. Both qualified for the all county finals in Erie in April with Barbara earning a secondary dictionary as a prize. Beatrice Whaley and Mari Ann Dubrosky also delivered strong performances for Corry as other spellers from the school joined in the Times-News program.
In Wingham England carpenter Leslie Cox, 32, diagnosed allergic to wood, ends his 14 years with the city parks department. He will receive 3 1 pounds weekly for three years, then a reduced pension of 2 pounds 1 penny for life, and plans to seek work away from wood handling.
A series of weekend statements from Sen. Stennis and Rep. Miller signal renewed Cuba pressure options including economic measures and a possible naval blockade. In Trinidad, the hijacked Venezuelan freighter Anzoategui drifted near Maracaibo as U.S. and Venezuelan warships closed in. Communist hijackers seized the ship, captives were taken, and Betancourt's government condemned the mutiny while seeking international help. Castro offered asylum but the vessel lay off South America, aiming toward Brazil amid regional unrest.
Ten scientists and ten U S Navy men at the Scott Amundsen South Pole station have had no outside contact for eight months. The last supply flight before winter ended yesterday, with the next not due until about October 15.
Pat Thomas L. Moran longtime Scranton Times general manager since 1951 died of a heart attack Saturday. Moran began his career with the Times more than four years ago and was born in Scranton.
At the 17 nation disarmament conference in Geneva William Foster says Khrushchev’s proposal to allow two or three onsite inspections per year amounts to an ultimatum. The United States and Britain demand eight to ten inspections for a meaningful treaty. Foster notes Soviet intransigence on numbers and urges negotiations.
Monte Blue 76 a veteran screen actor and publicist died at Deaconess Hospital Milwaukee after a coronary attack. He had just arrived to promote the Tripoli Shrine Circus and suffered a severe influenza that worsened his heart condition. His wife Bethy from Beverly Hills was summoned as he collapsed at 1:20 a m. He had a long career in Westerns and other films.
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