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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1963
Page
4
The piece criticizes U.S. courts for inconsistent punishments, citing a Boston socialite who confessed to manslaughter under lighter terms, contrasting with harsher penalties for other crimes. It argues that murder penalties vary widely and questions judicial consistency. Frequent references to juvenile delinquents, drunken drivers, and embezzlers underscore frustration with the system.
A critique of broadcast censorship argues sponsors force timid content that avoids offending any group or region. The piece compares era standards to cardinal authors and Bible chroniclers, noting industry reliance on formulaic heroes and familiar names to dodge controversy.
Jefferson County voters go to the polls today in a special election to fill the state house seat left vacant by the death of Samuel B. Dennison. Democrat Silas Weaver and Republican L Eugene Smith contest the ballot in a predominantly Republican county with Weaver favored by registration trends and campaign efforts focused on personal contact and advertising.
Fragmentary OCR lists names and titles including General Manager Witand Caton and Jobe McLaughlin, plus advertising rep Bottinelli Kimball. Mentions building in New York and Philadelphia. Includes postal and subscription pricing, and mentions AP service notes.
In a long profile, a lesser known George Washington, born at Fort Wayne Indiana to an Irish father, rises from military draftsman to topographer, surveyor, and civil engineer. He helped locate and build major railways including the Baltimore and Ohio, Western Railroad of Massachusetts, and a Russian line Moscow to St. Petersburg. He died at forty seven, buried in Greenwood Cemetery Brooklyn, with a monument by colleagues.
Brief reader communications are welcomed with a request for concise lepidly written items. Signatures and names may be withheld on request. All submissions subject to condensation and the newspaper assumes responsibility for statements contained.
A 1939 dispatch notes Rommel halting sledgehammer advances near the Tunisian frontier with Rommels and British 8th and 1st armies repositioning on both flanks. Reports also place Russian forces breaking through through the corridor near Viatsin. Chiang Kai-shek and Roosevelt pledge quickly increasing military aid to China. A Seattle bomber crash yields 28 fatalities at a major local packinghouse. St Edward’s cagers defeat Alumni 63 28 with Hand 28 and Sarnicki 16 as top scorers.
Final tests were given to an 80 ton geared locomotive at the Climax Plant ahead of its Monday departure for Boston. Passengers between Warren and Erie saw a four deer herd race the trail near Garland to Spring. crowds crowded windows for a glimpse. The city enjoyed a thaw after a two day shutdown. News of deaths reached Corry via Ashtabula with Barney McGarry, a former Corry resident, dying at home. Mrs A F Garber fell and fractured her left wrist on Second Avenue. Dr A L Smith treated her. The community mourned the death of A N Bates, Erie’s prominent citizen.
Hal Boyle surveys American life in brisk magazine humor from New York. He notes long absentee rates at work, fashion quirks, FBI fingerprinting, shirt colors for workers, and the mystery of public figures like Brigitte Bardot as prison pin ups. He cites park census figures, travel miles, sun glass fashion, and quotes from famous names.
Beaver Pennsylvania workers at the Koppers Co plant in Kobuta were evacuated yesterday after a bomb threat was telephoned to the switchboard. They returned to their jobs about three hours later after a search found no danger.
An elderly Deaf inventor claims to perfect a tiny transistor hearing aid. He says his device makes speech crystal clear for users with long-term hearing loss. The ad promises further details by mail from York, Pennsylvania, with no cost.
Russell Kirk notes the 260 Tristan da Cunha natives to be evacuated in 1961 after a volcanic eruption and transported to London where life proved intolerable. He argues their best fate is returning to Tristan where they govern their lives, free from modern intrusions, joining other isolated communities facing evacuation like St Kilda and Stroma.
The New York Stock Exchange plans an automation upgrade to speed prices to the public. A faster printer, Teletype network reaching 700 cities, and IBM computer equipment will record and transmit data. The system aims to handle over 10 million shares daily and 400 000 phone inquiries.
A legal column explains that a person may sell property devised to him before the deed is recorded, though buyers seek marketable title. Advises awaiting estate settlement and court adjudication or award of the property to the devisee prior to sale. The rest is a travelogue-like aside about the Hebrides and Tristan da Cunha.
Oil City police report Donald Bickel arrested on a warrant for assault and battery after a 9:25 p.m. choking incident behind a tavern. He appeared to be held overnight, awaiting alderman action. In Toronto, veteran horseman Hugh S. Wilson, 87, dies after a long career with Ridgefield Stables and Irish hunters.
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