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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1959
Page
4
Public notice detailing mailing rates for Corry Journal and Associated Press dispatches. Lists annual, semiannual and restricted territory pricing, carrier copy price, and advertising deadlines. Includes publication office locations and service terms for readers and advertisers.
Monday night a meeting of local businessmen addressed the Fourth Ward playground and its future status. The piece urges lively civic involvement, warning that decisions made without wise counsel often backfire and that renewed public interest would benefit the community.
Secretary Benson outlined a revolving fund using proceeds from government securities to finance rural electric cooperatives. Co ops would pay a 4 percent rate equal to government borrowing costs, replacing subsidies and direct 2 percent federal loans. The plan aims to make co ops financially independent. Census Bureau quarterly checks survey 18 000 households on buying plans across the nation.
Hollywood critiques the Lincoln anniversary film gap and the Western curse at the box office. Alfred Hitchcock and D W Griffith are cited on the difficulty of making serious history films successful. The column notes Rio Bravo and cast strength as potential breakers.
The sermon discusses Jesus parables from Matthew 12 and the Kingdom’s growth from mustard seed to leaven. It notes the patience of the righteous and warns the wicked prospering, urging inner transformation through Christ and the indwelling word. Abraham Lincoln is referenced as a storyteller, and the piece ends with a devotional hymn-like prayer.
A new 210000 Army Reserve Center near Chess Lamberton Airport south of Franklin serves about 240 reservists in four units. The building includes offices storage rooms assembly hall kitchens and weapon storage with expansion potential to 6120 tons. A maintenance building with two bays supports seven trucks and two Army vehicles. The center was dedicated with Army leaders and Congressman Leon Gavin in attendance.
A North East man Joseph Hazlega is jailed in Erie County on aggravated assault and battery charges after allegedly beating his wife with a strap tying her to a tree and pouring water on her. The victim, mother of four, was treated at a hospital and later released. The case stemmed from an incident Saturday night with delays in warrant issuance due to her injuries. Hazlega pleaded not guilty and was held on $1,000 bail for a Friday court appearance.
President Roosevelt pressed AFL and CIO heads to appoint committees to negotiate a peace among labor factions in a three year dispute. The Miami page notes golf season plans amid snow and reports local high school basketball results. Ben Hecht reflects on life, creativity, and politics, describing his prolific output and views on leadership and governance.
The Navy recruiting drive from Monday produced seven enlistments among local youths led by Aniselmy age group. Names include Harry Cormstee Herbert Carroll Stewart King Robert Carroll Charles Boudreau Thomas Lamon n Guy MeIntyre. Six firms bid to city for motor fire truck equipment with prices from 6000 to 7950 dollars. Stephen Chapman, the latest Corry boy to perish in service, died in France of pneumonia two days before his regiment returned home. Hazel Selmsing returns to Poster Davis insurance office after illness of two and a half months.
Hal Boyle muses on conformity and kibitzers. He argues a future savior may come from religion, yet prefers a self loving, neighbor loving faith despite its flaws. He defines God as a human, noting humanity’s missteps in unity.
Penelec protested a court ruling directing removal of overhead power lines along Washington Avenue from 26th to the city line. Attorneys Dunlap and Quinn filed no exceptions to Judge Elmer Evans's opinion setting February 1, 1960 for downing the lines and undergrounding per city ordinance. The judge noted high tension wires depreciate nearby property values.
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