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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1963
Page
1
A jagged OCR fragment references rent figures 68 and 30 percent, a town space, and numbers including 60 and 75. Mentions a state agency and a broker with incomplete contact details, giving little cohesive context.
Red Cross directors at the local chapter discussed a possible move from the North Center street office to YMCA space to reduce rent and costs. The plan, if finalized, would benefit both organizations. Next regular meetings will decide.
It was cold here last night with colder readings elsewhere. St Marys reported official minus 80. Pittsburgh dipped to minus 9, breaking a 1934 record of 3 below for this date. Overnight lows across western towns included Franklin minus 25, Warren and Bradford minus 20, Butler minus 17, DuBois minus 10, Blairsville minus 9, Vandergrift and Johnstown minus 8, Philadelphia 7 above.
Bucks County deputy coroner ruled the death of 18 year old John Ponce Fenley from inhaling airplane glue fumes. Fenley recently withdrew from Xavier College in Ohio after one semester. The report states fumes from the glue in a plastic bag caused his windpipe to close, leading to suffocation.
The Supreme Court weighs two appeals on Bible readings and Lord s Prayer in Maryland and Pennsylvania schools. The cases test church state separation and the scope of the First Amendment in education, following last year s non denominational prayer ruling.
Philadelphia AP reports Scranton urged labor and management to end senseless internal fighting and unite to boost Pennsylvania’s economy during a Pennsylvanian Manufacturers Association dinner. He warned against special interest government and said cooperation from the association would accompany any proposed legislation.
A year-old Corry man, Roger E. Hall, was convicted of defrauding the Pennsylvania State Employment Service of 240 in compensation checks. He was fined 30 and ordered to pay 9 costs after a hearing before Alderman M. S. Cobbett. The offense spanned August 13 to September 17, 1961, while Hall worked for a Centerville pulpwood firm and still claimed unemployment benefits. He must repay the full 240, as penalties apply for over 100.
The Pennsylvania National Guard unit will hold a ceremonial inspection tomorrow night during regular drill led by Col. Robert Allen at 112th Infantry HQ in Ebiew. A second inspection is set for March 16 under Maj Gen Marty Pluck, as recruiters say the drive has not yet filled the unit to full strength. Men interested in joining are welcome at tomorrow night’s event.
Secretary of State Dean Rusk urged no arms from Cuba cross its borders and warned such action would be met by the armed forces of the hemisphere. He said a Soviet military presence in Cuba cannot be accepted and stated any use of arms outside the island would be intercepted and stopped. The remarks came at a Texas meeting as Congress debated stricter Cuba policy and a Senate panel prepared a briefing on Soviet strength in Cuba.
Peking in a 70000 word People’s Daily editorial accused Khrushchev of “double dealing” and demanded Moscow repudiate ties with Yugoslavia and end attacks on Albania. The piece signaled ongoing Sino Soviet rift despite hints of easing tensions and cited Soviet arms to India and broken Chinese aid contracts as core grievances.
Westside resident Alderman M. Cobbett told police a mysterious man phoned her claiming to know her name and hung up after she confirmed it. Police planned to trap the caller by stalling and handing the line to a volunteer neighbor to gather identifying details.
Andrew Paulson directed Stanford Hose Company fire fighting for 36 years from 1912 to 1948. Born February 26, 1883 in Denmark, he immigrated to the United States in 1895 and settled in Sheffield before moving to Corry as a child. He retired from Aero Supply in 1952 after 27 years as foreman in the grinding department. Paulson was a life member of the Stanford Hose Co and Corry Lodge of Elks, survived by his wife Marjorie and eight children, with burial details continued on page two.
Advertising totals for 1962 show newspapers capturing the largest share with a total of 12.2 billion across all media, up 9.5 percent from 1941 levels. National advertisers spent 7.4 billion, up 2.7 percent, while local advertisers invested 4.8 billion, up 4.8 percent. Newsprint, television, magazines, radio and outdoor media combined reached 3.5 billion, signaling a broader ad recovery from the previous year's slowdown.
The annual YMCA membership drive ended strong with 174 new memberships and 65 percent male renewals. Douglas Rozelle, enrollment director, thanked workers after surpassing the 50 new and renewal goal. Dale Hammerlee led in new and renewed memberships with 92. Mrs G A Hillstrom won the grand total award with 47. Charles Post was second with 4. Six team divisions announced winners: Red, Ble, and Green with multiple members named across divisions.
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