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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1972
Page
2
Howard J. Pop Sheen left a unique mark in Corry schools influencing countless students over a teaching career spanning generations. He blended warmth with discipline, shaping character in the lives of thousands of young people.
The community honors Pop Sheen as a standout teacher and father figure counselor whose loss leaves a deep void in Corry. His blend of friendliness and understanding is described as exceptional, likening his impact to a retired sports number.
Hal Boyle surveys reader mail with quick bites on health and aging, height advantages in industry and politics, butter flavors in Wisconsin, grapefruit naming, diamond formation pressures, obesity mortality, yogurt uses in Bulgaria and Iran, and a nod to Whitehead on kindness and happiness. Includes a factory price note and a pithy quotation about happiness.
Washington report details how 80 House members from 33 states hold bank stocks or serve as bank officers while their banks receive billions in interest free government deposits. It cites Ed Hutchinson, William Mailliard, Henry Smith, Robert McEwen, John Rhodes, Richardson Preyer, Dante Fascell and others, noting their votes often favor banks despite conflicts.
A compact reminiscence catalogues 1920s culture and figures. It names Gilbert, Walter Hagen, Gertrude Ederle, Harding, Taft era items, jazz, cars, privé life, fashion, and popular magazines. The piece evokes era icons from entertainers to politicians and daily life artifacts.
The column rails at welfare fraud and attacks a proposed contract for Pennsylvania State Welfare Workers AFL-CIO. It lists lavish pay, extended time off, sick and maternity leave, full benefits, and control over personnel files, arguing the plan risks undermining aid programs and prompting recipients to seek jobs. The piece juxtaposes bygone eras with current labor demands and social changes.
In Corry near the eastern city limits, the CJ main office hosts the debut display of the first desk off the Corry Jamestown Manufacturing Corporation Plant No. 3. The Corry YMCA will host Arata Ikeda, National Boys Work Secretary of Japan, next Monday and Tuesday as he studies YMCA methods in the United States. Mrs. Charles Parkhurst, president, led a Junior High PTA meeting at the school where a resignation from brownie leader Mrs. Carl Cassatt was read. Mrs. Kurt Leeds will take the role next year.
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