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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1962
Page
2
Morton’s church notices a meeting at the church on Wednesday January 3 at 8 p.m. Members urged to attend. The ad lists reduced children’s wear and inventory sale signs, with a curbside spot for Line-O-Ads.
A local hospital notice records admissions and discharges by name and address. Numerous individuals are named with addresses in Corry Spartansburg Union City and nearby towns, listing dates that include a Saturday and Sunday, with several deceased entries and an emblematic line offering ad rates and a line about fresh hearing aid batteries at Flye Rexall Drugs.
A strike by 6,400 Transport Workers Union members shut down the city’s two largest bus lines, forcing 1.3 million riders to use subways cars and taxis. Subways heavier than usual, traffic delays in Queens and Brooklyn, schools delayed start, and alternate routes tapped as negotiations stalled.
Pennsylvania saw 12 highway deaths over the long New Years weekend with six other accidental fatalities bringing the total toll to 18 for the 78 hour period. The prior Christmas weekend recorded 26 highway deaths. New taproom closures and good road conditions were cited as factors in the lower toll.
Last rites for Mrs. Laura M. Squire set for Bracken Funeral Home with interment in Pine Grove Cemetery, after viewing Tuesday evening. Requiem Mass for Mrs. Lacy Murphy Fleming at St Thomas Church Wednesday at 9 30 a m preceded by a 9 a m prayer service. Rosary at the Bracken Tuesday at 7 30 p m. Final rites for Ellis E. Harvey at Bracken Wednesday 3 30 p m with Pine Grove interment. Friends may call at the funeral home Tuesday. listings include Mrs Ines Whipple and several others in Union City and surrounding towns.
In Montreal's Bordeaux jail 400 prisoners staged a four hour uprising in a block for pretrial detainees. Rioters smashed windows and bunks, flooded wings with water, and clashed with police using tear gas and hoses. Three prisoners and a fireman were injured. Electricity and water were out for hours during the disturbance. Governor Leon Lambert says the riot's cause remains unclear and that authorities must restore order and move inmates back to cells.
Elias Myers, director, says New Year parade was the best conducted in 62 years as crowds line Broad Street to watch more than 15,000 costumed Mummers. Some 12 deep along the curb. The event awarded $61,000 in prizes from 15 judges to competing groups of men.
A kaleidoscope of curiosities and facts spans education, work benefits, travel, film beginnings, wartime losses, road deaths, beauty rituals, leprosy in Africa, and literary wit. Notable quotes, Irish theater pay, grooming habits, and assorted oddities underscore a restless cultural moment.
Delaware State Police reported no traffic fatalities during the 78 hour New Year weekend ending midnight last night. Officials in Dover noted highway deaths at 64, the lowest since records began, compared with 87 in 1960 and 67 in 1929, 1947, and 1948, with a historic 111 in 1989.
A compilation of Columbus Pennsylvania vehicle and auto service businesses includes Bebetlein Motor Sales offering Dodge vehicles, Turben's Auto Service and Edwards Body Shop providing repairs, and Rambler Sales, Western Auto, and Corry Beverage Distributor detailing products and contact numbers. Also listed are Y at Columbus Borstorff Fitch, Cara Christensen Motors, and several others with addresses and phone lines for car sales, auto body work, and beverage delivery.
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