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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1957
Page
3
Two youths face accusations after a school window vandalism incident reported by local authorities. Details are unclear from the fragmentary OCR but indicate property damage at a centralized school complex and ongoing custody status.
Youth counselors from Methodist churches in Gorry McGray Spartinsbore and Union City invite area youths for a winter festival at the City Church. The program includes sledding winter games worship and refreshments with adult leaders Dave Hindis John Burgess Robert Marsh and Donald Horton coordinating.
The Supreme Court upholds that trading stamps used by merchants do not violate the state trade act. The ruling dismisses a suit by five druggists against Ameri Cut Stores Co, declaring trading stamps a non cash incentive with no intrinsic value. It says such practices are similar to free delivery or parking and do not alter the price or trade terms. The decision notes the stamps do not violate the law or undermine the spirit of the marble trade. A separate note from Annapolis discusses proposed measures to fund a balanced budget via tobacco and cigarette taxes.
Foreign Ministry spokesman said Khrushchev is in good health and not ill, contradicting speculation sparked by his absence from several New Year functions. The absence raised questions about possible illness or serious political matters behind the scenes amid ongoing Communist Party activity.
Students at Overbrook Senior High School welcome a stray mixed‑breed dog found shivering in the yard. Authorities planned removal, but 9 000 students held a special caucus and petitioned for a stay. Assistant Principal Marion Misland agreed the dog may attend school until its owner is found.
A fresh arctic air surge moved southeast through the northern and central plains spreading over the mid continents. Temperatures fell to near zero in North Dakota and around freezing in the Central Plains while light snow flurries dotted the Northern Plains and upper Great Lakes. Southerly winds brought warmer air from the Mississippi to the Atlantic as readings varied from the 20s to 60s with a chilly Atlantic Coast on the day and forecast warming along the Gulf and Atlantic Coast.
Two New Kensington men began serving prison terms for conspiring to stuff ballot boxes in the 1952 general election. Frank Phillips was sentenced to a year and a day plus a $500 fine, while Mike Stellin, an election judge, received six months. Clerk John Montana got six months suspended on a $1,500 fine, after all pleaded guilty at second trials. They were among seven convicted in January 1956 and later granted new trials by the U S Circuit Court of Appeals.
The Erie Dispatch editor Joseph G. Marin has been chosen to lead the Port Commission as executive director. Attorney Stephen Jones announced the decision after a six-candidate interview process. The commission backs a $7,500 annual salary, with appointment effective Monday, January 7, pending city council approval.
The British Commonwealth Relations Office says a pact with the Maldive Sultanate will reactivate the Gan inland base in the Addu Atoll as a stopover on routes to Australia and the East. A nearby Hattadu island communications center will also be established. The Maldives, a 2000‑island chain in the Indian Ocean southwest of Ceylon, became a British protectorate in 1887.
Pennsylvania leaders press federal restraint after a two week survey of commercial motor vehicles shows trucks violating interstate safety rules. Gov urges ICC enforcement and Congress to back tougher penalties, citing incidents of out of control trucks in Philadelphia and widespread disregard of regulations.
A damaged report describes a fatal truck crash on Route 329 when brakes failed, causing a vehicle to plunge into a mountainside. The operator died, and a resident, Sinn Sinn Murphs, was hospitalized with burns. Local leaders call for stronger safety enforcement and improved protective measures.
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