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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1959
Page
6
An afternoon meeting at Hatch School discussed plans for a review of special education rooms to be approved. The Corry school board likely will finalize payments. A pair of new special education classrooms were created last summer in an unused section of the building for this year.
Thomas G. Clemson, founder of Clemson College in South Carolina, served as the first U.S. superintendent of agriculture in Washington in 1860.
Dr. Jon Cavender state commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars will be guest of honor at a testimonial banquet in Avchue Thompson Post. A scholarship fund will be started in his honor to aid worthy students. Mayor J. Fred Kinley past commanders Ross Pehlman and Thomas Cragg will speak.
The conservative coalition's impact on Halleck's election is debated as liberal rebels are not credited with the result. Francis Martin notes Noah Mason of Illinois and John Taber of New York backed Halleck, while White House aides deny direct presidential involvement.
Harrisburg AP reports the first bills of the 1959 Legislature include a statewide referendum on repealing horse race betting in Pennsylvania. The measure by Rep HJ Maxwell seeks to earmark state revenue for educational purposes. Gov. Lawrence indicated support if it advances. Other bills set a higher minimum driving age to 14 and empower the State Equine Control Board to reject licenses seen as harmful to neighbors.
The Holy Land ends its longest drought in memory as rains began last night and continued today marking a historic shift. Officials note the downpour fills surging reservoirs and raises hopes for farmers and urban water reserves across Jerusalem and surrounding regions.
New witnesses are prepared to testify before the U S District Court grand jury probing rackets in Western Pennsylvania. Testimony will include law enforcement officials and other residents from the Pittsburgh area as the investigation expands. The U S Attorney said indictments have been issued and a federal antiracketeering section has been created to push the inquiry.
In San Francisco a library in North Bend will not open until February 10 yet vandals have already stolen three outdoor lights and some shrubbery. Library Commissioner J. Max Moore asked about defacing public property, saying someone stole the sign and added criticism at yesterday’s meeting.
Erie authorities report a deceased man found in a second floor garage by a junkman yesterday afternoon. The body is identified as Joseph E Tiyjuns also known as Baltimore Joe, no permanent address, possibly hidden for over a month. Coroner Warren W. Wood and detectives say there was no foul play. the coroner seeks relatives or friends to arrange funeral details.
An old style ad touts Doan’s Pills as fast relief for backache and urinary discomfort caused by overexertion. It promises soothing effect on the bladder and improved sleep, claiming long standing use and customer satisfaction for over twenty years.
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