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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1960
Page
3
Fragmented text references a court matter with witnesses and a counselor. Names such as Evans and Covina appear in disjoint fragments. The piece hints at testimonies, dates, and reactions but lacks coherent structure or complete details.
A winter report notes a sled theft from 119 Wright Street by Cameron Hoenes and a found aluminum tubing section with hydraulic pump near St Thomas Church. Others include a false teeth find, a shoplifting check, a gas fire alarm call, street cleanup of Christmas trees, and local hospital moves. Residents, veterans group, and police respond as Erie County plans hospital and tax shifts while weather and local business updates cap the day.
Harrisburg reports Gov Lawrence (Pennsylvania) says the delegation will be uncommitted at the July Democratic National Convention in Los Angeles. He notes 42 at large delegates, 120 district delegates with 70 votes to Nixon favored, and emphasizes no pledges before the April 26 primary.
In Youngstown Ohio a family of five was hit by a fatal house fire. David Bruce 38 Ma Bruce 36 and son Donald 8 died. Two other sons David 11 and Robert 3 escaped after roomer Tony Campain raised the alarm. The bodies were found in two upstairs rooms.
Genesee man Roger Shutt, 26, father of two, died after a tractor tipped over and pinned him near Lowell between here and Ulysses. He was taken by Kears ambulance to Potter County Memorial Hospital, where sheriff Harold C. Holcomb certified the death as accidental. No other details were available.
The plan foresees action on civil rights in about two weeks with party leaders aiming to keep the fight open in the House. In the Senate the main delays are expected. Lyndon B Johnson signals bringing up the issue for mid February debate. Both sides agree Congress will likely pass some civil rights legislation that year, and the current bill may be the House’s initial frame.
Bradford patrolmen on their way home encountered a 1954 sedan with New York plates misbehaving at 11 15 pm. Investigating officers found two teenage girls ages 14 and 16 in possession of the car reported stolen from James M. Francis of Elma New York. The girls admitted taking the car after seeing the keys and planned only a ride. They were released into parental custody and told they would be tested for city juvenile court.
Arlene Brant, 3, of Centerville, died yesterday at Corry Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. Born September 6, 1956 in Corry, she was the daughter of Albert W. and Nellie Henry Brant. Survived by three brothers, maternal and paternal grandmothers, one nephew, and one nephew. Funeral service Saturday at Centerville Baptist Church with Rev. Charles A. Puller officiating. Interment in Sunny Side Cemetery in Centerville.
Alan Wandis Bush, librarian for the Montgomery Advertiser, says she uses four categories to file photographs of the state's 67 sheriffs those wearing hats those with bushy hair those with receding hairlines and the bald ones.
Hollywood roundup notes Guy Madison, famed for Wild Bill Hickok, urging dissident TV cowpokes to stop sniping, appreciating the exposure and pay of a long running series. He recalls signing for modest salary and later rising to about $100,000 per film and hints at a new untitled TV series.
Deputy Secretary Edward P. Devlin said the state has issued more than two million 1960 licenses. He noted 5,400,000 applications were mailed three weeks ago and sufficient time has elapsed for delivery. The 1959 operators permits expire at midnight January 31.
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