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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1964
Page
4
Ebony Magazine notes gains in entertainment, employment, sports and education while housing voting and public accommodations lag. It warns against violence, urges slow steady progress through education and lawful reform, predicting lasting results if gains are achieved without coercion.
A note from The Duncannon Record recalls an old tale about women dating ages in stone age times. The short remark highlights the humor and persistence of ancient accounting among early communities.
Hal Boyle reports on Chase Calendar of Annual Events listing 1199 occasions in 1964. From Elvis Presley’s 47th birthday to National Weights and Measures Week and World’s Fair opening, months brim with themes like National Cherry Month and Frozen Potato Month and many more observances.
President Johnson showcases rancher’s eyes spotting a deer at clear distance and tours his LBJ ranch with Chancellor Erhard. He avoids river Jeep rides, bans shooting does, and omits a drive for the German visitor while Red China’s En Lai moves abroad. Diplomats praise Johnson’s peace push, yet Acheson’s warning is ignored as Rusk urges gradual thaw.
Gov. Scranton proposes a 1964 65 budget with 1 million to rehabilitate Presque Isle State Park on Lake Erie. Funds will renew the sand beach and protect major Northwest Pennsylvania tourist attractions amid erosion. About 70 percent of rehabilitation cost is recoverable from the federal government.
The Corry Evening Journal announces publication details, affiliations, and staff roles including publisher George Ry and production manager GT Beaman. It lists offices in New York and Chicago, and offers mail subscriptions at 41.00 per year or 301.00 by advance. The notice references Associated Press use and restricted circulation.
Sagadahoc on the Kennebec River in present Maine was settled in 1607 by Plymouth Company sponsors and English colonists. The nine structures formed a walled settlement with allied provisions and trade with friendly river Indians. After favorable weather, most colonists returned to England by winter, abandoning Sagadahoc to wilderness as a welfare state concept faltered.
A deceased's use of multiple first names may complicate probate as the estate is settled. The executor should list all names used, verify assets across banks and safes, and compare signatures. Clearing the matter during the decedent’s lifetime is advisable to minimize future issues.
Allied troops attacked three strongpoints in the fortified village of San Vittore under heavy bombardment. In London, Marauder bombers hit targets in northern France, continuing round the clock offensive following Mosquito raids on western Germany. Fifteen Corry men were inducted yesterday from a local district. Ty Crandall's All Star squad announced with starting five of Averill Carter Gumbleton Hixson Lundy.
Erie police and state officers raided Lake Erie Sales & Novelty Co. confiscating hundreds of punchboards three chuck a luck dice games 45 pin wheels a Big Six Wheel tip sheets and boards valued at over 3000. The owner was listed as Joseph H Czulewicz though his son Ronald has owned the firm since last July. No charges were filed as possession of gambling devices is illegal but not a crime in itself. The seizure filled the county courthouse vault.
Raymon d Alabama Sunday: T George Wood 76 former general manager of Canadian Sugar Factories Ltd and prominent member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints died Sunday.
Forty years ago on January 7, owners of Rex and Grand theaters in the city attended a national ban on films starring Mabel Norman as part of a larger scandal in Hollywood women drivers. Five local National Guard officers—Capt. R. L. Brown and Lieutenants Clifton Howard Clifford Miller M. S. Ashton and Hastings Jones—also attended the banquet in Philadelphia. A local carbon monoxide incident at 11 Grove Street left J. L. Klingers narrowly escaping death. Mr. and Mrs. C. Murray survived a Willie Knight sedan collision with a PRR train at the First Avenue crossing. Three new constables John Paulson Ward Charles Greening and Alex Koestner started service today, and Bred Wheelock won reelection in the Second Ward.
Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson travels to Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania to dedicate a new research center at Wilkes College and to review federal aided projects aiding unemployed coal region workers. She is joined by ARA Administrator William L. Batt Jr. and will inspect retraining programs for miners.
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