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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1963
Page
1
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Citizens National Bank details increased deposits and accounts in 1962 at its annual meeting. President C H Bracken notes 1040 new consumer loans, 1314 commercial loans, 71 new mortgages, with 410 mortgage loans aiding local residents. Directors and officers were reelected, including Bracken as president, and Walter Sweet and James L Allen as assistant cashiers.
Groundwork laid for annual YMCA membership enrollment opening February 1 with a goal of 550 new and renewal memberships. 1963 target up 250 percent from 1962 as drive officials expect growth from outlying areas around Clymer Sherman Union City Wattsburg Columbus Spring Creek and Spartansburg. Wees general secretary notes team rosters and captains to be announced at the next meeting set for Tuesday.
Mrs. Maney Cooper of Cabot Butler County died at age 101 after a long life in the same home until moving in with Mr and Mrs Tyan Morris following a fall. She was the granddaughter of a War of 1812 veteran and had visited only once outside Pennsylvania, to Niagara Falls, N.Y.
In Blooming, Pennsylvania a house being moved to clear a path for the Keystone Short Way partially collapsed. James Homer, 24, of Mechanicsburg, one of three partners in the moving firm, died in the accident.
The Suihdard Chair Co of Union City faces a noon decision on relocating to Clean. Three stockholders John Britton Herdanas Union and Aghes hold 75 percent, with loans options totaling 1.47 million to move or 564,800 tied to staying, potentially cutting 200 jobs or about a quarter of Union City's workforce.
Two Butler Pennsylvania teenagers, John Peterman and Dennis Engis, both 18, were discharged by a jury court after police found firearms in their car during a traffic stop on November 17. The youths claimed they were returning from St. Louis with hunting gear and cited Pennsylvania law allowing unconcealed firearm transport. They had remained in custody on bail since arrest.
National Bank of Corry reports steady gains in all departments at the 70th annual meeting led by president H Martin Keppel. Loans rise by 316000 year over year. total resources up 405947. personal savings increase. Bank facility on North Center street near completion and open for visitors. Directors re elected Worth Hammond Clifford Buesink A Bruce Smith con Guignon H Heed lrs Artin Layry Bowers and A Martin. Officers renamed Hi H L Keppel chairman B Martin Keppel president Joseph Gtlgnon vp Jerry Powers cashier Robert Clark asst cashier William Donaldson asst cashier.
SPHRATA Pa AP three automobiles collided at a crossing near Schwartzville killing Mrs Charles Fick 52 of Reading and injuring another passenger First reports indicated four injured Joseph Burke 60 of Johnson City NY was treated for minor injuries at Ephrata Hospital Fick and driver Harry Gockley of Ephrata were reported unhurt Police said icy road patch caused one car to skid triggering the crash
Sixteen tons of clothing and blankets gathered by Church World Service were loaded today for airlift to Algerian refugees. The relief material was secured by a national charitable group from the East Coast dock strike area to aid the homeless in Algeria.
London reports President Moise Tshombe issued a statement indicating he will abandon the fight for Katanga's independence. A Foreign Office spokesman said the move followed a meeting with British Consul Derek Dodson urging cooperation with the United Nations reconciliation plan to end secession and avoid bloodshed. The plan, devised by UN Secretary General Thant, calls for Katanga's secession end and sharing mineral revenue with the Central Congo government.
President Kennedy meets Vasily Kuznetsov in the first high level U S Soviet discussion since the Cuban missile crisis windup. Kuznetsov is in Washington for talks and a noon Thursday luncheon with Dean Rusk precedes formal discussions. Topics likely include disarmament and nuclear testing as U S Soviet relations broaden after the crisis.
Philadelphia crowd reports the Noe family burying their seventh child Mary Lee at just months old. Artur Noe and Maria say they are baffled by a string of infant deaths in the family while a medical examiner weighs autopsy clues. The mother recalls a healthy pregnancy and says doctors found no issues with the last child before death. The couple, married 18 years with one stillborn, fear another pregnancy and note no prior family history of such losses.
Washington awoke to bustle as Kennedy returns from Merida and Congress reconvenes. New members from Indiana and other states prepare informal receptions in their offices after oath, while Vice President Johnson hosts social evenings to introduce lawmakers to the executive branch.
Washington opens the 88th Congress with a heated start as Kennedy’s program shapes the agenda. Democrats hold a large majority in the House with 958 members and 176 Republicans plus one vacancy, while the Senate begins with 67 Democrats and 33 Republicans as 41 new senators take oaths.
Members of Post 264 veterans and its firing squad settled long standing disputes at a regular meeting. The squad will turn over its $1,056 treasury to the post and two officers will relinquish salaries to protect post finances. The group approved using insurance funds to bolster the treasury and avoid dues increases, adding almost 1,800 dollars over a year to bolster stability. The firing squad will continue as a service to the public and provide graveside rites. Paul Lines is ill in Erie VA Hospital. two new members were inducted.
Two prisoners identified as Raymond Emmet of East Liverpool and Robert Jeffries of Neff escaped from Guorises County Jail in Cambridge. Authorities said both were held on absence without leave and were picked up Saturday after being traced to Cambridge. The men reportedly squeezed through an opening used to pass items from the jail kitchen to the outside.
Titusville police report two 13 year olds gassed a forged check at a supermarket then rented a hotel room, bought a rifle, and watched TV before arrest. One boy is at Harborcreek Training School. the other faces juvenile authorities. Parents repaid $38 of $48. The older boy had prior liquor store robbery charges in Union City.
Charles D. Everett, 20, told police he robbed liquor stores only during daytime hours. He claimed fear of being out at night with the stolen money, according to the Washington police report.
A fire raged through a pipe shaft in the 102 story Empire State Building sending flames into offices high above New York. Firemen barred access to the 66th and 67th floors as they fought smoldering blazes and evacuated thousands. By nine, the building reopened though some floors remained off limits. No injuries reported.
The Defense Department set March draft quota at 9,000, the highest monthly total since January 1962, part of an plan to boost Army strength by 20,000 through larger draft calls over six months, aiming to reach 980,000 personnel. January and February quotas are 4,000 and December drafts totaled 6,000.
The new House lineup shows 258 Democrats and 176 Republicans with one Democratic vacancy, a 67-33 Senate edge for Democrats. The party reelects Rep John W McCormack as speaker while Rep Charles Halleck is vetted as a doomed rival. Kennedy’s control hinges on Rules Committee power as a midafternoon decision looms.
In Washington a strong bloc of junior Republicans seized influence in GOP House ranks. They elected 49 year old Gerald Ford of Michigan as party conference chairman and backed Charles A Haleyck and John Byrnes for key leadership posts. The move, framed as a shift among younger members, sparked clashes over who controls the party machinery and committee seats. Ford sits on the Appropriations panel and positions himself within the traditional Republican framework.
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