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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1962
Page
4
The Journal argued after Castro rose to power and The Congo crisis that foresight fails and the UN is doomed to lose weight and prestige. It warned that blocs and rival powers will misuse the veto, politics, and aid games as Castros and Congos persist, leaving the UN with little shared purpose or strong mission.
Cutting notes residents report Mrs. David Motherwell and family travel to El Paso after visiting local kin. Janice Way plans to move from Buffalo to Mission Hills California, departing January 28. Also noted are local visits, a fire at Clymer, and birthday greetings among Cutting residents.
A 575000 loan from the Housing and Home Finance Agency was announced for Allegheny College to fund dormitory construction. The project covers most of the cost, with completion planned by September 1, 1964, under supervision of college treasurer Dr. Allen Edwards and Sen. Joseph S. Clark noted for securing federal support.
George Sokolsky analyzes China’s population and food dilemma, noting overpopulation in the Yangtze and South, scarce rice, and reliance on wheat soybeans and imports. He argues political choices drive famines, war, and birth control as a response, with Mao’s leadership and Soviet relations shaping the crisis. The piece questions census accuracy and the link between population and food sufficiency.
Paul Harvey laments modern arts and letters driven by sex and excess. He contrasts Mario Lanza’s fallen star with hopes for a rebirth of genius and honest sentiment, urging renewed culture subsidy debates and a future in which genuine emotion and artistry prevail.
President Kennedy delivers the second State of the Union amid a stubborn foreign policy frame: the United States and Russia remain locked in a high stakes power balance. Eight years of shifts since Eisenhower’s era show Russia’s missile and space edge, while U.S. defense spending and debt limits loom as central questions for advancing a safer world.
The National Bank annual meeting elected Dr. George H. Ledger as president and chairman, replacing J. Crawford Carlisch who resigned. C. Duane Obert was named vice president with Marion Greishaw cashier and Gen Evie Church and Frank Beale as assistant cashiers. Directors include Ledger, Mullen, Chapin, Ottaway, Treat, Baldwin, Crandall, Bengel and Obert. A regular dividend of 40 cents per share on common stock was declared, payable January 15, 1962.
Jamestown Sun special assistant and promotion director James B. Swan, aged 47, died yesterday afternoon at WCA Hospital after a brief illness. The obituary notes his 18 months with the paper and his role in promoting local content.
Pfc. Wesley D. Park, 19, of Falls Creek, Pa., was identified by the Army as one of five soldiers killed in a tank truck collision last Tuesday at the Army base. He was riding in the truck when it collided with an M48 tank on base property.
Recreational boating expands nationwide fueling suppliers and workers. At the New York Coliseum, over 450 boats, engines and nautical accessories go on display with trade shows opening to the public Saturday. Plastic dominates at 43 percent, wood 40, aluminum 14, plus various materials. The industry supports manufacturing, construction and service across the economy, with examples from Hayward Michigan showing lumber, plywood, fabrics and hardware used in boat production and related trades benefiting workers from the Philippines to Southeast Asia.
State Police said a Jamestown man, Frederick Lawyon, 28, was driving southbound on Rolief when his truck overlapped the center line on a curve two miles south of Wattsbury yesterday afternoon and struck a oncoming sedan driven by Ray Hustler, 66, of Erie. No injuries reported. damage estimated at 400 dollars. possible charges pending.
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