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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1964
Page
4
In the Kennedy assassination era Lyndon Johnson’s ascent left the vice presidency vacant and revived debate on succession. A local proposal suggests naming third or fourth in line at party conventions, but experts note the two houses decide their leaders and warn of practical issues and party unity.
Washington dispatch reports Admiral William F. Halsey Jr stating the Japanese fleet is crippled and Americans will press on until Tokyo is reached. He urges the public not to accept any peace until troops reach the Japanese capital. Berlin and Sofia bombed as Russian forces advance on the Eastern front, nearing major German retirement routes and Romanian borders. The Bracken Keating Tire Company opens at 315 North Elm. Corry loses 35-19 to St. Joseph’s with King Jansen scoring six for Corry.
Community Service adds weekly boxing bouts at the State Armory for local participants. Also noted: baby Marie Sanko dies at six months, Mildred Sample hosts Grove street gathering with games and music. Corry Hospital plans soon to use a portable lung motor. Batayin's crack team strengthens Corry's defense with a decisive win.
A fragment discusses Soviet and Western psy research, noting University of California mice test where fear of reward differed from challenge seeking. It argues Western leaders sell material rewards while Russians offer purpose, urging a shift to meaningful work. Includes local livestock sale details in Union City with varied prices.
The column recalls a 1954 warning on cigarette smoking and lung cancer led by Dr. Alton Ochsner, noting government action only recently and detailing industry pressure, media resistance, and shifting positions by the AMA and Cancer Society as proof of a long reluctant public health battle. It highlights ongoing research, industry influence, and calls for clearer links between tobacco use and cancer.
City Council approved raising the police chief’s salary and set the entire force at the maximum grade pay, including a suspended officer. The piece also covers meter repair suggestions, family tragedies, teaching milestones, library use, school district salients, and local fare words with small-town color and anecdotes.
A mother and daughter on a real estate deed may hold as joint tenants with right of survivorship or as tenants in common. If joint tenants, the survivor inherits by law, with inheritance tax on the acquired share. If tenants in common, the deceased’s share passes by will or intestacy. other children could share with the daughter.
John Coles, 57, applied for jury duty exemption claiming blindness and near deafness. The town clerk refused the request as insufficient, and Coles asked his Member of Parliament to intervene.
The Very Rev Howard S Kennedy aged 56, head of St James Episcopal Cathedral since 1965, died Thursday in Chicago. He led the historic church through decades of service and oversight. He is survived by colleagues and parishioners awaiting details of services.
The Corry Evening Journal announces publishing details with staff names and offices. It lists rates for mail subscriptions and display advertising while noting the paper’s city office and service arrangement.
Attendance at the Erie County whindling gathering follows the Inauguration ceremony last Monday. Members watch the impact of the new 10 cent meters on downtown traffic and wonder if it eases municipal parking pressure. Aerial surveys for a proposed North Corry municipal golf course were flown December 7, with feasibility due soon. Dick McLaughlin became acting postmaster January 4. Rumor of a new Girard bank by W. W. Waterhouse and associates circulates with weeks of planning. Downtown business opinion cites Christmas lighting as harming late fall sales. Key Club and Explorer Scouts plan to improve this for next Christmas. Elks Club fundraising for college aid lags. donations welcomed by mail. Snow damage across the county is extensive and insurance rulings on losses are complex. Marine sailor LaRue D. Gross, 18, completed basic training at Great Lakes, a nine week course in naval topics, drill and survival.
Don Decker of Phoenix, Arizona, piloted a new single engine crop duster that made an emergency landing yesterday on the eighteenth fairway at Wananga Country Club near Franklin after becoming lost. He later took off again about an hour later and returned to Chess Lamberton Airport at Franklin to refuel.
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