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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1962
Page
4
A critical look at repeated press releases shows three identical news items sent to multiple journals by Morrisbore and others. The piece notes wasteful duplication costs and delays in distributing public information to Pennsylvania papers.
News notes Carole Lombard and 21 others were presumed killed in a night plane crash near Las Vegas. Britain reports fighting near Singapore as Japanese forces breach a foothold. Local residents recall a bear sighting on East Main Street. Orange and Black lose league game 84 12 at Harborcreek, Downey and Baressi led Corry.
Public and private obligations in snow removal are discussed. Tenants may assume responsibility by contract, but landlords retain some duty to clear sidewalks for public safety. If a delivery person is injured due to uncleared snow, the landlord can be held liable under certain circumstances. In large buildings the landlord typically handles snow removal, while in small houses the duty often falls on tenants. The Corry quintet won 36-32 in overtime.
Thirty years ago on January 17 1922 the city council granted use of West Pleasant street for coasting on certain evenings each week. Lanterns and watchmen will be posted for safety. The community discusses a plan amid local events including the Colt Alber Chautauqua bureau and a Salvation Army party for departing officials. The Keystones defeated Warren Nameless in a notable armory contest.
Fragmented OCR text shows publication details for Corry Evening Journal including address at South Street Corry and names such as George Sample Allan Hisabroa John Secetenting Foreman and production notes. References to editorial and publishing staff appear alongside partial ad content and pricing.
George Sokolsky recalls a Wagner night at the Veirnpliinn Opera House where a star lost her voice and a substitute struggled through Brunnhilde and Wotan arias. He praises Leinsdorf and the Met tradition while noting botched chaos and the enduring power of Wagner’s music.
Jim Bishop riffs on stock market gambling and investing as a slapsticky form of numbers play. He recalls personal bets on volatile, misadvised picks, from six to over the counter to failed Florida development stock, lampooning brokers, tips, and the SEC as a cautionary backdrop.
AP reports the Kon ’pede Administration seeks an early steel contract to ease labor disputes and avoid a July 1 strike. Officials warn a rushed pact could curb recovery, while users push for reduced stockpiling to prevent price shocks and production disruption.
The Transport Workers Union urged Attorney General Kennedy to investigate the proposed merger of New York Central and Pennsylvania Railroads. In a Tuesday letter signed by President Michael J. Quill and Sec-Treasurer Matthew Guinan, the union warned of disastrous consequences for 150,000 employees and families and called for protest action, including strikes if needed, to protect job security, seniority and retirement rights.
A 16 year old from Johnsonburg is being held for juvenile court after an assault on Frank Mann of Ridgway near the Ridgway Post Office. Mann said the youth waved him over to a car where he and four other boys were riding when the attack occurred Friday night.
Washington observers note that Kennedy’s fiscal plan will dominate debate as Congress receives the national budget for the next year. Analysts compare peacetime spending to wartime peaks, with projections around 82.5 billion and 89 billion for upcoming years as committees vow scrutiny and cuts.
Chief of Police Harry M. Hill said the assault on a boy was unprovoked and done for kicks. He noted the other four youths were not involved, stating the incident had no basis beyond that one boy’s actions.
The borough of Wars-Enough awards Mr and Mrs James W Batley 1200 for damages to property from an embankment collapse during street widening. The Baileys left their home for 15 days as the embankment failed and traffic work resumed. Initial claim sought 2500 in damages, later settled as 1200.
A Meadville area man Vance Wescott will undergo open heart surgery in Cleveland today with blood from his own community priming the heart lung machine. Seventeen donors from Talon Inc and American Viscose Corp plus his brother Clair donated at a Red Cross Bloodmobile visit in Meadville, meeting the 24 hour age requirement for the blood used.
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