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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1960
Page
4
AP reporter lampoons the 1960 calendar listing hundreds of national weeks and days. It notes a vast proliferation of holidays from National Barefoot Freedom Week to National Teen-Agers Day and jokes about nonstop celebrations through 18 years. The piece blends humor with a peek at cultural trends.
Corry's City Council met and adjourned with no stated stance on the 15000 dollar purchase of the old high school. The Journal alleged a violation of the Pennsylvania Right to Know law, which requires notice before meetings. The split 3-2 vote occurred without prior notice for a special Saturday session, leaving taxpayers and Elwood Heaster exposed to financial risk and legal challenge over the sale and imminent razing of the building.
NAB PA arrested Charles Burke 65 of Mount Pleasant and Elmer Youkin 32 of Dawson on charges of operating a moonshine still in Burke’s basement farm house near Greensburg. Authorities seized a 100-gallon copper still, 19 barrels with 500 gallons of mash and 15 gallons of moonshine. Bridal Veil Falls lie in Yosemite National Park in east central California.
Corry nostalgia page recalls January 19 1940 Britain tightens sabotage precautions after a nearby electical plant fire near Waltham Abbey powder works. Gas readings show pressure steady. Berkley Engineering on First Avenue begins daily operation. Also recalls 1920s notes of Albert Squires case and Corry High School basketball trip, plus Dr Castor travel and Mina Terry visit.
Local residents share weekend visits and family events including dinners for ten parents anniversary and birthdays. Attendees include the Crosbys, Johnsons, Cornishs, Johnstons, Burkett Smiths, Newhouses, Armstrons, and Bangles from Collins and Jamestown areas. Social gatherings feature farm shows and January WSWS meeting with hostesses serving salad and tolls and coffee.
The Eisenhower plan keeps national security outlays similar to the current year while pushing the debt interest to about 9% of the budget. A large rise in veterans payments and welfare funding accompanies a projected 1961 deficit, with total cash flow and receipts depending on broader tax and revenue measures. The Treasury forecasts a $102.4 billion intake and $164 billion in outlays, yielding a $6 billion cash surplus and a possible $4.5 billion use toward debt reduction.
Two civil court verdicts totaling 4718 dollars were returned. The Barrises won 2125 for injuries to Mrs Barris and car damage from a August 31 1958 crash on Route 20 in Fairview Township against Walter Fry. Blasco won 1953 for injuries from a November 9 1955 collision on Route 19 at Oliver Road against Edward G Hansel.
Minn Democrat and presidential hopeful Hubert Humphrey challenged the budget contention in Milwaukee arguing Eisenhower policies spurred seven years of growth. GOP leaders Halleck and Saltonstall predicted limited room to modify the president's recommendations while Rayburn and Johnson questioned surplus projections and chastised budget provisions as political.
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