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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1965
Page
4
A Chicago editorial argues filth in media harms youth and criticizes censor boards and theater managers. It cites Walt Disney films as evidence wholesome content can attract full houses and urges parents to demand better productions. It concludes owners should stop using dirty films as an excuse and back wholesome programming.
Postmaster Richard McLaughlin urged Corry postal customers to help rural carriers by keeping approaches to rural mail boxes clear and removing obstructions. He noted four rural routes and asked authorities to cooperate to ensure deliveries proceed despite snow and bad weather. When boxes are blocked, carriers may leave Form 4056 Your Mailbox Needs Attention to prompt removal of obstructions.
The Postmaster cited possible temporary mail withholding if needed and McLaughlin identified city delivery risks. Specific concerns include snow blocking steps and sidewalks, creating hazards for carriers when removal is not done.
Yesterday's Memories recount World War II events with German claims of three Russian incursions toward East Prussia, while Krueger's Sixth Army at Luzon battles Japanese forces near Lingayen Gulf. The Raymond Mfg Co plans a new lunch service run by Clifford McCloskey, plus a Raymond Inquisitors Club open house featuring C. H. Holden.
A 1925 snapshot reports Tony Rezzelle escaping injury when his Ford truck was struck by a Pennsylvania Railroad freight train at Washington street crossing. Clues surface on the East Main street filling station holdup with the bandit’s third visit that night. William J. Devereaux buys Stockton’s Central Market on East Washington Street. High five drops opener to Polish National Alliance College team 52 to 22 at Cambridge Springs. Frank Laurie elected president of the National Bank of Corry. Cincinnati hosts regional meeting as physicians from Ohio West Virginia and Western Pennsylvania convene for the American College of Physicians.
Jim Bishop reports aboard the MS Bilu a nine month old 7000 ton ship with stabilizers and a port bow propeller as it sails toward Nassau and Haifa. The vessel carries 175 passengers, mixed Jewish and non Jewish crew, and features slot machines in the main salon. Passengers tour the Holy Land via Naples Haifa route, while onboard meals and a Hungarian chef shape the short Caribbean cruise experience. Two toddlers die of meningitis in an adjacent report.
In London AP reports horse Up all Night finished third at Warwick but was announced as fourth, triggering payouts to bettors who chose fourth. Jockey F Morris did not weigh in, causing automatic last-place disqualification. Error corrected, but payments had already been made. Fourth-place payoffs run at 12 to 1.
In 1963 Jim Whittaker became the first American to scale Everest without injury. He was released from a Seattle hospital after treatment for a severed tendon in his left hand caused by a fall on glass at the sporting goods store he operates.
In a divorce case the burden rests with the party seeking relief. The wife must prove by a preponderance that the husband is guilty of the charges. Once charged, the burden shifts to the husband to refute. No one must prove they are not guilty in criminal or civil cases. the accuser must establish the case first.
Anna B. Harnah of Union City will receive 1000 under a compromise Erie County Court settlement stemming from her brother John J. Harnak’s death in 1963. Harnak, 44, was struck on Route 6 in Union City by Archie C. Brown of Titusville who faced wrongful death suit.
In Cottondale Alabama 16 year old Charles Lewis Jr dug a hideout hole in a ditch near his home. While peers watched he screamed as the hole caved in and suffocated. Coroner Rufus Strickland confirmed the death and noted the accident occurred yesterday.
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