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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1971
Page
6
Erie police pursued a stolen garbage truck reported near a restaurant at 2:15 a.m. yesterday but found the vehicle abandoned minutes later. various local items follow including budget notes, public official moves, and community notices.
Chautauqua County will distribute 1 026 608 55 in sales tax to towns villages and cities on February 1 with the county receiving a similar sum as revenue. County treasurer Robert H Miller notes the total compares with 921 554 49 a year earlier. Payments include 206 114 90 to 14 villages and 126 479 01 to Dunkirk city. Panama receives credit while Clymer gets 8 236 and French Creek 3 804.
Washington AP report: Democrats moved to curb House seniority by pressuring 21 elderly committee chairs to relinquish some subchair roles, backing a plan to limit chair tenure to eight years and bar those over 70. The caucus also eyed electing whips. Boggs won majority leader on the second ballot with 140 votes. Albert named speaker-elect by 220 to 20. Conyers Mr. Michigan mounted a bid to strip Mississippi leaders of seniority, losing 111 to 55. Teague defeated Rostenkowski for caucus chair, 155 to a.
Peggy Osborne celebrated Mrs Enoch Cornish Sr’s 8th birthday with 50 relatives at the Johnston home. Floyd Smith Sr attended a funeral in Buffalo. First Bear Lake Community Fair meeting elected Walter Newhouse president and listed officers. Plans include kiddie day with bikes, Labor Day snowmobile drag race, horse and pony pulls, and prize talks. Next meeting Feb 18. Beautification Committee set for Monday. Corry visitors, New Hampshire trip, hospital news, and Sunday dinner guests noted.
Weather fronts linger as Sparta teams eye East Forest after a 12-1 season for the varsity and 11-2 for the junior varsity. The Crawford County March of Dimes chapter schedules a German measles immunization day on February 18 from to 3 p.m., endorsed by the county medical society with Jaycees assistance. A school clinic for ages 6 to 12 is planned at Sparta Merged School on February 2, with permission slips going home. A Sparta firemen’s meeting is set for Monday, February 25, marked as very important.
Senator Richard Russell is listed in critical condition at a Washington DC hospital today after admission on December 8 for a respiratory ailment. The note mentions upcoming elections for new officers, calls volunteers for vacant spots, wishes for Hazel Scouten and Dorothy Sherlock to recover, and hopes for warmer weather soon.
Mrs. John Sullivan 80 of Sharon died at home yesterday. Born in Washington, PA, March 22, 1890, she lived in Sharon since 1914. Survived by six daughters, four sons, two grandchildren, four great grandchildren. Preceded by two children and her husband in 1952. Requiem at Sacred Heart Church. interment in St. Marys Cemetery.
Erie County Commissioner William C. Hill Jr criticized the Health Department for releasing erroneous information about Cascade Creek pollution. A department spokesman linked the spill to United Oil. a later letter blamed seepage from United Oil near the creek mouth. The repair timeline and site details were disputed, with officials citing ongoing issues and snow hiding the leak. The item also notes frost damage to Spanish crops totaling 92 million dollars.
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