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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1970
Page
4
Poorpogegee Elks announce a special meeting Thursday at 7 30 p m with a ballot. The note mentions Clif Carrolls Bar and Budweiser on tap. An annual clearance sale continues at Zalznecks Family Shoe Store offering reduced prices and good sizes at 7128.
The News Today Report lists admitted patients, discharges, and emergency contact numbers for Corry Memorial Hospital and Union City Memorial Hospital. Individuals include Ronald Messenger, Susie Apthorp, Ellsworth Woodard, Virgil Nichols Jr., Edward Buell, Debra Sherlock, Joel Henry, and many others, with addresses in Corry, Union City, Bear Lake, Spartansburg, and surrounding towns. Also noted are hospital and ambulance contacts and several discharged patients alongside numerous residents awaiting care or transfer.
Funeral services for Wade J Neckers will be held at Spitzer Funeral Home in Sherman at 2 p.m. Saturday with callers accepted Friday evening. Burial follows in Sherman Cemetery. Ambulance service notes miles traveled and calls received in 1969, totaling 20,162 miles and 1,055 calls.
Harrisburg AP reports a Feb 25 public hearing will review a rate rise proposal by the Middle Department Association of Fire Underwriters. The filing seeks a statewide 15 percent average hike in fire insurance rates, while extended coverage would drop 43 percent. Proponents claim the total annual income would rise by 2,940,643 dollars.
Astronaut Alan Bean the fourth man on the moon and two other flyers have resumed flying after last month’s groundings. Bean was grounded for taking off from Ellington Air Force Base without clearance while Walter Cunningham and Joseph Kerwin were cited for failing to file emergency landing plans.
State Representative R Budd Dwyer has formally announced his candidacy for the Pennsylvania State Senate from the 50th Senatorial District covering Mercer Crawford and southeastern Erie Counties. He states the campaign will be grass roots and notes he will not seek reelection to the House. Dwyer, age 30, has served three terms in the House and was the youngest legislator during 1956 66.
Funeral services for Merle J. Peterson were held at Spitzer Funeral Home in Clymer with Rev. Loye Donelson officiating and burial at Mina Cemetery. Curtis Simmonsen’s service followed at First Baptist Church with Rev. Warren Lewis officiating. uncles and local attendees from multiple towns attended. McKeesport council approves 65 retirement age for city workers amid pension fund concerns. coverage notes education and political career of Dwyer, with committee assignments and legislative focus.
A 21 year old Franklin woman is in critical condition after carbon monoxide poisoning in a trailer. Three family members, including Mrs. Harvey’s mother and father in law and brother in law, were also hospitalized. George Harvey and family from Spring Valley New York arrived for support. Gas company officials found holes in the furnace flue allowing deadly gas to leak into the trailer.
Col. Frank Borman, famed for reading Genesis from orbit on Christmas Eve 1968, will receive the first Better World award from the Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary in Washington on February 7. National auxiliary president Miss Erline Mayberry praised the Bible reading as a gracious act at a moment of scientific triumph.
Michael J. Brody, heir to the Oled margarine fortune, reports receiving 10600 dollars for a self written song recorded at RCA Records Manhattan studio. He says he gave the money away but will not identify recipients. The 12 string guitar track titled War is Over was recorded Wednesday, drawing public attention to his millionaire pledge to donate his fortune to the needy.
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