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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1961
Page
2
Spotlight on Elk members Thursday night special: T bone steak dinner $1.50. Don’t miss the storewide shoe sale at Carrig’s and Garrig’s. Sea’s Drugs offers prescription phone order with free delivery. Deer Head Inn open all January. Turben’s Auto Service Chevrolet dealer advertisement.
In an at a glance hospital notice several admissions and discharges are recorded. Admitted: David 17 months and Bradley 4 months sons of Mr and Mrs David W Johnson Spring Creek. Mrs Raymond Willink Clymer. Mrs Florence C Snapp 601 West Pleasant Street. George C Por 186 Ridge Street. Mrs Ruth Gibson Warren Penny 17 months daughter of Mr and Mrs Gordon Holthouse Clymer. Discharged: Robert 7 son of Mr and Mrs Joseph Barnhart Union City. Thomas Reed Bear Lake. Mrs Chris Maker Spartansburg. Mrs Harold E Anderson and son Kenneth Eugene 23 West Park Place Ty Fralick Columbus. Samuel Culver Spartansburg. Darrell Kysor Union City. Other notes: Union City residents Albert Heybeck 25 East High Street Fred Smith 109 South Main Kathleen Smith 84 South Mrs Charles Alward 137 Chest AUPSEEE Embers. Mrs Ronald Kent R D 4 Wattsburg. William Phillips R D 2 Union City. Vernon Smith R D 2 Union City. Miss Betty Ormsbee R D 1 Waterford. Launching delayed Baltimore high winds halted the first freighter christened by Mrs Lyndon B Johnson the SS Solon Turman remained in its ways after being struck by the champagne bottle. Local rates for Line O Ad are 23c per line. If LHS Hotel Corry buffet supper will be held Thursdays instead of Fridays from 5:30 to 8 p m by popular request. 226 Sede deee pete dee
The Dunn led planning committee urged revising the master plan to curb executive power, expand outlets in rooms, and allow windowless spaces in modern designs. They favored more family choice over bathroom layouts and will hand the work to the Guy Planning Commission, meeting weekly at the high school.
Police pursue Vasil Kosarow a 35 year old man described as armed and dangerous after he allegedly shot John Sokolowski 51 at 2 45 pm Monday Sokolowski in fair condition at St Vincent Hospital with a 29 caliber gun The shooting followed a social feud at Kosarou s home and was reportedly unprovoked Both men were unemployed and believed to be close friends Police warned to use extreme caution as the fugitive remains at large
A Laotian boy helps American troops escape a perilous push by guiding them through lines and a bicycle ride aided by Siamese refugees. A British attache’s aide halts gunfire to allow retreating refugees to reach a waiting vehicle. A humorous aside recalls Elizabeth Crawford of Erie, Pennsylvania changing pants after a wardrobe mishap noticed by Laotian soldiers.
A biting winter wave grips Pennsylvania with subzero readings from Brookville to Pittsburgh and five below in parts of Philadelphia. Winds 10 to 20 mph worsen the chill as the Turnpike reports ten below along sections from Gateway to the Delaware River Bridge. Industrial gas supplies shrink by 9 percent through Manufacturers Light and Heat Co until temperatures moderate. The Weather Bureau forecasts only a return to the teens or below zero across the state, with clear skies and a light snowfall in western regions like Donegal lingering.
Funeral services announced for Paul Weber. Friends may call at Bracken Funeral Home Tuesday and Wednesday from 2 to 4 PM and 7 to 9 PM. Beauchamp Mass at St Elizabeth's Church Thursday at 9 AM.
Marilyn Monroe won a Mexican divorce from Arthur Miller at Juarez yesterday. The international film icon, famed for a nude calendar, cited incompatibility of character. She had been linked with Joe DiMaggio, her past husband, and associates predict a remarriage to the baseball star.
A newborn son was born this morning at Gerry Memorial Hospital to Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Wil Link of Clymer. The birth name and exact time were not specified in the readable text.
The Corry group is credited with a well done master plan that cities adopted during college training and later experience. Dunn notes many cities filed the plan but forgot it, while Patlm and the Baker Company recommendations guided orderly growth in Corry.
John E. Mather, a Tulsa oilman and philanthropist who rose from a poor sharecropper background, died yesterday. The longtime financier supported charitable causes and community projects, leaving behind a legacy of civic donations and industry influence.
President Kennedy today appointed Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr., Harvard University professor and historian of the New Deal, as a full time special assistant. Schlesinger previously advised Adlai Stevenson in his 1952 and 1956 campaigns.
A good rental unit in the 3rd Ward at 119 West Smith Street listed for 6000 dollars. Suitable for a one or two family residence with strong value for money. Pricing indicates a quick sale potential for investors seeking rental income.
The Bureau of Employment Security reported 252,147 nonagricultural jobs for Pennsylvania workers in 1980, with 1958 at 257,799. Corry office listed 193 placements in 1960, down from 247 in 1959, amid a record 240,826 agricultural placements nationwide. Over-45 workers accounted for 56,974 hires. general and specialized aptitude tests aided screening. Local labor use increased for seasonal farm work, reducing migrant labor from the South and Puerto Rico.
The article describes a shift to wide open news conferences with no questions barred as President Kennedy continues the practice begun by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. It notes Kennedy will face unexpected questions and set a precedent for openness in presidential sessions.
Kennedy will start a policy of live broadcasting news conferences on TV and radio. He plans formal news conferences at night with more to follow at varying times, alternating morning and afternoon sessions. Reporters may quote the President directly and immediately.
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