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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1963
Page
1
Fragmented OCR shows partial references to estates and wills in a county context. Mentions of heirs, shares, payments, and a plaintiff and defendant, with unclear names and dates. Likely a probate or property division notice from a historic register.
The Standard Chair Co. of Union City will remain in its hometown after leaders and supporters secured a revised loan package from the Area Redevelopment Administration and other financiers. The plan to move to Olean, N Y, was shelved as executives cited costs, training concerns, and strong local backing. The decision preserves 186 jobs as a $600,000 modernization program moves forward with $250,000 from ARA and additional funding from the Small Business Administration and local sources.
Erie officials await results from 10 detector tests on Dante Bieblghourer, 21, of Erie tied to two stranglings and several assault cases. He is held on further charges in the Mary Lynn Crotty case as investigators question him about related incidents. a State Police expert will interpret graphs, with officials hopeful the tests yield significant findings.
The McCray Brothers Drilling of Elgin will start test borings for the Columbus Dam project, awarded to the firm for about $2,000. Merrill McCray says weather may delay start, with 550 feet of drilling planned including 200-foot holes at each dam end and three 50-foot holes between. The survey marks the first step in a planned recreational site. the state has allocated over $150,000 for the project.
A brown and white dog led Chattanooga police to its 93-year-old master after arriving at the station seeking help for a lost owner. The dog showed distress with frantic tail wagging as officers traced a match to the elderly man wandering a downtown street by checking the dog's tags.
Michele di Torio died aged 104 in Pietrascina Italy. At his bedside were his brothers Nicola aged 102 and Duel aged 100, highlighting a trio of centenarian siblings sharing a long life together.
County tax notices totaling 654 dollars in overdue real estate and 93 dollars in personal property were mailed by the city treasurer. Taxpayers have until March 15 to pay at the old treasurer's office. after that, payments go to the Erie County courthouse. Ward by ward overdue totals are listed, real estate first then personal property: First 1389 and 67, Second 1228 and 4, Third 2072 and 20, Fourth 1905 and 2.
A Taft-Hartley restraining order halted a planned Boeing strike, with a 10 day hold set and a hearing slated to decide extending the cover through the 60 day cooling off period. IAM officials said the union accepts the injunction as it protects national interest despite ongoing disputes over union shop wages and seniority. Boeing continued normal operations at its plants. The item notes 40,000 workers across multiple sites and 75 percent union membership. Separately, 17 insurgents were killed near Mong Eat in Burma during a five hour government assault.
Across the nation brutal conditions persist with freezing rain snow and dire driving hazards. At least 141 deaths have been tallied as storms shifted from the central U S into the East and South while temperatures dip below zero in Wisconsin Ohio Indiana and Michigan and hazardous road conditions linger from Missouri to Illinois.
Firefighters from Corry Clymer and Columbus battled a barn blaze at Richard Smith's farm six miles north of Corry. Nine cattle perished along with a tractor and other machinery and hay. Fire chief Jerome Davis said damage estimates were unavailable and the cause was undetermined at the time. Local volunteers and multiple fire units responded, but the barn was consumed by the fire by early evening.
Six American newsmen were taken on a Havana tour by Cuban officials to showcase the revolution. Guides Raul Lazo and Antonis Cardoso led the group through Miramar and Cubanacan, highlighting the country’s supposed progress while noting widespread automotive breakdowns and fuel shortages that leave streets oily and exhaust-filled.
Senate Preparedness subcommittee probes Soviet military strength in Cuba amid reports of a possible two divisions and nuclear weapons. Chairman John Stennis says hearings will assess threats to U S security and readiness as Rusk and McCone testified behind closed doors. Republicans claim Russians may hold warheads near Havana. investigation to begin in two weeks.
Erie main line derailments near Meadville Pennsylvania and Corning New York disrupted service for hours. A 126 car eastbound freight derailed near Geneva Pennsylvania causing cargo spills including clothing and food. Crews cleared debris. damage estimate unavailable. A separate derailment near Corning blocked two tracks and cited a broken journal as the cause. Traffic rerouted via Green Ville and the Bessemer and Lake Erie line. eastbound service later resumed.
An 11-year-old, Edward Naco Jr., dozed at a Baton Rouge department store magazine rack. He woke to find the store locked with a passerby alerting police and the manager summoned to rescue him through a plate glass door marked with keys made inside.
PHILADELPHIA AP A proposed settlement in the 12 day transit strike, backed by 5,600 Local 24 members, was rejected by the Philadelphia Transportation Co. The union vows to press its demands as bus trolleys and subways remain idle. PTC president Robert H. Stier resigned, and Albert G. Lyons takes over as negotiations resume with International president Michael J. Quill. mayor requests a receiver to operate the system and a court hearing is sought as city officials push swift action. Rush hour travel has been slow but continues with pools, rail lines, and bicycles filling in.
Corry State Police report two crashes around Spartansburg area yesterday causing $600 in total damage. Kenneth Weingard, 39, of Spartansburg tried to pass a parked vehicle on a crest when an oncoming truck driven by Delbert Croscutt collided with his left front. Car damage $400, truck $50. No injuries reported. A second crash near Wattsburg involved Louis Calla, 29, skidding off Route and overturning, about $150 damage to the car.
A mother in East St Louis perished with three children after a blaze started by an oil stove. In Texas, two more children died in a Lufkin area fire, while Alaska reports two youngsters killed in Spenure. Another mother leapt to save her kids then killed herself in Rocky Springs. Fire destroyed an old man’s servants’ quarters and a trailer home fire in Spenard is noted.
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