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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1960
Page
4
Corry Journal lists advertising terms with details on rates by mail and carrier. It notes production and advertising representation by Bottinelli Kimball Inc and mentions AP exclusive rights. Deadline for display advertising is 9 a m on the previous publication date.
The piece discusses protecting labor and tariffs to shield workers from cheaper foreign goods, noting potential shifts to Soviet channels if barriers rise. It highlights Japan and West Germany wage trends, three-year labor contracts, and the purchase of cheaper Russian scientific instruments for schools.
Hal Boyle notes a surge in rare books, with treasures hidden in attics, barns, and basements. Experts cite a 1900 first edition Oz as valuable, and readers have found titles worth thousands, including a 1845 Emigrants Guide and a 1844 Chicago directory. Bradley says 6,000 serious collectors plus 100,000 casual ones exist in the U.S. Books can be a long term investment.
A Corry reminiscence from January 21, 194b recalls Hitler's war prospects and Churchill. Manchester reports. The City Council plans a regular session to consider financing hangover accounts, while high school band uniforms project gains momentum with expected support next week.
The Board of Commerce publicity department launches a drive to urge property owners to add wing rooms and apartments to house more families. A heavy snowfall north of the city, especially Mayville, disrupted travel. Clearing the trolley line to Columbus progresses, with cars reaching East Wayne Street. Mr. and Mrs. O W Hicks received a 200 pound dressed hog from Oxford, a gift from Frank Homes, related to a local solving-a-problem note.
Carson City Nevada residents could face delays as Assemblyman George Harmon proposes a bill requiring blood tests showing no syphilis in the prior 30 days before a marriage license is issued. The Las Vegas Democrat sponsors the measure aiming to curb venereal disease through marriage access rules.
Judge Herbert A. Mook has ordered two school merger questions placed on the April 3 primary ballot. One concerns Titusville Area School District and Centerville Hydetown Oil Creek Township Titusville and Cherrytree Township. The other asks about a merger including Townville and surrounding townships. A public information committee will form to explain the referendum with a first meeting Monday at 8 p.m. in the Titusville High School cafeteria.
Sears, Roebuck and Co will spend 52.5 million dollars on newspaper advertising for the year ending January 31, eight percent more than 1958. President Kellstadt told the Newspaper Advertising Executives Association in Chicago that Sears placed 133 percent of its retail ad budget in daily papers from 1946 to 1958 and credited the policy of featuring many items. He said the plan will shift to including fewer items per ad with more cuts and white space, and fewer storewide events, presenting merchandise by departments.
McKean County young men, Jack L. Erskine and James Brinker, were arrested Monday on a criminal assault charge involving a 15 year old Bradford girl. They were arraigned on a fugitive warrant and committed to the county jail in Smethport pending extradition proceedings.
Lake Erle Lee halted the $750 000 harbor project at Barcelona Chautauqua County after the breakwall was buried and pumping equipment buried by ice. Al Johnson Construction will resume in spring as piling began inside the breakwalls last week and waves during a 50 mile gale flooded the harbor exterior.
An operator was swept to his death by waves as crews finish inner harbor digging. About 90 percent of the work is completed and the contractor expects to finish well before the June 30 deadline.
Fourteen thousand Screen Actors Guild members will mail vote on a strike against movie producers who refuse extra pay when films are sold to television. The films involved cover titles produced after August 1, 2948, and the poll will take about three weeks to complete.
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