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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1966
Page
4
An OCR fragment advertises Budweiser on tap at Cliff Carrolls and promotes See AllWay Electric. The text is garbled with stray letters but indicates local business ads for beverages and electrical services. No dates or figures are readable.
At 1 A M today the hospital lists admissions including Mrs Katherine Komenda of Columbus and James son of Mr and Mrs William Keppel plus Mrs Henry Morton and R Joseph Mills. Discharges include Darin son of Mr and Mrs Donald Eshelman and Mrs Lydia Lindquist. Local ads note smorgasbord at Frank and Vernas in Columbus, Elks dining open, Turben Auto Service, Italian American Club party, and sales at Katherine's with bargains and a PNA Club dance.
Allied and Vietnamese forces report fierce engagements along the coastal plains near Bong Son and Da Nang. Viet Cong losses are cited at 35 killed and several captured, while U.S. Marines and Army units suffer light casualties and seize equipment and rice stores. Political moves include defections to government forces and Viet Cong signaling of prisoner releases as New Year peace expectations rise.
Mrs. Mont E Ferry 88 of 550 East South street died yesterday at 12:50 p m after a long illness. She was born August 10 1877 in Mt Pleasant Michigan and moved to Bear Lake then Corry. Surviving are two daughters two sons seven sisters a brother seven grandchildren nine great grandchildren and one great great grandson. Funeral arrangements in Corry with services at 2 p m Saturday at Bracken Funeral Home with Rev H Kenyon Leishman officiating. Burial Pine Grove Cemetery.
Harrisburg report says Gov Scranton will not call a special session on congressional reapportionment until a tentative plan is agreed by both chambers. House Democrats reject a Senate Republican proposal for a six member select committee to work out the plan, calling it an attempt to pre arrange outcomes. House Majority Leader Joshua Eilberg criticized any pre arrangement and noted he would not attend a Sunday meeting.
Rudolph Milasich Sr, president of UAW Local 588, charges Indiana tax seizures drove Carl W. Clark to death. Clark, a Ford Chicago Heights worker earning 127 a week, paid months of back taxes through his final paycheck, leaving his wife and child with little. Indiana demanded full wage withholdings, despite hardship concerns, and Clark shot himself after creditors threatened repossession. Milasich vows court action to stop further payroll withholdings.
Funeral services for Mrs. Mont ViLeita Ferry will be held at Bracken Funeral Home at 2 p.m. Saturday. Friends may call there Thursday 7 to 9 p.m. and Friday 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Cemetery arrangements are noted.
Milwaukee judge rules the Braves must prepare to play home NL games in Milwaukee for the 1966 season while anti trust suit proceeds. ruling cites public injury from moving to Atlanta and a need to maintain status quo amid potential replacement franchise talks.
Washington AP reports that consumer prices climbed four tenths of a percent in December, the largest December rise since the Korean War year 1950. The Bureau of Labor Statistics notes 1965 as the fastest yearly inflation in seven years, with food costs driving the increase to a 111.0 index, about $11.10 for typical items. Commissioner Arthur Ross cautions against complacency but says no Vietnam escalation is expected to trigger Korean War–level inflation.
Police Captain Charles A. Coyle retired after 45 years laments changes in youth saying they lack respect and are influenced by fancy lawyers. He recalls older days when discipline felt stronger and crime fewer, contrasting with today’s topical issues.
A local workers union distributed leaflets through members urging tenants to join in refusing to pay rent. The leaflets charge the landlord with neglect and demand repairs including paint housing transportation and medical care costing ten dollars in the 1957 59 base period.
The report alleges a collaboration between Palm Beach University and another institution on shared research. Officials say the project explores data integration across campuses while preserving participant confidentiality. Details remain limited as inquiries continue.
A damaged OCR fragment mentions spaghetti and noodles with odd phrases about readers, a directory, and savings. The text is heavily garbled, lacks clear events or names, and provides little actionable detail beyond a general reference to food and numbers.
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