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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1968
Page
5
Patchy text references detentions in prisons and a court action from the 1890s. It mentions a population, averages, and figures like 830 and 845, with scattered phrases about pleads and an intent to Tay's pri. The readable items are indecipherable fragments lacking clear entities or events.
Miss Shirley Ann Cook, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Orrie Cook of 690 Union Street, is engaged to Dennis John Albers, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Albers of Spartansburg BD 8. The bride elect is a 1962 Corry Area High School graduate and works at Capwell's Clothing Care. The fiancé is a 1982 Sparta Merged High School graduate and employed at Fredric Company in Corry. No wedding date set. A daughter was born yesterday at Corry Memorial Hospital to Mr. and Mrs. Larry.
Miss Marjorie Beckwith returns to Indiana University after a visit. Odd Fellows lodge hosts initiatory degree in Garrettsville with Richard Mountain in charge. Harbor Half Ladies Aid to hold all day meeting at Mrs Ema Lindstrom’s home. Family birthday and wedding anniversary notices appear, plus military promotion and visiting guests. Also mushroom storage tips and a Sophocles quote.
The piece explains how a $50 wagering stamp and 10 percent excise tax on bets help police identify gamblers and pursue government-organized crime. IRS data show tax fraud cases tied to gambling, with thousands of stamps sold and millions collected, while weapon registration aims to curb gangster firearms and raise the bar for prosecutions.
Sixty attendees at the Elks Lodge enjoyed a 1 PM luncheon and bridge with a red and white Valentine motif. Hostesses were Mrs. John Mooney and Mrs. Willard Gibson. Out of town guests included Mrs. Wade Hellman of Huachuca Arizona and Mrs. Charles Graham of Erie. Awards went to Mrs. Alfred Morrison and Mrs. E W Baccus, with a special award to Mrs. William Hazel.
Kiwanis members gathered at the Hotel Corry to fete Chris Christensen a 40 year member. William Donaldson presented a certificate while Howard Sheen another charter member attended. An evening program on Fire Prevention by George Fox followed the presentation.
William F. Gall, 74, a World War I veteran from Pittsburgh, finally received the Silver Star for a Sept 1917 action in France in which he felled a 15 man German patrol. President Wilson had signed the order in 1919 but papers were misplaced. a veterans group helped uncover the oversight. Gall retired in 1955 as a Renton coal mine mechanic.
Blair, Albion Republican and senior member of the Pennsylvania House, announced his bid for re election to the 5th District seat. Now in his 20th year in the General Assembly he will run on his House record for another term, representing Crawford and Erie counties.
Rochester man Herman Suhr, 78, died from burns after a discarded match he lit with a cigar sparked a fire on a downtown street. He succumbed Monday at Strong Memorial Hospital, days after the December 21 incident.
Lord Wigg argues Britain should sell the four Polaris submarines to the United States to cut costs and boost Western strike power. He cites a roughly 1.2 billion dollar ten year bill and says the move fits Labour’s stance on Britain’s nuclear role and Europe‑centered security.
Readers share compact, practical kitchen tips from DIY fabric scraps to clever sieving nets and hair clips. Suggestions include using a fishnet bag as a collapsible sieve, repurposing skirts as aprons, saving labels from checks for stationery, organizing hair clips on a roller, cleaning with a lint brush, and baking an angel food cake with a tall juice can plug to avoid a hole.
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