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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1971
Page
4
Local ads list Anthony's Auto Parts at 802 North Center Street offering parts for repairs and snowmobile belts points condensers spark plugs and oil. Rossin's Men's Store will close Monday February 1st from 12 to 2 p m to observe the funeral of Mrs William Summit.
London AP reports lone yachtsman Sir Francis Chichester is behind schedule while attempting a solo cross Atlantic sailing record. His 24-year old son Giles says the yachtsman has reached the eastern Caribbean and cannot recall his exact location.
Several obituaries and memorial notices from 1881 recount May M Frost of Concord Township Corry Mrs Lena Phelps of Centerville and Wendall Rose of Spartansburg, with funeral details and surviving relatives. Also a note on Sir Francis who left Portugese Guinea in January aiming to sail 4,000 miles to Nicaragua in 90 days. The items include call times, burial plans, and memorial contributions.
Washington AP A government Labor Department report shows the largest two year rise in living costs in almost a quarter century. December prices rose sharply, with 1970 at 5.5 percent after 1969's 6.1 percent. The Bureau notes a 12 percent loss in purchasing power since two years prior, erasing wage gains for about 45 million workers and leaving the average pre tax paycheck at 122.43. Unemployment ends 1970 at 4.6 million, the highest in nine years.
In August 1970 Victor Jaggs faced induction but enlisted in the United States Navy. The local board acted properly under law. The Navy offers opportunities to finish high school or take college courses, aided by friends, aiding Jaggs in pursuing his diploma and dream.
Corry Memorial Hospital lists new admissions Billa Mourer Youngsville William Klingensmith Clymer Mrs Russell Reed Spar tansburg Mrs Charles Wetmore 334 Eagle street and discharges including Mrs James Roden 222 West Smith Leroy Stull 28 Atlantic street Union City Mrs Norman Conklin Wattsburg Dennis Beckerink R D 3 Corry Mrs Robert Davis Columbus Dean Klopfenstein R D 1 Wattsburg Mrs Josephine Sullivan 36 West Congress street Mrs Barry Scouten and son Barry Lane Union City Mrs Edward Troyer and daughter Miriam R D 1 Spartansburg Mrs John Alday and daughter Dawn Marie R D 3 Sherman Mrs Richard Shreve Spartansburg and auto crash fatality in Jeannette Pa Earle A Stinebiser 47 a high school teacher killed when his car left Pennsylvania 130 and overturned east of Jeannette Westmoreland County state police said. With the President's best wishes Noble M Melencamp Staff Assistant to the President.
A reader urges inclusion of the Corry Area Historical Society in Doctor Tate's Challenge programs. The letter notes many seniors in the society and invites younger members to help preserve local traditions, citing Mead Park museum visitors and student interest in Corry history. Signed K S Durham.
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