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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1958
Page
4
Local notices list publication details for Corry Journal with addresses, management names, and AP republication rights. It includes pricing for mail subscriptions and a display deadline note, reflecting typical early 20th century newspaper boilerplate.
The farm surplus program is shown as a tool of foreign aid with substantial sums earmarked for India Poland and France. The discussion highlights political splits within the Republican and Democratic parties, comparing Taft Eisenhower and Nixon positions and noting broader liberal conservative tensions across regions in the lead up to elections.
President Eisenhower visits the Pentagon to oversee Defense Department planning as Democrats and Republicans push for rapid reform. Critics say final decisions linger due to bureaucracy. proposals debate single service versus existing structure under a strong Secretary of Defense to ensure instant responsiveness in cold war hazards.
A New York photo contest awards ceremony at City Hall celebrated 16 boys and one girl for PAL achievements. Mayor Wagner and Police Commissioner Kennedy praised the program, supported by Deputy Commissioner Nolan and Victor Keppler. Volunteers mentor centers, loan cameras, and run field trips fostering youth photography and civic virtue. A Ky. report notes thieves looting a self service shop and fleeing in a showroom convertible.
Corry Church of the Nazarene joins a nationwide 1968 golden anniversary observance led by General Church Secretary Dr. Ludwing. Events include April 6 Easter offering to world missions of 1 000 000, October 12 6th anniversary services, and November 23 Thanksgiving offering for world missions of 1 000 000. The church traces to Pilot Point Texas October 13 1908 and has grown to about 4500 churches and 300 000 members with missionary work in 33 world areas.
Waren Rieger an Erie youth with a habit of wrecking sprees was fined 433 dollars and ordered to pay 178 dollars in court costs and 160 dollars in restitution for damaging plumbing in city and county jails and for trying to set a fire with his shirt. He had spent 56 days in jail before pleading guilty. his lawyer, Joseph MacKrell, saved him from a workhouse term by citing a state statute limiting sentences to 30 days.
Historical notes recount William Gran of the American Federation of Labor threatening to split labor’s support in upcoming elections. In Corry, March winds reached gale force, causing damage and power outages as lines failed and lights went out during the night.
Friends of Miss Gertrude Monroe were relieved to hear she may recover from injuries sustained in an accident at Spencer Hospital Meudtville. Frank Gebele, longtime head of the local Woolworth state, has been promoted and will leave for New Philadelphia Ohio. Mrs William Fairchild is improving after a serious illness at home. Charles Keating reports serving somewhere on the French front. Retired Air Force Major General Albert Boyd elected VP and general manager of Westinghouse defense products division. Potato chip sales totaled 353 million dollars in the United States last year.
The case against Charles Armald, operator of Albert's Newsroom, collapses as Alderman George Christoph dam reduces charges after a completed police review. Prosecutors dropped the planned testimony of Robert Jordan and found no further evidence after searches of the newsroom and Arnold's home.
Jamestown announces end of free Wednesday afternoon parking in downtown. Starting next week Lt. Roy Peterson says meter parking will be enforced with special officer Mary Jane Fuelhart assigned. Some merchants had closed Wednesdays. Lt. Peterson notes the shift and earlier dismissals.
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