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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1951
Page
4
Classified notice shows rates for mail and carrier delivery with AP republication rights. Advertising deadlines and mailing terms are noted, including post office entry and mailing matter details.
City officials move to curb a traffic menace at North Cory by ordering replacement of stop signs to halt westbound traffic on Columbus avenue near the North Center intersection. The issue arises as the music group refrains from public rehearsals due to scheduling conflicts.
A Chevrolet sedan owned by P. J. Swanson of Spring Street was damaged in a collision on the dirt road to Canedotta Lake along the Union City Titusville road last evening with no injuries reported. An urgent appeal for 300 dollars to support local charitable relief through the summer was issued from Community Chest headquarters.
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette denounces silent support for a bill to raise truck weights, noting Highway Secretary Smock’s softened opposition and urging active state leadership. It points to current limits of 20 000 pounds per axle and 60 000 pounds gross for tandem trailers, urging action to protect the highway system.
The poem from Fort Jackson soldiers laments poor pay and harsh conditions while defending the land. It expresses longing for home, fear of being forgotten, and a plea against conscription, ending with a vow to tell St Peter they served at Fort Jackson. An editor notes it was sent by Professor L E Warner, stationed at Fort Jackson, S C.
A quiz asks ten questions on history chess and science with multiple choice answers and a self assessment of memory. It mentions turning to the Classified Page for answers and includes a fragmented sample item about a sentence: "Other times, she seemed happy."
Jos eph W. Carley 22 son of Mary and Mrs. Wilbert J. Carley of Jamestown R D 4 was seriously wounded in Korea on June 10 while serving with the 17th Infantry Th Division. A mortar shell explosion wounded his left arm and narrowly missed his throat, and he is expected to be hospitalized after recovery.
Erie health director Dr Felix Shubert urged parents to keep children out of the bay after Friday checks found nearly 50 youngsters wading in filthy waters. He warned the ponding water risked typhoid and GI diseases and said police cooperation would be sought. Checks near the lake side of the Peninsula had not yet been made.
A Lewiston mill in Idaho is claimed as the world's largest timber mill. The facility processes vast timber volumes, highlighting the region's prominent role in the lumber industry and its economic impact on Lewiston and surrounding areas.
Erie on July 2 reports June marriages weaker than expected. Frances Nekon from the marriage license bureau notes 276 licenses issued by month end, just one less than last June and far below June 1946's 416. July and August remain busy for marriage clerks.
The passage notes two vacation months attract brides and grooms, enabling honeymoons, and cites Dan Cupic scoring 439 bullseyes on couples in Rye county in August 1946. It attributes a rise to returning servicemen and questions why June 1951 failed to meet expectations for Mrs. Nelson.
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