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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1960
Page
4
Corry Journal printed daily except Sunday with staff names and office locations. Advertising rates and display deadlines are listed, including mail subscription options and carrier prices.
Congress acts as Washington DC city council testing ideas for urban renewal while national aid debates ignore local needs. Slums around the Capitol persist as plans for razing areas hinge on bureaucratic slippage. Federal help is urged, yet DC faces transit delays, aging schools, rising crime, and environmental concerns amid stalled projects.
Local and regional residents pursue vacations and travel while the Erie County Motor Club reports booming activity. Army equipment for the Boy Scouts jamboree and local church milestones highlight a summer of civic effort.
A long column recounts the influence of Witherspoon on Presbyterianism and the American Revolution, noting his Princeton presidency and impact on James Madison, plus broader reflections on civil and religious liberty and late historical drafts. It mentions Corry, Wilkes-Barre, Aero Supply, Elgin Watch, penicillin allergies, and a Corry Jamestown union contract.
YMCA schedules show the week including Fourth of July closure all day. Teen Tune Hop Tuesday and Movie Day Wednesday with shows at 10 am, 3 pm, and Friday Junior High Party. Saturday Teen Time at 9 to 11 am. Also reports farmer Bernard Hartman, 46, killed on his farm when a tractor overturned.
Uniontown Sunday School officials have searched for a second hand church bell of 15 to 18 inches, suitable to ring with a rope. They checked bunk yards antique dealers railroads and other schools but found only a too large bell from a one room school.
Agatha Christie will open the Chautauqua Repertory Theatre season with The Spider's Web at Norton Hall on Thursday July 7, followed by a second performance July 8. Bertram Tanswell and William Paterson direct, presenting Christie’s witty British mystery comedy that mocks diplomacy and drawing-room manners while delivering suspenseful fun.
Corry notes mark events from 20 years ago with reports from July 2 1940. Romania shifts troops toward borders amid unconfirmed rumors of an alliance with Germany after renouncing Allied guarantees. Ground breaking for a Cohen block annex is planned on North Center and Weabington, and Atlantic Refining opens a new distribution plant at South Center and Pleasant streets managed by Ray L Stearns.
No regular detail of state troopers will be located here. It was announced from state headquarters today, but members of a nearby patrol will pay the city regular visits. Miss Mary Downey has returned from Keeseville after a successful school year. Mr and Mrs G H Brooks will leave tomorrow for Pittsburgh for a week.
The exhibit features Max Ellis Adale OBrien Richard Oberlin Robert Allman Leslie Cass William Paterson and Kirk Willis, highlighting a diverse group of artists from the area. Jacquelyn Svehla is profiled as a new entrant in the scene.
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