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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1959
Page
3
A garbled OCR fragment references an 1878 reface work by Healy and other terms. The readable bits hint at a history or commission involving the Ereon Eng or related entities, but specifics are unclear. No clear event, place, or names beyond Healy appear intact.
Kane Area Industrial Development Corp holds the No 1 spot in a multi phased probe of a new industry for Kane. The KAIDC reviewed labor market housing and facilities and reported initial projects materializing beyond expectations with a site approved by the company. Executives visited for exploratory talks and expressed satisfaction with Kane’s local program.
Oil City Glass Plant factory manager Albert Alten died of a heart attack while boating on Lake Erie yesterday afternoon. He fell ill in the boat’s cabin. his wife Pleeta found him without a pulse at the dock around 3:35 p.m. The group was returning to shore when the attack occurred. The three unidentified residents were with Alten at the time.
In Newton Massachusetts Navy sailor Harry Evans 22 from Thickshinny Pennsylvania died after a collision between a passenger car and a trailer truck in Boston. Four Navy shipmates injured were part of USS Van Voorhis crew returning from Evans wedding. Truck driver Mahlon F Herner 48 Utica NY reportedly unhurt and to face manslaughter charges.
Pat Franklin Pritts 16 of Indian Head was killed Saturday night in a car crash on a rural highway about eight miles north of Connellsville. Five others were injured, one critically, when the car driven by Edward Uline 1 of Indian Head apparently swerved off the road and overturned.
James Marlow argues these high level visits will not alter the deep gulf between the United States and the Soviet Union. He notes Nixon’s Moscow trip and Khrushchev’s letter offer little real change, with both sides eyeing trade limits and Berlin tensions as core constraints.
A 38 year old man from Dayton Armstrong County Kirkpatrick drowned yesterday in the Allegheny River about 12 miles north of Oil City while swimming with friends. Gene Cochrane 94 of Clarion saved Kirkpatrick briefly but lost grip and failed to rescue him. State Police describe swift current and strong undertow as wife and two children watched in horror. Louis Gugello of Pittsburgh also jumped in but could not reach the man in time.
Paul Voisin, 43, of Titusville, suffered a broken heel and severe abrasions after falling seven feet through a square hole in a barn floor near Sugar Grove, Warren County. He was returning from stock car races when a flat tire delayed him, and he was admitted to Titusville Hospital with a head laceration.
Oscar McCartney, 43, of Washington was shot and wounded Saturday during an argument in Morris Township. Ernest L. Sell, 62, of Amity, charged with assault with intent to kill, jailed without bond after a preliminary hearing.
Waterford Perry Highway Hose Company answered a false alarm near Route 97 then found a barn ablaze. The Stancliff Hose Company aided as Chief George Gauthier said the barn burned rapidly, with livestock saved and equipment and hay lost. Damages and exact loss await Kenneth Anderson’s return from California.
Jacksonville report notes Burton Gladstone, facing sentencing in criminal court for 38 burglaries he confessed, could receive up to 305 years. His bride Ethel Lee Bostick prayed for mercy as they wed in Duval County Jail, ceremony led by Justice Dorcas B. Drake.
Two people were hurt Saturday when an explosion occurred at the fireplace area of High Banks picnic ground near Sunville, Venango County. Andy Armstrong of Coopers Town suffered a thigh puncture from shattering tile. Margaret Drozda, 9, of Titusville, sustained minor wounds to hand, thigh, and leg. Both were treated at Titusville Hospital and discharged. Armstrong and Drozda were at a Fourth of July family picnic. cause of the blast was not learned.
Nathan Miller a 25 a week farmhand in SonTHps NC describes a reported offer to purchase his 10 day old triplet daughters Glenda Brenda and Linda for adoption to improve their lives. He recalls a long distance caller asking as much as 50000 per girl, though he considers it an insult. The 55 year old father and his wife say they will decide today whether to accept offers of money or jobs or to keep the babies.
Louisville 105 year old John Wesley Beaird, who drew national notice by marrying on his 100th birthday, died yesterday. Survived by his 74 year old wife, Beaird had joked about their long future together as Gladstone quipped about a kiss that might need to last.
A weekly tally shows 1580 children registered across six city playgrounds with Wright School leading at 900 participants under Supervisor Judy Meerdink. Contest winners include Jeff McClintock for swing, Catherine Amy and Debbie Meerdink for coloring. crafts ranged from Indian headbands to tin can art. At Fairview, 329 registrations produced four contests won by Mary Orzechowski, David Upperman, Craig Bailey, and Janet Cataffi. Mead Park hosted 240 with top junior and senior point leaders, while Washington, Concord, Menday, and Harding hosted hundreds more in crafts, races, and games. Plans for a July 4th picnic were discussed at Mead Park as slots filled for upcoming events and a pet show next Wednesday.
Richard Campman, 25, of Lansdowne Pennsylvania died yesterday in Pittsburgh, the apparent victim of polio. Campman was a metallurgy student at the U.S. Steel Corporation and had reportedly never taken the anti polio vaccine before his death.
Sgt W Irwin reports area highways had 18 accidents in June with 16 injuries and property damage of 1 1 865. Detachment logged 11 840 miles over 163 patrols, 17 criminal investigations, and one arrest. 57 calls for help. no property stolen. traffic arrests declined from prior month. Also Newport obituary notes Rear Admiral Rufus Johnston, Medal of Honor recipient, died at 85 after World War I era service.
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