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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1961
Page
2
Eeeteeteeep invites friends to Columbus Inn for steak chicken and fish fry dinners every Friday and Saturday starting July 8 through July 16. Dining room opens at noon with various meals and cold plates, evening dinners priced 1 to 2.50 dollars, served from 5 30 p m. Also noting Stanford Hose Co members Centennial Week special meeting on July 6 at 3 p m.
A garbled report discusses the Pope's concern over unrest linked to Algeria. The text mentions church figures, potential violence, and tensions within global Catholic leadership, citing unclear references to cardinals and bishops.
A turnpike crash resulted in the death of a female pedestrian. The incident involved multiple vehicles and occurred in the local area, prompting emergency responders to secure the scene and begin investigations. Further details including exact location and casualties were not provided in the readable fragments.
A reminiscence of Corry town life on Century Turn describing street scenes, a sidewalk contractor, and a boy charged for replacing a consent Slack. It recalls East side and West side dynamics, immigrant trains, news stands, and student jobs in a small community.
The excerpt recalls a community's wartime era and youth life emphasizing schools, homes, and local venues. It describes home front routines, food, and schooling, mentions a Cuban boy admired in town, YMCA presence around 1900, a West Main Street dry goods store, a second story dance hall, and local fairs with baked goods, produce, and a half mile trotting track.
A reminiscence of how youngsters spent time in earlier days with gambling like chuck-a-luck and roulette among peers, and informal plays such as paper chase hunts. Money came from selling newspapers, rubber scraps, and occasional bottle finds, while small traps in the alleys offered cheap thrills in a simple, unregulated youth culture.
Reports say hundreds may die as floods and landslides from the monsoon lash southern India. Two landslides in Kerala state killed 43 people, with 36 deaths in Kerala since the storms began last week.
Elizabeth Webb Howard, 39, was critically injured when Norfolk and Western No. 51 freight train struck her car at a rural Virginia crossing. Her husband E. O. Howard, a train fireman, was reportedly at the controls moments before the collision. Police suspect more than an accident. a note was found in her purse but details remain undisclosed. Mrs Howard remained in a coma at a Roanoke hospital.
AP reports Sammy Davis Jr and Swedish actress Mal Britt welcomed a 7 pound 7 ounce daughter named Tracy Hillary. A spokesman said Davis is deliriously happy to become a father for the first time. The baby was born yesterday and both mother and child are fine, with the couple married on November 14 prior to the birth.
The comptroller of the currency ordered a statement of the condition of all national banks as of June 30. The FDIC also called for a report on insured state banks not in the Federal Reserve System, with the same date.
An auto collision near Martinsburg WV claimed the life of Thomas D. Wilkinson dies in Martinsburg Hospital. His wife Rosella Wilkinson of West Virginia was killed in the two car crash Monday. The accident occurred on a nearby road and police investigate the wreck.
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