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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1961
Page
2
Shesteeteeteadeateateateteeteete Turben's Auto Service advertises Chevrolet sales and service offerings with a bold display in a local listing. The ad emphasizes proximity and dealership branding to attract customers seeking repairs, parts, or new and used vehicles.
A wide sea disaster is reported with hundreds feared dead as a ship fire raged. The chaotic scene involved helicopters and rescue teams, while officials issued limited information amid ongoing searches and wartime style censorship.
Fragmentary hospital admission and discharge entries from Corry Memorial Hospital mingle with a line ad for local rates and a VFW event. Weekend names, dates, and places appear in unclear order, plus Elks notices and a July dining room promotion at the lodge.
In Johnsonburg a fire destroyed a one story bungalow, killing four members of the Hanes family. Two year old Jessie died at the hospital after suffering third degree burns, along with Elaine 3 weeks, Jerry 1, and Leo 27. Neighbors pulled Sue from the blaze and police say Eugene 6 was injured. Fire chief Fred Mendotting says a lamp shade over a bulb caused the glare that started the flames.
Marian Sinis, a 62 year old novelist and short story writer, died yesterday in Charlotte North Carolina after a battle with cancer. The writer was known for several acclaimed works and contributed columns in literary journals. Her passing closes a prolific career in contemporary fiction.
James Marlow surveys postwar US actions and Soviet moves from Greece and Turkey to Indochina and Czechoslovakia. He notes America built alliances and aid like the Marshall Plan and Berlin airlift, while Khrushchev again threatens Berlin. He questions Western initiative and resolve.
Funeral notices announce Lyle E. Shreve will be held at Bracken Funeral Home on Tuesday at 3 pm with interment in Rose Hill Cemetery in Spartansboro. Friends may call Monday from 2 to 4 pm and 7 to 9 pm.
Actress Elizabeth Taylor and singer Eddie Fisher travel from Los Angeles to New York en route to the Moscow Film Festival. The couple flew to New York on Sunday and will proceed to Moscow for the festival shortly.
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