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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1962
Page
4
A reader letter laments heat and drought across regions from California to the Southwest. The piece riffs on weather to be found in various states, noting boiling temperatures and water issues while urging calm, practical measures for coping with hot days.
A Long fragment discusses the pork barrel in Pennsylvania, noting 25,874 civil service jobs and $101 hold, debating how gubernatorial candidates should address a system that affects 48,101 current jobholders and many relatives. It questions political dynasties and the voters’ response to state pork-barrel dynamics.
The Corry Public School drops homemaking. plans to restore it next term. Merchants push War Bonds and Stamps. a two by eight score game highlights city softball. National Guard Company A prepares for a Mount Gretna encampment amid ongoing community efforts.
A faded snippet from a 40 years ago page mentions a July event at a local country club with a bride party and a reception. The readable parts reference Smurty tables, poles, a stable, and a plan to give three something. Details are unclear due to OCR damage.
George Sokolsky argues a strike crisis hinges on professional standards and medical need. He contends physicians and surgeons are indispensable, linking health care to survival amid plagues, cholera, and wartime stresses.
The passage presents jumbled references to injuries and combat, mentioning Laos, Vietnam, Thailand, and Mekong front lines. It alludes to hostile actions, defenses, and a stance of firmness, with scattered proper nouns and phrases implying a broader regional conflict.
Dozens of garbled phrases mix references to war, a dogface, blood in Laos, and a puzzled world. The readable bits hint at diary like musings on conflict hunger and a chaotic memory, with stray names and phrases forming a disjointed mosaic of 20th century turmoil.
Poll activity may peak as new and returning voters register in Corry amid a downtown survey. Reports note a new plant near Shermans and plans by Chaulauana Products to manufacture heavy duty plastics. Local tourism, a naval training visit, and a three day dairy farmers tour are also mentioned along with community recollections and small incidents.
The Erie area reports low quorum hampering a Union City Chamber meeting and touches on local school grade grouping plans. Dems in Erie discuss the county highways superintend ent candidate race with Pope as retirement possibility. Navy and aviation news include Edward Cline’s son-in-law solo flight and Wayne Vanderhoff’s radar work aboard a destroyer.
A two year old, son of Mr and Mrs Bruce McGilzray of Cambridge Springs, fell from a second floor apartment window onto ground just one foot below on Friday the 13th. He reportedly walked away with only bruises after being taken to City for evaluation. mother had briefly left him by an open window. Police investigation continues.
Warren reports a new oil well at Oif Run belonging to Phil Philips starting with 0 to 10 barrels per day. The well results from hydraulic fracturing, a method using high pressure water and sand to crack oil sands. It is the fifth Warren area well to employ this technique, with Bradford division of Halliburton performing the operation. The Glade sand formation received 2,800 pounds of pressure and 22 barrels of yield per minute.
Venango County Industrial Development Corp directors set Monday to decide reemployment for a $12,000 yearly industrial aide post after two screening meetings in the courthouse. Mayor Guy Mannion, committee chair, indicated one candidate remains for board approval, with medicals conducted at a hospital and then sent to a physician for review.
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