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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1959
Page
3
Joseph Runser Jr of Waterford has been authorized by Spartanaburg Borough Council to canvass residents on starting public rubbish collection with a $1.50 monthly per family fee. Harry Brown says a vote will decide if the service proceeds.
In Hazleton Pennsylvania a 17 year old, Robert J Pastor, was elected president of Townsend Club No 1 an old age pension advocacy group. He succeeds 73 year old Paul Beechert and his 14 year old running mate Marvin Kline is vice president. The club aims for pensions for those over 60 and still promotes the cause though it now seeks about 140 dollars monthly. Pastor avoided cameras while smoking a cigarette despite club rule forbidding smoking.
Henry A. Perkins, 85, professor of physics at Trinity College for over four decades, died yesterday after a long illness. He served as president of the board of the American School for the Deaf at West Hartford for 42 years, retiring in 1955.
Union City fire chief Francis Wontenay announces a fund drive to buy a new $20,000 fire truck. The week of August 17 sees a borough canvass with two man teams visiting every house, each with ID and a Union City Volunteer Fire badge. After the city effort, volunteers will extend to rural areas.
A KC 135 tanker at Griffiss Air Force Base faced a perilous landing with the fuel boom extended after a cable broke during refueling. Sgt George M. McCabe devised a ground-tested method, guiding crew to a safe touchdown. Col Bryson R. Bailey expects the technique to become routine Air Force procedure. The base noted the procedure was highly technical and not cleared for publication. Famous composer Ernest Bloch, 78, died in Portland after a long career. he founded and led music institutes and taught at major universities.
LOS ANGELES AP Angeles man Nic Atteberry, a 24 year old pursuing a life of crime, claimed to have earned over $100000 from more than 200 burglaries across 40 states Canada and Mexico while maintaining three apartments. He also worked as a hypnotist actor and photographer of nudes and hoped to reinvent himself though police caught him after a husband reported thefts. He faced a timinary hearing with $1000 bail and expressed relief at being caught.
Reports from New China News Agency in southern Japan say a week of torrential rains tied to a typhoon caused at least 45 deaths, 75 injuries, 16 missing, and almost 1,000 homes destroyed on China’s southern fringe while more than 4 million farmers scramble to harvest early rice and a Manila quake toll updates linger.
AP News writer Ed Creagh, 41, longtime Washington Bureau contributor, died today at Hadley Memorial Hospital after a liver ailment. He served in Philadelphia New York and London bureaus and joined Washington after World War I. Known for a versatile style, he recently produced a series on John Foster Dulles after the secretary of state's death.
Hoffa declares Teamsters will use radio, television and mail to inform the public where politicians stand. He aims to build a 10 million mailing list from city directories and to reach others via TV and radio. He avoided naming candidates while pledging steel strike support and labor solidarity during a Miami visit.
The obituary notes Mrs J Lynam died shortly before noon at Quiet Acres Nursing Home in West Spring Creek. She is survived by sister Teresa Webber, brother Charles Hibertz, stepsisters and stepbrother George Emerson and others in Corry and Union City. Bracken Funeral Home handles arrangements. complete obituary to follow.
Mrs Rose Willey stays a week at Methodist Camp Grand Valley. Carl Marsh and family attend Stockton Baptist Church en route to a Mud Lake cottage for a picnic. Arthur Wallace visits Grand Valley to fetch granddaughter Joan Slorer and Ann Norcross from Findley Coke who stayed at Methodist Camp. Several residents travel to Washington DC, Irvine KY, Findley Lake, North East, and Mead Park for visits and picnics. The Cutting Sunday School advisory board meets at Walter DeShuzer’s home as locals host relatives and hold birthday gatherings.
McDonald urged a fact finding panel after a strike report to the President, suggesting a federal injunction for a one day cooling off. He pressed for union and industry representation plus a neutral member named by Chief Justice Warren, warning the deadlock endangers negotiations. Cooper said companies are willing to negotiate fair deals but cannot raise overall labor costs.
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