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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1968
Page
7
The column recounts two boys Oliver and George testing soap products for bubble baths over two weeks. They note cleansers fail to suds, liquid detergents produce large bubbles, and Mr Clean causes a flooding mess. The piece ends with a humorous note and a nod to classifieds.
Associated Press reports that at least 19 drivers have died in world motor racing this year as safety advances still cannot stop the fatalities. The toll may exceed 1967, with deaths in the United States and Europe including notable names like Jimmy Clark, Joe Schlesser, Mike Wright, Ronnie Duman, Mike Spence, and Lodovicio Scarfiotti.
Falconer theater operator Howard W. McPherson of Bemus Point was indicted on a misdemeanor charge of disseminating harmful material to miners by showing the Gim Carmen Baby. The case was adjourned to Monday in Chautauqua County Court before County Judge Edwin G. O’Conor. The grand jury also handed up 20 open indictments against 12 persons and one secret youthful offender indictment before recessing until July 29.
AVM Corporation directors approve a 2 for 1 stock split with record date August 1 and distribution around August 16. Lloyd A. Dixon Jr. announces acquisition of Justrite Metal Moldings Inc of Jamestown, a supplier of molded metal parts for AVM divisions. Also announced is the acquisition of the remaining Plex-O-Wood stake of Bradford Pa, a furniture component maker.
Pittsburgh report describes a large dirt pile behind a Penn Hills shopping center creeping toward several homes. Resident Rus s Humes cites boulders and buckling backyard as threats while officials say the fill is legal and lacks a height or slope statute to halt expansion.
Erie sprinter Ron Sertz of Cathedral Prep raced to a porch roof rescue in 1965. While delivering with James Brink, he spotted a diaper wearing infant on a second story roof and sprinted to safety grabbing the child before it fell. The grateful mother wept as the boy was handed to her. Sertz, 21, is an English major at John Carroll University in Cleveland.
Gary Austin son of Mr and Mrs Ralph Austin 137 East Church Street will join the All Student band and chorus arriving in New York City Friday after a month long concert tour of Europe. The Shenandoah Conservatory of Music group left June 1 and performed in Scotland Denmark Copenhagen Andrus Sneek with Dutch television broadcast. The tour continues through Europe this week ending with their flight back to New York.
A two year old from Fairview, Colleen Irish, is in St. Vincent's Hospital after falling from a moving car and being struck by another vehicle. She is listed satisfactory by hospital aides and is under observation. Mr. and Mrs. Donald Irish live in R D 1 Fairview. The mishap occurred last evening according to reports.
Fredonia police are seeking Charles, a 47 year old man under treatment for a heart condition, who disappeared from his home around 5 p.m. Saturday. His wife Mrs Buelah Ducquette reported he has been under sedation for his condition.
Two Franklin area men escaped injury after a high speed chase ended in a crash that split their two passenger convertible in two. James E. Caldwell Jr. 19 of Clarion drove with Andrew C. Affrica 48 of Clarion as passenger. both crawled free with minor scrapes and were treated and released. Police plan charges of reckless driving and failure to stop against Caldwell and permitting a violation against Affrica.
Dog warden R H Button aided a dog at a residence to extract a bone lodged in the lower jaw. He used a veterinary tranquilizer to subdue the animal and carefully removed the object. The dog is reported to be doing fine the next day.
A 22 year old Titusville Marine Sgt Donald R Phillis Jr was killed in action in Vietnam near Da Nang while moving to a defensive position. He served with LIMA Company 3rd Battalion First Marines and was promoted this month. He had four years in the Marines and six months in Vietnam.
Police seek a man last seen wearing a brown shirt dark slacks and white sneakers. He has shortcut gray hair wears glasses and may lapse into a coma at any time.
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