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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1961
Page
2
Local ad notes Homemare sausage 39¢ per pound ham loaf mix 69¢ per pound skinless wieners 49¢ per pound and ground beef 3 pounds for 1.29. Roasting chickens offered. Macko's Market at 114 East Main Street.
A silty OCR page lists hospital admissions discharges and addresses in Corry and nearby towns. Names such as Miss Sandra Sundgrass Mr Frank Youn and Mrs Merle Haskell appear with street addresses and events. The fragment includes an advertising line rate note and a club dinner invitation at Corry Country Club.
A garbled chronicle of a colonial era clash hints at a broader struggle between French and Tunisian forces. The piece references trench warfare, artillery exchanges, and a tense political backdrop involving European powers and local factions. It foregrounds military action near railway lines and major cities while signaling broader colonial conflict dynamics.
Obituary item lists E Gybly of the Beadkeal Panne with service details at a cemetery. Reading shows a funeral at 2p am and references to Burtul Will Le and Whe Eakt Beanels with cemetery location in Paris Pexaine.
The article outlines U S plans to consult allies on Berlin and discusses presidential powers to deploy troops or mobilize reserves. It notes actions potentially involving NATO defenses in Europe, air and naval forces, and possible convoy mobilization, with references to executive power and wartime authority.
In Morrisburg lawmakers and school officials discuss a proposed realignment that would split Erie County into four districts under a county school director. Corry would sit at the eastern edge of the largest district stretching to Millcreek Township, drawing more pupils than other districts. The plan faces opposition from educators who favor local control, and Corry Area Joint School Committee could benefit from the current setup.
Moise Tshombe's Katanga government threatened to seek Soviet help to resist forces pressing Congo toward unification. Interior Minister Munongo accused the U N Security Council and the United States of aiming to unite the country, and Tshombe reportedly signaled readiness to call for aid from the Soviet Union if needed as Congo factions met at Lovanium University to reconvene parliament.
A congressional hearing examined restricting imports to protect U.S. industry. Witnesses from labor and industry argued that low-wage textile imports threaten domestic plants and jobs and supported import restrictions to prevent plant closures. Rep. Join W Dent D Pa presided over the session.
President Kennedy faces a crowded agenda as he seeks to push Social Security linked care for the elderly, education grants, and a billion development loan to underwrite U.S. aid while staking out a foreign policy path. He presses a long-range foreign aid plan, faces resistance in Congress, and reshapes his staff for clearer responsibility and potential results.
Ryland Cobb of Spariansburg died at Corry Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. Born April 17, 1897, in Spring Creek Township, he served as Spring Creek Township school director for 17 years and president for two terms. Survived by wife Adeline Miller Cobb, three daughters, five sisters, and several relatives. Funeral set at Bracken Funeral Home with burial in East Branch Cemetery.
Hollywood Highlights reports Darryl Zanuck on a Paris line about shooting six naval battle sequences for The Longest Day. He plans to use real D Day ships and landing craft with six cameras, filming Normandy veterans locations in France and Plymouth. He has already shot a British paratrooper operation at Cyprus and aims to begin the human portion in October.
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