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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1961
Page
2
Fragmented OCR reads like a town classified page with admissions discharges and social notes. Mentions Corry Memorial Hospital Columbus Inn Turben Auto Service and Corry Country Club plus ads for a Lone Star area print. Several names and addresses appear amid garbled lines.
A fragmented report indicates the United States plans a large airlift of twenty thousand Cuban nationals. Officials discuss visas, exit permissions, and potential timelines as authorities consider a coordinated operation with international and domestic agencies.
Beverly Bittryn, nine, suffered a severe skull fracture in a farm accident and was rushed to Frankiba Hospital then transferred to Pittshurch Hospital. Her mother reported brain damage but Beverly showed gradual improvement and may require a steel plate in her skull over the coming years. Also noted is the death of Dr Ernest Mall Templin, poet and UCLA faculty member.
Reports from Bonn cite Chancellor Ludwig Erhard era officials warning that a flood of Soviet and East German refugees into West Germany could provoke renewed East German population controls. Immigration numbers run into tens of thousands daily, with 9,602 refugees last week alone.
Clyde Miller, 1, of Warren, was injured in a road crash on Thursday near a Warren General Hospital. Police said Miller was ejected from his car after it left the highway and plunged into an embankment hitting trees. He remains unconscious with possible facial injuries and a potential leg fracture while en route to the hospital.
A jury or panel found no cause for a suit seeking 200000 related to the death of Mrs Fairbanks's husband in a highway crash. The crash occurred when a pickup truck operated by Irvin J Troxell left the roadway and struck a tree near Quaker Bridge on July 14, 198. The plaintiff, Mrs Maillet of Jamesdett, joined by others, contended damages but the action was dismissed.
Andrew Mizerak, 23, a machinist, was electrocuted while drilling holes in a friend's car frame in a driveway. James Haines, 19, the car owner, heard him scream and unplugged the drill from a lamp socket. The Medical Examiner's office impounded the drill and cord for investigation.
Police in the area search for Thomas Franklin Cox Jr. 19 last known in Benton after escaping Potter County jail while workers built a handrail on the jail steps. He is described as 5 feet 11 inches tall 150 pounds slender build with blue eyes light brown hair wearing blue jeans a red checked shirt and moccasins.
William Gessmer, 12, of New Berlin, was killed when a tractor pulling a baler lost control and toppled over an embankment four miles north of Selinsgrove. Siste Police said he fell beneath the tractor as two youths on the baler escaped. Gary Zechman, 12, of Selinsgrove, drove the tractor.
A Bethlehem business executive and a veteran legionnaire from Philadelphia vied for state commander of the Pennsylvania American Legion at its 43rd annual convention. George F. Bruno of Conestoga Manufacturing and Bethlehem Instrument Co. and Walter Mason of Philadelphia were nominated for the post. Delegates elected three sectional vice commanders and passed more than 20 resolutions on national and state affairs.
Ga State Senator John J. Haluska D Cambria says he may run for governor if strip mine legislation is not settled this session. He says 200 workers could lose their jobs if the backfill bill passes and vows to block the measure to protect public interests. He blames other pollution sources for statewide problems and pledges public service in the fight.
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