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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1965
Page
2
Local beverage stand at Cliff Carroll's offers Budweiser and Busch Premium beer options amid a rural storefront scene. The brief reads as an ad fragment promoting soft drinks and beer within a small-town setting.
Civil Defense officials stayed on alert after a circulated earthquake prophecy from J Douglas Stewart of Athens Ohio. Fire equipment was staged as a precaution though no quakes occurred. Stewart cited Mrs Jean Dixon and Mrs Grace Conrad as sources, but Dixon denied predicting a West Coast disaster.
The record lists funeral arrangements for Carl Bates with visitation at Bracken Funeral Home Wednesday and Thursday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 pm, service Friday 2:30 pm. burial Spring Creek Cemetery. Also for Mrs William L Durham at St George Funeral Home Saturday 3 pm, with visitation Thursday 7 to 9 pm and Friday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 pm, burial Wrightsville Cemetery.
Mrs Durham of A 8 Railroad Street died at home of a son at 240 4 m today age 82. She lived in Wrightsville and Corry earlier, married William Durham in 1896, and moved to Corry Me later. Survived by three sons and a daughter, a sister, four grandchildren and several stepchildren. Services at St George Funeral Home with burial in Wrightsville.
The Hi Neighbor Club held its initial picnic at Mead Park with six members and families attending. Local residents, visitors from Corry and Titusville attended social calls and family events through the week, with notes on a golden wedding anniversary and an upcoming church picnic at Wattsburg.
Miss Deborah Williams of Amer visited Thursday with Miss Karen Nellis and Karen saw her home Friday night. Rev Dale Linebaugh of Miracle Mountain Ranch will speak at First Baptist Church Corry Sunday at both services. Donald Willey learned of his father Lafe Willey’s death in Harborcreek Tuesday evening. Mrs Alfred Wietschat of Valley Road is granddaughter of late Mrs Jessie Smith of Westfield whose funeral was held at Niobe Baptist Church Monday.
A son was born yesterday afternoon to Mr and Mrs Robert Coleman at Corry Memorial Hospital. The couple live at 18 East Irving Street and Mrs Coleman is the former Hazel Church. A daughter was born this morning at Corry Memorial Hospital to Mr and Mrs Kenneth Sturges of Ashville. Mrs Sturges is the former Theresa Froman.
A two car crash at Riceville Corners killed Jane Kerr, 29, of Titusville. Richard Kerr remained critical with head injuries. Their children Ricky 7 and Gary 5 and Jesse Dowd of Titusville had minor injuries and were released. No charges yet, investigation ongoing. Dowd turned onto Route 8 at the 8 and 77 intersection.
Transport Minister Tom Fraser announced plans to implement breathalyser laws in Britain early next year. He said the measure aims to curb drunken driving and improve road safety nationwide.
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