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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1960
Page
4
Grouping for Growth argues economic expansion depends on private enterprise and venture capital. It cites Russian gains in phones cars and electricity to show growth can be illusory and warns that government measures like a $200 million federal pay raise inflate GNP without real progress.
Near Trent Caluary Woodsmen report two performing bears drank about 250 quarts of wine during an alpine spectacle. Prof. Peter Krott, custodian of the animals, monitored their habits for science. The bears later slipped away and raided a temporarily abandoned camp in the Genoa valley.
Yesterdays: Memories of Corry recalls events in 1940. German and British forces clash over a southeast coast town as Britain faces raids coast to coast. Safety Director prepares bicycle licensing enforcement with August 1 start. A district highway patrol reduces accidents. Ward Knoblow named Northwestern PA district deputy grand exalted ruler. A new driv eway project will delete two grade crossings. Corry YMCA softball defeats Clymer Dairymen 8 1. Howles limits hits for visitors.
CBS star Wayne Hickman recounts his brother Darryl’s acting career and their childhoods in a humorous AP TV review guest column. He recalls attic plays, family input, and early film set mishaps that sparked his own path in show business.
In a strange encounter, two bears raided stored supplies and opened five dentijohns of north Italian wine, then reacted wildly to music from Charleston to rock and roll. Woodmen describe the scene as unbelievable and dramatic.
June saw 88,500 employed and 8,600 unemployed, up from May. Roseberry notes a larger labor force due to seasonal activity and year-to-year gains in non electrical machinery and transport equipment. Factory payrolls held at 36,400 with a year earlier 25,200 in shops.
A bystander reports a water skiing mishap off Kelso Beach hurt a young skier and caused hospital treatment for a sprained arm when the towline caught. The incident follows a prior fatal water skiing accident in Thompson Bay involving William J. Richardson of Millcreek.
Erie police arrested 59 year old John Monti after he begged to be jailed following a disturbance at an east side club. He and 45 year old Ray Olszewski were taken into custody for disorderly conduct after failing to comply with requests to quiet down.
A miscellany of brief items notes that women may outlive men, lists disease susceptibility gaps, recalls bubble gum’s history, cites job happiness stats, shares name trivia about Joe Sharp and Jim Flat, and adds light royal and canine society observations.
Erle Tomczak, found unconscious on a lawn over a week ago, died late last night from head injuries at Hamot Hospital. He had been in a coma since admission on Sunday July 17, police had few leads and no clear suspects. The case remained under investigation with no determined cause beyond head trauma likely from one or two falls in the area.
A collage of witty lines and trivia from Hal Boyle in Americana style. It riffs on spending habits, pencil sharp logic, and social quirks, noting Americans pawn possessions, old gas cooking, and record car accident figures. The tone remains light and observational with several dated references.
State Police responded to an emergency Friday evening as Alpuil Eugene Stuart 21 of Horsecreek road threatened wife and baby and father-in-law with a deer rifle during a family argument. The wife baby and father-in-law fled to a neighbor’s. Stuart fired shots on the ground and warned of shooting everyone. Troopers pursued and apprehended him in his car en route to an outdoor show at Seneca. he was jailed on a surety of the peace charge and to be arraigned tomorrow before E. L. Kasebee.
An intensive manhunt is under way in Butler County for a hit and run driver who severely injured a five year old girl. Mary Ann Heasley of Herman was struck while walking to church yesterday. Both her legs were broken and she was admitted in very serious condition to Butler County Hospital.
Landscaping and tree service advertisement for Tony Tomassoni Nursery offering shrubs evergreens shade trees wholesale and retail at 23 South South Street Warren Pennsylvania with telephone Randolph 3 383.
A damaged newspaper fragment mentions a sale action and local officials with readable hints of place names. The text is unclear but suggests a public sale notice needing full details from the original page.
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