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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1958
Page
3
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A 72 year old Erie man Michael McDonald slipped from the west edge of the dock near the ferry ticket booth into the bay at night. Two young men Joseph Tucholski and John Daniels leaped in to save him. Police praised the quick actions of the rescuers and noted life preserver lines broke during the effort.
In New York City a Brooklyn mother, Mrs. ARNES Richardson, received a letter from her Marine son Walter in Lebanon after authorities notified her that he had been accidentally killed. A Beirut Marine spokesman cited an unauthorized visit by four Marines near the position when a 45 caliber pistol fired, striking Walter in the head.
Gulderland officials claim the Army will not provide a Bailey bridge after a Normanskill Creek bridge collapsed. Town board bans road to a National Guard firing range, forcing guardsmen to ford the creek. Town pledges to escalate if the Army does not act before Sunday practice.
Terry McGuire 13 describes being swept through a sewer for over four miles during a rain flood. He and three friends clung to ladders or rode the rising water, with two boys managing to grasp a ladder about halfway. All four were treated with antibiotics in hospital and kept for observation.
Jamestown restaurant in Little Rock was burglarized early yesterday morning. Officers found a window open at 9:40 am and reported a juke box and arcade machines forced open. About $70 to $100 in coins from the juke box, and about $50 from each machine were taken. Cash in the register was untouched, with roughly $50 in bills and change stored in a refrigerator missing.
Final rites for C Meyerink were conducted at Spliver Funeral Home in Clymer with Rev Benjamin Hoffman officiating. Interment followed in Holland Cemetery. Bearers included Robert Legters Edward Donk Edward Krone John Legters Edward Gabriel Jr and Everett Warnshuis. Out‑of‑town attendees included Edward Gabriel and Edward Gabriel Jr from North East Clifford Meyerink from Fort Myers Florida Ruth Meyerink from Brocton Ruth Warnshuis from Sherman Edward Krone Irving Limelink Ruth Price and John Smith from Corry. A duet by Howard Legters and Wilbur Renskers accompanied by Carlyle Neckers.
Ralph H. Redline of Dunkirk halted a runaway car by forcing his vehicle into a collision with an auto driven by Archie Dahler of Ridgway on Route 219 Boot Jack Hill. The crash slowed the car, but it struck a tree. Sandi Redline sustained a fractured nose and was treated at county hospital. Redline and Dahler survived. his car was a total wreck.
Three teenage boys described as geniuses in making electronic devices are in juvenile custody on charges of stealing and tampering with telephone company equipment. They allegedly built a private exchanges in an underground tunnel, with hundreds of stolen items, thwarting line checks and crank calls. The 17 year old designed a device to route calls without detection.
Explorer IV satellite, three days in orbit, confirms killer radiation rays at about 600 miles above Earth. Dr. James Van Allen of Iowa State University reports the data looks very satisfactory as instruments record energy and intensity on four counters and relay messages via two radios. Air Force speeds moon launch preparations with a target window between August 15 and 17 for a possible one way flight, using a Thor-Able three stage rocket, while Army hopes for a moon shot by November.
The State Fish Commission in Harrisburg re-elected President John W. Granoble of Carlisle and Albert R. Hinkle Jr. of Clearfield for another year at their annual reorganization meeting yesterday.
Melvin Evans aged 43 from Charlotte North Carolina drowned yesterday in a North Side Pittsburgh pool while visiting relatives. Police and medical personnel responded to the scene and authorities investigated the accident.
A large crowd of 4 H boys and girls from across Warren County gathered at Camp Birdsall Edey for the annual summer picnic hosted by the Warren Kiwanis Club. The event, supported by service clubs banks and individuals, showcased the 4 H program run by the Agricultural Extension Service and Pennsylvania State University. After swimming and a parish picnic supper, Vesper services led by Miss Nancy Curtis of Columbus preceded an Indian campfire program with skits and songs and a candlelight service symbolizing 4 H ideals of head heart health and hands.
A field of 110 players, including defending champion Jack Benson of Pittsburgh, is expected to enter the 11th annual Northwestern Pennsylvania Amateur Golf tournament at Meadville Country Club this Saturday and Sunday.
Off duty Patrolman Thomas Stanton spotted youths near the Saldlers and Silos Home and fired a pistol scare. Virgil Spencer 16 and Ilynn Spencer 18, both of Brie, admitted burglary at State Street Food Market and Roll and Stafford Store. They pleaded guilty to burglary charges and were sent to Erie County Jail for bail.
Lightning killed at least seven people overnight as storms hit several regions. Five fatalities occurred in central California, two people were injured, and no sailors were lost in Virginia after sheltering under a tree. In South Carolina, six Point Jackson soldiers on a field expedition were struck. five were hospitalized and returned to duty.
Mary Pellenberger of the Humane Society shelter in Glenwood Park reports a cat killed yesterday after biting off its leg to escape a steel-jawed trap. She notes multiple cases of animal injuries and questions the cruelty of traps.
Jamestown youth Juensra Mole, 18, in a coma since a July 1801 car crash that killed three others including driver John Denison Jr., 19, of Irving. Desmond, 18, of Dunkirk, improved to serious from critical. Barbara Lupone, 18, and others noted. Mole, son of Mr and Mrs Angelo Mole, was a Jamestown High School 1957 varsity football graduate.
Former baseball player John A Wack Rowan died yesterday at a downtown Detroit hotel. He was 72. He played in earlier decades and was well known in local circles. The cause of death was not immediately released.
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