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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1974
Page
4
Local ads list Fish Dinners takeout at Country Foods and a Friday Fish Fry at Country Kitchen Canadohia Lake Park. Also featured are Wing sale items, antiques, a car wash fundraiser, a June 8th inventory closure, and various dining and service promotions across Corry and surrounding towns.
An advertisement invites customers to say thanks using Kodak Slim-line photo cards from Cathers at 1108 North Center Street. The note lists a phone style reference 313-5-7.
Harrisburg AP The House approved ground rules for urban homesteading programs. The bill passed 173 4 and moves to the Senate, authorizing local governments to run programs allowing citizens to move into abandoned housing if they rehab the homes. Local boards will select homes and provide coordination with agencies. Homesteaders must prove resources or skills and sign a land trust agreeing to comply with housing codes and reside five years.
Memorial Hospital memorandum lists Corry Memorial Hospital and Corry Ambulance Service for emergency calls. It notes discharges and admissions, including Nellie Burlingame and multiple residents by street addresses, with several locations in Corry and nearby towns.
Military authorities charged 22 year old Spec 4 McMurry Wilson with murder and premeditated murder after a Tuesday fatal shooting at Ft. Detrick Maryland that killed two soldiers. He was in custody at Ft Meade and also faces charges from Frederick City Police for killing his 19 year old wife Cynthia the same day. The victims were Spec 5 John W Hanna 21 of St Paul Minnesota and Sgt Raymond LaBelle 35 of Charles Town West Virginia.
Rev. Lee Einfeldt of Baptist Mid Missions will deliver morning and evening sermons at First Baptist Church Corry 302 West Pleasant St. He has 35 years in Central African Republic Chad work, focusing on Bible translation and Sango language materials. Pastor George W. Fissel welcomes the public.
The Vistafjord, a 628 foot luxury liner, will run a Caribbean cruise from Oct 16 to 31. Departing New York, it will stop at Port Everglades and Caribbean ports in Venezuela Haiti Curacao and the Virgin Islands. Corry Journal readers may reserve by June 12 through The Journal of Real Specialty Tours.
In Harrisburg the House defeated a proposal to revamp property tax assessment laws by a 107 to 71 vote. The bill would have required counties to reassess property over three years with exemptions for counties that already conducted general reassessments since 1969 and would introduce uniform procedures and training. Critics warned elderly residents in older areas would face higher taxes, while supporters argued it would end masking of assessments.
A Franklin armed robbery at Hook's Smoke Shop sent owner Eugene Hook to the hospital after a brief struggle. Two suspects, aided by a woman, fled with about $800, including $400 from Hook's wallet, $230 from the till, and two wristwatches. Police continue the investigation.
Union City Memorial Hospital details and several listed residents including Mrs. Elwood Beardsley and Kenneth L. Kline. A fragment mentions a transfer to St. Vincent Hospital and local ambulance numbers. A separate Fresno item notes Richard Epstein selling cloth covered foam bats for sport with a loud hit.
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