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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1961
Page
3
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Severe electrical storms with high winds and rain struck eastern Pennsylvania on Thursday. Lancaster Montgomery and Chester counties bore the brunt with three barns destroyed and roofs ripped from houses. Trees fell and fires started as lightning struck homes and a VFW building. In Trappe Brunner was shocked and John Horvath was hospitalized after lightning hit nearby. Utility outages disrupted services from Abington to Pottstown, with fire at a greenhouse powerhouse in Upper Dublin.
William Ley, 15, of Braddock, reportedly drowned yesterday after a boat upset on the Monongahela River. Two companions swam to safety. the river was dragged for over ten hours before Ley’s body was found.
A Washington bone and joint specialist said President Kennedy’s strained back stems from humans’ erect posture. He noted the spine’s angle makes it prone to strain and that lumbosacral injuries can arise from golf tennis heavy lifting or gardening. He urged bending knees when lifting and maintaining even rhythm in activity to reduce risk.
Gary Cooper bequeathed the bulk of his estate over $1 million to his widow Veronica. The actor also provided for lifetime care for his mother. He died of cancer May 13. The will for probate lists $10,000 to the Motion Picture Relief Fund and $5,000 each to brother Arthur Cooper of India Calif a nephew Howard Cooper and a niece Georgia Burton of Marion Ohio. A $1,000 bequest goes to Our Lady of Gethsemane Abbey Louisville Ky. He also leaves daughter Maria 23.
Jacqueline Kennedy spends a second day ashore on Poros after the North Wind rode out a 30 mile per hour wind and rough seas in the Aegean. She sails with Marcos Nomikos’s yacht in Greek waters while her sister and brother in law, Prince and Princess Stanislas Radziwill, accompany her on the holiday voyage.
A sequence of reduced prices lists several homes in Johnson Street 3rd Ward and Main Street 1st Ward, including a 2-bedroom at Downey Home now 7650, a 3-bedroom at Price To Me now 8900, and a 2-bedroom Reed Property at 9600, plus a 1-acre small house on North Street Columbus and additional parcels.
A 1951 model car left the road near Heke and overturned sending occupant Doyle to Warren General Hospital. Firefighters from Cliventon doused the blaze, while Sheffield, NY resident Luyie escaped with chest injuries needing further exams. Mrs Doyle, a Navy veteran, had medical discharge last November due to a chest wound.
The new $1 million Turnpike service station at New Shilton near Harrisburg will open Monday to replace the old station. It will accommodate 100 people in its dining rooms and include nine plane grooves adjacent to the station for another 40 persons.
The piece extols window shopping as a cheap hobby citing strolls through city windows as a path to calm the spirit and broadened awareness. It notes people browse to imagine buying items they do not need and suggests the solo approach, with playful references to imaginary bankrolls and the allure of displayed gadgets.
A whimsical meditation on window shopping contrasts glossy temptations with the empty wallet. The piece muses that even a thrifty shopper can fantasize about yachts, paintings, and diamonds, finding mental peace in imagined purchases rather than real spending.
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