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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1963
Page
1
Ted Swanson captures progression of a fire at the residence of Franklin Jor along County Line Road. The damaged site and surrounding scene are documented in sequence, with emphasis on the blaze's spread and firefighting response. Further details are unavailable in the fragment.
Photo shows the wood chunks removed from a stove and the tall blaze's roof damage. Fire Chief Jerome Davis reports total damage of 35000 after the incident occurred last evening.
Joseph J. Allen of Corry received three years probation after pleading guilty to aggravated assault and battery. He stabbed Glen W. Bernard at a tavern on East Main Street on July 6 last year. He was jailed, then committed to Warren State Hospital until declared mentally sound, and released last February before awaiting court action. Probation bans drinking, carrying weapons, and associating with known criminals. costs payable.
Clark councilman and Carlton Smith city treasurer filed election expense accounts in Eye County courthouse. Clark totaled 46.98 with 19.24 for stamps and mailing 11.04 for advertising 0.10 for another ad and 10 filing fee. Smith listed expenses under 150 with no contributions.
Elmer Bolies Remmer, 65, once a fashionable Bay Area socialite, died after a long battle. He faced a 5 to 7 year term for income tax evasion, according to police records.
Franklin Joy of County Line road Corry faced a costly blaze after a wood stick left on a porch allegedly reactivated by wind ignited a rear porch wall and climbed to the roof. The Corry Fire Department with Sparta Spring Creek Columbus units fought the two hour fire, with loss estimated at 4000 building and 1000 contents. Property owned by Oscar Johnson.
Tonight at 7 30 YMCA youths plan a city-wide solicitation for S and H Plaid and Top Value stamps. Up to 290 youngsters will canvass about 15 homes each to gather 3 000 books worth about $3 for redemption toward a new bus for all YMCA groups.
Ten community leaders will picket for six hours tomorrow at the construction site of a new federal building in downtown Pittsburgh. Herbert Wilkerson, executive secretary of the Pittsburgh NAACP, says the protest targets alleged discrimination against Negroes in hiring, noting only two Black workers are employed so far.
The Corry Post Office will stop offering Postal Savings on Friday. Postmaster Harold Shannon doubts any accounts were opened in the past year. The move mirrors a USPS trend away from Postal Savings as public interest faded since its 1900s start. by 1961 the government reported a $699 million loss in Postal Savings.
London AP reports Prime Minister Harold Macmillan battles a cabinet crisis on day two of meetings as ministers show unity yet hint at resignations. Rumors swirl about four ministers, with two denying and two silent, while Labour’s Patrick Walker cites a possible resignation and pressure mounts as Powell’s stance on morals looms.
President Romulo Betancourt ordered the immediate arrest of about 40,000 Communists and pro Castro extremists after a thwarted assassination bid at the Ciudad Bolivar palace. He said two plotters were captured with dynamite and a timer, while a third escaped, as he urged Interior Minister Perez to purge the banned MIR and Communist parties ahead of November elections.
In Cambridge Maryland a Negro rally at a church was followed by three fires in separate buildings and a street clash. Police said two fires were deliberate. a kerosene mop was thrust into a bakery window with minor damage. Mrs Helen Waters, the only Black member of the Dorchester County School Board, faced threats after voting to deny a phased school integration appeal. White bystanders assaulted two white integrationists as about 120 Black demonstrators marched. police broke up the fight.
In Jackson Mississippi tension rose as federal and local authorities hunted for NAACP leader Medgar Evers killer. Evers widow urged continued action as federal troops were repositioned near Ole Miss to protect students James Meredith and Cleve McDowell. Meredith condemned governance inaction, while ministers led a mourning march arrested briefly.
Washington reports Dixie senators plan a major fight against President Kennedy s civil rights measures. In Alabama, Dave Mack McGlather enrolls at the University of Alabama system under state protection after Governor Wallace opposes a second doorway stand for segregation, as 18 Democratic senators including Richard Russell oppose Kennedy s proposed law barring private discrimination.
Captain Kenneth R. Goodwin of the First Coast Guard District declares a report of a British submarine sinking 700 miles east of New York to be a false alarm and notifies crews no action is required.
Editor notes Medgar W. Evers died from an assassin’s bullet, sparking debate on civil rights actions. Relman Morin assesses potential reactions in the South including possible white counteraction and heightened Negro organization activity.
The Shriners will bring 2000 members from Pennsylvania New York West Virginia and Ohio to Corry on August 10 for a full day event. A public parade will lead to Corry Area High School for the ceremonial with about 20 candidates. Local planning includes Reed Young Rossbacher Stowe Bertram Lanchuryt Zalzneck Harmmond Bracken Kaiser Wingers Rickers Ledger and Gillette.
About 2,200 workers and their wives at Allegheny Ludlum West Leechburg steel works met with union and company leaders at a high school to discuss industry problems. EF Andrews said cooperation with labor is needed to beat Japanese competition and satisfy industrial buyers. William J. Hart of United Steelworkers praised the conference as a first effort to explain vital issues.
A New Castle man, William J. Wingfield, 55, filed a $25,000 damage suit in U.S. District Court against Richardson-Merrell Inc. for Mer-2 cholesterol drug side effects. He says the medicine caused hair and nail loss and other harm after using it in 1961 for several months. The firm withdrew Mer-2 from the market last year amid other suits.
State Police report Pleasant Grove soldier Spec. Richard Ahearn 22 re enacted his killing of Bellefonte woman Beily Sharkey 30 for officers. Ahearn, in Rockview prison, faces preliminary hearing set for tomorrow. He was on a 30 day furlough when the crime occurred near State College. Judge Campbell appointed John Miller as counsel for the soldier.
Pittsburgh plans to ask the federal government for 8.9 million dollars toward a proposed 45 million dollar sports stadium. A city spokesman said the grant would be used to acquire an old acre of residential and commercial buildings on North Street, the stadium site, with construction ready to proceed.
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