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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1964
Page
4
A Pennsylvania editorial argues cities should reconsider water fluoridation as science backs its benefits. Citing 10 year studies in Easton and Phillipsburg, it notes lower decay in fluoridated Easton children versus Phillipsburg, urging councils to restudy fluoridation despite emotional opposition and religious objections.
Twenty years ago on June 15 Allied commanders announced major counter attacks in France as German high command sent four armored divisions into fierce fighting nearing a climactic phase. In Washington the Army disclosed B29s struck Japan with no detail on target. Pearl Harbor also reported Japanese ships damaged and planes destroyed in three days of action. A local draft district announced a list of men reporting for induction exams and urged readiness for service in either Army or Navy. A rally featured Flag Day exercises and a call for leaders to fight for a just peace, while talks swirled about retaining the Corry substation and a factory accident injured Fred Jave. The era’s words and print endure.
Drew Pearson reports on a band of U S Army deserters in Bautzen East Germany training as spies and saboteurs for the Reds. The mix includes murderers thieves and con artists drawn across the Iron Curtain with few intent on ideology. Only one defector has returned home, while others remain hidden among East German society awaiting possible covert missions.
The column recaps multiple Cold War notes including Joseph Dutkanicz of Tujunga who vanished with his family behind the Iron Curtain and may have been a Soviet agent since 1958, plus Vladimir Sibuda’s defection and a possible Soviet Army link. It also mentions a New York GI under alias deemed a communist, a World’s Fair sighting with President Johnson, Jack Ruby’s brother sending a library gift, Jacqueline Kennedy paying full admission for the kids, and tax-funded surplus storage costs.
Corry School Board considers installing a public address system at Concord School similar to Wright School for about 1600 dollars, a third of the architect’s suggested price. Reports say fire alarm salesmen are working the Lincolnville and Centerville areas, with the system sometimes shown using alarming films. A local district attorney describes a go cart incident on railroad tracks as trespassing. Ted Swanson Jr. buys old block on East Main and Maple to remodel, upgrading the neighborhood. Grice Jewelers store on North Center street also upgrades. The piece notes first high school commencement in 1873, and mentions a prowler on the east side, a Mercy convent tour, and Dean School closing as the city grows. Also mentions local graduates Mary Camille Waterhouse and Jeffrey Baldwin, plus a Korea trip for a religious retreat and a senator’s farm policy effort.
Daughters of Arch Bull and Virginia Ross graduate from Thiel College Greenville with arts degrees. Douglas Barnes, USCG storekeeper first class, serves at Eleventh Coast Guard District Long Beach California. City notes warn of poor visibility due to tall grass at intersections and reports on local meetings and safety, dog licensing enforcement, upcoming folk concert, milk permit rule, and a possible factory expansion with up to 25 new jobs. A police theft case with $700 missing remains unsolved.
Pittsburgh AP report says 40 year old Donald Rauch confessed to strangling his wife Thelma in the Pleasant Hills home. Police say the admission followed a call from Rauch’s father reporting the killing and officers prepared to charge Rauch with murder.
Salida Colorado witnessed Tumi South Worth of State College Pennsylvania win the one man canoe event in the 26 mile Arkansas River race from Salida to Cotopaxi. About twenty thousand spectators. Competitors from two dozen countries competed in the event.
Jim Bishop muses on aging, technology, and social change in a sharp critique of modern life. He laments steeper stairs, smaller print, noisy trains, and fading flavor, while blaming evolving manners, youth, and parenting for a world he deems worse.
An introductory notice invites readers to subscribe to The Journal, highlighting easy access to daily news and ongoing coverage. The brief message emphasizes enjoyment of reliable reporting and encourages immediate subscription for full access.
The Corry Evening Journal lists staff positions and offices with publisher George R. Sample and city editor Allan Wasbeuuek. It notes Associated Press exclusive local news rights, post office entry, and subscription rates by mail and carrier, plus display advertisement deadlines.
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