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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1961
Page
3
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A U S District Court jury awarded 112000 to the estate of Eugene Hoffman a 26 year old Pittsburgh area resident among 118 passengers and 10 crewmen who died in the 1956 Grand Canyon collision involving United Airlines and Trans World Airlines. Hoffmans engineers for North American Aircraft Co. in Los Angeles were en route to Pittsburgh on business when the crash occurred. The payoff is among the highest in local death cases.
Last rites for Clyde Baccus were held at St. George Funeral Home at 2 p.m. with Rev. H. Ray Harris officiating. Burial followed in Bear Lake Cemetery. Mrs. James Nelson sang two hymns. Bearers were Alan May Arthur Baccus Gordon Bailey William McCray Leo McCray and Russell Mitchell. Attendees from Clymer Jamestown Findley Lake Titusville Spartansburg and Corry area attended.
The first family gathered at the White House today marking the first time in three weeks with Mrs. Kennedy rejoining after a Greek vacation. The President had traveled to Europe for talks with Khrushchev de Gaulle and Macmillan, leaving the First Lady in London before continuing home. In Long Beach California concert master Nicholas Furjanick, 57, died yesterday.
In May tests of 754 cows across Tri County dairy herds show top performers in butterfat and milk yield. Milton Bloomfield and Son of Spartansburg and Corry’s Joe Wetmore lead with high milk and fat figures, followed by William Scouten, Roger Folvet, and Skiff Farm in Corry. Leonard Swanson supervised the testing and submitted the report.
Four month old Polly Ann Welshans perished as flames consumed her parents home and a nearby store in Booneville a rural town south of Lock Haven. The baby played in her draypen when the fire started trapping her inside the kitchen. Parents escaped to seek help but could not reach the kitchen before it was engulfed. Both were treated for shock and burns then discharged. The blaze also destroyed adjacent houses owned by Homer Karstetter and Clifford Hellman. The cause was determined.
Edinboro woman Cora Brown, 49, and milk truck driver Howard E. Proctor, 38, collided midway between Edinboro and Waterford yesterday morning. Brown was treated at Erie Osteopathic Hospital for observation as over 200 gallons of milk covered the highway.
San Marino High School graduates will receive their diplomas by mail after a vandalism incident that saw seniors penitent. Principal John Landrum said 90 students were involved in the hooded action, targeting Arcadia Vice Principal Norman Frost. Each student must write an apology, perform 40 hours of labor, and compose a 500 word essay on the experience.
AP reporting that Canada’s balanced postwar finances slipped into deficit in the last fiscal year. Finance Minister Donald Fleming announced a deficit of 245.5 million dollars, far above December predictions and far short of March 1960’s anticipated 12 million surplus. The downturn stemmed from a weaker gross national product, stagnant tax revenue, and higher government spending amid a recession.
Washington The Finance Committee approves President Kennedy’s plan to expand social security benefits for 44 million Americans and allow early retirement at 62. The package, worth about 780 million, finances higher benefits with a 0.8 percent payroll tax increase for workers and employers. Checks begin in September with phased payments through October. survivors’ benefits rise 10 percent and eligibility rules loosened. In a separate crash, Kathryn H. George, 45, of Coatesville, Pa., died when her car hit a utility pole near Thorndale.
Interstate Commerce Commission crackdown on truck traffic leads to five arrests for drug and firearms. Three drivers questioned at Silver Creek State Police substation. Two Hanover truckers, Christ 26 Lagansport Ind and Jerome Meyers 36 Chicago, held for grand jury on firearm and drug charges. Jailed in Mayville with $500 bail. Investigation to continue.
Oil City police report three juveniles entered a local business The Superior Dry Cleaning Plant crawled in via a pipe and side window stealing 3650 dollars The break ins occurred on June 7 and June 10 according to Police Chief B G Potts No charges filed yet as of now
Hollywood highlights wrap tabloidy gossip around stars and shoots. Jon Lopan wants Diane Beatty to play Moss Hart in act one while DYE worries the boy looks ten. Trish to play a Bronx Jew. Beatty Shirley MacLaine’s brother makes a Deanlike impression. Ella Knew directs.
A 14 year old reported his bicycle was stolen from near his home yesterday. State Police and local troopers investigated, detaining a suspect after tracing the bike to a nearby location, with the case under police review.
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