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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1959
Page
8
Warren County commissioners announce planned countywide distribution of surplus milk butter corn meal rice next Wednesday. The item list includes various staples and urges residents to collect at designated sites.
Ethel Barrymore, last of the famous acting dynasty, died in Hollywood at 79 after a long career on stage and screen. She lived in Beverly Hills for over a year and will be buried at Ivy Cemetery on Monday. Survived by her family, her death ends a storied era in American theatre and cinema.
The Senate Commerce Committee advanced Strauss in a divided party line vote. Several senators and aides described a tense session as the chamber debated broader confirmation and committee leadership amid partisan maneuvers.
Becky Templeton found a skull on the riverbank near Warren and notified police. Officers and the coroner examined the skull and concluded it belonged to a likely adult, with further identification to come aided by the FBI.
Washington authorities report Charles C. Manes, 52, of Canonsburg, died in a Route 18 collision when his car swerved off the road and struck a utility pole near Slovan. The incident occurred yesterday as rescue crews responded to the crash scene.
O'Neill boy Timothy 8, son of Mr and Mrs Charles J O'Neill of Titusville, injured when a car backed from a dead end street and struck him while he sat on the curb near his home. He suffered head arms back sides legs abrasions lacerations and shock. admitted to Thuile Hospital. Driver Elesta Balatine of Tiunville said she did not see the boy. three passengers were in the car. X rays to be taken today.
Mrs M Parker Hendricks of Meadville was dragged by her car in her driveway yesterday afternoon. She suffered a compound fracture of the left leg and a fractured elbow and is in City Hospital in satisfactory condition. Her husband is recovering from injuries in the same hospital after a fall at work in May.
The American music industry braces for a strong year as instrument and sheet music sales rise. The National Association of Music Merchants hosts its show next week amid a turnaround since 1947 with 1958 sales at 445 million dollars, and projections toward 500 million. The Music Teachers National Association lists over 500,000 teachers, while schools host about 23,000 orchestras and 45,000 bands. Piano makers report 2 per cent above 1958 with 200,000 pianos expected. organs up 10 per cent, and band and orchestra instruments up 2 to 4 per cent. An estimated 30 million Americans participate in making music, up from 18.7 million in 1847, with school groups growing steadily.
The piece notes that before World War II America saw a rise in sitters and listeners as records and screens cut into amateur music. It argues that communities formed orchestras from business and professional groups, with reasons including music as relief from modern life and cheaper, easier study aided by technical advances in instrument production.
Reported flareup centers on renewed claims the President secretly signed a pact with Peron to win election. Dissident army leaders oppose Frondi tt's use of troops against Peronist and Communist unions, while anti-Peronist groups seek to undermine economic austerity measures through strikes.
A fragmentary score note indicates Aero Rally and Spe played in a seven game series. Early innings show a lead change as Aeros rally, with a pivotal sixth inning. Details are unclear due to garbled OCR but suggest a dramatic scoring sequence and a win by Aeros.
A chaotic late inning duel ends with the Tigers scoring in the ninth to tie and then win in extra frames. Orioles offenses struggle as pitching falters in critical moments.
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