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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1963
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR notes mention an auction, possible sale and admin details. Names and precise terms are unclear, but indicate a live merchant sale attempt with unspecified bidders and a date near 1963. Further readable items reference mill work and board actions in Pa. and a few personal names.
Governor Scranton announces a broad 15 point industrial development plan to revive Pennsylvania’s economy. He insists the proposals are nonpartisan and vital to the state’s survival, covering tax reform education highways foreign trade and government activity. The plan seeks expanded depreciation allowances to spur new and enlarged manufacturing facilities.
A large section of a barn roof collapsed trapping seven to nine cattle in Corry. Firefighters from Columbus, aided by neighbors, cut through beams and lumber with power saws to free the animals. One cow injured, expected to survive. No damage estimate yet. The roof collapse was blamed on heavy snow and affected a second floor and basement housing cattle.
The House Armed Services Committee approved a four year extension of the Selective Service Act to July 1, 1967 after two days of hearings. The bill would also renew the four year extension of air force strength limits, maintain increased housing allowances for dependents, and extend the doctors draft and special pay authority for chaplains, generals, and veterinarians.
City Council extended the Superior Refuse Co. contract on a 90 day cancellation basis while pressuring about 800 holdouts to use the disposal service. The plan includes assigning the city engineer to the problem and consulting a Superior manager for guidance as the contract nears its end. The council also named David A. Johnson as city engineer and noted Kennedy’s appointment of George Brandon to a national advisory committee.
Two elderly North Clymer residents were admitted to Corry Memorial Hospital after a two car crash near the community. Harry Ten Haken, 62, suffered a severe forehead laceration and shock and Earl A Read, 78, had shock and a deep chin laceration. James Ten Haken, 54, of Clymer was treated for whiplash. Deputy Sheriff John Scorse said Read’s car veered left and struck the oncoming vehicle. Further investigation to follow.
London reports that Georges Bidault, former French premier and head of the CNR, warned he would topple de Gaulle after a televised interview. British officials, citing Bidault's past as an anti-Nazi resistance leader, faced questions on security and government ties to the interview. Bidault, wanted in France on treason charges, ducked a direct question about supporting terror tactics.
City Council agreed to seek state approval for an automatic traffic signal at Route 6 and Shady Avenue near the CJ plant to aid Corry Jamestown Corp employees leaving at 3:30 pm 5 pm and midnight. Until approval, city or Civil Defense police will direct traffic at the crossing to protect workers returning home.
Noted church missionary Anna Bello Gribth, long devoted to West Africa gospel work, died at 7 20 pm in her Corry home aged 87. She translated the Bible for Sierra Leone, helped found missions in Kono, West Africa, and served as Educational Secretary before a late life ministry in the United Brethren Church.
Corryite Nel Coughlin Republican chairman says Leo Dolan may head Workmen's Insurance Office in Erie while Gerald Salsbury is eyed for regional directorship of the Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority. Fred Lamberton seeks secretaryship of the State Tax Equalization Board. Donald Eaton gets a highway supervisor post at Fairview Township as Erie politics shift with Harrisburg appointments ahead.
In Harrisburg the Scranton administration orders deep pay and staff cuts as a cost saving, trimming $10,000 a year roles to $7,000 and demanding up to 50 percent staff reductions. The aim is to maximize value for money while vetting thousands of political appointments for confirmation.
City Council scheduled 15 tax appeals for next Monday, with 8 members of the Board of Tax Review and Appeals set to convene at 7 30 in the Municipal Building council chambers. About 20 appeals had been filed and a few have already been settled.
The Supreme Court ruling upholding rationing to enforce work rules will impact 3,100 freight train firemen and other rail workers in Philadelphia and surrounding areas.
Mary Ellen Hospodar, 16, of Mc Donald is missing and feared drowned after a car she rode in with Wayne Pagasky, 20, of Burgettstown plunged into Millers Run Creek in South Fayette Two. Pagasky escaped. Hospodar not found when the car was recovered. Also dies Wes ter C. Baker, 70, prominent editor of the Skan pateles Press in N J.
New York AP report says driver John Alberts suffered a coronary attack while driving a Department of Hospitals bus. The bus swerved into the East River, killing seven and drowning six others. Beatrice Sturdivant, 34, among the dead, with one woman missing. Survivors recount frantic escapes as authorities recovered bodies and documented autopsies.
Marcius Jordan Sr., 47, a former Cory resident, died at St. Vincent’s Hospital Erie after a sniper fired through his Girard home window. William Homyak, 31, of Girard, is jailed on murder charges after admitting he fired seven shots from a 30 calibre rifle. Neighbors described a long harassment feud culminating in threats and prior arson attempts against the Jordan home before the fatal shooting shortly before 11 p.m. Jordan leaves five sisters and two brothers among survivors. funeral plans are not yet complete.
Floods devastate Ohio West Virginia Indiana and Pennsylvania after heavy rains and melting snow. Evacuations top hundreds with thousands marooned. Ohio River near flood stage predicted. Newark Licking River and tributaries approach flood levels. shelters opened in Springfield.
City council, led by Clark, weighs overhauling the current parking ordinance to ease street work, leaf disposal, and sweeping. A switch to alternate side parking is studied, with Erie Jamestown and Bradford cited as references and a sample 6 p m to 6 am no parking sign under consideration. The city engineer and new appointees may influence the proposed 24 hour side alternation.
A mother is being held for questioning in the death of her newborn son. An autopsy revealed the baby boy drowned, likely in a bathtub at a family home. Authorities continue investigations into the case.
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