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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1956
Page
6
Nelson Walker, chair of the drafting committee, said the new fire code should be ready for adoption by the city council on September 1. He noted a garage provision is final, but enforcement method remains the main unsettled issue to be resolved after further talks.
Eden under pressure after King Hussein ousters and Clubb’s replacement as commander of Jordan's Arab Legion. Eden urges calm as Britain recalls 15 senior officers aiding Clubb in building the army, leaving about 60 junior officers amid a $22 million annual support.
British actor Edmund Purdom must pay his wife Tita 750 dollars plus monthly alimony and 150 dollars a month for each of their two daughters under a court approved divorce settlement. Mrs Purdom testified that his earlier “desperate love” gave way to “lies, lies, lies.”
Radio log lists daily shows and hosts including Rev. Dick Krueger and Merill Denver with morning devotionals on weekdays, Guy's Morning Show at 8:15, Mr. Dee Jay at 10:00, polka and local news segments, church services at Alliance Church, and evening programs such as World and Local News. Also notes sports final and Union City digest segments.
The Corry area ministers meeting at First Methodist Church announced an Easter cantata From Olivet to Calvary directed by H Lynn Rice to be presented March 27 at 7 45 p m. A Community Children's Good Friday Service at 10 a m at First Baptist was announced along with a noon to 3 p m service at First Presbyterian featuring seven ministers meditating on the sayings from the Cross. A committee to plan a church softball league was formed with Lt. Crouch as chairman and aides Paul Bauer A Burgess George A Myers and William Selta ar.
Pennsylvania railroads will raise freight rates by 6 percent starting tomorrow after state Public Utilities Commission action. The ICC last Friday approved the 6 percent increase pending review, with refunds for any unjustified hikes. The PUC limited increases on coal and coke to 15 cents per net ton, while coal operators and mining firms mostly withdrew objections to the 7 percent proposal.
A crazed gunman seized a patrol car with a priest and two police officers as hostages in a three hour chase through two states. Joseph Madarn was captured unhurt after a hostage-tensioned escape attempt ended with his surrender following pleas from Father John Lynch and a priest. Authorities say he is a former mental institution patient arrested for armed robbery and had threatened to shoot unless a doctor was summoned.
Madara repeatedly sped away from a roadblock on a bridge between Bristol Pennsylvania and Burlington New Jersey. After his wife appealed over police radio, he drove to Philadelphia where officer Edward Witherspoon disarmed him and seized his pistol.
Salvation Army advisory board met at the Citadel with Chairman R Lawrence Davison presiding. New member Lt. Walter Crouch reported six months of activity and fund balance of $775 of a $2,000 goal. Next meeting set for April 24 with officer elections. July meeting proposed at Findley Lake cottage.
In Pasadena California a juvenile conference chaired by Superior Judge Roger Piatt urged parents to curb misbehavior pozn. Mrs. Russell Grant outlined six parental types including see-sawers nervous Nellies and tab-keepers, urging disciplined, balanced parenting to curb youth delinquency.
The passage quotes a phrase about a heavy chaperon pressuring Johnny and friends and notes a big investigation. Vidge Pfaff attacks coddling of delinquents, arguing repeated violations show parental indifference justifying criminal complaints.
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