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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1968
Page
2
Corry Area High School saw 70 students skip classes in a mass truancy event. The editorial argues strong public backing for discipline and punishment, noting adults must enforce rules for effective schooling and social order.
Harrisburg reveals a secretive consumer protection publicity contract with William Keisling. He would be paid 3500 to 75000 annually plus 50 per hour for speeches and planning, with 40 per hour for counseling and 35 for film direction. The deal, signed by top state officials, extends until termination with 30 days notice and includes 17.66 percent commission on ad insertions and separate fees for films. Nationwide attention centers on why the agreement was kept confidential and whether it ties to Shafer administration plans.
Senator Brooke and other figures debate a White House commission on race relations amid fears its findings could raise race tensions. The piece notes divisions over funding, defense needs, and domestic spending as pressures from Vietnam shape responses.
It Happened In Corry reports a March 11 1948 upset as the Corry Rockets overwhelmed the Counry Vets 61 to 48 at the Junior High, lifting them in the eastern division County League standings. Anthony Cooper took over as manager of the Endicott Johnson shoe store, succeeding Leroy Booser who moved to Meadville. No paper today.
Jim Bishop recounts the long, comic tragedy of Grandma Flynn and her neighbors the Goldbergs and McDermotts. Katie, Norman Goldberg, and the parish life intertwine amid poverty, love, and a wartime vow. The piece follows years of small-town humor through Norman's WWII service to Katie’s steadfast faith and loss. Byars and Beavers-pee appear as incidental details in the aging tenement world that finally gives way to development.
New York based Hal Boyle shares quirky mailbag curiosities including gold in trees, education gaps, spider mothers, Swiss courtship notes, quotable notables, sleep habits, a Tonga flute, and farm labor shifts. The piece blends trivia and light observation across diverse topics with a humorous tone.
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