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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1960
Page
4
A Buffalo Courier-Express reprint in the Cary Pa. paper discusses changing views on smoking. It notes ads showing contentment, then medical debates on life span and disease risk. It highlights insurance premium considerations for nonsmokers and the tax implications of cigarette costs.
Four people died when a truck smashed through a lowered barrier at a railway crossing near Fosso, Modena province, northern Italy, striking the diesel engine of a passing train.
Yesterday memories of Carry report an explosion in the Guthery three story apartment in downtown Charlotte. Six people are dead and a dozen injured. Harold Shannon named assistant postmaster effective April. Postmaster James Sullivan announced the appointment late Thursday. Golden Rule Club hosts Corry High School basketball team champions at Presbyterian Church dining hall on Monday April 1.
Forty years ago on March 15, 1920, the Gamewell fire alarm sounder again refused to operate this morning causing concern. Tomi FE Williams plans to depart later this week with brother in law A A Harrington for Berea Frand Florida to spend time there. Miss Lorna Wright returns from Wells College for a ten day spring vacation as streets discuss the ongoing civil war in Germany and the monarchial versus Ebert factions.
Bear Lake in a roundup of social visits and local events. Mrs Merritt Smith hosted the WSWS meeting with Rev Richard Miller of Corry delivering slides. Residents Harold Ayling return from Florida and Charles Peterson of Warren visited J C Manwaring and Newhouse family. A jewelry party at Leon Cable home and Buffalo business trip for Harvey Martin. Marilyn Johnson Lottsville Ronald Bauer Meadville and Erie youth director Franklin Miller attended EUB Church services.
Li compliments J.B. after a pep talk at the annual 25-year men’s gathering about improved morale and loyalty. LB notes young recruits lack the spark of the old timers, while the speaker is praised as the firm’s enduring monument, highlighting ego and leadership.
Hal Boyle surveys the art of flattering a boss through crafted yes man talk. He cites twelve stock remarks common in American industry, illustrating how managers are soothed yet misled by praise and selective flattery in the workplace.
The Oil City wood plant burned Friday evening will be rebuilt, officials of the Canadian firm visiting the site said they will remain in Oil City. President Frank Rybeck of Toronto estimated the loss at 250000 to 300000 dollars and noted the total would have surpassed half a million if four kilns had been destroyed.
Erie man George Darling, 60, pleaded not guilty to robbery and attempted criminal assault before Alderman James Hogan. He was committed to county prison without bond, with a hearing set for Tuesday at 11 am. He faces charges for beating Mrs. Bessie Barber, 62, and stealing a purse containing cash. Barber sustained skull and collarbone fractures, a ruptured eardrum, and multiple injuries but is in satisfactory condition at St. Vincent Hospital. Detective Sgt. Joseph Peganoff reported both suspects reiterated their stories during questioning.
Corry board member Mohr urged forming a curriculum committee to define non state mandated schooling standards. Dr Archie Tate backed the idea while Rodemeyer proposed cross district representation. The board favored action, while opposing time off for excursions, noting potential losses. They approved February bills of 44251 and March bills totaling 06070.
Washington reports a continuing civil rights struggle in Congress. The House moves quickly to pass its own bill despite a Senate filibuster led by Southern senators. Senate leaders consider acting after the House, while debates on more than 100 amendments stall progress and threaten to derail a final measure. The clash over school integration and labor injunctions highlights partisan tensions.
Erie David McWilliam, 44, pleaded not guilty to voluntary manslaughter for his wife Anne Pearl Jones McWilliams. He was committed without bail to county prison awaiting the May criminal term. The DA dropped murder for voluntary manslaughter citing no premeditation. McWilliams claims his wife attacked him with a knife during a March 1 fight at their home. autopsy lists brain injury as the cause of death.
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