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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1963
Page
1
Partial OCR text indicates a local auction notice offering room and living space details. Mentions address elements, unit numbers, a kitchen and bath, and a merchant posting with possible bids. Includes days T W Th and box contact.
Harrisburg AP report quotes Gov. Scranton charging the Lawrence era budget plan left the motor fund in jeopardy due to excessive highway spending last year. He cites a June 30 balance of 20.9 million and a deficit 26 million below the prior year. David Baldwin counters that the fund is not jeopardized, explaining shifts to a cash accounting method and large spring revenue that is spent in the next year.
Rodney James Senske, 42, of Frewsburg pled guilty to cruelty to animals and failure to provide proper food and water after police found 19 cows, four calves and a horse dead or starved in his barn. The court fined him 100 dollars, suspended, and sentenced him to 30 days in Chautauqua County Jail. Animal control and the Humane Society assisted as officers hauled water and prepared to return the surviving cattle to their owners in Silver Creek and Stillwater.
Mead Park Association proposes using donated evergreen trees from meter receptacles for spring plantings. The group will transplant the trees in Mead Park and return the plastic containers for reuse. Donations and arrangements to donate are handled by secretary Hazel Merket at the Municipal Building.
W Reade Langhurst was elected exalted ruler of the Corry Elks Lodge for the coming year. Other officers named include Guy R. Davis as esteemed leading knight Richard A. Williams as loyal knight Thomas Cragg as lecturing knight M Patterson secretary Harry W. Powers treasurer Wallace M. Young trustee and Michael Lynch tiler. Delegates to grand lodge and state convention named. Leo Hoylen awarded life membership for 20 years service. Mr Lite honorary life member for 34 years. Installation set for April 4 conducted by Meadville Lodge officers.
In Jersey City New Jersey AP reports Reverend James A Carey of St Michael's High School announced a ban on steady dating effective March 1 warning that about 30 students would be expelled if they did not end relationships by Monday After a school assembly many students chose to comply and abandon their steadies with Carey enforcing the policy to curb dating among seniors and juniors
Two Hagerstown men face charges after a Pennsylvanian man died in a street fracas outside a tavern in Maryland. Lloyd Kelter Reasner, 30, of Fayetteville, Pa., died at the scene. George Washington McClure, 21, also of Fayetteville, was assaulted. William Dixon, 21, is charged with striking Reasner with a beer bottle and held without bail. Robert Bowman, 20, is held on $1,000 bail for assault. The incident occurred after they left the tavern with two 11 year-old girls.
Ford H. Bargent, 19, of 135 York Street, on five year probation, was arrested after a high speed police chase reaching 80 mph through Corry streets. Police say he stacked up at least three violations and faces charges including probation violation for allegedly transporting stolen goods from Corry Bh Co. on East Main Street to West Main Street extension.
Erie County deputies arrested Ford Sargent at Corry jail on a bench warrant for violating probation. Police reported Sargent drove despite a five year ban on owning or operating a car and fled officers during a pursuit through icy streets before being caught at his home at 3:30 a.m. Authorities in Erie review probation provisions to decide on charges. Sargent remains jailed awaiting possible hearings.
Francis Pitkin, ex director of the State Planning Board, urged Corry to accelerate livability improvements and Master Plan implementation to access state and federal funds. He warned Pennsylvania’s aging base lags in development, noting gaps between plan completion and action, as discussed at the Chamber of Commerce meeting.
President Kennedy urged patience as he intervened during a rift between senators and defense officials over the TFX warplane contract. He defended Sec. McNamara’s 24 million award to General Dynamics and predicted a fair, objective outcome from the McClellan committee. The dispute followed leaks alleging coercive tactics in Air Force investigations and concerns over a 6.5 billion program for 1,700 aircraft.
Avon Grove area incident involved two school buses with 90 aboard. Brakes failed on one bus sending it down a grade, colliding with a second bus near White Clay Creek. One child hospitalized with other injuries including cuts and scratches.
London Kentucky a longtime public figure and co author of a 1930s election law bill died Wednesday in the city. Brookery helped shape Kentucky election legislation and was a noted state reform advocate. The obituary notes his influence on voting rights and legal reform in Kentucky.
Denpasar Bali AP reports Agung volcano stopped after five days of eruption. Gov Anak Agung Sutedja says at least 1,100 Bali Islanders perished and another 200,000 may have lost livelihoods. About 75,000 homeless and 100,000 villagers fled the stricken area as ash and lava blanketed farms and towns.
Fredericks C. Wood, a 30 year prisoner, was executed in Sing Sing Prison’s electric chair. According to AP reports he faced death with a wry smile and a defiant quip about “riding the lightning.” His demeanor contrasted with frantic legal challenges by lawyers and civil liberties advocates.
A state recount by three judges found Karl Rolyasy ahead of incumbent Elmer Andersen by 81 votes after more than a million ballots were tallied. They ordered election certificates to be issued by April 1, barring appeals, with potential impact on the governor's office and legislative schedule.
A three month old girl was found in a dry laundry tub in the basement of a Brentwood apartment building. She was healthy aside from a slight cold, and doctors at St. Joseph's Hospital said she was doing well. Mr and Mrs Dares W Krider discovered the infant after hearing noises from the basement and alerted police, who took her to the hospital and began a search for the parents.
AP reports the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals asked state lawmakers to introduce a law protecting cats and dogs. The request follows a State Supreme Court ruling absolving a Montgomery County man who killed a neighbor's cat. Currently the crime covers other domestic animals but not cats and dogs.
WORYO AP reports Crown Princess Michiko, wife of the heir to Japan's throne, underwent an abortion to protect her delicate health. The Imperial Household Agency said the operation was successful and Michiko, 28, and her husband, Crown Prince Akihito, are managing the outcome. The princess expected a second child in September or October. the first, Prince Hiro, is three. No medical rationale was officially given, but a spokesman cited health concerns connected with ongoing official and social duties. Abortion under Japan's 1949 Eugenics Law requires physician certification that birth would harm the mother's health, deform the child, or impose an intolerable economic burden.
SAIGON South Viet Nam API The 66th American fatality in the South Viet Nam war since late 196] was reported today. He was an Army enlisted man who had been killed yesterday in the crash of an Army transport helicopter in the mountainous Daklat area 160 miles northeast of Saigon. The American pilot and copilot suffered broken arms, and two of five Vietnamese army passengers were injured seriously. The helicopter was a Supply sitting. The same of the Americans were Tobanno.
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