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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1961
Page
3
Incomplete text references a campaign, a representative, and allegations or misstatements. Names and specifics are unclear due to damaged OCR. The fragment hints at coverage of internals, perhaps a preliminary committee or misstatements for a campaign effort.
Mrs James Lictus chairing the festival committee announced the Clymer Tulip Festival parade set for May 9 and 20 with the theme States in Review. Floats compete for 60, 5 and 20 dollar prizes plus 6 dollars per remaining float. judging bases on theme 40 percent, beauty 20 percent, Dutch idea 20 percent, originality 20 percent.
The article urges support for House Bill 132, praising its passage in the House and predicting improved library service for Pennsylvanians. It argues public libraries aid education, reduce idle time, and create jobs, while criticizing minority groups' criticisms as misinformation. It notes House Bill 62 awaits Senate Education Committee action.
The National Opera Company will present Rossini's La Cenerentola at Meadville Area High School on April 19. The performance will be sung in English, translated by Martha W. England and James Durbin Jr. Admission is free with tickets limited to about 400 to 500. ticket details pending.
Mrs. Darrel Hester 20, of Penn Hills, was shot in the stomach last night by a pistol her husband Louis Hester 21 said he was cleaning. She underwent surgery in a Pittsburgh Hospital with critical condition reported. The accident occurred while he cleaned the 38 caliber pistol on a couch at the family home.
About 260 people attended the Adult Education Class style show at Clymer Central School featuring 110 models from Corry and Columbus. Models wore dresses suits and coats made during the year including four men and many children. Highlights included a vocal solo by Diane Humphrey of Easter Parade and eight young ladies modeling Easter Bonnets. William Moses directed the show with Mrs. Howard Mathews teaching the sewing class. Refreshments followed.
Police reported the man claimed he did not know the weapon was loaded and that Mrs Hester described the shooting as accidental. Hester is to be given a lie detector test according to authorities.
Joan Murle Junefleisch of Corry marries David H. Woodson in St. Ann's Church West Palm Beach Florida on February 25. Bride, a nurse from St Mary's Rochester and Corry High School alumna, is employed at St Mary's West Palm Beach. Groom, a Virginia Tech civil engineer, will reside with wife in Riviera Beach Florida.
Calendar notices list meetings and gatherings on March dates including BPW meeting at Grange Hall honoring Barbara Wickwire at 6 p.m. and Episcopal Men’s Supper Club at church. Also YMCA events, Red Cross board, Ladies club, lodge group, EUB Friendship Aid, and Community Good Friday service at First Presbyterian Church with times ranging 12 to 4 p.m.
The report notes that human astronauts would not be sent aloft until their safe return is assured. It mentions a lack of weight details, contrasts with earlier notes, and cites ongoing testing ahead of a Warsaw Pact meeting in Moscow. A dog named Brunette was previously launched and recovered, described as for further studies.
Portland AP report details the double shooting on a Gresham area railroad bridge late Friday night. Jeah Murrell 17 and Joseph Gerald Baronet 38 were found dead in and beside a car on a wooden trestle. Deputies described the case as murder suicide but gave few details. The girl was a senior student and music editor at her school. Baronet had become involved with her through a music store venture and his marriage had ended. The report also notes Soviet space program context with Khrushchev comments on an imminent manned flight.
SEATO gathers as UK and US push for a peaceful Laos solution while pledging to defend the country by force if needed. Lord Home and Philippine Secretary Serrano push UN neutrality and SEATO unity as Moscow signals cautious concern and a Warsaw Pact conference looms. Fighting reports remain sparse with government forces accusing North Vietnamese troops of aiding the Pathet Lao.
Joyce Elaine Kensinger, 15, enjoys sun and fresh air in a foster home atop Hecker Pass after seven years locked in a bare bedroom by her jailed parents in Santa Cruz. Her guardians face trial for contributing to the delinquency of a minor, while her four siblings are in other foster homes. She prefers the hillside shelter, loves the green valley and yearns to stay near her brothers and sisters.
A daughter was born early this morning to Mr and Mrs Lyle Armburger of R D J Corry at Corry Memorial Hospital. The newborn adds joy to the Armburger family and marks a new arrival in Corry.
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