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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1961
Page
3
Fragmentary text references a robbery, a person named Egeland, a son, a tavern, and a tense incident. Details are unclear, with multiple garbled names and phrases. The readable bits suggest a crime or pursuit scenario with involved individuals and an eventual investigation.
Hollywood report outlines Roscoe Ates facing a drink charge after a scuffle with his wife Beatrice Ates. Fred Astaire owes $6,449 on 1958 taxes. Gita Hall and Barry Sullivan face ongoing divorce issues. Judie Meredith wins annulment with Daniel Westbrook. Michael O Shea seeks damages from Rod La Rocque after a car crash. Less sensational note: January births hit 358,000, a record high for the month.
A Titusville citizens group urges the American Legion to enforce strict regulations at the weekly Legion Hall record hops. Proposed rules include banning under 14 attendance, no passouts, outside supervision by an off duty uniformed officer, and prohibiting outside congregating to curb youth trouble during the dances. Local officials and agency representatives back the move to improve supervision while affirming youth recreation needs.
Cedar Rapids faced one of its worst floods as the Cedar River surged toward flood stage with 2,500 residents evacuated. Fire Chief Jess Hunter reported seepage but crews shored weak spots while 6 downtown bridges withstood the rising current. Mayor James Meaghan warned the crest may miss the feared 22.5 feet after downstream readings were revised downward, praising riverfront improvements for limiting damage.
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Fosney reports TAKG Fosney suai AP There is much him a Ray Behe. Mrs Buhe recently switched on the organ and listened to ham radio station KZMP attempting to reach another amateur operator in Las Vegas Nevada. Buhe said the organ has been picking up radio messages for five weeks and reception is excellent. He does not know where OMMP is located. He once heard a conversation involving an operator in Southern California's Mojave Desert.
Joseph A Peeler was found guilty by a Circuit Court jury of plotting the 1995 murder of Judge C E Chillingworth. After 5 hours 24 minutes of deliberation the verdict recommended mercy, mandating a life sentence and sparing Peel from the electric chair. He remains jailed awaiting sentencing and potential charges in the victim's wife death.
A devotional piece reflecting on 1 Corinthians 15 and the central Christian claim that if Christ is not risen, Christian preaching and faith collapse. It argues resurrection anchors Scripture, salvation, and hope, urging belief in Jesus as Redeemer and Lord. The piece cites scenes of doubt, doctrine, and the promise of eternal life in the risen Christ.
K E Kent 64 of Union City dies at home after illness. Survived by wife Frieda and children Alice Spurling Delray Beach, Beryuee Perkins Union City, Nancy at home, sons Adolph Harry Lang Toland Paul Raymond in service, mother Leta Kent Wattsburg, sisters Mary Estes Woodland and Mrs Samuel Buse Wattsburg, brothers Noble Carry Laddie Erie Ross and Richard Wattsburg, 13 grandchildren. Visitation at H L Musser Funeral Home Union City tonight 7 to 9 and tomorrow 2 to 5 7 to 9. Services Monday 2 p m at Mineral home with Rev Haratt Burnham. burial Wattsburg Cemetery.
The message urges Easter bells to sound and symbolically convey that life conquers death, inviting the church to join in affirming faith in the resurrection of the body and life everlasting.
Chicago AP reports the national road death toll for January and February 1961 fell 7 percent to 4,970 compared with 5,250 a year earlier. The National Safety Council attributes the dip to a January snowstorm in the East and notes 2,850 traffic fatalities occurred in January and February combined, with 468 deaths reported to be non traffic related.
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