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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1959
Page
1
The readable fragments reference names, times, places, and an arrest within a local context. Mentions include offices, dates in May and June, a Penn state area, and mentions of Corry, nursing, and a hospital. Overall content is incomplete and scattered.
Vancouver AP report notes the body of Susan Martin 11 found in a Columbia River slough near Camas Washington, likely linked to the December disappearance of Ken Martin 34, his wife 48, and daughters Barbara 14 Virginia 13. Coroner confirms identity. police pursue lead that car plunged into river.
Corry City Council meets tonight for a regular session with a report on a new fire truck likely to dominate. Safety director Weber is expected to present findings after delaying a bid by Seagrave. two trucks have toured other cities, and demonstrations were discussed with city solicitor Brown.
Secretary of State Christian A. Herter earned praise from Senate Foreign Relations Committee members for discussions in Paris with Britain France and West Germany ministers. He will brief the panel in a closed session Tuesday. The meetings aimed to consolidate Western viewpoints and plan strategy for the Big Four conference in Geneva May 11.
Members of the Cory Area Ministerial Association met for their monthly meeting with Rev. Elmer Quiser presiding. Discussions covered forthcoming Baccalaureate services, daily vacation Bible school plans, a publicity committee of Lt Richard Dean and Rev Hay Harris, Bible class expansion, and a tentative Friday June 5 date for a event with Rev Pull Bayer leading devotions, Rev William Sturde as guest speaker, and refreshments by Rev Kott Smith.
Citizens Bank introduces the Post-Tronic electronic accounting machine from National Cash Register Company to speed and improve accuracy of bookkeeping. C. H. Bracken notes it is the first such device in Cort and will later move to the bookkeeping department while customers watch its operation in the lobby.
Paul F. James 55 superintendent of Homewood Cemetery suffocated in a fire that engulfed a council house he was sleeping in. Fire officials said he apparently toppled a lit cigarette with his bite.
AP reports a panic over Panama involving a wealthy aristocrat and figures linked to Fidel Castro has cooled as Cuban invaders surrender. The OAS peace team said the threat to President Ernesto de la Guardia’s government is over. The regime jailed Dame Margot Fonteyn after arrests and exile. dissident students sought Cuban help, and a cache of arms was found near a Gulf of Panama location.
Nelson R D of Spartanshore was arrested Saturday on a warrant for issuing worthless checks. Constable Ralph Martin jailed him in Titusville pending arraignment after he allegedly passed three bad checks in Titusville and a further check in Spartanshore. He had been arrested last Thursday for a similar offense in Corry. restitution was made and he was released.
In Rangoon Burma a Soviet military attache Col Mikhail Stryguine apparently sought asylum after a botched escape by leaping from a hospital window. Soviet guards blocked reporters as he was flown out on a Chinese transport to Kunming and Peiping. He had been hospitalized for sleeping-pill overdose and, after attempting to seek asylum, was forcibly returned to the embassy amid tense scenes and lingering questions.
Two young boys, Darrell Taylor and David Jukes, were missing after a spring picnic in the woods near Corry Area Mish School. Stanford Hose Company sent search crews. about an hour later Bruce Hasbrouck, Warren Titus, Edward Halfast and William Johnson found the youths in the woods and returned them to their anxious parents on East Pleasant Street and Bear Lake.
Harrisburg AP reports Lawrence plans to send a record motor fund budget to the Legislature seeking a five cent per gallon gasoline tax hike a driver license fee rise from 29 to 34 and a $5 increase in annual passenger car registrations The plan would add about 481 million in existing levies and 290 million in federal funds boosting highway outlays to about 890 million for 1994-95 The administration may also seek 119 million in new taxes and higher license fees with details tied to recommendations from highways secretary Park Martin.
Two sisters, Helen Krosner, 26, and Rose Quiggle, 21, were freed on $1,900 bond each after waiving preliminary hearings in Bradford awaiting court action on charges tied to a bomb scare on a chartered airliner. An anonymous call warned of a bomb after takeoff from Bradford. no device was found. The sisters own property near the Kinzua Dam project, which faces local opposition.
Rotary era note: The Red Cross Bloodmobile will visit tomorrow at the Corry VFW on West Washington Street from 1 to 5 PM. Jan Howard, Red Cross chair, said only about 2 percent of pledge card donors have given, with 112 pints needed. Walk-ins are urged to meet the quota and support community health.
Eight year old Jemison from Pittsburgh's Hill District slipped and fell into the Bedford Reservoir while near the Kank River. Patrolmen recovered the body.
Residents in Corry Avenue districts face a murky millage picture due to varied assessments across the Millage Gap Jointure. Superintendent William Rademeyer notes wide disparities between market and assessed values, with Corryville’s 12 million levy on 73,200 assessed value highlighting fairness concerns. Tax schemes differ across districts, including per capita and head taxes, while state wage increases compound pressures on small districts.
A 82 year old resident Swarm was ordered held for the next term of court on a charge of Indecent liberties. The arraignment before Alderman Cobbett resulted in a guilty plea with a hearing set for 1 am on a future date, following a complaint from Weynar parents.
Cleve and Thompson, 35, a Pittsburgh slayer, died in the electric chair at Rockview State Prison in Bellefonte, Pa., at 10 p.m. last night. Gov. Lawrence had denied clemency after a last appeal failed. Thompson was convicted for the September 13, 1949 slaying of Wallace Russell, a bartender.
Joseph Andlinger, 50, of New Florence, was fatally injured Saturday at Bethlehem Steel Corp in Johnstown when a stake snapped by a piece of steel struck him in the head at the plant.
Delegates at the 47th annual U S Chamber gathering in Washington DC voiced cautious optimism for the 1960s prosperity. Speakers urged consideration of labor curbing legislation while showcasing chamber activities and local examples from Corry and state chapters.
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