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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1959
Page
3
A garbled OCR fragment mentions a road or river route near a highway and a hospital. Details are unclear about injuries or persons involved, with multiple garbled phrases and names. The readable text notes a vehicle incident and possible hospital transfer but specifics and context remain unreadable.
In Silver Creek, patrolmen discover a blood stained summer coat with three knife holes under a viaduct shared by NY Central and Nickel Plate trains. State Police lab to inspect for dry cleaning marks while Buffalo links are checked. Coat may have fallen from a freight train. victim possibly died elsewhere in the United States.
Robert Stanton, 64, was stabbed twice and robbed of about 30 dollars early Sunday near his Erie home. He was treated at Hamot Hospital for wounds to the upper left arm and left shoulder. Police said two unidentified assailants robbed him after accosting him on the way to a store.
Soviet embassy staff arrived by plane for departure as tension rose at the airfield. A tense moment occurred when Colonel Stryguine exited the car and a wedge of three Soviets rushed a reporter, with guards pushing back other journalists and seizing cameras.
A permanent pictorial honor roll honoring nearly 40 Corry and area servicemen who died in World War II and the Korean conflict nears completion at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post home under Thomas Cragg, post commander, who started the program. The first group of nine memorials, with photos and short service background, is on display in a glass-encased memorial already showing.
The article notes few stations editorialize, citing Harold Fellows of the National Association of Broadcasters. WMCA New York stands out for wide public affairs coverage and editorials led by Nathan Straus, with no ads canceled or advertiser refusals linked to editorial stance. It argues editorializing draws audiences and ad support.
In Little Rock Arkansas a federal court hears challenges to Act 4 of 1958 that closed four public high schools to block integration. NAACP argues the law is evasive and blocks court-ordered desegregation. another fund-transfer law is also contested. The case traces to 1956 suit and 1957 events with National Guard, federal intervention, and mass student displacement.
Arthur M. Lewis longtime head of Globe Automatic Sprinkler Co. of Philadelphia has died at age 77 on Saturday. He was a renowned jurist and civic figure in New York, widely known for his community leadership and service.
David S Coleman 18 died in a one car crash on Route 17 between Kennedy and Randolph in Cattaraugus County. Two other Jamestown teens, Charles Ewing 17 and Robert Turnquist 16, survived with injuries and were treated at Jamestown General Hospital. State Police from Randolph and Allegany investigated the accident.
Funeral services for L R Donaldson were conducted Saturday at 2 PM with Rev Paul P Bauer officiating. Interment followed in Spring Creek Cemetery as bearers and many relatives attended from Warren Meadville Pittsburgh Union City Ithaca and beyond. Veterans provided taps at the committal.
Glen R. Brown, longtime Erie County resident with eight years in Millcreek, announces Republican candidacy for county coroner in the May 19 primary. Former assistant to deputy coroner Lester Evans, Brown is a Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science graduate licensed funeral director. He and his family live at 4974 Sterrettinia road, Erie, and he is active in Ashby Methodist Church and local church groups.
Hassan Gob Bara, 61, United Arab Republic treasury minister, died yesterday in Cairo of a heart attack. He led financial policy and served in the UAR government during a period of economic measures. His death ends a long public service career in Egypt and the federation’s administration.
Compensation Board declines rehearing in a case where Mrs Martha Harman was granted 50 weeks of compensation at 23.75 weekly for the death of her husband Clarence who died on the job at General Electric Co on September 16 1958 at age 62 Judge Samuel Rossiter urged a re hearing and the board’s ruling places the matter back before the court Paramount Ride Dies at 58 in Burbank Troy Sanders a 20 year Paramount Pictures musical assistant died from horseback riding injuries in California
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