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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1959
Page
3
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Gov. Lawrence signed a bipartisan measure raising the five to six cent cigarette tax effective June 11 to fund a 1957 Korea War bonus. A companion law allows borrowing up to 150 million dollars to pay up to 500 dollar bonuses to about 290000 Pennsylvania veterans. The package also preserves a fifth cent tax and details eligibility based on service, with checks slated to begin after bond sales. A separate Pittsburgh coroner note identifies a body found in the Allegheny River as Joseph Wall, 74, of Darby.
SMETHPORT The lightly loaded trucker Lloyd Hubbard of Daniels Motor Freight Warren Ohio dozed in the cab as his trailer burned early Sunday. An unidentified motorist woke him, allowing him to escape as the fire consumed the trailer. Fire Chief Wallan L Pierotti Jr. directed Smethport volunteers and a second unit from McKean County Sheriff’s Office to fight the blaze near Kasson Route 6 six miles east of Smethport. Damage was estimated at $10,000. Hubbard stopped after a rear dual tire heated and burned inside the wheel area, finally driving the tractor clear of the danger zone before full loss.
Nine defendants pleaded guilty before Judge Herbert A. Mook in Crawford County Court. Two Titusville residents, Charles D. Peebles and James F. Curtis, faced four counts of liquor code violations. The other seven pled guilty to drunken driving or related charges, including Emil Weber, John M. Harvey, Lee Hershelman, Paul Patchell, Clarence Brown, Preston Franklin, and William H. Davis. District Attorney P. Richard Thomas expects two more pleas when court reconvenes.
Charles Butters of 117 Wright Street was named valedictorian and Miss Mary Kathryn Flowers, daughter of Mrs. Florence Flowers of 130 East Frederick Street, was selected salutatorian.
Hollywood highlights profiles Denis and Terry Sanders, a UCLA duo who wrote and directed crime drama Crime and Punishment USA on a $100,000 budget in Santa Monica in 12 days. The film drew critical praise and earned them a five year, one-film-per-year deal with MGM. They will next adapt Jack Kerouac’s The Subterraneans.
A 12 year old girl plunged ten stories from a Harlem apartment last night and survived with only facial scratches. Formnia Williams told police she had been scolding her daughter Herschelle, who was in another room when the window opened and she heard the fall.
Hollywood AP reports the newly formed Recording Academy named Domenico Modugno’s Volare the best song of 1958 and gave top awards to artists including Dave Seville for The Chipmunk Song, Billie Fitzgerald for female vocal and jazz honors, Count Basie for jazz group and dance band, and Tequila by The Champs in rhythm and blues.
Authorities along the Columbia River search for the remaining Martin family members from Portland after two children Susan and Virginia were recovered from the river. Ken Martin 54, his wife 48, and daughter Barbara 14 remain missing since December 7 on a trip for Christmas greens.
The House advanced Gov. Lawrence's 400 million dollar tax program with Rep Stephen McCann planning a conference to push remaining revenue measures. A 5 to 6 cent cigarette tax hike, effective June 1, finances a Korean War bonus and bonds up to 150 million dollars. Fire safety grants and drills for schools were proposed, while state aid to schools faces funding questions.
Hal Boyle notes how strangers repeatedly step on his feet causing bruises and smudges. He jokes about possible remedies from spiked shoes to pocketing feet, but concedes no practical fix, wondering why foot traffic so often hurts. The column blends humor with a light complaint about everyday clumsiness.
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