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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1968
Page
2
In Our Opinion a standard emergency number is needed and AT T announces the universal 911 will be deployed in major cities this year with nationwide rollout over years. Dialing 91 will connect to an emergency center staffed by police fire health and hospitals for immediate aid, FCC support cited.
The New Rockford transcript argues that despite 50 states and Congress passing many laws daily, there is still no improvement in the 10 Commandments and adds Amen.
In Corry Pennsylvania readers ask why private driveways get patched with surplus asphalt from city paving. Officials explain per ton contracts cover material and labor, leftover loads are dumped privately, taxpayers avoid cost, and surplus asphalt is rarely suitable for patches. Police are advised over vigilante solutions to traffic light violations.
Corry Pennsylvania May 11 1948 the Board of Education split 4 2 to authorize 1500 for a paying program on school owned property to improve Corry High athletic program a new head football coach will replace Robert Lytle a fulltime junior high teacher also announced is the second annual benefit coffee float by the Corry Be Male Chorus with an open house at Corry Junior High attracting about 1200 people and the Nast Store plans a spring millinery department opening with the ladies shop enlarged and the alteration department doubled
Area residents at the Route and meeting in Warren express belief the Kinzua Dam could boost highway priority due to rising traffic, while local diners face higher meal prices. Notes on high school football turf wear, Pat Rote named to the University of Pittsburgh president's list, and a retired pastor's remarks on city street hazards. Also reports Airman Gordon Hayward stationed at Tan Son Nhut in South Vietnam after serving at Kadena and Okinawa.
Local briefs report a man named Merle Allen surviving a fall into Erie Bay with no lasting injuries while friend Harold Cochran cares for him. Retirement plans for Dorthea McJunkin include knitting and gardening at 70 West Columbus, plus winters in Florida. Mansfield State College student George Wolfs, son of the Wolfs family, joins the Renaissance Singers. Patrolman Richard Steadman heads to a two-month training course at Hershey’s state police academy. An incident near Corry YMCA ends with a youth’s facial laceration. no charges filed. Airman Thomas J Williams completes basic training and serves as jet engine mechanic at Luke AFB. Molded Fiber Glass Boat Company expands to 224,000 sq ft. Gunner Donald C Harrison of the USCG completes duty at Atlantic Weather Station Charlie. Bill Donaldson begins employment at Citizens office of Marine Bank. School bus drivers report rising violations of passing halted buses. law prohibits passing. County officials discuss liquid fuels tax funds and capital-project improvements. Old-timers recall 50 years since the 112th Infantry sailed to Europe. GOP discontent grows over local chairman race. George Clarke’s state committeeman win fuels chatter. School directors face costs for long-range planning. senior class projects influence state 10-year plans.
Fragmented OCR text from Corry Evening Journal describes rights to local news and AP service usage. Mentions exclusive republication, subscription details, and per copy pricing, but content is garbled and partial.
Paul Harvey reports on Morningside, a Sioux City district, forming a citizen surveillance group to curb crime. With 80 volunteers patrolling nightly, break-ins dropped to zero while the city overall saw 16 incidents. Governor Hughes initially opposed vigilantes but later endorsed citizen groups statewide.
Hal Boyle offers a column of humorous vignettes about timing choices in life and work. He jokes that asking for a merit raise after a boss’s water cooler mishap is ill advised, and notes quirks among voters dog ownership and dating. The piece blends observational humor with playful social commentary.
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