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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1957
Page
3
An auditor report shows Titusville will receive 12891.83 and Oil Creek Township 3281.59 from the Titusville Joint Area School Committee due to population shifts. Cherrytree Township Hydetown Centerville owe a total of 9461.28 to the board.
In Awwaletown Connecticut elevator operator Harry Scionti notes daily chatter. He lists phrases overheard: Boy it’s hot fourteen times, Pretty warm eleven, We’re sweating it out today two, Good day for the beach twenty two, We sure need rain thirteen, Hottest day of the year six, Is the humidity six, Tib Birdly breathes two.
An Erie area accident left 1 dead and 4 injured. William P. Kirk Jr. 80, of Ashbud died after his car went off Route failute and rolled twice near the Ashtabula city limits. Elizabeth Torof 71, of Erie, suffered cuts and bruises after being struck at 8th and Liberty. she was treated and released then to return for x rays. Two others, William Mullen 18 of Erie and Mary Bucel 49 of Erie, were detained at St Vincent’s Hospital after a two car crash at 12th and Cherry. Both sustained scalp injuries and possible rib and hand fractures during the 1:10 a.m. Sunday crash involving Frank Massing 21 of Erie and Elsie Young 60 of R.D.3, Erie.
North Carolina congressmen will view Atomic Baum of the Outer Banks perform a series of championship leaps on the Capitol steps. Sanctioned by Rep. Herbert Bonner and Rep. Clair Engle, the event features the Dare Coast Frog Jumping Jubilee winner owned by Orville Baum of Kitty Hawk. In a separate report, a car truck crash on Crooked Run Road in North Versailles Township killed 17-year-old Scott Redding of Mt. Lebanon near Pittsburgh.
Two eleven year old arson suspects admitted starting a fire at a west town home yesterday afternoon. Police were alerted after neighbors battled to extinguish flames that spread from a cardboard dog to the house siding, damaging four sections. The youths, seen near the scene, were questioned but released. one had previously started a similar blaze a year earlier.
Emil Jantil aged 53 escaped from Cheshire County Jail in Westmoreland New Jersey by walking through a fence hole. He had been serving 30 days for an escape last March and after two days on the run returned to the jail for repairs to the fence. Sheriff Frank Walker reported the incident and said Jantil was recaptured and back in custody.
Gary once, paying set price on L C paying INIMN Ed ward Burns was appointed streets commissioner by Cornell at the regular meeting. Burns will be paid 925 dollars per month. Howard Palmer resigned because of other business. Burns was appointed last year to his post. He replaced Paul Hunter, who resigned for health reasons. Council awarded W. J. Dunn Construction the contract for paving and improvements on ODR Street and Avenue. Dina bid 22,285 dollars. Official per foot costs set at 2.70 and 3 dollars for paving and curbing.
The committee heard that Occidental agreed to buy $50,000 worth through the National Mortgage Co. and alleged Beck held a financial interest. The inquiry notes the summons and the ongoing probe into Beck’s involvement and influence.
Corry resident Myrtle Manges died recently after a lengthy illness. Born September 8, 18xx in Clymer NY, she married in 188x and moved to Corry in 1897. Survived by daughter Mrs. Walter Hultberg and several grandchildren. Funeral at the First Lin Church of Currys Friday at 2 p.m. Rev. Paul Bauer officiating. Burial in Pine Grove Cemetery.
The text argues that the statement should not be read as asserting any wrongdoing by Preuhaut and Burke. It emphasizes caution in drawing conclusions from the given remarks and preserves a neutral tone about potential misconduct.
Story reports a miner trapped for 74 hours during a coal mine incident near a West Virginia site. Four men escaped as the mine caved, blocking entry with hundreds of tons of rock and slate. The victim, identified as Willim C Richmond, faced severe conditions but showed signs of potential recovery in hospital. Local crews worked to assess the danger and assist the trapped worker.
A long list of misread OCR text remains but confirms Dressen accepts a front office post with the Washington Senators. The piece notes a contract value near $300 million and references candy sales in the United States, with unclear rest of details due to garbled source.
Cairo rivalries and regional tension drive a report from Jordan radio accusing Egypt and Syria of an international communist plot to install republics in Jordan Iraq Saudi Arabia and Libya under Egyptian leadership. The broadcast, claimed to be based on Amman’s Al Ardon, references martial law declared in Jordan last month.
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