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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1959
Page
1
A classified sale notice for Neil Corry lists farm implements tools and household goods. The listing includes a 2901 residence with 4 avenues, tables and dishes and a 00-gallon surge unit. The sale is scheduled at 1:30 with arrangements and contact details.
Geneva AP says Secretary of State Christian Herter, debuting as Big Four chairman, aims to bypass Soviet roadblocks and push Berlin and Germany talks. He plans opening speeches and may invite Poland and Czechoslovakia for discussion while resisting Gromyko's demand for seats at equal status. Western Allies reject that demand. session adjourned with the issue undecided.
Gov. Luther Hodges ordered about 300 troops to guard Harriet Henderson mills after violence erupted Monday night. About 80 to 100 guardsmen were posted at each mill as strikers jeered leaving workers and rocks were thrown in areas near the guard. Five people were arrested including one charged with inciting to mob action. The 1,200 mill employees had struck since November 17 over contract changes and job status of new hires since February 16 when reopening occurred.
Corry Evening Journal reports slow reservations for the Erie Railroad weekend tour to New York priced at 40.50 for a three day trip June 5 to 8. Only three bookings exist. the reserve deadline is month’s end. The Kinzua excursion to the Bradford landmark attracts more interest, with 21 of 40 tickets sold and a Sunday rush expected.
Debbie Wilko five detects muffled cries from a car trunk near a swimming pool party. She informs Mrs Hemstmik owner of the car. Mrs Hemstmik frees the three boys Stephen Fredericka Robert Peronswampes. Parents decide on Spears for cake and cream yesterday.
Admiral A Burke, chief of naval operations, arrived in Lisbon yesterday by plane. It is the last stop of his three week European tour overseeing naval matters and meetings with allied leaders.
Three F-100 Super Sabre jet fighters from Myrtle Beach Air Force Base crashed into the Atlantic about 10 miles offshore during a night navigation and air refueling mission. All three pilots were presumed dead, with wreckage not found after hours of searches. Names were withheld.
The Citizens National and the National Bank of Corry today announced a one half per cent increase in interest rates on savings accounts to take effect July 1. It marks the second boost in six years, following earlier raises in 1953 and 1956. The higher rate applies to passbook savings and time certificates, with different compounding methods noted. In New Rochelle, 170 College of New Rochelle seniors voted to contribute $200 each after graduation to raise teachers' salaries.
Eddie Fisher and Elizabeth Taylor wed in Las Vegas and began a whirlwind jet age honeymoon plan. They set a rapid pace with flights from Las Vegas to Los Angeles to New York then Madrid, then a charter trip up the Spanish coast aboard a yacht. Fisher, rapturous yet nervous, joined the Jewish War Veterans in Las Vegas before a Nevada divorce from Debbie Reynolds was finalized in 100 minutes.
The Veterans Memorialway Committee with members from the VFW and American Legion plans Memorial Day observances. Plans include pinning of pins on veterans’ graves in the area, with the May 30 ceremony featuring Dr William Rodemeyer, superintendent of Corry area schools, as guest speaker.
A Capital Viscount turboprop airliner from New York to Atlanta exploded in midair near Baltimore, killing all 31 aboard and scattering wreckage over fields. Earlier, a Capital Constellation plunged from Charleston WV, into an embankment, bursting into flames. Weather and updrafts were suspected.
Jaimes D. Gravink, 57, of Clymer, was injured when a plank swung from a tractor and struck him on the head after the vehicle became stuck in mud. He was treated at Corry Memorial Hospital for a head laceration concussion and multiple contusions.
President Eisenhower and Vice President Nixon will headline a $100 per plate dinner to raise about $100 000 for congressional campaigns. The plan faces donor reluctance to fund the National Committee, with profits allocated to House and Senate campaign committees under a new fundraising scheme.
Corry Post 264 VFW and Ladies Auxiliary plan a Buddy Poppy sale on May 23 to benefit local families in need. Proceeds fund relief work and bring cheer to homes during holidays as a living memorial for fallen service members.
An AP report summarises a National Education Association study finding only 25 percent of juveniles show emotional disturbance. Six field experts say delinquents are largely normal, with class status driven by family aspiration. The study offers guidelines but no fixed family rules.
Dixie Ann Gottfried, 20, a former state beauty queen, is in jail after signing statements admitting two armed robberies last Monday. Police say she claimed she committed the crimes for money to start anew. no charges filed yet. Her history includes a Pueblo pageant title and prior fines for fighting and beer pour at a tavern. Her boyfriend, William Gottfried, 25, is in Illinois prison for kidnapping a police officer.
A 22 caliber rifle fired yesterday by a person testing the weapon struck 12 year old Eleanor Kaplan in a school classroom, causing a minor gunshot wound. Suspects Robert Ryan and Paul Nederoboth, both 16, were arrested for felonious assault and weapon violations. Their father William Ederer, 50, owner of the rifle, was also arrested on weapon violation charges.
Pennsylvanian communities vie to attract new industry by offering ready made shells in hundreds of buildings. Whitehaven to Whitling, 75 shell structures are listed with tempting purchase plans and sometimes outright gifts. Distressed coal towns seek revival, while prosperous areas build industrial parks to attract factories. The outcome hinges on availability and site competitiveness.
In a brief riot at a state prison dormitory inmates surrendered after two guards were freed and no reprisals promised. The agitators, all white youths, aired complaints from harsh food to brutality as Corrections Commissioner Hampton vowed two days of inquiry.
State highway officials warn that a tax controversy in Harrisburg delays funds for Corry area road work. Franklin office head H S Guhagen says only last year’s committed repairs remain funded and no new surface repairs are planned until realignment funds are approved, leaving current projects in limbo.
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