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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1962
Page
4
Opinion piece laments local resistance to progress in Corry as fluoridation school mergers and street paving meet strong opposition. It argues a brief celebratory 100th birthday mood faded, urging residents to educate themselves about modernization and to choose action over talk.
A 35 year old Pittsburgh area truck driver Earl Foster escaped with minor injuries after his tractor trailer carrying steel to Cuba crossed a rail near Kane. The Baltimore and Ohio freight train failed to stop at an unguarded crossing seven miles south of Kane. Damage was estimated over 50000 dollars. Foster was treated for facial and leg injuries at Kane Poems Hospital.
Meadville plans a first ever program assigning women crossing guards as meter police to patrol metered areas on Friday afternoons and Saturdays for a trial period. Two guards Agnes Czap Teski and Marjorie Stevens will check for overpayments and violations, with Mayor William Arthur monitoring results before deciding on permanence.
Kansas City veteran Bryce B Smith former mayor dies after a derailment near Foxburg. The Fear train reportedly left Kang en route to Foxburg and the Teed Unit derailed. Crew shaken but unharmed.
Corry Evening Journal page includes retail notices and postal information. Advertising snippets list prices and subscription details, with references to the Post Office and Second Class Mail handling. The text notes rates per year and per copy and mentions delivery terms and publication dates.
George Sokolsky critiques Walter Winchell style noting how fear and criticism shape public figures. He argues Kennedy, Roosevelt, Eisenhower, and Adams deserve accountability through record, not adulation, and cautions against overextended metaphors.
Reporter Jim Bishop recalls six real estate deals, dreaming of a Florida dockside retreat near Miami or Palm Beach. He details flood of offers, soaring prices, and oddball agents while noting readers press for a waterfront buy around $25,000. A German waiter friend chimes in with blunt advice about offers.
Twenty years ago floods inundate lowlands and hinder potato planting in Beaver dam area while rains swell creeks and flood nearby highways. Raymond Mfg workers choose between a week off or 50 hours pay as defense jobs grow. Corry Merchants baseball opens season at Meadville with Lefty Cafferty pitching and a lineup featuring Hajnik Young Morris on, Dingfelder, Barnes, Dimick, Graham, and Burs. A secretary jokes about Florida divorce rumors and hearing loud voices outside a house as couples quarrel over children and assets, ending with humorous, somewhat dismissive reflections.
A citywide surge of intoxication sparks concerns not seen since Prohibition. At the Corry plant, over 200 workers walk off in an unexpected strike, threatening expansion plans at U S Radiator Co. The foundry molders depart, with some helpers, amid ongoing labor tension. A story telling league for trained readers is planned under Corry Community Service. Durant cars on display by Perry Lines and W J VanVleet attract local motorists.
Myra Rodgers, 47, was cleaning a burn barrel when a 22 caliber bullet struck her under the right arm. Her niece Virginia Dobn rushed her to Salamanca District Hospital where surgeons planned bullet removal. Rodgers was listed in good condition after the incident.
AP analysis notes East Germany faces large refugee outflows, with about 200,000 fleeing west annually as borders tighten. In China, about 145,000 Chinese refugees yearly have sought Hong Kong since 1949, with recent increases amid food shortages and rural hardship. Beijing shows no signs of weakening despite criticism.
In multiple counties of Pennsylvania, several school districts approved merger plans for July while others rejected them. Hopewell Borough and Hopewell Township areas backed the move, with Blair County districts Franklin Township Taylor Township and Tyrone approving. Lebanon County South Londonderry joins Palmyra Area. Washington County saw one vote withheld then may change. Westmoreland County merges were approved in Derry Township New Alexandria Latrobe Youngstown and Unity Township.
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