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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1960
Page
6
Fragmentary report covers clearing near Gaery water, two major Erie conventions planned for August 25-27 and July 1961, with 24 000 to 200 delegates expected. Also notes about weather, post office envelopes, Aero Athletic Association dance, vandalism to lawn ornaments, county population rise, a Curwensville obscenity case, Meaguine Housing Authority plans, and Erie Osteopathic Hospital expansion.
Four 18 year old Beaver Falls High seniors were suspended for the rest of the school year after a fight in which classmate William Hutchinson, 17, was stabbed. Hutchinson received hospital treatment for shoulder and back injuries. the incident stemmed from a classroom scuffle. Several other boys received three to four day suspensions.
A West German Der Spiegel report claims twelve U2 jets conducted about 160 flights over four years to photograph every square centimeter of the Soviet Union except inaccessible regions. The piece profiles Allen W. Dulles but does not attribute information to him or confirm interviews.
Mrs. Ethel M. Boardman of North Clymer died in Buffalo after a long illness at age 71. Born March 2, 1889 in Ross Mills she was the daughter of Charles and Emma Cobb. Survived by her husband Henry, four daughters two of Elyria Ohio, Bear Lake residents, three sons, one brother, sixteen grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Visitation at Spitzer Funeral Home Clymer today and tomorrow with funeral at Bear Lake Evangelical United Brethren Church Thursday at 1 pm. Interment Bear Lake Cemetery.
A bill affecting county maternity hospitals has moved to the State Senate Labor Committee for consideration in Trenton New Jersey.
Funeral services for Arthur M. McCray were held at Bracken Funeral Home at 2 o’clock with Rev. Lawrence Meneely officiating. Interment followed in McCray Cemetery. Bearers included Alfred Gates, C. A. Lee, Sam Stultz, Calvin Swarm, Ronald Carter and Warner McCray. Out-of-town attendees included Mrs. Bertha Ewing, Alex Ewing, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Seymour of North East, Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Summer of Wattsburg, and Mrs. Grace Me rays of Union City.
Harrisburg reports a brief, late maple syrup season in Pennsylvania with opening around March 25 and closing near April 13. Weather hampered operations with deep mountain snow delaying tapping and hauling. Main flow in early April yielded good quality syrup, but overall production dropped to about 47 000 gallons from 90 000 last year.
Cuban authorities report arrests near Matanzas about 60 miles east of Havana on charges of plotting against Castro. One detainee named Arturo Castro Revillo, a former army captain, among those captured in a cave 20 miles southeast of Matanzas.
Jotary James J. Dougherty Jr. twenty five, son of a Delaware County detective and township commissioner, was killed when his car struck a telephone pole in Ridley Township. Passenger Benoit J. Senger Jr., twenty six, suffered head injuries and was hospitalized in fair condition. Police say Dougherty was driving.
New York critics praise NBC Hour of Great Mysteries adaptation of The Women in White praising Siobhan McKenna and Slezak for handling Victorian clutter. Also notes Cordial distraction with Sing Along with Mitch and Arthur Murray Party as evening offerings ahead of EN UN coverage.
At a tense summit clash in Congress, Democrats clash over policy duties with Kennedy defending proactive leadership. Kennedy also rebuked Sen Hugh Scott over remarks on appeasement linked to the conference fallout. He noted Khrushchev’s demand for an apology could, in context, be softened to a regret message. Yen Hsi-shen, 77, longtime adviser and former mainland premier of Nationalist China, died in Taipei of a heart attack, a veteran strategist for Chiang Kai-shek.
Wilson son of Mr and Mrs John L Wilton of Random road has been named winner of the second annual Aero Supply college scholarship worth 2000 dollars. The grant, the largest local award, will be paid over four years to a Penn State University bound physics major who maintains a satisfactory average. Six local youths and one from Union City applied for the grant.
Chicago figures including John Jay Borland of Continental Bank and Trust Co and Laurence A. Carton of Gard ner Carton testify to a board exit for personal reasons. Margolis boosts Elgin stake from 13,200 to 17,700 while Aero Supply rises to 52,450 from 31,500.
AP tally shows Richard Nixon leading Eisenhower in Pennsylvania’s April 24 Republican primary by about 17 000 votes with 968 538 GOP voters. The President had 951 932 four years earlier with Knowland and Rockefeller also on the ballot. Kennedy led Democrats with 183 019, followed by Stevenson at 28 393 among write-ins. Humprey, Symington, and Johnson trailed.
Joble L. Lewis, 36, of Aliquippa is slated for a hearing tonight on murder charges for killing Robert L. Sligh, 28, also of Aliquippa. Police said Lewis struck Sligh with a baseball bat during a Sunday quarrel over a woman on an Aliquippa street. Lewis is held in Beaver County jail.
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