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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1968
Page
4
Local newspaper ad notes 25 cent per line rate and noon cutoffs Friday and Saturday events listed. Elks party Friday at 9, corny Lodge with organ and drums, VFW Garden Room dinners Friday, dancing Saturday night at Italian-American Club, and a shoe shop sale tease with Carrig's best selection.
Union Carbide sues in federal court to recover damages for a stolen 179 diamond necklace once shown at the New York World's Fair. The Altoona jewelry store involved used it in advertising and faces negligence claims against S. H. DeRoy Co. Inc. and Kay Jewelry Stores Inc. The necklace is valued at more than $35,000 due to display and historic significance.
The News Today Report lists emergency calls and admits at Corry Memorial Hospital. Names of patients with addresses and discharge notes appear, including Cheryl Wilson Jr. and Cheryl’s age, plus multiple local residents. Auxiliary desk volunteers are listed as Mrs. Clarence Kirch and Mrs. Ernest Thacker. A separate note from Limoges reports rail station lock rust issue resolved by locksmith within an hour after strikers tried to lock the waiting room.
In Pittsburgh the militant Pittsburgh Federation of Teachers won the bargaining election with 1793 votes, beating the Pittsburgh Teachers Education Association by 208. Federation president Albert Spondy pledged a contract by September and a 2000 raise for all teachers, with salaries ranging from 11000 to 7500.
Public auction to settle the Agnes Sloan estate offers living room and dining room suites, kitchen items, appliances, bedroom furniture, antiques, tools, and a large antique collection. Open 10:30 AM at 147 East Main Street Corry with lunch served. Administrators George Koestner. Auctioneers C B Stockton and Arthur and Laurence Scouten. Cash terms. Contact numbers provided. Also public sale Monday at 27 Gibson Hill Road Edinboro for household items and antiques.
Detroit AP Henry Ford 11, chairman of Ford Motor Co., said he was not backing Gov Nelson A Rockefeller of New York for the presidential nomination. Newsmen asked about Rockefeller at the annual stockholders meeting and Ford replied No, I'm not.
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