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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1968
Page
7
Washington AP reports gun dealers must record the name age and address of every purchaser of a firearm or ammunition after December 16 under proposed IRS regulations. The rule expands enforcement of the 1968 Gun Control Act.
Last rites were held for Mrs Christie Mildred Hudson with Rev. Cecil Akam officiating. Burial was in David Curtis Cemetery, Columbus. Bearers included David Taylor and Joseph Lyons. Relatives came from Pittsburgh Erie Akron Lakewood N Y Ashville and Corry area. Other notes touch on new IRS weapon sales regulations and a forthcoming reference book for dealers.
President elect Richard M. Nixon in Florida for a break joked with Coast Guard Capt. John Thompson about hitching a ride on a Coast Guard plane. Nixon noted he has real estate interests in the Bahama Islands and quipped at possibly riding one of Thompson’s planes.
Funeral service for Mrs Fannie Schweitzer was held at Beaverdam Mennonite Church at 2 p m Friday, with Rev Donald Nofziger officiating. Burial followed in Shickley Neb, after a family prayer at Bracken Funeral Home. Attending from away were numerous relatives from North East Wattsburg Augusta Titusville and other towns. Choir members led the service with several selections as mourners listened.
In Meadville area Blooming Valley residents report tremors in a second story home possibly from a large quake centered in Southern Illinois. Mrs Merle Briggs and family felt trembling chairs and milk in a glass move while other states reported building sways. Crawford County Civil Defense director had no local reports.
In Miami Coconut Grove Bill Clemmer faced no police to guard his jewelry display at an art show. With officers guarding President-elect Nixon unavailable, he bought a rat snake and placed it inside the jewelry case hoping to deter would be thieves. The reptile is known to prey on rats, not humans, but Clemmer trusts the element of surprise will deter crime.
Cecil Webster supreme governor of the Loyal Order of Moose will visit the Corry Moose Lodge at its regular meeting Friday night. Webster, from Burlington North Carolina, was elected to the top post at the Chicago international convention and helped organize the Burlington lodge after moving from Roanoke Virginia where he served as secretary. He has led in both Virginia and North Carolina Moose Associations.
A State Police fire marshal from Troop E in Erie opened an inquiry into several suspected arson incidents in Saegertown. Saegertown Fire Chief Joseph McDonough said he spoke with the marshal Saturday, but no report was available yet.
Six month old Tony Borgia needs a liver transplant and his father has raised 16300 from a Sunday stag party in Erie. About 1200 men attended paying 2 each as donations from grocers and distributors funded the event. Doctors at University of Colorado authorize the transplant. airlines offered transport and a donor match is awaited.
Seven suspected arson fires and eight false alarms have struck the Sac kertown Volunteer Fire Department this year. The latest blaze erupted Friday night in a vacant barn on the Mosier town road near where an earlier unsuccessful attempt targeted an unoccupied house, heightening concerns and extending the investigation.
John Dunn 20 of Cochranton was treated in Meadville City Hospital ER for gunshot wounds to the forehead and nose from shotgun pellets while hunting in the Franklin Pike area. He said pellets were fired by an unknown hunter and he was not hospitalized.
The article reports on support for liver transplant operations for children and highlights Corry as a focal point for improving outcomes and public awareness. It discusses feeding practices and medical guidance linked to transplant success and post operative care.
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