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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1963
Page
2
Local ad lists ose’s Saturday gourmet special prime rib roast of beef. Discharged names and addresses appear in a cluttered OCRed notice alongside items from Williams Fruit Market and various residents, with scattered household details and an old street lineup.
In a statewide operation led by Lt Joseph Dussin 86 locations were hit in Erie County with 198 machines seized and 63 arrests. In nearby Venango Crawford and Warren counties raids yielded multiple machines and arrests. Arrested here were Hilda Popka Clarence Edward and Hubert Obert with hearings set for November 7 and 2. Penn State Police investigated months of undercover work leading to seizure of illegal multi coin machines such as Golden Nugget Fun Spot Trailblazer Scoot Shoot and Fun-0-63 priced 200 to 700. Attorney Richard Scarpitti plans to seek destruction of illegal devices pending court action.
Management and Local 1888 of the International Association of Machinists remain at odds at Automatic Voting Machine Co in Jamestown division of Rockwell Mfg. Co nearly six months into a wallout. Union leader Arthur Jaroszynski hid vote totals, while Arthur Cook warned settlement remains remote after rejecting the latest proposal.
In a raid the money seized was to be forfeited to the county general fund. Captain Pflugfelder stated the operation was a notice that gambling vice and other unlawful activities will not be tolerated. State Police will keep assisting local departments to eliminate all types of vice.
A sharp cold spell hit the South with record lows for the date in multiple locations. Tallahassee and Cross City, Florida saw near freezing, Key West reached 58, Augusta 23, and Columbia 26. Miami endured two straight days of record lows, while the Plains stayed warmer than Thursday by 10 to 15 degrees. Light rain touched the Far West and Northwest as a large dome of cold air persisted across the Mississippi Valley.
Kennedy addresses delegates urging tax cuts to create millions of jobs while AFL-CIO pushes for broader federal measures. Meany warns unemployment is a national crisis and supports week length reductions. Rockefeller advocates a national job placement center as a remedy for joblessness.
A Dynafuel oil tanker and the freighter Vernview collided 10 miles west of the Cape Cod Canal in fog. The Dynafuel, carrying ballast water, sank 50 minutes after separation. 57 crew members rode out the night aboard the Fernview. Five tankermen were hospitalized with burns and injuries but none serious.
Maria Wallenda, a 24 year old nurse Linda Breen, plans to marry in Sarasota, Florida where the Wallendas hope to return to the circus. Mario Wallenda, paralyzed from the waist, can walk with crutches after the January 1962 accident involving the troupe's human pyramid.
Dunkirk police responded to a burglary at McCroskey's Men's & Boys' Store where about $200 in cash from a drawer was stolen after a window was broken. A patrol car skidded on a pond, hit a sign and a tree. Patrolman Charles Graves was treated for minor injuries and released. Police had no leads on the burglary, part of a recent wave of thefts.
Senate discussions stall on a Mundt amendment tied to Export-Import Bank loans backing $6 million in surplus corn to Hungary. Mansfield Humphrey and Fulbright defend the measure as normal business, while Mundt opposes expanding aid to Communist nations as the Russia wheat sale looms.
Licensed stock commission sale offers every Tuesday and a one night event on Saturday November 16 at 7 PM. Thousands of items from famed distributors include hand tools power tools mechanics tools drills sockets saws grinders and more advertised as a Christmas gifts sale.
Congress delays river basin measure as House and Senate back competing versions. Chairman Clifford Davis says stalemate likely to persist into next week. Senate plan adds disputed projects. impasse centers on which projects to authorize.
Legal notice reports Bull Toy and Christine Toplovich and Elizabeth Mead filing to quiet title in Erie County Court of Common Pleas No. 3 February term 1964. It covers land in Corry Second Ward at 206 East Wayne Street described as 100 by 120 feet with 41 feet frontage, tied to Bridget Mead Estates and previous County Treasurer sale. Petition seeks to bar defendants heirs from any claim to the fee simple title.
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