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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1959
Page
7
The Titusville Ares Joint School Board voted 18 to 0 at a special meeting to place a referendum on the 1960 primary ballot. Five districts would decide whether to form a merged school district. Nine directors were absent.
The Warren State Hospital Warren General Hospital and Warren Post Office issue advice on misaddressed mail to patients noting delays losses and misforwarding due to third class mail rules. The Red Cross fund drive in French Creek and Clymer raised 517.01 with Mrs Fred Vander Schaaf t as chair and fund totals of 10840 and 410.61 reported by French Creek and Clymer respectively.
Funeral services for Henry Herbert McConnell 9 of V ref were conducted at Lute-VerMilyea Funeral Home Warren with interment in Pine Grove Cemetery. Born in Troutman Butler County he lived in Oil City and Warren and Corry. A Trinity Memorial Episcopal Church member he joined Masonic bodies Rotary Conewango Valley Country Club and Struthers Library Association. Survived by wife Gertrude Bonnell McConnell daughter Jane Ingram son Elliott B McConnell four grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
A car was crushed after a skid caused a lumber truck to strike a telephone pole at 10 45 p.m. Gregory Ty Besonson, 19, of Union City, suffered minor facial and neck injuries and was treated and discharged at Titusville Hospital. Driver Joseph Heenan Jr. was unhurt. the truck was owned by Joseph Heenan Sr. The collision demolished the car and damaged its hood and windshield.
The United States and Britain abstained along with 15 other stations as France opposed a desert tests proposal. Paris insisted tests would proceed within months with or without General Assembly approval, while the Asian African bloc warned the Sahara risked turning into no man’s land and endangering thousands of lives. France pledged precautions to safeguard the area near the test site and likened them to U S tests in New Mexico.
Washington AP lipsticks could face FDA action after a ban on certain coal tar dyes used in foods and cosmetics. Industry groups challenge the rule saying the cited colors have long been used safely and could devastate the lipstick market worth tens of millions annually. They await FDA approval status as they push to keep the dyes in cosmetics.
Corry student David Myers, son of Rev and Mrs George Myers, is among 14 at Syracuse University announced today for completing the honors program. Students are split into two groups with senior professors guiding independent projects in a select field. Symonds, 84, widow of an Army officer, dies after heart attack in Washington.
Alfonso Jackson 77 of 25 Essex Greet died yesterday afternoon at Cuny Memorial Hospital after a month as a patient. Born April 1 1882 in Monte Talcone Italy he came to the United States in 1910 and settled in Corry. He worked for Corry Brick and Tile Co Alex Tron Works and Aero Supply for 30 years before retirement. A member of St Thomas Church Italian American Club and Corry Rod and Gun Club. Survived by wife Mary Lisellh Jackson preceded him in dent in 1957. three daughters Mrs Ernest McMichael Mrs Wilbur Whitehind and Mrs Janet Marie Jackson. sons Frank Donald and Charles Jackson. 16 shardchildren all of Corry. Friends may call at the St George Funeral Home 2 to 9 p m today tomorrow and Sunday. A Requiem Mass will be celebrated at St Thomas Church Monday at 9:20 a.m. Interment in St Thomas Cemetery.
Eleanor B. Baltgell, 88, revered as the last surviving founding member of the Daughters of the American Revolution, died yesterday in Pittsburgh. Her life spanned the formation of the group and decades of preservation and civic work.
Miami suffered a daylong downpour with 11.18 inches of rain in 30 hours. Streets were overwhelmed, cars submerged, and several areas became impassable. No evacuations were required though water entered many front doors as downtown traffic halted and tourism paused.
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