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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1963
Page
2
A mixed readable fragment lists local ads with 23c line rates and emergency phone numbers for Corry Memorial Hospital and ambulance. It also records discharges, residents, and a Pittsburgh robbery arrest tied to Richard Rector, plus a Dorcas class meeting and an Elks turkey and chili party after a church service.
Warren county Good Reading committee plans a renewed push to curb obscene literature at local newsstands. Tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. at the Warren County Dairy building chairman Clair W. Proud Jr. will meet with county representatives to map further action. A steering panel met to outline moves and a letter to all Warren County news dealers will be mailed within two weeks.
Leading representatives from the Warren County Community Council of the PTA and the Parent Teachers Union discuss removing obscene material from newsstands. Chairman Proud and District Attorney Samuel Bonayita stress legality while insisting material meet community standards of manners and morals. Proud says the goal is not to halt magazine sales but limit questionable literature to youths.
Area education leaders discussed a proposed vocational school with Corry Union City and Sparta, weighing full time versus part time models, cost estimates, and transportation hurdles. The article notes a looming state mandate to larger districts and potential mergers to gain state aid, with Corry and nearby districts facing significant reorganization decisions.
Directors questioned the reorganization plan for a May primary vote. The proposal would cut a 42 member Corry Joint Board into three or nine districts after a district merger, with three or nine directors respectively. Rural directors fear power concentration outside congested areas, many undecided if county plan changes will sway vote before merger in 1986.
The story describes a traffic dispute on Wright street involving Councilman Ray Weber and Chief Guy Davis who received tickets. Weber escalates by approaching Mayor Zalz and other city officials, with officials gathering to discuss the matter. The piece notes incorrect street signs and mounting tensions over parking violations.
The article notes Wright street was misnamed and other streets Franklin from Grace to Mead and West Church from Spring to Lemon were also incorrect. East Smith street signs will stay, as the city admits past wrongs. Officials’ faces redden with embarrassment and residents on alternate side streets are advised to see their family lawyer twice yearly.
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Jamestown mayor-elect James T. Dunn says he is attempting to mediate the six month long strike at Rockwell Manufacturing’s Automatic Voting Machine division. He warns the 200 workers face job losses and a $1.5 million annual payroll impact if the plant relocates, stressing concern for the city’s economic future. Dunn, a Democrat, will assume office in January.
John Amacher will have final rites at St George Funeral Home Thursday at 2 p.m. with interment in Sheffield Cemetery. Friends may call Wednesday from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home. Dr William Brandt dies Conshocken Pa former college president sports writer PR executive and 10 years director of the National Baseball League's Service Bureau.
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