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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1966
Page
7
The veteran candidate, backed by longtime supporters, faces a crowded field as voters weigh experience against fresh promise. Campaigns highlight policy contrasts and local impact, with key endorsements shaping early momentum for the pivotal race.
An unclear OCR fragment hints at discussion of growth in a county area. The lines mention assessments of development and population, but specifics such as place names, dates, or responsible organizations are missing. The item reads as incomplete caption or note requiring fuller context.
Meadville residents learn a 1967 city budget of 1.157 million dollars, up from 1.018 million, with a proposed three-mill tax hike. City Budget Director Donald Leberman cites seven needs including new administrator office salaries social security and pension increases and a larger garbage contract. Initial action set for a special meeting Tuesday while ordinances on per capita tax mercantile tax wage tax and amusement tax pass first readings.
A third cousin of WWI hero Sgt. York, Pvt. Alvin C. York, 21, joins the Army at Ft. Campbell Kentucky. He grew up in Illinois and works with his father and brothers in a landscaping business. He collected clippings about the original York, who earned the Medal of Honor after routing enemy forces in 1918. The elder York, born in Spring Bay Illinois, was nicknamed Sarge since childhood. He aims to be a soldier and training instructor notes his drive and enthusiasm. In Kanpur India, the holy Ganges River has shifted away, leaving Kanpur short of water.
A tractor trailer crash two miles west of Pittafield yesterday morning killed the car driver involved and spilled about 40000 dollars worth of whiskey gin wine and other spirits destined for state liquor stores. Cleanup continued as authorities guarded the scene and inspected cargo.
Philadelphia AP report: Edward M. McIlvain Jr. a 21 year old Army Special Forces trooper left $15,000 each to two fellow soldiers from Ft. Bragg. The two GIs, Francis Roger Murray and Ban K. Roberts, were serving in Viet Nam when he died from shrapnel injuries on Oct. 18. The will's April 6 codicil set the bequests if he died on or before July 6, 1967. The estate was valued over $100,000. McIlvain lived in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania.
Final rites for Walter F. Mays were held at the Christian and Missionary Alliance Church in Spartansburg. Rev. Clyde Mays officiated. Interment followed at Rose Hill Cemetery with bearers Charles Obert Warren Brown George Rogers Andrew Boythe William Boythe and Raymond Straite. Arrangements were by H. Richard Hays Funeral Home Spartansburg Pa. The youth enlisted in 1964 and went to Viet Nam last April.
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