25 Nov 1961
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1961
Page
1
OCR text shows a damaged legal notice describing a property sale with references to fees, deeds, and an auction schedule. Mentions the county and parties with uncertain names and dates, plus a likely auction time and location.
The World Council of Churches assembly weighed haste versus restraint as Western and frontier churches push for unity in truth and holiness. Archbishop Ramsey urged careful patience while Philip Potter followed with cautions about splintered Christianity delaying genuine unity. Continued on page two.
The bullet riddled body of Louis Moses 29 of New Castle was found Friday night in an old farm house near Taylorstown. Moses, jailed previously for a safe cracking attempt, was shot in the head four times after police arrested him Nov. 11 with two Cleveland men at a store during a burglary alarm. The body was found by two 15 year olds while hunting.
In Sherwood Tennessee a four year old girl, Margaret Jackson, who had been blind for three months, suddenly sees again after treatment at Vanderbilt Hospital. Doctors suspected lead poisoning but could not confirm. The revival followed a period of prayer with Father Huske and parents Johnny and Charlotte Jackson at Epiphany Episcopal Mission.
State Police identified motorist Keith Hawley after his car struck a tree on Route 6 near Union City. The crash damaged a telephone pole and several Christmas trees, with total property damage around $610. Hawley left the scene. charges are pending after investigation.
Frances Sebastian of Kennedy appeals the State Pardons Board to free her husband Dr Edward H Sebastian from a California prison term for attempting to bribe University of Pittsburgh players to shave points during the 1950 60 season. He is serving 8 to 23 months in the workhouse.
Corry Area Joint School Committee members and Superintendent Thomas R. Shupe will attend a Wednesday Edinboro State Teachers College conference. The meeting aims to let educators question state officials about Act 561 redistricting and its effects on Sparta merged schools joining the Corry district.
An Earhart case update reports teeth and bones found in Saipan and shipped to Berkeley for study by Dr. Theodore McCown. Goerner cautions the remains may not be Earhart and Noonan, while Saipan officials note a possible Japanese burial context.
A fragment mentions the Trujillo family and close associates of the deposed dictator. The sparse text hints at asset or network links but provides no concrete actions, dates, or locations. Further context would be needed to identify scope or jurisdiction.
A Dutch ship found a gasoline can in the area of Michael Rockefeller's disappearance, with officials noting it may or may not be from his makeshift raft. Search efforts, including planes and thousands of men, continue along 150 miles of coastline as Gov Rockefeller plans to return to New York.
A car driven by Dale Mead, 18, of Sherman went left on French Creek Clymer Road skidding across gravel and field before stopping after 601 feet. Passenger William Tressler, 18, was hospitalized in fair condition with a serious head injury and leg laceration. Mead was treated and released. Investigators plan to file possible charges after completion of the probe.
Two masked bandits armed with a gun robbed Bridgeville National Bank at Donald Crossroads Branch just before closing time. They forced employees including manager Theodore Daniels to the floor and escaped with 5400 in cash from the vault.
Axel Leonard Wenner-Gren Swedish pioneer of farm roots built a vast fortune as a salesman and shipowner He died of cancer at his home his wealth estimated at about 1 billion dollars by the US government years earlier He attributed success to hard work discipline and common sense.
Ambassador Arthur H. Dean departs for Geneva to resume negotiations with the Soviet Union over arms control and the threat of exploding weapons tests. The Soviet response followed a British proposal to reopen talks, with discussions to begin Tuesday.
President Kennedy granted an exclusive interview to Premlew Adahibet son in law of Khrushchev at the Kennedy summer home living room in Hyannis Port. Adahibet, editor of a Soviet newspaper, said he hoped the interview would help improve U.S.-Soviet relations and that the full text might be published later with the President’s consent. Press Secretary Pierre Salinger indicated no objection to publication of the full text.
A three person family sustained injuries when their car struck a stopped truck in Garland near Spring Creek shortly after 6 pm. Frank Plancy, 50, drove the car into Glenn E. Dashner’s truck as Dashner halted to turn. Mrs Jeanle Plany and Mary Plany were passengers. all were treated at Corn Ty Memorial Hospital and released. Dashner not hurt. damage listed: truck $100, car $300.
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