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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1963
Page
1
An item in the local notices section highlights a utility matter involving St See and Nice Utilities A brief entry lists parties and a public interest focus with potential service changes and community impact noted in the fragmentary text.
Dallas prosecutors insisted the case against Lee Harvey Oswald was airtight citing evidence they said proved his guilt in Kennedy’s assassination. DA Henry Wade highlighted Oswald’s palm print on the rifle and his presence inside the Texas School Book Depository during the shooting as key links. Police noted a possible motive angle about silencing Oswald, with investigators pursuing that line.
Oswald's alleged sniper map and planned escape routes emerge in reports as Dallas investigators weigh the Kennedy murder. Ruby, 52, shot Oswald in the City Hall basement, amid a weekend of national shock and rapid political fallout.
In 48 hours Dallas faced two shocking events. Lee Harvey Oswald, 24, born in New Orleans, was charged with Kennedy’s assassination at Friday’s events. Jack Ruby, 52, born Rubinstein in Chicago, killed Oswald Sunday. Public grief rose, while debates split on the shootings, leaving a heavy moral burden on a cosmopolitan city of over a million.
Corry Key Club and Kiwanis Explorers Post 85 launch a Christmas lighting drive aided by volunteers. Envelopes distributed to homes as pick up begins tonight with aim to raise roughly 1300 for Center Street while Main and Flint streets vie for parts of the same fund. Volunteers wear armbands and carry city permit stamps to assure legitimate canvassing.
Nation and world mark a day of solemn mourning for the assassination of John F. Kennedy. Crowds along Pennsylvania Avenue watch the funeral procession from the White House to the Capitol as a horse drawn caisson bears the flag draped coffin. The riderless horse follows, while John F. Kennedy’s children, Mrs. Kennedy, and Robert Kennedy accompany the family. Military honors and a long line of officials pay tribute.
Corry and many U S sites observe a JFK tribute hour with plants shutting from 11 30 to 12 30. Major manufacturers close while some open stores remain. Schools and government offices disable operations as communities pause in memory of the late president. Studebaker names Byers Burlingame as president and CEO after Sherwood H Egbert resigns.
Three Corry youths Dan Joyce Dennis Crowell and Jack McIntyre drove to Washington D C to join crowds paying tribute to President Kennedy. Parents expect them home by 2 00 a m tomorrow after attending solemn ceremonies. The Journal notes these are the only local youths whose trip has come to attention.
Nation and world leaders bid farewell to the martyred 35th president. Jacqueline Kennedy walked beside Senators Kennedy as Lyndon B. Johnson and Lady Bird followed. A vast array of dignitaries from 53 countries attended the Requiem Mass at St Matthew's Cathedral with the Black Watch piping and the Marine Band playing.
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