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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1965
Page
2
In Our Opinion we note the oddity of English usage with a diesel tank truck labeled inflammable now replaced by flammable due to a Pennsylvania law. The piece jokes about why two words mean the same thing and laments why language remains hard to master.
Hal Boyle recounts a misfit car purchase in Long Island as a family trades city life for a yard and fewer cab rides. The tale shows how unfamiliar buyers clash with dealers over color and features while the move cuts transit costs.
Washington hears Cor dell Hall called to Capitol Hill as Pearl Harbor committee refines wartime events. Four injured in Pennsy train No 580 wreck at Spring Creek with over a hundred passengers escaping harm. Wayne Jaggs plans a new locker plant in Columbus after poultry market venture. Oluf Wellejus dies at 66 in Corry Hospital. Joan McCray marries Robert Marsh at the Methodist Church in a flower-decked ceremony.
A. L. Phelps, longtime city resident linked with son J. C. Phelps in the South Street City Market, suffered injuries from slipping on an icy sidewalk on Euclid Street and will be sidelined for weeks. The report notes a busy period with events at Hig School and community notices including a library closure for repairs and a local basketball opener.
In a death with remarriage children from the first marriage may have no claim if a will omits them. Without a will leaving a wife and children from two marriages, the wife gets one third and all children share equally of the remaining two thirds after administration costs.
Letters written to THE JOURNAL will no longer be published in the LETTERS column. Names and addresses of writers are included for publication and opinions expressed are not necessarily the journal's.
Jim Bishop reflects on aging and his career as a writer reporter. He recalls learning from failures and mentors like Mark Hellinger, the value of concise storytelling, and the drive to swing for the fence while staying connected to family faith and personal discipline.
Government moves to curb inflation aim at restraining easy money while wage gains edge up. Analysts note wage contracts in 1964 rose about 3.1 percent with longer terms masking higher first year boosts. Census unit labor costs stay in a narrow band, tempering fears of runaway prices.
On this date in 1789 the first proper Thiving Day under the New Republic was celebrated after its proclamation. In 1864 Edwin Booth opened a New York theater marking a notable theatrical milestone.
Vice Admiral Glynn R. Donaho hunts more American vessels to carry war supplies to Viet Nam as 409 foreign flag ships from Panama Liberia and Honduras operate for major U S oil and metal firms. Several foreign crews refuse Viet Nam cargoes while some ships shift to U S flags amid tax and safety concerns.
A reader asks if surgery can correct underdeveloped breasts and affect motherhood. The physician notes safe implant options and psychological support, stressing informed consent and frank discussion with a physician or psychologist before proceeding.
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