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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1957
Page
4
The piece outlines converting idle federal military bases into summer recreation facilities for underprivileged youth and possibly later use in wartime. It cites Gen Mark W Clark proposing repurposing camps and bases rather than selling them for junk and highlights public concerns about seasonal use.
London officials eased tensions with the Duke of Windsor by allowing a visit to the United States with his Baltimore born bride. A Corry Tire department official demonstrated its value to rural areas after a fire threatened five storm structures and a stack of oats was destroyed on the F A Loveland farm. Police and fire chiefs and several witnesses attended a civil court hearing in Erte regarding a previous fire at the Leland property on West Washington Street.
Chief Davis and Officer Locke retrieved a Ford runabout from Columbus after Jamestown officers warned of its theft. Frank Theobald and chauffeur James Fellows of Titusville escaped death when their big Pierce Arrow plunged over a 15 foot embankment on Herrington Hill near Findley. A herd of 24 cattle near Corry was stricken by an apparent anthrax outbreak. Camp Hancock reports Private Clinton McLean of Company A under quarantine for scarlet fever.
City attorney Dion Holm says the city may offer a 250 dollar reward for information leading to arrest and conviction of litterbugs and post signs announcing the bounty. Holm drafted the ordinance and notes the sign legality. The piece envisions regional authorities under city and state auspices to train older boys and young men as craftsmen, to curb delinquency and provide practical education without stigma.
Trucker 43 year old Greenswalt of Strattanville faces open charge in the death of 53 year old Frank A. Confer of Anersburg after a Wednesday night fight sparked by a dispute over a bottle of gin from a truck. An autopsy and an inquiry were ordered.
James A. Fletcher of Bobtown, a 59 year old former Greene County coal miner, seeks a new trial after a distant cousin of victim Gerald Tanner served on the jury that convicted him in 1954. Attorney Marjorie N. Matson said the cousin was Nellie Barnhart of Carmichaels. A U. S. District Court hearing was held yesterday and a decision will be rendered later.
New York announces John Houseman, famed stage and screen figure, will launch the Seven Lively Arts program on CHS-TV Sunday November 3. The initial telecast Changing Ways of Love explores romance in America with writer J Perelman and Piper Laurie as lead. Houseman promises surprise and lively content to attract and hold audiences.
The 24th and final blast in the current series is now rescheduled to be fired at 8 p.m. tomorrow at the Nevada site. It was postponed today due to high winds overnight.
Hal Boyle profiles actress June Havoc amid her eight pets, noting her humane work saving homeless cats and dogs. Havoc compares fur companions to people and describes the resilience needed in show business, as she prepares her autobiography and appears on Ed Murrow's Person to Person.
Lutherans in Erie conclude a week long evangelism mission at St. John's Lutheran Church. Rev. Ralph W. Loew of Holy Trinity Buffalo will speak at 8 p m. Roy Loew will discuss the churchs place in the community. Over 1900 are expected as a 400 voice massed choir under Richard Winston performs. Final reports by Rev. Robert H. Armstrong. The Erie district program began in 1954.
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