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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1976
Page
4
Hospital update lists admissions and discharges through Sunday with multiple names and addresses. Includes volunteers for Monday and Tuesday shifts, local ad promos, business notices, and a church/social event item. The page also notes Perry's Inn fire, local service ads, and upcoming community activities with contact details.
A weather summary notes showers and thunderstorms moving east from the northern Great Plains into the Mississippi Valley, with rain in eastern Colorado and parts of New Mexico. Fog touches the Great Lakes region, while many areas remain clear. Freeze warnings linger in southeast Idaho. temps dip to the low 30s in northern Rockies and plateau.
Fragmented notice from the Corry Evening Journal outlines advertising options and rates. It mentions mailing practices, year-long display ads, and the publisher details, with references to postcard and post subscription handling.
A Beverley Keanston feature recounts the camp meeting movement begun in Logan County Kentucky around 1800 and its spread across rural America. It highlights John Z Hatfield the Hoosier Evangelist born 1851 who converted in 1872 and began a hard ministry at frontier camps. It notes his awakening on a December night and his decision to preach amid political talk before stepping before the people. It also includes practical kitchen science on dishwashers noting water temperatures and insulation benefits.
Reader column reprints advice on fire safety including smoke and match prevention, electrical cord care, keeping flammable liquids sealed, and not leaving children alone. Tips cover fire drills, extinguishers, detection systems, door heat checks, window escape, and contacting the fire department. Also notes to tape the fire department number on phones and to write ABBY for a personal reply.
AP reports Pennsylvania colleges, after years of growth, are projected to decline by 1979. State figures show 469,000 students in 1978, falling to 496,400 in 1979 and 429,100 by 1904, with private schools at risk and tuition possibly rising.
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