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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1958
Page
3
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National Fire Prevention Week marks a year long Junior Fire Marshal effort in Corry and nearby towns. Web ster of the Crandall agency announced a world themed campaign with safety education for elementary students. Agencies sponsor the program with schools and the Corry fire department, led by Chiefs Downey and Howies. The plan aims to reduce fire losses after 1958 surpassed 1 billion dollars in U S fire damage. Over 4 million children in 49 states, Canada, Hawaii and the Philippines will enroll. Many have earned helmets and official signs for completing home hazard checks and reports. Schools will receive Hartford Fire Insurance Company materials and teachers special aids.
Pittsburgh youth Donald Houston, 12, of Bridgeville, was struck by a freight train Saturday while attempting to beat a freight to a trestle. He died from his injuries, after being crushed at the site of the 75 foot high structure on the railroad line.
A young Jet pilot aims a leisure balloon ascent to the stratosphere to study how men survive near space. Lt. Clifton McClure, 5, of Anderson, Indiana, will ride a 200‑foot helium balloon capsule about 100 miles up, collecting data for the Air Force and broadcasting from the edge of space as the craft drifts toward west Texas or Oklahoma.
Ten year old Linda Kinter, critically burned in a house fire that killed seven family members, clings to life at Indiana Hospital. Only Linda and sister Elizabeth survived the explosion at their home in nearby Clymer. Elizabeth escaped unhurt, Linda was rescued by Melvin Pound. Parents Clair and Peggy Ann Kinter and siblings Virginia, James, June, Ruth died.
Mayor J. Bred Finley of Corry proclaims Fire Prevention Week urging all city departments schools and organizations to lead a campaign for fire safety. The aim is to reduce destruction of homes businesses and resources and involve the Stanford Hose Company in school and community efforts.
Police report a 42 year old woman, Mabel Pierce of Brackinridge, is in serious condition at Kane Community Hospital with a deep scalp wound and multiple bruises after an incident in a parking lot by the Veterans of Foreign Wars Club on Route 68 near Marionville. She was incoherent and unable to identify how she was harmed. Her husband, camping nearby at a hunting lodge, could not explain the cause.
Six year old Robert L. McGreehan of Sidman was struck and killed by a car Saturday near his home in Johnstown Pennsylvania. The tragedy underscores dangers to children in residential areas and ongoing traffic concerns in the community.
U S observes Newspaper Week noting battles over openness and secrecy. Officials from federal and state levels tighten limits on records and access while editors organize in Maine New Hampshire West Virginia and other states to push right to know laws and open meetings bills.
An Erie man aged 26 confessed to 18 burglaries across the area after a stakeout at Great Lakes Marine Supply Co. He stated the crimes began August 27 with a gas station break in. Police say he earned under $125 and two portable radios from the burglaries.
In New York Casey Stengel, Yankee manager, hurried through press headquarters after the World Series game. A reporter pressed him for a question but Stengel replied he had an appointment to study the condition of all currents in left field, speaking with a dry, brief humor that reflected his style.
Hal Boyle notes how classical stars and modern virtuosi blend meals with music in New York eateries. Polished chefs and personal menus accompany legendary names from Paderewski to Toscanini and Spike Jones, while today's stars balance diets with indulgent dishes like braised meats and pasta. The Minneapolis Symphony Association collects recipes for Encore, a cookbook linking composers to dishes, with Dorati contributing ink drawings.
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