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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1958
Page
8
A jumble of reports from Darmte Chickgy and Jamestown area cover counterfeit bills, disaster preparedness guides, infirmary potato purchases, a fatal Air Force transport crash, surplus food distribution in Warren County, and stalled labor talks at Marlin Rockwell. Other items note deer quotas, license backlogs, school tours, autumn foliage forecasts, and September economic indicators.
Angelo Giacoma 64 of 411 South Center Street died suddenly at his home about 2 45 this morning of a heart attack. He was born October 14 1893 in Trieste Italy came to this country in 1919 settled in the Buller area later moved to Corry 35 years ago where he was a barber retired two years ago. He served in World War I with the Italian Army and was wounded. He was a member of St Elizabeth's Church married June 8 1924 to Lucy Lie who survives with two daughters Mrs August Melsher Corry and Mrs Robert Bush Jamestown three sons Richard Arthur and Edward all of Corry one sister Mrs Leonard Prencite Canonsburg five grandchildren one brother in Brazil and two in Italy. Friends may call at Bracken Funeral Home and Rosary services there at 8 p m tomorrow Requiem Mass at St Elizabeth's Church Tuesday at 9 a m precede by prayer service at the funeral home Interment in St Elizabeth's Cemetery.
A county posse and state authorities combed over more than ten acres of a Venango County farm near French Creek Township seeking the body of 15 year old Rebecca Ann Trisks missing since September. Frank E Sent, 26, the suspect since two days after her disappearance, is linked to the case as officers continued the inquiry.
The Town of French Creek adopts a 1959 taxable budget of 21076 with an 88,000 increase over last year. The new tax rate will reduce about 24 percent due to assessed valuation rising from 750000 to 1500000. Supervisor Edward Beckerik says the extra 8000 will fund highway equipment purchases and highway improvements in the township.
A prison riot at Mercer County Maximum Security in New Jersey left 12 inmates hurt and 3 hospitalised after a clash among 18 inmates. A guard shot a white prisoner as he attempted to climb a fence. The warden cited racial antagonism as the catalyst and the Mercer County prosecutor’s office began an investigation.
President Eisenhower heralds a decline in unemployment while touring industrial states including Michigan and Pennsylvania. He attends Columbus Day events in New York and plans campaign stops in Cedar Rapids and major West Coast cities as his 68th birthday approaches. He will return to Washington Sunday night before continuing a stumping tour to Iowa, California, and Illinois.
Classified ads offer multiple homes for sale in Wattsburg and nearby areas. Listings include a 7 frame house at 66 Raymond Avenue with two bedrooms, full attic, basement, and heated garage. 71 North Center Street with flexible offer. a nine room house on East Main Street. and a modern ranch style five room home with three bedrooms on a main route just outside Wattsburg.
Advertises multiple farms for sale near Wattsburg Pennsylvania. Highlights include a 264 acre farm with 36 by 72 barn and 32 stalls plus an 8 room home, an 110 acre farm with a 50 by 72 basement barn and nine silos, and a 75 head cattle setup with a 9 room home and a separate apartment. Agency contact Leslie Real Estate Agency James R. Leslie Broker at 104 Main Street Wattsburg. Also mentions Merle Dodd in Corry.
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