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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1961
Page
2
Public line ad notice lists names and addresses of residents in multiple towns. It cites local rate information and ad deadlines while showcasing examples of admitted and discharged individuals and households in the CORRY area and surrounding communities.
Infant son of Mr and Mrs Allan Cornish of 826 North Center Street died shortly after birth at Corry Memorial Hospital. Survived by parents two sisters Deborah Ann Judith Elaine two brothers Dennis Alan Gary William paternal grandfather John Cornish Orono Ontario Canada maternal grandmother Leona Mae Marrow Orono Ontario Canada. Rev Walter Gillfland of First Methodist Church to officiate. service at Bracke Funeral Home at 4:30 with interment in Pine Grove Cemetery.
In McKeesport, Calvin Irwin, 48, and his wife Jane, 45, died in a smouldering mattress fire blamed on the blaze. Firemen said the couple had been dead about two days and the mattress burned out unnoticed as neighbors slept. Their daughter Shirley Mikolics found the scene after neighbors alerted her.
The United Nations command in the Congo says a cease fire with Katanga is signed, extending last month’s pact. Prisoners will be exchanged Monday and Katanga is recognized to defend itself against central Congo forces. Katangese forces are reported to have executed missing-person orders.
Hold rites for Terry Lee Webb with service at 2 PM at Panera Hotin likely near town. Attendees included Robert DaunW Vincent Culver Riley Ding felder Thomas Howard La bowski Lary Shatter and others from nearby towns and bases. Local officials and relatives from Canisteo Bath Corning and Elmira attended, with Revered Parkinson and Lt Cmdr Edward Bloley listed among mourners.
Policeman R K Hines turned around the block to a 24 hour public laundry where a man was placing his feet into an automatic washing machine. By the time Hines returned the man had changed clothes. He chose not to arrest, noting there is no law against washing feet in a public machine and that it was his 15 cents and his feet.
Dr Koichi Muraji a Japanese nuclear physicist died yesterday of leukemia in Tokyo. He studied radiation effects on the human body after the 1945 atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The report notes his role with the gendarmerie against external threats.
The United States Canada and Britain staged Sky Shield featuring radar and radio jamming drills. Airlines adjusted schedules and offered open houses as pilots and crews practiced counter measures. The exercise drew public attention while highlighting allied air defense cooperation during a simulated conflict scenario.
A Jamestown boy about 12 years old was injured and admitted to Loworth General Hospital after an escape attempt near a hospital site. Police say he was struck by a vehicle and severely injured, with details still developing.
Mexico City reports Cuban ambassador Josean ina Purvivido says Cuba has sold crops to the Communists in Russia. He claims sugar production rivals world prices and estimates Cuban output at several million tons annually.
President Kennedy prepares two days of rest at Hyannisport while awaiting promising weather for a Nantucket Sound cruise aboard the Honey Fitz. He plans to announce a panel to study methods for treating and preventing mental retardation and will host Max Jacobson during the Washington visit.
A brief reflective piece contrasts or highlights the value of spoken communication with the permanence of printed text. It emphasizes how spoken language travels immediately while written words endure, shaping memory and record. The tone suggests a meditation on media and legacy.
Union members of United Auto Workers struck the Jamestown and Palconer plants of Marlin Rockwell Corp early yesterday, idle about 1,300 workers. UAW international representative Vaughn Rudy said there was no official sanction for the walkout, which closed both plants, as the company and Wren extended the contract on a day to day basis.
A damaged OCR fragment describes stalled labor talks at Jamestown with unions resuming bargaining at a steel fabrics plant and production figures for gail herrings. It mentions about 300 workers and implies ad hoc production chatter with uncertain context.
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