15 Oct 1957
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1957
Page
1
A damaged OCR fragment references wills and estate actions including Brown and Springer, with scattered phrases about a salt factory, furniture, gear, and farm items. The text mentions city officials and public notices but lacks complete details or clear events.
The Asian flu outbreak curtails attendance in many districts. Forty-nine state cases, with 28 new positives from lab tests, prompt closures at Lehigh University Lycoming College and Washington and Jefferson College. Parochial schools in Allegheny County total 12 closures. several western Pa schools stay shut through late October while Scranton and Susquehanna County districts weigh further actions.
Corry area school system ordered closed today after widespread flu illness. 682 pupils absent. Wright School to open tomorrow for one day only to makeup a lost day. Football game against Titusville postponed. Typhoid fever outbreak affects Titusville with 284 absences reported yesterday.
Fire Chief Charles Collier toured the city and warned residents on leaf burning. Do not burn near parked cars. keep fires small and water ashes after extinguishment. Avoid burning on windy or gusty days and keep children away from open flames for safety.
York, Pa. Kenneth G. Bally of Wayneaburg was elected president of the Pennsylvania Savings and Loan at its annual convention. Joan Lengie was named to a top post at the same meeting.
Hayhanen testified that he received espionage pay from Col Rudolf Abel in the United States and met Abel in a 1954 New York theater. He said Abel, known as Mark, was the Soviet secret service chief in the United States and that he was sent to assist Abel in 1952.
Influenza sweeps Corry area as numbers rise. Senior and Junior High hardest hit while elementary grades show spread. Coastway School reports 129 absences out of 386 enrollment. Nearby towns vary, with Clymer closing and Erie and Titusville remaining open amid low absentee rates.
A merchants group urged city sponsorship for Yale season Christmas lights and asked City Council and civic organizations to assist. They named a special committee led by B G Bennett to devise funding and control methods for the business district. Robert Davidson was appointed to head planning for a February promotion, and parking issues were discussed with W F Rickers, a member of the Parking Authority.
Hoffa, Teamsters leader, pleaded not guilty in a Detroit federal court to perjury counts tied to a wiretap investigation. A $2,500 bond was rewritten to cover the perjury indictment. Attorneys argued before U.S. District Judge William B. Ferrands on trial dates. Hoffa, elected head of the Teamsters, faced a temporary restraining order barring him from office amid the dispute. Beck remained as incumbent president with term to December 1.
Corry school directors voted to proceed with adult classes despite reduced state reimbursements. Courses planned include typing bookkeeping sewing and art with agricul ture offered, funded 80 percent by federal subsidies. Superintendent J M Douglas noted the subsidy level. A separate winter recreation program was approved and paid for under state law. David Ward and a second unnamed chaperone will be paid 205 dollars each to run Teen Frolics Saturdays 7 to 11 p m at Wright School or the YMCA. The district announced enrollments by mail and planned a scheduling meeting.
Firefighters from Corry and Spartansburg battled a stubborn blaze on the Nell Gates farm. As the wind shifted, flames spread into nearby trees while Gates reportedly attempted to fend off the fire with a hand tool. the three and a half hour effort finally extinguished the blaze.
In Washington President Eisenhower held a four hour discussion with 13 members of his science advisory committee on earth satellites and missiles. Dr. Tsador Rabi said reporters would be kept in the dark about specifics. Hagerty said no details would be released. Sputnik reports circulated as observers in India and San Francisco saw the satellite. Scientists noted anomalies in the moonlet's orbit suggesting an unknown force at work.
Corry School board’s property committee reviewed Red Cross requests to rent basement space in Corry Public Library vacated by the YMCA. Charles Clark, Red Cross president, argued current HQ is hard to access and outdated. The board will study the proposal and vote on a recommendation.
A non partisan booster group met at Kinley’s home to plan support for Kinley in the November 5 mayoral race. About 20 people attended and committees of five were named to handle publicity, finance and organization. Dolan, handling publicity for the former mayor, said the platform is being developed and will be announced later.
Knight, 89, longtime member of the American and Pennsylvania Bar Associations, died today at his Bunbury home. He held offices in both bars and was active in party affairs.
In Little Rock Arkansas officials report a nationwide calm prompts the Army to order a dramatic reduction in active duty forces. Secretary of the Army grants a response from Washington and local officials debate the implications. Military personnel face a planned half-strength drawdown with details lingering in early September.
Heavy rain and floods spread across Texas causing three drownings and forcing hundreds from homes as rivers rose and creeks overflow. Five tornadoes injure at least three people with Falls up to nine inches in Palestine and eight inches near Hutco. Ballinger suffers severe flood impact with red cross sheltering about 150 residents. Nearby Louisiana coastal areas also see heavy rain while Mississippi Valley sees scattered showers and warm southerly winds.
Dry tinder like grass and wooded areas spurfires across multiple towns. Fire departments including Stanford Hose, Columbus, Zigin, and Spartansburg battled blazes from dawn to night, using hundreds of gallons of water and long hose lines. A series of fires on farms along Route 6 and near residential properties prompted repeated alarms and efforts to confine flames before dawn. An obituary notes publisher Dudley A. White Sr., 59, longtime Ohio newspaper leader.
Corry Area Joint School Committee met Friday to approve $120 automatic timer switches for floodlights to curb waste. Six lights will now turn on at dusk and off at sunrise. Superintendent L M Douglas reported 19 students enrolled in a new special education class at Wright School, taught by Margaret Herbert, with Ruth Burkhart granted a health-related leave.
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