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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1966
Page
7
The calendar lists weekly YMCA activities by day including swim sessions for men women and mixed groups, instructional classes such as TOPS, sewing and guitar lessons, intramurals for girls and boys, Tri-Hi-Y meetings, bus routes, and a sauna schedule with distinct hours for men and women.
A 72 year old Erie woman died in a three alarm fire that gutted her lower west side apartment. Firemen arrived as flames engulfed the living room and found Mrs Wall slumped in a chair before a TV set. Gannon College students Paul Alzert and John Kovach helped guide firefighters to the unit but could not reach her. Deputy chiefs North and Grenburg described their efforts as hampered by the fast spreading blaze.
Marvin Hart Jr. 25 was found guilty in Federal District Court Erie for refusing to report to the draft board for secular employment in lieu of military duty. He had a conscientious objector deferment and was ordered to report to Crawford County board. sentencing set for 3 p.m. Hart’s Titusville attorney George Forssell Jr. plans an appeal in the Third Circuit Philadelphia.
Harrisburg reports Pennsylvania’s draft quota drops from 2226 to 1946 due to a national cut to 37600. First half of December quota set at 530 while the national call for the period is 12100. A separate fire incident ends with a fatal blaze and heroic but futile efforts to extinguish it as crews face extreme heat and flames.
A large fire at Nelson Bros lumber yard in Jamestown destroyed a 200 by 50 foot shed and varios piles of lumber. Five trucks in the shed were lost. Fire crews from Falconer Lakewood and Celoron aided. flames visible downtown as wind spread embers. heat cracked nearby windows and sprinkler systems activated. Firefighters remained on scene overnight and mop-up continued Sunday.
Gov Scranton announced 51 300 Pennsylvanians will receive state aid for college this year. About 21 000 have $14.6 million in scholarships and 30 300 have state insured loans totaling $26 million. Pennsylvania ranks second in total aid.
The honor roll for the first six week period at Sparta Merged School was announced by supervising principal Bertrand R Hover. Names are listed for seventh through twelfth grades with multiple students named in each class. In Portugal bullfighter Joaquin Jose Correia died at age 21 when thrown and gored on his birthday.
Seventy nations mark International Credit Union Week linking over 27 million people in more than 70 countries. The Pennsylvania Credit Union League in Harrisburg reports Thursday is International Credit Union Day with the theme Better Living in Any Language.
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