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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1959
Page
4
The page notes an article about National Contact Lens Month with commentary on contact lenses and how lenses affect views of lovers. It also reports the death of A. H. Black, an 86 year old pioneer maker of oil field equipment in Kansas City.
A garbled report describes a new machine assist for blind readers, mentioning patent filings and officials. The text references a device claimed to aid reading for the visually impaired and notes involvement of government and private sectors.
The TB Group plans to expand an pilot program of tuberculosis testing in senior and elementary students and school personnel following a pilot study. The committee recommends universal testing for students in grades nine through twelve and broader school staff involvement.
A damaged 1938 newspaper fragment recalls Corry local history with notes on the City Commission sewer project and a fatal motorcycle accident near a Pennsylvert crossing. It mentions officials such as Lester Lops and West Smith and a veteran from Company A, with reminiscences of East Street sewer plans and long standing housing concerns.
Donald E. Mecray of 285 West Frederick street Corry denied taking part in a minor collision near Titusville. Eugene Clickett of Centerville said his auto was rear bumped by another vehicle. Clickett obtained a license number police said belonged to McCray. Police chief Brady noted discrepancies and the crash was recorded as a minor incident with conflicting accounts.
The 62 year old lyricist Ira Gershwin, famed for The Man I Love and Embraceable You, discusses his lifelong inferiority complex, his quest for quality over fame, and the joy of hearing a good song decades after writing it. He favors home life, reads voraciously, and pursues dictionaries, paintings, and cigars as hobbies.
A 52 year old Ashtabula man Anthony Paolillo died after a head on crash on Route 20 ten miles east of Painesville. The other driver Walter Lazuka, 21, of Painesville was hospitalized with undetermined injuries. Police could not fix blame as both cars traveled toward their home cities.
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