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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1963
Page
1
Jentean's Saturday offer stokes local interest as Pa Sum shows strong performance, with a 78 point tally boosting morale and drawing attention from nearby teams and fans.
City police arrested two local teenagers after they confessed to shooting holes in five store windows with an air pistol on October 11. John M. Tinko, 19, and Egarett Higginbotham, 17, pleaded guilty and were bound over to Erie County court. They rode with friends, then targeted Barney's Firestone Store Pauls Men s Wear P M Store Borstorff and Fitch Rambler Sales and the Quality Master Market on First Avenue.
Fire officials estimate 8500 dollars in damage after a blaze at 906 Mead avenue, a vacant house owned by Roy Le McIntyre. Police and fire crews limited the flames by 9:45 am with injuries to one officer and one volunteer. The state fire marshal will inspect the scene tomorrow amid concerns of repeated arson and health hazards in the vacant building.
60 more forest fires erupted across Pennsylvania over the weekend, with no rapid relief from drought conditions. Samuel J. Cobb, head of forest protection, cited Altoona and Scranton as sites of the two worst blazes. An estimated 100 to 150 acres burned near Altoona and about 200 acres in Scranton, as the state averaged 41 fires daily last week.
A two car head on collision on Route 2 four miles north of Warren kills Air Force Sgt. Adam Conti 25 of Algonac Michigan and George Robert Chase 28 of Russell R D 2. Conti stationed at Selfridge Air Force Base Michigan, a Clarksville Pennsylvania native. Chase an engineer for American Bridge Co and worked at Kinzua Dam project. Conti apparently fell asleep crossing the center line.
Firefighters fought a blaze that leveled the Westminster United Presbyterian Church a two story brick building in New Brighton yesterday. The church housed Christner's Bible and Book Room and an apartment above. Mrs Ian Christner, 7?, was rescued from the apartment and is in good condition at Beaver Valley General Hospital with smoke inhalation.
South Vietnamese forces and US officers faced a fierce weekend clash in the Mekong Delta resulting in heavy casualties. Government reports cite 40 dead and 40 wounded including 13 Americans, with enemy losses around 30 dead. Viet Cong machine gun fire damaged aircraft and helicopters, while four Americans were wounded when a helicopter flipped in mud.
The drought belt from Nexus to New England stayed dry as rains offered limited relief. Crops and pastures suffer, wells run dry, water rationing spreads, and forests burn across thousands of acres. Winter wheat seeding delays loom in the Great Plains while Florida and California report favorable citrus and vegetable growing conditions. Hurricane Ginny off Cape Hatteras threatens to boost fire danger with strong winds.
Millcreek School Board files for reargument in the George Pease case after Supreme Court ruling Oct 9 reinstating Pease for refusing to chaperone bowling activities. Attorneys Knox and Pearson argue the decision creates a “super” board and omits key points. Pease’s lawyer says the petition adds no new facts.
Columnist Jim Bishop recalls the defunct New York Mirror, once the nation’s second largest tabloid by circulation, and humorously laments an era that cannot be recaptured as the paper dies under cost pressures.
About 1 200 Erie County public school teachers gather at McDowell High School and Westlake Junior High Mill Creek for a two day Erie County Teachers Institute with addresses by Dr Alice Miel Dr Clara Cockerill and Dr Mauree Applegate. Students have today and tomorrow off as sessions begin with 8 45 p m registrations and 9 15 a m general meetings followed by 40 sectional meetings on curriculum teaching techniques and materials.
Corry officials announce the annual United Fund drive to raise 69 900 to aid more than 30 humanitarian agencies. Cochairmen James Hammond and Charles Williams urge local support, noting YMCA Salvation Army Red Cross and area hospitals receive major shares. Agencies in Erie and Corry serve residents, with local homes and youth organizations highlighted. The slogan Join the Bain Share Club emphasizes scaled giving, page continuation promised.
In Titusville area a 17-year-old James David Murphy and David L. Chapman, 18, died when a westbound car passed on a crest and collided with an eastbound car driven by Fred J. Murphy. Other injuries reported and coroner awaiting ruling.
Crowds watched John Cragg punt and kick as Carl Triola from Tri Nord supervised the action at Loveland Field. Boys aged 8 through teens tested punting, passing, and kicking in a Ford Motor Company nationwide program coordinated by Vic Cragg. The contest, led by former coach and local educator, wrapped around 3 pm with many finishing early.
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