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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1957
Page
2
Numerous brief items from Corry to Jamestown list meetings elections and social events. Notables include Stuart Benn speaking in Boyer Township and a county courthouse tour for students. Other items cover auctions fundraisers boxing admission and local civic appointments.
A collage of local items includes hospital updates, strikes at State Neckwear Co., Europe goodwill tour departures, a Masonic funeral service for R Gregg McVicker, a new Chamber building contract, library funding concerns, and Red Cross blood collection results, with various civic notices from Corry Meadville and Jamestown.
Bargain night at Cory Rollerway offers 30 cent admission every Thursday. A Women’s Pile Chi event and a Corry Rod and Skull Club gathering are planned at East Washington. Seniors from Willy High will join a county bar association tour next week, with 775 expected participants, though Tidusville High may skip due to typhoid concerns. Also listed are a Friday night dance at the VEW, a police report on a cutting incident in Erie, plus local market ads and a dormitory planning note for Allegheny College.
AP analyst Ed Creagh surveys U.S. reaction to the Soviet satellite as Congress debates missile policy and funding. Eisenhower plans urgent speeches to reassure the public while lawmakers examine security, military, and scientific progress amid Sputnik fears.
An unidentified missile launched from the Atlantic area rose at 7 30 a m and vanished within seconds leaving an eight mile vapor trail. The Air Force said the Vanguard first stage powered the vehicle and the Navy plans four tests before the U S moon. The second and third stages were described as nanos. The vehicle weighed 21 4 pounds and carried a 20 inch payload.
The Loomis Amorted Car Service vault, touted as burglar-proof fireproof and earthquake-proof, leaked during rain. Money and valuables were restocked after several inches of water flooded the floor, said Fred Rice, division manager.
Mrs A McGinnett of Spartansburg died yesterday in Titusville Hospital after an extended illness. She was born Marvel 4 1908 in Qi City. Survived by husband Walter McGinnett. many relatives. Funeral services at Arnold Funeral Home in Titusville with visiting hours listed.
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