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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1961
Page
4
The Corry Evening Journal published daily except Sunday lists staff and offices on South Street Corry Pa. It notes Associated Press rights and rights to local and AP dispatches. Subscriptions vary by mail and carrier with rates and deadlines for display ads.
The piece critiques a Peace Corps postcard controversy centering on Margery Michelmore. It argues the incident reflects inadequate orientation and selection, suggesting hardship and culture shock are inherent. It warns of turning volunteers into unwelcome symbols of American aid if unprepared for poverty and harsh conditions.
A 2 year old passenger, Erle Klutz, was critically injured after falling under the wheels of a rolling freight car in the Pennsylvania Railroad yard. Edward W. Bluis, a yard trainman, was identified as another victim. Klutz suffered an amputated left arm and head injuries. Swartzlander, the train master, noted no witnesses and said the accident likely happened around 4 15 am while Klutz rode a wheeling car toward a switch terminal. Police and officials continue investigation with minimal speculation at this time.
New York AP columnist notes safer workplaces with accidental deaths dropping from 34 to 22 per 110000 since 1930. Reports on a global dot population surge, vacation trends among executives, coffee breaks, and shifting insurance premiums for drivers. Also cites ulcers in men, dental cost drops, fires destroying homes, and chocolate's secret European origins.
The Pennsylvania slayer Schuck was executed in the electric chair marking the first state execution since 1959. His death followed a lengthy legal battle with appeals, stays, and clemency pleas ended by the Supreme Court refusal to review. The case involved a loveless marriage, a lack of children, and a transport to Edward McCabe Funeral Home in Ambridge.
Irwin Edman quoted a Columbia class tale about dividing people into two kinds and notes on seating at lectures. The piece recalls Alexander Woollcott and a Newark anecdote about a flustered audience member who longs to meet the platform speaker.
Hollywood interview with Tony Randall about MGM dressing room hierarchies. He describes rooms for actors featured players stars and superstars, including proximity to set and amenities like baths showers liquor and refrigerators. Randall recalls being moved from male stars to a female building and the struggle to access his own space.
Yesterday's Memories recount Corry events from October 24 1941. Moscow reports claim hundreds of thousands of German casualties in the siege, while Kaiser's forces faced losses after four years of war. Corry Republicans lead Democrats by 406 votes in city returns from the registration office. Curfew for service stations may be extended as wartime measures continue. Halloween pranks prompt police warnings about window soaping and mischief.
Firemen battled a woodshed blaze threatening homes and a will near Clymor. Miss Gurtha Clark held a box social at Center School near Columbus. Concord PTA program showcased Ells King Jean Wolford Cornelle Price Zella Carroll and Marie Banks. Findley Lake road traffic estimated at seven hundred. Local football fans traveled to North East for the game. Frank Gillette of Star Garage sustained a broken nose cranking a car. A thief in New York stole five 38 caliber revolvers from patrolmen's lockers at East 35th Street station.
The article notes Randall and his agent Abby Grestmer agree his room in the female stars’ building suits his status on the set of Lover Come Back. He enjoys privileges of the male stars’ building except for walking the halls openly.
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