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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1959
Page
9
A damaged OCR snippet mentions a street address near Park Street and an incident at 450 EI park St. It references a phone line and actions tied to a 7 of awn 450 entry, with unclear details about the event and parties involved.
A shuffled string of partially recognizable words and jumbled phrases including references to testers, engines, valves, benches, names, and places. The legible content is minimal, with no coherent events, dates, or identifiable persons to anchor a clear news item or outcome.
Officials report 90 percent of the city’s United Campaign quota raised with pledges still to be reported. Division chairs will gather at the Public Library basement through Tuesday, with final tallies due Wednesday. Top daily honor goes to William Rodemeyer for School Employes Division. Mrs. R. Catlin’s Ward Division reports strong progress. Remaining divisions lagging include School Employes and Men's, while Industrial Employes hit 100 percent. Final totals list contributions from corporations, retail stores, banks, and townships toward the $104,270 goal. Presley released from hospital in Frankfurt after a brief stay.
President Eisenhower checked into Walter Reed Army Medical Center for his annual physical examination. He remains bothered by a lingering cold and chronic bronchitis, but aides say the visit is routine and not prompted by any new illness. He played golf prior to admission and is expected to be released Saturday. The White House noted this follows a history of health issues including a heart attack, ileitis surgery, and a minor stroke.
The final report breakfast of the 1959 United Fund drive showed the Wards Division leading in quota collection at 246 percent. Co-led by Mrs. Robert Catlin, Republican Second Ward Worker, and Mrs. Helen Rhynard, Democratic Second Ward chair, the effort was nonpartisan, though clashes are expected on Tuesday as they stand on opposing sides.
OTTUMWA IOWA AP Seven children crowded into a two room slum dwelling died when a fire destroyed the house. A 14 year old babysitter Sharon Ann Dooley survived. firemen aided by a veteran worked to reach the victims. Police cited a coal stove as heating but found no fire source. The blaze trapped victims in the kitchen with the only door blocked.
A defective furnace pipe sparked a fire at 7:62 am on East Main Street causing first and second floor ceilings to burn into the attic. Firefighters led by Fire Chief Jul Downey and Assistant Chief Jerome Davis battled smoke and flames with 400 feet of hose and a large upstairs fan. Loss estimated at 400 building and 400 contents with 16 men on scene. no injuries reported.
Harrisburg AP reports the small game season starts Saturday across Pennsylvania with predictions of good hunting for pheasants wild turkeys and ruffed grouse thanks to May and June flood hatching Conditions may include clouds and occasional rain Officials estimate nearly a half million hunters will participate opening at 8 am EST and 5 pm closing with daily starts at 7 am after opening day Rabbits squirrels and bob white quail are also on the list Quail numbers are rising but still not large Hunters urged to know weapons and stay safe noting about half of hunting accidents involve safety wounds.
King Sisavang Vong of Laos, aged 74, died as Communist rebels threaten his Indochina kingdom. Crown Prince Sivang Vathana named regent. The Paris-educated 6-year-old prince reportedly becomes commander in chief of Laos’s 25,000 strong army amid revolt.
American railroads and unions prepare to clash as carriers outline proposals to cut featherbedding after decades of work rules. Authorities warn a nationwide strike could idle over 800000 workers if talks fail, with wage gaps and a three year rule moratorium at stake.
Colima state reels as a deadly hurricane and catastrophic floods sweep the Pacific coast. Officials estimate hundreds of deaths with thousands displaced across Manzanillo and nearby towns. provisional tallies list fatalities in Manzanillo Tecoman Cihuatlan Coahuayama and Mina Titlan among others.
VEW appeals to residents in the city and surrounding areas to report hospital beds wheelchairs and crutches not turning up in post records. Cragg urges owners to contact Thom Gragg head of the committee. Returned items will be stored at the Corry Loan office for future use.
Los Angeles reports the death of Dr. Roland Deruig Hussey at age 82 from a heart condition. A longtime history professor at UCLA and former State Department adviser on Latin America, he influenced academic and policy circles for decades. His passing Wednesday ends a notable career in education and public service.
Negotiations with major steel firms continue as United Steelworkers announce a pact with Granite City Steel Co. following earlier agreements with Kaiser and Detroit Steel. The 20 month package boosts labor costs by 22 cents per hour, affecting 3,250 Granite City workers in Illinois. Government mediators plan Monday talks in Washington as a Tall-Hartley injunction looms and a Supreme Court appeal halts enforcement.
Erie obit notes John J Mead Jr longtime co publisher of the Erie Times News and partner in the Erie Daily Times Erie Morning News and Sunday Times News dying after a long illness at St Vincent Hospital He attended Georgetown University and Columbia Journalism School before a stint at the New York Times He served in the Navy during World War I and held posts from reporter to editor He is survived by Grace Finerty Mead four children three grandchildren and his brother George J Mead member of a notable Erie newspaper family
Erie grand jury returned true bills against four defendants. Dr F Dean Miller of 97 West Smith Street charged with driving while under the influence after a September 1 incident at Van Cise Service Station East Street. Russell Bemis of 21 West Main Street charged with fraudulent conversion bonds. Rexford Lord of 48 Union City South Street and David Peters of Union City RD 4 charged with larceny.
Los Angeles district attorney probes Florence Radland on how aware she was of her 17 year old daughter Beverly Radland s relationship with late actor Errol Flynn Officials note a parent s consent to minor intimacy with an adult can trigger charges of contributing to the delinquency of a minor Beverly has said she was disappointed not to have a child by Flynn The case references Flynn s will and Beverly s claim of an unsigned document tied to a third of Flynn s Jantalen property
William B. Pitts, 92, longtime gem minerals collector and honorary journe r for gem minerals at the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco, passed away Wednesday in Atlanta. He was known for his contributions to mineral collecting and education.
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