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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1958
Page
4
Corry Evening Journal masthead and publishing details list offices in New York Detroit Pittsburgh Philadelphia and Corry Pa with rates and deadlines. It notes Associated Press rights and delivery options including by mail and by carrier with annual and weekly charges.
The piece extols George M. Leader as Pennsylvania governor with a record of broad state-building. It highlights major programs in education health parks and industrial development and argues his leadership is best suited for the U S Senate, urging Pennsylvanians to support him on Election Day.
Yesterday's memories report the FCC probe into a Martian invasion broadcast that caused widespread alarm across the country. In Corry the panic spread as listeners believed an alien invasion was real, though later deemed fictional. Pollard Players are booked to replace the Sorrentino Light Opera Company for Friday night.
Forty years ago on October 31 1918 Corry mourned Private John Riddle Laird of the Machine Gun Company 112th regiment wounded in France on October 4 while Lieutenant Randall Houghton died in action September 29 leaving grief in his circle. Harry Wright formerly of Corry is reported killed in a Lima Ohio auto accident. The influenza ban on schools and churches has been lifted to a limited degree after weeks of closure.
A 22 year old escapee from a Virginia prison was captured last night in Cranberry, Pennsylvania, by State Police and an FBI agent from the Erie office. David Boggs of Oil City, jailed for burglary, had fled Covington, Virginia two months ago and evaded police until being traced to Cranberry and seized without a fight.
American firms report nine month after tax profits totaling 5.60 billion dollars, about 25.4 percent below the 1957 level. Industry splits show autos and railroads hardest hit, while utilities and select sectors improve. Many executives expect a better final quarter and a narrowing gap to 1957.
Three Belle Vernon residents were fatally injured when their car spun out of control on Route 8 in Stookeale Township. Doris Smoot, 15, died on arrival at Charleroi Monessen Hospital. Patricia Dusil, 15, died of skull fracture. Harry Jackson, 22, died later. State police said the car did not overturn and struck a yard lawn after traveling at high speed.
A seven year old Erie boy, Howard Butch Nemeny, suffered serious burns on his legs when a gas tossed on his trousers ignited while near a backyard bonfire. Virginia Laird, 15, smothered the flames with her jacket saving him. police called it a tragic accident and urged safer bonfire practices.
AP reports on To My Mild Chance for Romance on ABC-TV. The discussion with Dr. Helen Hall Jennings of Brooklyn College critiques the show’s selection board and its portrayal of maturity and normality. The dialogue questions whether exhibitionism is required for candidacy and notes the program’s aim as public service for singles seeking partners.
Secretary of Interior Seaton told a Indiana County GOP rally honoring retiring Senator Edward Martin that unemployment in the United States is lower than during the Truman administration and forecasts a further drop of about 600,000 in October.
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