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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1959
Page
3
A local school team led by coach Khru Takem earned a decisive win at the city meet. The squad dominated the event with strong performances from standout players and a quick start laid the groundwork for the victory.
Partial OCR shows a narrative about an individual found near a hospital with severe fractures and loss of consciousness. The garbled notes reference a person who was struck and transported to a hospital, with unclear details of the events and involved parties. No clear names, dates, or locations are readable in the fragment.
A Wellsville area teen, Mathew Ro McCarthy, 18, is charged with first degree grand larceny after allegedly stealing a car owned by John O Connor of Wellsville and later another vehicle from a cottage at Ghba Lake. Police say he confessed, was held in Allegany County jail, and was to be arraigned after a Monday custody transfer.
The McKean County Fair in Smethport reports steady entries and a likely record total. Secretary Lloyd E. Mulhull notes more booths open for flower, vegetable and youth exhibits to handle the increase. Exhibits originate from Eldred Port Allegany Bradford Kane and other county areas.
The Journal car passed the structure yesterday at 2 30 p m after the construction foreman halted spray painting of the honeycomb floor to allow passage. A highway aide said the bridge could have been finished last winter despite cold weather, but crews stayed busy keeping area roads open during severe snowstorms.
The German assault on Danzig opens with a night raid as German forces seize the city. Polish Major Henryk Sucharski defends Westerplatte with 201 men against Schleswig Holstein and other ships, repelling early attacks before surrender after seven days. Sucharski later recalls the event as the most tragic moment of his life.
France risks isolation from allies over Algeria policy and atomic ambitions. De Gaulle seeks U S support at the UN while fearing Arab world alienation. Western powers weigh a two power shift as Eisenhower Korsh Khrushchev talks are viewed with doubt. President meets Macmillan and Adenauer boosted by popularity.
AP New York. Humorist Max Shulman adapts his Dobie Gillis for CBS as a half hour prime time comedy in which a high school teen, eager for girls, clashes with parents who misunderstand him. Shulman explains the Dobie anti social setup, its roots in his short stories, and his ongoing craft of television writing amid a 24 writer assembly line.
The Crawford County Court ruled a law unconstitutional for not naming the notice in the title of the bill from the 157th Legislature. The measure would require councils and township supervisors to issue 24 hour notices for special meetings. Senate action on county official salaries and state appropriations was sent to Gov Lawrence for approval.
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