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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1959
Page
4
A fragmented header page lists staff roles at the Corry Evening Journal and advertising agencies. It includes address lines for BOTTINELLI KIMBALL and mentions AP exclusive rights to local news. Postal entry details and vague advertising deadlines are noted with per-copy and annual rates.
A plea to readers to curb highway deaths by valuing life over speed. The piece urges individual drivers and families to act, stressing that each second a car revs up links to potential death and that loving ones must foster safer driving to prevent tragic, lasting losses.
Corry reports a strict neutrality pledge by the United States amid European conflict. Britain France and other belligerents barred from arms sales by nightfall. Local items include a fire at Trill Indicator plant during a storm, notes on Post Archie W Thompson memorializing a WWI hero, Corry Hospital’s nurse shortage, 143 pupils enrolled in city schools, and a high altitude balloon over Corry drifting northeast.
A meeting of the local American Legion organization was held last evening. The report notes the event and references a date connected to the gathering, reflecting the ongoing postwar veteran activities and community ties.
A 38 year old man was arrested on mayhem charges after a fight in which he allegedly bit another man’s ear. George Morgan was released on court bail after appearing before Alderman Willis Heisler who set a hearing for 2 p.m. Thursday. The altercation occurred Tuesday night following a dispute over an argument. Detective Sgt Ghester Matton said the arrest followed the rough fight and there was no further details provided.
A local man plans to start his own construction business after leaving a large city plant this week. A separate report notes school officials investigated a public address incident at a high school involving three boys, with one youth under scrutiny. Corry residents question a coroner’s finding in a youth death, while a nationwide steel strike threatens supplies and potential demand shifts in the local area.
A fragmented report cites Schools Superintendent Willem Rodemeyer on juvenile delinquency linked to lenient court judgments and recalcitrant youths. The piece touches on tax impacts from new school building, turnpike toll changes, local retirements, Penn State preparations, Cancer Society programs, and varied regional notices from Erie and surrounding towns.
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