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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1959
Page
4
Corry Journal details publishing location in Corry Pennsylvania and staff roles. Advertising and circulation rates are listed with monthly and six month terms and carrier rates. The page notes display advertising deadline in the morning and references reprint rights for Allied News content.
The Tarentum Valley Daily News reports that Amortesn newspapers show sustained vigor with morning and afternoon editions surpassing a 58? tier mark in daily sales. Circulation and advertising gains set new highs per Audit Bureau of Circulations results, despite suspensions and cost pressures.
The Pennsylvania minor judiciary reform to ban fees for aldermen and justices of the peace failed 36 to 11 in the State Senate. Republicans Walkey and Whaltersey opposed, with 21 Republicans and 15 Democrats voting against. 7 Republicans and 4 Democrats supported. 3 Democrats absent. The bill would have funded officials by salary, ending fee-based pay in county and municipal courts.
A fragmentary historical note recalling Corry memories with scattered references to local figures, sports, and events. The readable text mentions Loveland, Cash Russ Byler, a grid period, and references to football club prospects and athletic competition.
James W. Hoffman reports a vandal attempt at a Franklin house while a family was away. A burglar entered, stole items, then set a porch box on fire, causing damage but not fully burning the structure. The report mixes garbled text with unrelated political commentary and does not clarify suspects or outcomes.
Hal Boyle surveys American humor and the comic profession. Mort Sahl and peers debate why sharp satire dwindles, blaming audience underestimation, public apathy, and a confined media landscape. He stresses freedom to criticize and the need for better, reality grounded humor beyond standard gags.
A plane crash at Somerset Airport injured three people yesterday when a private aircraft ran off the runway during landing. Edward Specht, 41, the Somerset pilot, suffered a cut leg, while passengers Mrs Marie Churchhield and Mer Haughter Crowmutine, both of Rockwood, were taken to Somerset Hospital for observation.
In a Monday column Bernie Wingert shares Ed Wilcox’s hail damaged silage corn near Eisenhower School. Penn State crops staff advise leaving standing until ears mature or silage the field promptly to avoid wasted feed. The piece also notes heavy rains in Warren floodling the county and a sharp rise in Penn State tuition over ten years with two Wingert children in early schooling.
President Eisenhower maintained influence over a dominant Democratic Congress through aggressive leadership, new party leaders in both chambers, and southern Democrats switching sides to support his vetoes. The economy’s prosperity reduced urgency for a strong platform, leaving Democrats meek and divided. Also, John T. Snead, 36, captured in Pittsburgh after escaping a medium-security prison in Hutsonsville, West Virginia last August.
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