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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1966
Page
6
Two stray cats drew police and fire crews into a busy day. A sick-looking black cat was picked up on West Frederick street, while another was stranded on a roof behind the former Corry Jamestown Corp Office. Firemen used a ladder truck to reach the rooftop feline.
Rev EB Stenger will assume duties as pastor of the Corry Church of the Nazarene on September 18, replacing Rev Joseph Kanzlemar who left for Garfield Heights Ohio. He moves from Scottdale Pennsylvania where he pastored Nazarene Church for two years after previously serving at Byesville Marysville and Grover Hill Ohio. Stenger attended Olivet Nazarene College and is married with two sons Dennis 17 and Timothy 2.
The funeral service for Charles C. Rathbun was held at Bracken Funeral Home at 11 o clock this morning. Rev. H Kenyon Leishman officiated. Interment followed in the Pine Grove Cemetery family lot. A correction note stated a recent birth was mislisted as a birth to Mr and Mrs Robert Johnston.
The Corry Area Jointure opened with reduced pupil loads to meet state guidelines. Conelway first grade dropped from 45 to 29, and other grades saw decreases as Concord and other districts absorbed classes. Total enrollment yesterday reached 3,303 with a 150 member staff.
Ray Elses, newly appointed Corry area superintendent of schools, will head the Schools Division of the 1966 United Fund of the Corry Area campaign. Richard Fuller, general campaign chairman, said the schools and school personnel have long contributed substantially and will again this year. The Elses have lived in Corry since July.
Funeral services for Mrs Bess J Naylor will be held Friday at 2 p.m. at Bracken Funeral Home with burial in Pine Grove Cemetery. Friends may call Wednesday 7 to 9 p.m. and Thursday 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m.
A massive blaze swept the 30,000 ton liner Hanseatic after an engine room oil leak ignited across five decks. Firefighters treated two injuries, while 400 firemen guarded the blackened corridors. Passengers were aided aboard nearby ships and rebooking plans were arranged for the Stephens couple.
Rev. Sherman E. Epler known as Sherma the Magician will appear at Evangelical United Brethren Church for a fall roundup and rally Saturday at 6 30 PM. He will also speak during Sunday School at 9 45 AM and morning service at 11 AM. The magi minister blends magic with faith and serves as director treasurer of the Fellowship of Christian Magicians. The pastor invites the public to attend.
The joint venture led by Brown and Root and including J.A. Ines Construction laid off workers in Boise and other sites, with American staff affected. Officials complain that some contracts they could have handled cheaper were awarded to other firms, signaling tensions as war work continues.
The liner Hanseatic, built for Canadian Pacific Railways in 1930, served as an Allied troopship in World War II, and was sold in 1958 to the Hamburg Line. It remains the largest passenger vessel in the West German merchant fleet.
The Viet Cong launched multiple attacks near Saigon including mine and grenade incidents. A mine sank a Vietnamese minesweeper, while American vessels faced two related attempts to sink a U.S. minesweeper. Police offered rewards up to 1 million piasters for targeting communists. U.S. forces total about 305,400 with 3,000 new arrivals since the 11th Armored Regiment debarked.
In the Mekong Delta south east of Saigon allied forces report reduced activity. U S and Australian troops say 74 Americans killed or wounded and 1 missing or captured last week, with 885 enemy dead and 160 captured. South Vietnamese casualties fell to 109 dead and 23 missing as campaigning for a civilian government proceeds amid elections.
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