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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1976
Page
1
A damaged OCR fragment references Wingedt county court actions and residents in a case set with notes about orders and party involvement. The readable text hints at filings and docket activity but lacks full names, dates, or outcomes.
Bill Eaton reports on Harry and Madge Walther who run Marina Club near Union City confronting Act 61 air tax. PennDOT bills $5 yearly for a private sign and now $10 for the air the sign displaces. The Walther couple questions the need to pay for a slender slice of air and fears widespread sign checks across the state.
Corry City Council gave first reading to Ordinance No. 1219 addressing late night activity near Frederick Street, the Red Barn and Stop n Go. The measure, modeled after a Lewistown law, carries up to $300 fine or 90 days in Erie County jail and drew police defense of the chief amid resident and business objections.
Corry Area School District board trimmed the heating and ventilating contract for the vocational-technical facility at the former Elgin Labs site on Route 6 from 157000 to 134561 dollars. The cut comes from omitting work on temperature controls in the log cabin area, a spray booth, and switching the boiler from cast iron to steel. The R E North Co of Erie bid the project. state mandates largely drive the overall cost, officials said.
Claude Wild Jr former Gulf Oil chief lobbyist repudiates his claim of giving $2000 in 1970 to Sen. Bob Dole to relay to Republican Senate candidates. Dole accepts apology and says the campaign moves ahead. Wild cites record mixups and personal turmoil for the error. Dole had said he received no such funds.
Mrs Roberta Burlew of 600 South Center street told police she was drying clothes at the Quick Clean Laundromat on North Center street when several garments were stolen. She valued the missing items at 23 dollars and noted other women were present, suggesting distractions allowed the theft.
City officials debate stray animal housing as Corry volunteer Rita Cataliu transports about five dogs weekly to the Erie Humane Society. Council has not acted on transport and warden proposals. Grice cites lack of a local dog warden and talks with state officials continue.
A man identified as William Pele, 22, of 636 East South Street was charged with open lewdness after streaking near the Red Barn Saturday night. Witnesses identified him Sunday as the naked runner who fled after parking clothes on a car trunk. Police officer Greg Steuart located Pele the following day and he faces a hearing in the caper.
Corry state police investigated two accidents yesterday afternoon on Scott Crossing road. The first collision occurred at 4 30 pm with drivers John Jewell 18 of Columbus and Patricia Walsh 23 of Corry. Jewell drove a sedan with 300 dollars damage while Walsh drove an auto with 100 dollars damage. Continued on back page.
City Engineer David Johnson reported at last night’s meeting that local paving is completed and resurfacing costs are about three thousand dollars below the estimate. Projects will be finished within a month, the reservoir is being coated, and a tour of the new facility was approved. Mead Park tennis courts near completion with questions answered on fences lighting and comfort stations.
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