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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1962
Page
2
The Corry Journal lists numerous Line-O-Ad listings with names and addresses, including Linda Wolcott and Ronald Martin, plus several Union City residents. The page also covers a Kefauver subcommittee push urging major steel firms to disclose cost data, with four firms resisting and contempt citations possible. A Sept 15 chicken barbecue in West Spring Creek is announced.
ATastee freez special offers a hot butterscotch sundae for 19 cents. The note also reminds readers that Grice Jewelers stays open until 9 p.m. on Mondays for easier shopping.
Washington AP. Steel executives from four companies testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee arguing subpoenas seeking production cost data are invalid and burdensome. They warned disclosure could aid foreign rivals and hurt domestic competition with substitute materials. The panel will hear their defense before deciding on contempt charges for noncompliance.
Carleton C Gay of 118 North Carver Street Warren died suddenly at Warren Hospital. Born September 14 1890 in Corry he lived in Warren since 1903 and ran a family meat market. He was active in Trinity Memorial Episcopal Church and several historical and railroad groups. Survived by wife Marion Swain Gay daughter Carla Mae Gay son Lt Col Frank Carleton Gay two brothers two grandchildren and three nieces. Funeral 1 30 p m tomorrow at Trinity Memorial Church with burial at Pine Grove Cemetery Corry.
Dayton police report a polio patient, 21 year old Michael Myers, died yesterday when the iron lung that aided his breathing failed. His mother Evangeline found the machine not pulsing properly and despite mouth to mouth resuscitation, the rescue squad declared him dead on arrival. The family kept a generator for power outages, but it failed to prevent the tragedy. Michael had been stricken with polio three years earlier.
Harrisburg report details a state Labor and Industry study of a proposal to exempt workers already covered by federal minimum wage rules from Pennsylvania’s minimum wage act of 1961. The board recommends Oct 15 implementation, affecting about 133000 employers and 625000 workers, with learners potentially earning at a reduced rate for 400 hours before standardizing to $1.00 per hour.
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower starts a campaign swing for Republican candidates, planning at least six states visits through Oct 15. His stops include Rensselaer Indiana for House GOP Leader A Halleck and a Boston dinner marking his 72nd birthday. He will appear with Rep Leslie Arends in Illinois and Pennsylvania stops, routing to Scranton to back Senator Scranton’s Pennsylvania bid.
Sylvania Electrics announced a multi‑million dollar plant to replace three Brookville facilities in the same area. The new site will produce electron tubes and offer about 100000 square feet of space for operations.
Television review notes the 1962-61 season opener on CBS. Lloyd Bridges stars as Adam Shepherd and a medical twin, shifting between writer and doctor as a “twinkly” effect appears during a plot twist. Howard K. Smith is listed as a featured analyst. Plus a Philadelphia report on a baby killed when a wind toppled a carriage from a patio platform.
Celoron Park will soon be memories as workmen dismantle 14 buildings including two shelters in the picnic grove. Darrell Smith of Cabana Beach near Pittsburgh has purchased the buildings, to be reassembled at Cabana Beach. Oscar Immer continues managing the rink and office while dismantling proceeds over two weeks following a permit granted by Howard Steinhoff, the building inspector, for Celoron Realty Corp. Willie Clark, a 34 year old truck driver from Norristown Pa, died when his tractor trailer overturned near Ridgewood N J. Police believe Clark may have fallen asleep at the wheel.
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