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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1964
Page
4
Observations critique Republican doubt about Goldwater beating Kennedy, noting Johnson’s shift toward the middle after naming Hubert Humphrey. The column argues Republicans veer contradictory by pushing bigger federal power while opposing it, forecasting diluted support if they chase every stance.
Washington column reports FBI questions blocked by Don Reynolds who claimed a $25,000 kickback tied to a 1960 Democratic campaign. President Johnson warned of nuclear catastrophe, and Reynolds challenged investigators while McCloskey and McMillan figures surface in the Baker affair.
Erie County Commissioners and hospital staff face sustained criticism of Administrator Arthur Brueckman. He says eighty percent of his time goes to countering allegations, leaving little for proper duties. Brueckman is ready to meet with the commissioners to review issues, but they must present major concerns or back off and let him work.
In mid September 1944 Allied columns pushed toward the Siegfried Line from Luxembourg as U S forces hit 70 miles inside Germany. The Pacific fleet meanwhile swept toward the Philippines, with a carrier force destroying or damaging 89 Japanese ships, killing six or more planes and wrecking five air fields. Local notices report a Corry youth injured with no foul play suspected, a Moose Ladies Auxiliary meeting for a new Corny chapter, bids for a Corry Jamestown Mfg plant expansion, a Baptist church supper and annual business meeting, and the birth of a daughter to Mr and Mrs Victor Orn at Veil Hospital.
Sounding of three general alarms marked the opening of Corry participation in Defense Day. All Company A enlisted men went to the State Armory for mobilization then released. Discussion grows over the new state highway route from Columbus to Corry with early notes favoring Columbus Avenue and later consideration of Main Street as the entry.
The Pennsylvania Health Department ordered grocers to withdraw a boric acid product misbranded as epsom salts. Five ounce packages stamped Lot No. 1005 from Great Seal Co. Centersport caused risk of severe illness if consumed. Distribution was limited to grocery outlets. drug stores should not handle the product.
An Allegheny Airlines plane struck a deer on the Wilkes-Barre Scranton runway during an approach for takeoff. Capt. Bill Dalton of Newark, N J, piloted the aircraft to a stop after the collision, with authorities reporting the deer killed instantly.
In Union City the livestock market showed wide activity with beef cows heavy calves and heifers traded at varied prices. Readings noted include 12 to 19 for cutters, 14 to 15 for beef cattle, and 27 for calves amid general demand in a brisk sales day.
Corry and Bear Lake telephone users will receive about 5,000 two-disc cards showing the new seven numeral numbers to replace the old. The discs, with self adherent backs, must be applied by September 20 when Direct Distance Dialing begins. If discs are missing, call the local General Telephone office. New directories arrive the week before conversion.
In Pittsburgh AP report a $100000 damage suit is filed in U S District Court against Nick Morakis of Youngstown Ohio by the mother of a 16 year old Monessen boy killed on his first day on a painting job. The suit claims lack of safety equipment and cites violations of state safety and child labor laws. The youth, Louis Samathrakis, died June 22 after falling 35 feet from an electric tower. Morakis allegedly did not obtain working papers or verify age.
A Corry column skims local issues from bistros for sale to dust and burn complaints. It notes teens in trouble, court sentences, and a citywide push for ID cards amid job changes and a heat wave reaching 97 degrees at Harrisburg York airport. Includes graduations, a bank photos incident, and community notices.
The selection of Miss Ar Picked, from Atlantic, advances to the finals after weeks of competition. Finalists include Donna Axum and Ella Kes, with judges noting strong performances in talent and evening gown rounds.
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