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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1967
Page
1
Fragmentary listing of items such as box cut tools shop gear and household pieces. Mentions hardware like chests, lamps, irons, dishes, organs, lathe parts, mineral items, and various antiques. Includes references to bills and a date cluster 12 13 15.
Corry Area School Jointure faces crowded classrooms as Conelway School strains under rising enrollment. In 1965-66 Conelway had 433 pupils in grades one through six, dropping to 330 after shifting some students, then rising to 367 this year with sixth grades moved out. Directors warn more rooms are needed and question when Conelway will expand, while Concord and Wright schools also exceed recommended loads.
The Zoning Board of Appeals unanimously approved Dorris Realty Co. of Erie for a 75 000 square foot shopping plaza along Route 6 in Worth Hatch. Neighbors opposed the plan led by Mrs. Richard Rossbacher and others. The board also approved a new auto repair shop at East Smith and Wayne streets by Emil Toplovich. A second zoning variance hearing for the Slangenhaupt Realty Co. of Niles is scheduled for next Tuesday at 4 30 p.m.
Marcia Curtis and Leslie Dodd, 4H students from Corry Area High School, will compete in Harrisburg against 2,400 dairy entries from 14 eastern states. Both earned blue ribbons at county and district shows to reach the All American event, with Marcia showing a Jersey and Leslie a Holstein.
Across the DMZ a fierce exchange left six Marines dead and 109 wounded in four hours of shelling and probing by North Vietnamese forces. Con Thien fortress endured fresh attacks as U.S. air and naval fire pounded targets while weather limited bombing.
U S mail officials report 20 first class mail sacks dropped from an airplane between Pittsburgh and Harrisburg after a door opened midflight. Helicopters may be used to recover mail as search efforts continue. Pilot said a draft was felt before the door was found open.
About 400 youths from the virtually all white South Side marched on the Milwaukee archbishop’s brick mansion demanding discipline for a white priest leading Negro open housing marches. The violence in the South Side followed a night when rocks and bottles were thrown at a Groppi march.
The Senate voted 87 to 9 to back an election reform bill requiring candidates to disclose gifts and spending in federal campaigns. If enacted for the 1988 cycle it would provide the fullest accounting yet of presidential and congressional spending while capping individual contributions at 5000 dollars per candidate per year. A Clark income asset liability disclosure amendment failed 46 to 42, though it drew more support than anticipated, with Sen. Dodd among supporters.
President Johnson secured a pledge from the life insurance industry to mobilize about 1 billion in mortgage funds for urban slums. About 348 companies will contribute, directing the money to FHA insured housing programs including rent supplements model cities rehabilitation and home purchases in poor areas.
The General State Authority will open bids in Harrisburg on October 4 for drilling and developing two double water wells at the Corry State Fish Hatchery. Wells designed by the engineering division of the State Fish Commission. Each well double-cased with $18,000 allocated for the project. Target completion January 15, 1968 as part of hatchery improvement.
Charges filed and warrants issued in two cases by Corry State Police. One case involves an 18-year-old and a 14-year-old for assault with intent to ravish and corrupting morals of minors in Hydetown on August 19. A second case covers three adults and a juvenile who entered a travel trailer on Wilson road and stole two .22 rifles in July. Juvenile petitions filed.
The Chautauqua County grand jury indicted Rich ard Jaquith 23 of Clymer on indecent exposure and Carl L. Johnson 29 of Corry on first degree grand larceny from an Aug 11 car theft. Westfield men David Fuller 19 and George Allen 21 were indicted for third degree burglary at Buesink's Ford Garage in Clymer.
Lawrence Eimers, 27, father of five, was cleared of assault with intent to ravish by a criminal court jury after a two hour and 40 minute deliberation. Judge Lindley R. McClelland urged charging him with adultery, citing his admission of relations with the 16 year old prosecutrix. District Attorney Brabender indicated arraignment might occur this week. Eimers’ counsel argued the husband’s threats influenced the charges. In a separate note, five white men enrolled at Edward Waters College in Jacksonville, Fla, for football.
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