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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1968
Page
2
The piece notes Germany’s postwar inflation as a cautionary tale for deficit spending and inflationary policy. It highlights thrift, saving, and disciplined pricing in Germany, with officials and unions stressing inflation must be avoided to preserve the mark’s strength, deemed “as good as gold.”
A reader notes the FDA has issued rules for what constitutes a cherry pie in contests at fairs. The guidance specifies filling made from mature red sour cherries and requires at least 2.7 cherries per ounce of pie weight, with detailed steps for preparing and weighing cherries. The author warns this signals growing government micromanagement in everyday life.
The piece argues that free government starts with self governance in individuals. It contends people ignore government due to lack of education and that early instruction in government will attract more capable people to public service. It emphasizes personal responsibility and learned civic duty.
Readers ask about urban renewal timelines air pollution and hiring a housing inspector. Answers note no precise start date for demolitions, a year or more, transportation and industry drive pollution figures, council will hire a housing inspector after civil service tests, and West Washington Street is a state highway route 25090.
A mix of letters to The Journal discusses union votes by secret ballot and internal strife at Local 629. A 1967 incident in Snyder Circle involved an ax demolishing a bank property, with court action slated for November 1. Bowdoin College welcomed Roger A. Butters as a freshman from Pennsylvania. Corty Area School Jointure directors granted a coach salary amid a basketball feeder program debate. Merton Fitch attended a large dealer meeting with 1,200 dealers en route to Los Angeles International Airport.
The AM dealer group convened in Los Angeles to review 1969 jet lineups and watch product films before flying home. Corry school directors consider three candidates to replace Barney Bennet, delaying a formal decision until October. A rural fire call ends with jokey outcome when residents misread a pork roasting fire for a blaze. Firestone Industrial names Frank Stevenson as plant personnel manager. Union City borrows $15,000 for a municipal bond to fund a DPW lender, repayable in five years at four percent. NBC targets the First District First Ward for vote sampling on election night, sending two locals to relay results to the network.
It Happened In Corry featured magic by Howard J McMul len Jr and discussion on the vocational shop prom. The Curry Fire Department battled a vehicle fire on Maple avenue near East Main Street with a booster line. Kiwanis Club met at the Hotel Corry and George Bagley with Donald Bagley announced Ford showroom remodeling on North Center Street. September 14 1928 notes police efforts and chicken pilferers on a Picidilli Hill farm.
Highlights include McKinley’s death in 1901 in Buffalo after an assassin’s wounds. Also Franklin sent to France in 1778, Napoleon entering Moscow in 1812, Key’s Star Spangled Banner words in 1814 while a prisoner, Dempsey Firpo fight in 1993, Japan’s 1945 peace overture, and a 1940 draft act passage amid World War II. A Bonn derailment in 1970 killed 17 people. Shop Your Corry Stores.
Paul Harvey warns that Jeffersonian democracy thrived in an agrarian era but falters in populous cities where one man one vote threatens educated leadership. He cites historical figures Macaulay and Hayden to argue for restoring responsible governance and limiting majority rule, urging a return to accountable leadership.
Hal Boyle piece on Dame Fashion satirically describing fashion dictates as fickle and unforgiving. The author laments endless wardrobe churn, noting sunglasses, shoes, belts, and skirts cycle in and out of style. A personal anecdote shows daughter’s skirts surviving as fashion circles back, leaving the speaker rediscovering items aged by time.
Directory style notice lists state representative Forest Hopkins in North East and state senator James Willard in Mercer County. It notes contact methods via State Capitol Harrisburg and Senate Office Building Washington DC, plus U.S. congressman Joseph Vigorito of Erie with House Office Building address.
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