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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1967
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR notes reference an auction of cattle with numbers 232 and 219 and prices like 5208. Readable items include cows and animals listed with unclear lot or lot counts. No clear event date or venue is discernible in the readable text.
At a morning meeting the Corry Area Industrial Development Corp CAIDC agreed to purchase the Climax Building on West Main Street for 41000 and sell to Corry Rubber Corp. Corry Rubber will occupy the structure, invest about 12500 to convert it, and add 20 jobs to a 70 person payroll. CAIDC funds a 125000 revolving loan for five years while Corry Rubber pays off CAIDC on a five year loan at 5.5 percent. The deed transfers from Corry Concrete and Gravel to CAIDC after the five year period.
A Waterford man suffers head and chest injuries when a hay baler and tractor he rode were struck by a car east of Mill Village. Joseph Lesik, 42, is in Union City Memorial Hospital in good condition. the driver, Arthur Brown, 64, of Wattsburg, had minor injuries and was released. Total damage $400. Earlier, Dorothy Donaldson swerved to avoid an animal south of Spring Creek, ran into a guard post. she was uninjured and damage to her car was $95.
Four Finnish crewmen in South Portland attempted a new cab system by pulling a red box handle on a corner. A fire engine arrived and summoned a taxi, delivering a ride for the seamen.
County plan ners move Corry urban renewal in four wards with Erie County Redevelopment Authority drafting the plan. A consultant will be hired for survey and planning as work begins next month. project spans about 18 months for planning, then three to four years for demolition street and sewer work and home relocations.
Richard Smith 94 of 61 Snyder Circle is free on bond awaiting a hearing after his arraignment on five charges stemming from an August evening incident in Snyder Circle.
The Pennsylvania State Education Association accuses West Mifflin School District of unsatisfactory working conditions and imposes sanctions affecting statewide notices to universities and local superintendents. Teachers remain on the job under the sanctions, marking the first such action by the PSEA against a district.
A Meadville protest against a supposed discriminatory policy in athletic passes was presented to the Meadville Area School Board by the Meadville Branch of the Association. Elizabeth Leary argued High School faculty had reserved seats while Junior High received general admission and elementary teachers got none. Superintendent Frye said the policy had not been adopted but perhaps existed in error, and the board agreed to study a policy before the next meeting.
In Pensacola Florida 17 year old Bill Rentschler dressed in convict stripes and rode with police pursuing an escaped inmate. He argued he bought the shirt and his grandmother later explained, leading to his release.
Secretary McNamara announced a deployment program for the Nike X antiballistic system costing about five billion dollars. The plan calls for several missile batteries and radar sites, with main complexes near the Canadian border and additional sites along coasts and inland regions.
City officials announced Gov. Shafer confirmed three members for the new Housing Authority and the mayor added two of his appointees. The group plans to study sites and potential 100 housing units while a 1968 operating budget of about 200 to 250 dollars is set for expenses such as stationery and mailings.
Mayor William A. Peiffer announced the Pennsylvania House passed a bill allowing Third Class cities to subsidize ambulance services and urged a Senate passage. He plans to contact Erie Senator William G. Lesler to speed action noting time is critical for Corry to subsidize its service and fit into the 1968 budget. He urged residents to contact Lesler in support of the bill. A safety meeting note follows about the Governor’s Conference on Traffic Safety on Nov. 29.
City officials will pursue an experimental curbside leaf pickup this fall due to burn bans and stricter laws. Council authorized a used blower type machine for 400 dollars after Dorr Clark and David Johnson toured a supplier in Ohio.
Pennsylvan ia Gov Raymond P Shafer cut short his first Pennsylvania Trade Mission to Europe and flew to New York City. He planned to return to Harrisburg by state plane to focus on flax programs and parochial school aid controversy as mission members continue to London. A separate report says 14 year old David Kallok died after darting into a pickup truck near Perryopolis.
PROMISE CITY Iowa AP Bob Lockridge watched his seven story silo lean daily since Sept 12 before it toppled. It held 89 tons of hay and collapsed into a $10 000 ruin. The contractor promised to rebuild another.
Hurricane Beulah, already deadly, moved toward Brownsville and the lower Texas coast with warnings from the Weather Bureau. It threatened citrus groves along the Rio Grande Valley and could affect Corpus Christi and Galveston areas, as warnings extended 300 miles north-northeast. The storm had caused at least 22 deaths in the Caribbean and Yucatan and slowed while turning erratic.
The seven judge State Superior Court upheld a 1962 finding that Citizens National Bank, now Marine Bank, was not negligent overall despite a finding of lack of good business practices in Thompson Maple Products’ loss. The decision affirms Judge Elmer Evans and is pending Thompson’s appeal to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.
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