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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1961
Page
2
A roundup of names in Union City and nearby towns admits and discharges from hospitals or homes, with plans for a harvest dinner at the Antler Room, Elk club social hour and dancing, plus roadhouse specials and Ladies Day at the Ritz. Activities include roast pork dinners, fish fry nights, and social gatherings at Reed's Steak House and other venues.
The Associated Press reports Pennsylvania industrials are building civil defense programs and emergency plans for a nuclear attack on Philadelphia or Pittsburgh. Bell Telephone leads with four emergency operation centers and radiation training, while Philadelphia Electric has a mobilization plan and trained detector staff. Utilities and refineries show stronger readiness. Pittsburgh firms delay disclosure. U.S. Steel and Jones & Laughlin cite long-standing programs amid scattered studies.
DETROIT AP A crucial test nears on uniting four major Christian denominations into a single church. The Episcopal Church House of Bishops plans a full day of sessions to act on a unity commission's recommendation to begin merger talks with United Presbyterians Methodists United Church of Christ and possibly the Polish National Catholic Church. Opposition from Anglo Catholic leaders centers on sacraments and succession. Leaders including Presiding Bishop Arthur Lichtenberger foresee potential hurdles but hope for progress.
Mrs Margare Roberts died this morning at her daughter Mrs Glenn Stearns home in RD 8 Corry after an extended illness. She was 90 and survived by another daughter Mrs Delia Fisk of Youngstown Ohio two sons Kelsey and Roy Roberts of Buckeye Arizona and a foster son Clifford Wood of Rockford Illinois a sister Mrs John Wolfram of Rochester New York Funeral services are incomplete and will be announced tomorrow by Glenn Funeral Home Union City.
James Marlow surveys Khrushchev’s guerrilla tactics in press and TV, noting relentless use of interviews and broadcasts to influence Western opinion. He contrasts Kennedy’s limited media footprint with Khrushchev’s strategic messaging through U.S. and European outlets. The piece cites a White House panel on psychological warfare expanding under Kennedy and predicts paralysis at the United Nations if Soviet tactics continue.
Baseball star Don Hoak of the Pittsburgh Pirates filed a divorce suit from his wife Phyllis Hoak alleging identity and marital mistreatment. Hoak and Mrs Hoak wed August 21 1950 in Fort Worth Texas. Hoak was in Corry last spring in connection with YMCA membership enrollment campaign.
The City moves toward implementing a Master Plan for revitalization, housing, and downtown improvement. The plan links to the 6 bypass push, school modernization, and Mead Park pool, with City Council and public hearings shaping its fate as election season shifts council membership.
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