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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1959
Page
4
The Corry Journal masthead lists staff roles and offices, notes AP news use, mailing rates, and display ad deadline. It includes publication terms, bureau offices, and mailing options with yearly and half-year rates.
A distorted caricature of Khrushchev as Dr Jekyll contrasts with Eisenhower at Andrews Air Force Base. The piece critiques American reception, urges cautious optimism, and notes the Soviet leader’s charm while warning against naive expectations.
A weekend incident in Sparta involved a minor collision investigated by Cory State Police. The crash occurred around 550 p m on Helricke Hoof Road in the borough, with vehicle details left unclear due to garbled OCR.
Hal Boyle surveys curious facts and oddities from readers and current life echoes. The column riffs on aging atoms, arthritis risk for farmers, and a plastics in fingernail tech while noting memory gaps about WWI and Soviet relations.
A large two story barn about 40 by 60 feet was leveled by fire on the Ronald Negley farm near Guys Mills. Hay in the barn burned. Firefighters from four companies fought the blaze but could not save the structure and kept it from spreading to other buildings. A seven year old Negley boy, believed to be keeping bees in the barn, was found hours later about a mile from home.
Large crowds attended the Sparta Fair closing day events. The parade featured a ninth grade float winning first prize in the school event. Alaska and Hawaii were depicted by Eskimo and grass skirt scenes. The Sparta Fair queen Karen Knight and her court rode another float. Wattsburg queen also appeared. Prizes announced include Group float Youth for Christ, under 18 marching unit Vladettes, and various best costume and decorating awards.
Ike and Treasury aides plan a publicity push this week as Eisenhower signs a bill to raise savings bond interest to 3 percent retroactive to June 1. The exchange of letters with Treasury Secretary Anderson will frame the action and invite photographers for the signing.
Erie detectives arrested four juveniles after a pair of foot chases led to confessions. The youths, all under 16, admitted stealing cars used in burglaries at Imperial Cleaners Patsy's Food Market Bollinger's gas station and Higgins gas station. They described long drives including a trip to West Virginia and said bullet holes were fired into a car during a break in.
A two car collision on Route 22 about ten miles east of Hallidaysburg killed Mrs. Helen M. Heverly of Altoona. Her husband and the other driver suffered minor injuries in the Saturday night accident.
The one year old bull market shows nerves as traders watch steel strikes, defense spending cuts, and tax policy. Analysts say profits may slip and uncertainty persists until the key issues are resolved. Some believe the market will rebound once economic signals clarify.
A fire at Warren Borough damaged a store near Swamp through Gaughn's Drug Store causing about 28 000 in losses. Fire officials linked the blaze to a short circuit in an addime machine cord. No injuries, Glenn Marlett alerted the fire department which spent nearly two hours extinguishing the smoke filled scene.
A steel strike ends a Pan American International Oil Co order for 50 pumps at a Sumatra plant. The local firm warns delivery to the Foust Texas port by October 20 may fail. Officials say the rest of the 101 pumps could be delayed by weeks.
Analysts debate the impact of the end of the strike on corporate profits and dividends as a recovery path remains uncertain. Bulls fear overvalued stocks may not justify current prices while yields on common stocks and bonds offer contrasting returns, with government bonds yielding about five percent and stock yields sliding from seven to three percent. The Associated Press index shows continued volatility as readers weigh future earnings and the effects of cold war tensions on markets.
A Corry reminiscence column reviews events from September 21 1939. Reports on Premier Armand Culinescu assassination in Bucharest and local sentiment on lifting the arms embargo mix with political notes from Harrisburg and county focus. Citations mention Mrs George H Barlow death in Los Angeles, a found bicycle mystery, and plans for Spartansburg fair attendance amid uncertain weather.
The Dow Jones averages reached peak levels around the same times as the AP index but declined through the session. The text notes a rise to a high around 102.6 on April 2 and a closing near 14.5, with proportional slips observed in related indices.
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