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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1964
Page
4
In Our Opinion Columbus Township taxpayers seek to reclaim a 654000 surplus left by the school board at the end of the last fiscal year July 1st. They fear it will join the merged district funds in 1965, raising questions about shared liabilities as all districts become part of the jointure.
A note from The Tulix Herald attributes the invention of high-heeled shoes to a woman who received a kiss on the forehead, a playful anecdote reflecting social stylings of the era.
New plastic bottles and bags threaten traditional milk containers as glass and paper face competition from polyethylene and returnable designs. Advances include lighter, costlier shipping savings, nonreturnable dairy containers, and two color labelling tech while metal cans and cartons fight to hold market share.
John G. Pew Jr., vice president of Sam Shipbuilding and Drydock Co., died of a heart attack at his Wayne residence. He was 65 and the son of founder Joseph N. Pew Sr. of the shipbuilding firm.
Guests at the Constantine An Marie of Denmark wedding parade a royal line across cypress lined avenues. Notables include Queen Mother Frederika King Frederick I of Denmark King Olav of Norway King Gustav VI of Sweden Prince Philip and Prince Charles. Also present were officials from the United States and Castro’s envoy while Greece moves toward social governments and progress in a growing Americanized Athens.
The Laurel Hill Tunnel by pass on the Pennsylvania Turnpike western leg opens today on a limited basis. The 7.5 million project includes western lanes now usable with eastern lanes near completion after a history of traffic jams and delays noted by the turnpike commission.
Jim Bishop recounts a chaotic exodus into Jerusalem with crowded Cairo Airport scenes and a stay at the Mount of Olives Intercontinental. He describes Mamdouh Margouk of TWA securing seats, meeting Father Reinhardt of Terra Sancta, and recalling Garden of Gethsemane guides like Pathet Simon Bonaventure, amid reflections on faith and travel.
Twenty years ago on September 21 1904 London reported massive British and airborne forces near the lower Rhine as they prepared for a major invasion of the Reich around the Shefried Ling area. In Pearl Harbor the Pacific Fleet headquarters noted heavy Japanese losses on Peleliu and widespread fires as Adm. Chester Nimitz warned of bitter enemy resistance. Washington sources discussed China’s role in the central Pacific drive and potential supply routes while a war casualty was recorded for First Sgt. Thomas J. Cuarie in France. The piece also includes reflections on Jerusalem’s Dead Sea Scrolls, Arab Jewish tensions, and a local incident at a Columbus school involving a shark delivered by lightning.
In Reading Pennsylvania two teams clashed in the first round of a two round Daniel Bonn Long Rifle Shootout. West Liberty Kentucky’s Tex Maxey scored 135 of 150 to lead the Kentucky outob staters while Robert Rainbow of Parkersburg led Pennsylvania with 124 of 150. The event awards a custom long rifle for a year in the governor’s office.
Titusville reports an experimental steam flood planned by Pennzoil near Rocky Grove in Venango County. Five input wells will inject steam at 1400 psi and 540 F around a producing well, using Struthers Wells equipment built in Warren. If successful, the method could unlock vast Pennsylvanian oil and boost Struthers Wells and the Pennsylvania oil industry.
Harold Ertubacker aged 18 from Mount Joy Pennsylvania won the regional Future Farmer of America Star State Farmer award at the 43rd Eastern States Exposition. The event occurred October 10 at Barbourville Kentucky to determine the composite winner.
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