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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1957
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR text mentions cattle and farming terms with scattered names and places. The readable parts hint at a county estate, property actions, and timing references but lack coherent events or dates to form a concrete notice.
A 12 year old farm boy, Jerry Falk, confessed to police that he killed his father Clifford W Full, 98, in a cornfield near Terre Haute after the man drank too much and failed to provide food and school supplies. He described firing multiple shots from a revolver, then fleeing toward the house and later driving a car to Paris. The incident occurred in a rural area outside Terre Haute, and authorities noted the boy had good school grades. The case will continue as investigators review the teen's account and family statements.
A small atomic device was detonated at 8:20 am at Yucca Flat, with yield described as more than half nominal, estimated around 15 kilotons by observers 40 miles away. The University of California radiation laboratory designed the device. 16 experiments were run and 25 aircraft flew for training and data. A second test, Charleston, postponed for technical reasons, would have used a balloon at 1500 feet.
Four Corry youths and Future Farmers of Amelia enter Hereford and Angus steers in the Northwestern Pennsylvania Livestock Show at Wattaburg Fair Grounds. The sale offers local families beef options. judging at 9 a.m. and sale at 1 p.m. Entrants listed include Lonnie Ross, Kenneth Stutzman, James Palmer, and Roger Wiegers.
Horta of a non profit corporation for local industrial development will be the featured business item at the Corry Chamber of Commerce meeting at the Moose Club tomorrow night. Revisions to the bylaws form the corporation under the Pennsylvania Development Authority Act of 1966. Stewart Long, chamber manager, hopes for a large turnout. John Bowman of the Greater Brie t Chamber will be the featured speaker.
State Police reported Mrs John Carpenter 41 of Canton Ohio and her husband were trapped in a demolished vehicle after missing a curve on Route 17. Mrs Carpenter suffered multiple injuries while Mr Carpenter dislocated his hip and sustained facial injuries. The couple, found about 12 feet below road level, could not be questioned at admission. Police noted other accidents in the area, including a one vehicle crash into a foundation and a late evening collision on Route 857. Prince Charles vacation ends. heads to school in Aberdeen Scotland.
Rescue efforts continue as two lifeboats and a raft from the 3,102-ton German bark Pamir were found adrift west-southwest of the Azores. No survivors reported. the vessel, registered in Lübeck, embarked from Buenos Aires to Hamburg when stormed and seen taking on water. Winds and heavy seas hinder search planes while authorities confirm the raft’s discovery does not confirm crew survival.
The Rock Island Twin-Star Rocket en route from Minneapolis to Houston derailed near Peabody, Kansas injuring 24 with one serious case Wallace Hutchinson, 63, Wichita. Most injured were in passenger coaches. no gauge details released. Separate report notes six Syrian journalists arrived in Peiping.
Haiti and Honduras elections trigger violence and boycotts as the region braces for a presidential outcome. Haiti’s turnout skews between 1.3 million and 1.6 million eligible voters amid claims of coercion and protests. Provisional President Antonio reported isolated violence including a soldier shot during a clash in Jacmel. minor incidents noted elsewhere.
Canada’s Prime Minister John Diefenbaker delivered a major foreign policy speech before the United Nations General Assembly reaffirming Canada will adhere to NATO and support United Nations principles. He criticized U.S. unilateralism, defended the alliance as a bulwark against aggression, and highlighted long-standing Canada-U.S. ties as an irrefutable response to Soviet charges. The speech followed a memorial for King Haakon of Norway and touched on Canada’s travel policy and ongoing relations with the United States.
The UN General Assembly faces a pivotal vote on seating Red China again with ministers from the United States and Chinese delegates signaling support for rejecting India's request to include the Chinese question in the 1987 agenda. Expected abstentions total seven or eight as early plans anticipate a two thirds majority or more.
Pennsylvania dropped its bid to share profits from the Fickle Family gas well in Clinton County. Judge Henry Ellenbogen was told the well site is not on Commonwealth land, with 317 shareholders and reported profits totaling 1247 thousand dollars. The state had sought delays pending land-status proof and tied potential fees to a party claiming state ownership.
A seaside report indicates a thief stole eight hundred watches from a Morton shop. Police say the goods were taken from display cases and the salesman had no hand injury or other immediate clues. It is unclear if any suspects have been identified or if the watch trade is affected.
Corry Area High School will host a Red Cross home nursing course for students. Seven instructors from the Corry chapter will teach weekly sessions from 7 to 8 pm in Room 14j, starting September. Courses cover care of the sick and injured to help families cope if an epidemic strikes.
Blairsville man convicted of perjury receives a sentence ranging from three and a half to seven years in Western State Penitentiary after a judgment by Judge Richard D. Laird. The case involves false testimony tied to a broader international trade and political context with mentions of Ceylon, Viet Nam era interactions, and a trial that highlighted alleged involvement in rubber plantation relations and a radio-broadcasted communique.
President Dwight D. Eisenhower urged 64 nations at the World Bank IMF meeting to curb inflation as a global threat to growth. He warned high prices could dim prosperity and called for wise policies to sustain healthy growth without sacrificing stability. Newport, R. I. vacation interrupted for the assembly of about 500 bank governors and delegates.
Harrisburg voters in the November 5 general election face two amendments that stalled through prior Legislatures. One would authorize absentee voting for those out of town or unable to vote, the other would authorize a 150 million dollar bond to fund a veterans bonus. Both require enabling legislation to clarify wording before implementation.
In Little Rock a tense scene unfolded as nine Black students entered Central High School amid jeering crowds and police line. Reporters note women wept and men attempted to push through the barrier while authorities kept order. the incident disrupted the opening of classes and drew widespread attention to school desegregation.
Observers report heavy military supplies unloaded at Entakin port amid a curfew on civilian traffic from Byrian cities to Latain. Damascus says Soviet arms deliveries fuel unprecedented Syrian arming and troop training as Admiral Koloy pledges help defending sovereignty. Israeli ministry denies troop concentrations on the Tereli border.
John W. Crerand, former York County highways superintendent, pleads guilty in Dauphin County Court to conspiring to defraud the state in the sale of emders. He seeks postponement of sentence as three companion cases allege a $45,000 conspiracy. Judge Homer L. Szwider weighs the motion.
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