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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1957
Page
4
Corry Journal outlines debates on year round outdoor camps for youth, decentralization of industry to reduce travel time, and Secretary Benson's farm policy. Highlights argue camps could occupy delinquents, leisure should accompany work, and farm income and rural development rise with soil conservation and family farms leading 96 percent of operations.
Yesterday near Warren Pennsylvania an automobile collision left a horse slain and a vehicle overturned on Tamwittylish north of Watsh bore, killing Mrs Kyle Ine Tie and her son Hidold 62 and injuring several others. A roadside fire started by an automated car belonging to John and Henry Bensink burned near Chunn Cyast around 1:30 am, with one man detained as a suspect. Hospitalized victims remain under care as authorities investigate.
Forty years ago this week Rev H Shaw longtime pastor of the First Methodist Church moves to the Greenville church per word from Brookville where the Easton conference meets. Rev Robe Poullke at Wayne Street will replace him. Traffic Officer Locke reports two speeders arrested yesterday one fined $12. Under orders from Washington Pennsylvania's 28th Army division becomes effective today at Camp Hancock in Augusta. The soil bank reduces surpluses and supplements farm incomes while conserving soil and water for future needs. Farm exports reach $4.7 billion in fiscal 1957, up 16 percent from the Korean war peak. CCC surplus holdings reduced one sixth in 16 months. Individual farm owners lag in receiving prosperity gains.
A crash five miles south of Lantz Corner on Route 219 caused more than 10 000 in damage. Louis Pisani, 35, of Johnsonburg, suffered a head laceration and an eye injury after his car moved onto Route 219 in front of a tractor trailer convoy carrying four new cars. The convoy driver was Donald Kenemuth of Limestone NY. The car convoy overturned in the crash.
Twenty six defendants appeared before Judge Herbert A Mook in Quarter Sessions Court for burglary and larceny in copper wire from the Copper Wire company's warehouse at Cormeen Lake last August. Among those sentenced were Wo Crispen Parkers Lifiding Winfred Wyman Bel vant NOY. The court also fined Charles R Hegudore $100 and costs for operating a motor vehicle during license suspension, with one year probation.
Chest of Merger vote approved by Chest and United Fund corporators in Boston Store auditorium. Allyn S. Wright and Mortimer E. Graham announced a 122 to 3 Chest vote and 224 to 3 United Fund vote. Final step is presentation to the Court of Common Pleas for approval.
Five Black students were peacefully admitted to Okmulgee County schools in eastern Oklahoma after a federal court order. Judge Eugene Rice oversaw the integration, marking a historic compliance moment amid nationwide desegregation efforts.
A garbled New York dispatch mentions an unnamed man called Lewis, quoted about being in trouble and living under a public image. The piece hints at earnings from $250,000 to $400,000 yearly, with confusion over identity and status.
Millcreek has approval for a special census after submitting a $1,530 check to the U S Density Bureau to cover map work and supervisor costs for counting about 30 000 residents. An additional $2,700 is planned for salaries and office rentals. A Pittsburgh regional supervisor will be assigned to oversee the effort. The aim is to secure an extra $10,000 from state liquid fuel payments over the next three years before the decennial census. Millcreek reported 17,037 residents in the 1940 census.
Hal Boyle profiles Joe E Lewis known as The Joker and Hollywood figure, citing his wit and hard luck tale. The piece notes Lewis’s failed bid for a Hollywood film cut, his stomach operation two years earlier, and his philosophy of happiness centered on practical resilience, humor, and daily gratitude.
The trial of a Schuylkill County contractor charged with selling cinders to the state highway department for a 45 000 loss opened. Co-defendants include Frank Jammeset of West Chester and Philip J Price, with prosecutors seeking multiple charges in a coordinated case. A related York County case saw defendant Plea plead guilty and await sentence. The Moody family in Belmont North Carolina reported an out-of-control car crashed into their living room but caused no injuries.
Judge Herbert Mook yesterday handed down a $2000 fine, 60 days in Crawford County jail, and one year auto operation privilege forfeiture to Howard E Warner for driving after drinking. The case involved arrest at Titusville with Meadville and Abby noted in the report, detailing enforcement actions and penalties.
The article recalls Sept 24 as a tense anniversary of President Eisenhower's health crisis in Denver. It notes the president’s condition remains stable, with doctors confirming good heart health based on medical tests. A new crisis is implied as the nation faces potential uses of force to enforce school integration elsewhere.
The Moodys, formerly of Cramerton, faced a shocking event when a select train derailed and tunneled into their house, two miles away from their home. Neighbors report fears and investigations proceed.
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