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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1961
Page
4
Local Corry newspaper announces advertising rates, nationwide AP news rights, and mailing options. Details include subscription costs of 13 and 14 dollars yearly, carrier and weekly prices, and display ad deadlines at 9 a.m. the day before publication.
The article laments high school students steering away from skilled trades and urges expansion of area technical schools. It highlights Corry Area High School graduates, notes many go to colleges, and argues for starting training early to foster machinists, tool makers, electricians, carpenters and other trades. The piece advocates modest state funding for technical education and stresses hands on learning to attract youth to skilled work.
Hollywood previews December releases including The Children The Hustler budget details and Ben Hur closing at the Egyptian near two years. Reports on stars Rosemary Clooney Jose Ferrer Carroll Baker Natalie Wood Deborah Kerr Debbie Reynolds and Brando salary claims for Mutiny on the Bounty.
Hal Boyle recalls an American travelogue of ignorance and humor as a city visitor learns through a cousinly welcome in a coal country home. He describes a flood of odd rural quirks from coal-era life, snipe hunts, and the humor of a large family, noting how myths collide with reality.
The narrator recalls holding an empty bag while night closed in and a belief in birds shifts from theory to personal experience. Years later a snipe is acknowledged as real, and the speaker notes a broader change in belief about what can be seen.
Summer Welles, former undersecretary of state and Latin American affairs expert, died yesterday at age 68 in Lernardsville New Jersey. He joined the State Department in 1933 as assistant secretary and served briefly as ambassador to Cuba.
A brief notice announces ongoing daily readings of pure enjoyment, inviting readers to indulge in steady access to literary and cultural content. The item highlights a recurring feature designed to uplift and entertain with curated selections.
Yesterday's telegraphic memories report a tropical hurricane veering into Houston causing millions in damage. The record also notes Red Armies repelling Germans near Leningrad, two youths injured in a Wattsburg auto crash, and local civic updates including a new Atlantic Refining station lease, a former market repurposing, a regional school nurses meeting, and Mary Heatley leading bowling with a 519 series.
A 65 year old man named Motter was hit by a car about 20 last evening while walking about a mile west of Fryburg. He was admitted to Oil City Hospital with a possible fractured left hip and listed in fairly good condition pending X rays. The driver, BL Vancleve of Oil City, said another auto pulled onto the highway abruptly to avoid a collision, forcing him to the far left side where the crash occurred.
A take on military funded research shows civilian goods may follow from gunner tech. Aerosol insecticide, jet airliners, small radios, dehydrated meals, and miniaturized electronics are cited as civilian offshoots. Brig. Gen. von Kann notes mass production could yield sub 25000 dollar four passenger helicopters by 1964. John Cavagnaugh founder of Cavagnagh's restaurant in New York City died at 90.
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