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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1961
Page
6
A Slippery Rick Slate College celebration begins Friday and continues Saturday with a homecoming queen crowning and a civic parade. The weekend also features Monts and decorum displays, a citywide street party, and a safety patrol operation nearby as police report ongoing local incidents.
The piece notes the divided city as the Soviets tighten the line while East Berlin evacuees move out from apartment blocks near the border. British papers predict shifts in US policy toward Germany, with Kennedy reportedly weighing recognition of East German frontiers and easing access routes to West Berlin.
A reader commends drivers and pedestrians in Corry for cooperative behavior after a near miss at North Center. Sgt Frank Carnedle notes pride in communal observance of traffic law and public civility amid a hurricane relief appeal and a call to support American disaster victims.
Police stopped Ziegler on a city sidewalk for riding his horse on the walk. He ignored a warning to stop and was fined ten dollars to cover a five dollar fine plus five dollars costs. Officers found the city’s ordinance prohibits sidewalk riding under Section 9, among its oldest rules.
Meadville motorist Gordyn Swit 40 was hospitalized after a collision at the intersection of Route and Shreve Ridge road with Gary Kining 26. June Smith 8 and others were admitted to Union City Memorial Hospital with severe injuries including lacerations and facial trauma. A second crash at Routes 1 and 8 in Riverville involved Dar rge Van Vander 47 and Edith Firewood 51, both injured and admitted with head laceration and body abrasions. Vehicle damage estimated at 1200 dollars.
TV reviews note NBC shifts Saturday schedule to long feature films and Westerns starring Paladin and Dillon while CBS clings to its Western duo. NBC debuts How to Marry a Millionaire with Marilyn Monroe in a key moment, as Tales of Wells Fargo and The Tall Man loom next. Critics question if the move adds class and substance to the night.
Victor Cragg, Recreation Football League supervisor, named director of competition for the Cory Punt Puss and Kick program at Cory Wright School playground in October. Carl Trick of Tri-Nord Motors announced judges Mynterd Williams and two others. Boys six to ten will be scored on distance and accuracy of passing punting and place kicking. Winners receive football uniforms and potential entry to national eliminations. second and third receive warm-up jackets and bootballs. Registration via Tri-Nord Motors with a parent present. The program is nationally sponsored by Ford Division of Ford Motor Company.
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