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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1963
Page
3
A damaged OCR fragment mentions a public matter involving an army entity and unnamed individuals. The readable bits suggest rules, fields, and punitive tone but names, dates, and places are missing or garbled. The article appears to summarize a public action or court related notice with unclear specifics.
Santo Domingo reports say rightist and Communist elements seized power after a bloodless coup that ousted President Juan Bosch, who faced accusations of steering the nation toward communism, economic ruin, and war with Haiti. The United States suspended relations and aid, Boschs family was abroad, and a junta moved to appoint a successor.
In Erie County court John Charles O Day 28 pleaded guilty to two statutory assault counts involving a 15 year old girl who also accused a separate man Peter Diemer 73 of similar crimes. O Day received six to twelve months in the Allegheny County workhouse plus a $50 fine and costs. Diemer was acquitted two weeks earlier after denying the accusations and claiming the girl fabricated the tale in retaliation.
Arthur J. Scheppner of Erie will end a 9 year career with Pennsylvania Electric's northwest division after starting in 1924 as a draftsman. He served as estimator and salesman, was Corry agent for two decades, then office manager at Corry, later transferred to Clearfield and Erie. John F. A. Beirne of Towanda was elected vice president of Pennsylvania Electric, remaining in Towanda, reporting to Eastern VP Russell A. Shumaker. he joined Towanda Gas & Electric in 1921 as a lineman and rose through supervision and management roles.
In Darrington Washington first grade pupils in Miss Frieda Groenveld s class can look her in the eyes she is four feet tall The pupils and the teacher share a calm orderly classroom dynamic reflecting her belief that children want an answer and that height need not hinder learning The little lady known around the school as Groenveld embraces her role saying she never wished to be tall and that she will make her own way Despite occasional curiosity from students and passersby she maintains humor and composure emphasizing resilience and self confidence
Representative Richard Schweiker of Pennsylvania is appointed to replace the late Leon H. Gavins on the House Armed Services Committee. He will continue to serve on the House Government Operations Committee, officials announced yesterday.
Lebanon High School students protesting a Bible reading ban attend morning devotional services on the steps of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church. Rev. Jacob Rudisill says the 10 minute readings will continue as long as students want. Attendance grew from twenty on Tuesday to forty on Wednesday amid continuing school board and legal actions.
A prayer service for Wilford F. LaPaze was held at St George Funeral Home, followed by a Requiem Mass at St Thomas Church. Rev Cyril Cooper celebrated. Bearers were five grandsons, Paul, Thomas, David and William LaPave, and Robert Mackay. Attendants came from Exte, Fern Creek, Marion, Santana, Braden, Clarion, Struthers, Cleveland, Corry, with numerous relatives and friends attending.
Erie School Board plans February elimination of la carte items in cafeterias, keeping only Type A full course meals. About half of 7,000 daily diners currently use Type A, costing 30 cents. losess totaling about $25,000 yearly attributed to la carte prep. Type A meals include meat, vegetables, potatoes, bread and milk meeting over one third of daily teenage nutritional needs. Federal reimbursements for Type A total around $9,000 monthly. district aims to double reimbursements by full conversion to dinner-style service.
Dr Weaver of Pennsylvania accuses the Kennedy era of deception by withholding news of a powerful explosion over the South Pole. He says the secrecy harms the American public and the Senate, which faced no final information. Reports claim the blast released far more energy than Hiroshima.
Kennedy touts water projects funded by Tolsho Power Co under Eisenhower era licenses to build three Snake River dams between Idaho and Oregon, contrasting with one federally funded high dam favored by the Army Corps. He urges an antidiplo-matic sermon as Montana voters worry. Senator Mansfield seeks reelection. Kennedy defends Senate ratification of a partial nuclear test ban, arguing it could reduce the risk of a devastating U.S.–Soviet clash and limited kill power.
Weekend sale roundup highlights low priced clothing for children and adults. Items include knit blouses, polo shirts, slacks, dresses, and jackets priced at one or two dollars, with select outfits for infants to teens and bundled sets. Some items feature lining, corduroy or gabardine fabrics, with typical price points around one to five dollars.
In a collision case near North East the father of a teenage girl killed last October 1961 seeks compensation. Babay Sr asserts the estate should be held liable for $70,000 for damages while noting prior reports of $711,000 in total for other claims. The incident occurred at a crossing near North East.
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