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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1961
Page
2
An assortment of small ads and notices appears with names, addresses, and services. Entries include residents such as Harry McLay Sea and Sylvia Ann, Union City, plus business lines for Barato’s Pizza Shop and Turben’s Auto Service. A VFW bowling opening is postponed to October 2 due to unforeseen difficulties.
The commission reviewed a condensation of the Master Plan provisions and set upcoming weekly meetings to move hearings forward. Key opposition centers on subdivision housing and building codes plus a potential $200,000 bond for streets and police facilities. The mayor noted priorities include sidewalk repair and removing eyesore buildings while public hearings will probe the plans in segments led by the Steering Committee and Baker firm.
A collection of names and addresses lists residents including Mrs Ray Estes Mrs Helene Grace Frank Mattson and Carol Tatura along with others in Union City Mill Village Waterford and nearby areas. A Good Samaritan Class rummage sale is scheduled for Friday September 29 at the former Cherry Hardware store and 2128 Bet Hoes is noted.
Mrs Arthur Brown 90 of Spartansburg died yesterday after long illness. Born August 10 1871 she married Arthur Brown in 1892 and he died in 1915. Surviving two sons a daughter nine grandchildren and 22 great grandchildren. Funeral 2:30 p.m. tomorrow at H Richard Hays Funeral Home Spartansburg with Rev Heminway officiating burial Rose Hill Cemetery Spartansburg.
A series of birth notices from Union City and Corry Memorial Hospital report a son born to Ernest and Mrs. Babcock, a daughter to Louis Merkle, and a son to David Mersiman. The Union Leader reports the death of David B. Robertson in Cleveland, Ohio, longtime president of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen.
A fire and explosion aboard the Navy tanker Potomac off Morehead City caused multiple injuries and the death of at least one crewman. A lantern dropped from a bridge near Newport River allegedly ignited fuel, sending flames toward seven storage tanks and the Radio Island area as rescuers aided trapped crew members.
Columbus Grange elected officers for the new term at its Monday meeting in the Grange Hall. Officers named include Lawrence Miller master Philip Wade overseer Mrs David Curtis lecturer Harold Curtis steward Keith Wade assistant steward Mrs Edna Norton chaplain and D P Trisket treasurer. Also listed were Mrs Arthur Hill secretary Howard Miller gatekeeper Mrs Paull Suchar Sr Ceres Mrs Philip Wade Pomona Mys Ronald Carter Flora Miss Bailly Miller lady assistant Stevanel and David Curtis executive committee member. Auditing committee chosen Keith Wade David Curtis Lawrence Miller. Church of Warren to confer first and second degrees on a group at the first meeting in November. Mrs Paul Suchar Sr appointed Mrs Jot Willands and Mrs David Curtis as retrost merit committee for next session October 6.
President Kennedy names John McCone former Atomic Energy Commission head to replace Allen Dulles as CIA director. McCone, 39, West Coast industrialist and ex-undersecretary of the Air Force, is a Republican. The move comes as Kennedy also picks William C Foster to head a new Arms Control and Disarmament Agency.
A nine year old girl was abducted by a man posing as a police officer near her home. She was taken to a cemetery and then released within two hours, with the suspect's identity withheld as detectives investigated.
Senator Barry Goldwater accuses Theodore Sorensen of conscientious objection and wartime deferment in a Congressional Record entry. The Chicago Tribune와 Walter Trohan note Sorensen’s initial 1941 classification as a conscientious objector and later 1950 Korea War deferment, with a 1951 board review maintaining status.
The piece discusses prospects for tax reform in the 1963- keynote scene, noting hopes for a limited first step bill sought by President Kennedy and led by House Ways and Means Committee chair Wilbur Mills. It highlights long odds to change tax rates before 1963 and details debates over withholding, expense allowances, and tax incentives amid a cautious congressional mood.
Business leaders weigh chances for enactment of WMET and potential tax cuts in the upcoming session. Outcomes hinge on committee work finishing the inertia bill and on House and Senate support, as incumbents face election pressures next year.
Henry the pony of Kart Aeury lies in state at Bracken Funeral Home with visiting times Tuesday 7 to 9 pm and Wednesday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 pm last rites Thursday at 2 pm Burial in Pine Grove Cemetery. Mrs Georgia Brown and H Richard Hays Funeral Home in Spartansburg open visitation 7 to 10 pm Wednesday with funeral service there at 2:90 pm Thursday, burial in Rose Mill Cemetery Spartansburg.
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