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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1961
Page
3
Carlton Smith city treasurer urged taxpayers to settle Eve County real estate and occupation taxes at face value before Saturday with a five percent penalty after the deadline. The note arrives amid varied local reports from Waterford to Erie on crime, weather, and public services.
The Corry Salvation Army hosts its annual harvest festival at the Army Citadel on East Washington Street tonight from 7 p.m. Fruit and produce will be sold and the Ladies' Home League will run a bake sale. Capt. Richard Bush says auctioneer Donald Engle of Columbus will lead the sale. Public invited. Warren County planners begin an eight week basic planning course tomorrow in collaboration with the state department of public instruction. In Crawford County court two Union City men were fined for drunken driving and assault and battery. Joe Burek, R D 2, sentenced to six months to one year in jail plus costs. two-year probation on drunken driving. Gerald Van Tassel, R D 3, fined plus costs and 30 days in jail for assault and battery.
Fidel Castro declared Cuba’s defense force evolved into three main corps and praised a reinforced revolutionary army at a Matanzas militia graduation. He accused the United States of planning another invasion and vowed a defeat surpassing the Bay of Pigs, as military officers watched the televised address.
Corry Area High School FFA members won several prizes at the Northwestern Pennsylvania Livestock Association show held at Crawford County Fairgrounds. Barney Calhoun topped lightweight class with a 870 pound steer earning a purple ribbon. Carl Adams and Hirwon, Richard Lindstrom, George Sekerak, Allen Adis, and Roger Chelton also earned blue or red ribbons in various weight divisions. Douglas McS ullough owned the grand champion steer sold to Howard Johnson Restaurant of Erie for 69 cents per pound. Stockton Wholesale Meats bought all nine Corry steers. Kiwanis Club sponsored some buyers, with financing by local banks initiated by C. Conrad Monroe of Citizens National Bank.
In Shenandoah Pennsylvania Mrs Stephen Litwak died on her 48th birthday after a car accident. Police say brake failure caused one car to strike another and push it into her combined home and beauty salon. She died six hours later at a hospital.
The article reviews President Kennedy’s achievements in a complex session, noting congressional approval of major New Frontier measures while rejecting several requests. It highlights a $3.9 billion public works bill, a proposed tax shift for individuals, and possible benefits for General Motors stockholders. Economic and defense provisions, wage increases, and social funding are discussed amid partisan reflections on the session’s record and future prospects.
Fragmentary OCR mentions medical professional in Evanston and a university and subjects like gearay and beant. Unable to confirm events, dates, or clear entities.
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