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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1954
Page
2
A collage of notices from Corry and surrounding towns covers a motorcycle crash suit, charity dinners, dance nights, car and real estate ads, school subscriptions, and local civic updates. Names like Sam Gerardi, Marty Licklider, and Arthur Shadley appear alongside venues, towns, and dates shaping a mid century community page.
John Sonney, 83, Wilcox, died yesterday at Kane Community Hospital. Body taken to Amend Funeral Home. Mary McLaughlin Barton, BI, died at St Vincent's Hospital after a lengthy illness. John Smith, 52, electrician at Louis Marx Co, died at St Vincent's Hospital after eight weeks illness. The Corry Bakery will be open all day Wednesday. New supply of signs for sale at The Journal. The Journal's telephone number is 2-8291.
Henry Vega, former Barretstown police chief, was reinstated by three Washington County judges after being dismissed February 18. The borough must retroactively pay Vega's salary from April 15 and cover court costs.
Kane, president of the Elk Lick Council of Boy Scouts, was surprised with the Silver Beaver award for outstanding volunteer work at the council’s annual meeting held Saturday evening at Memorial Scout. Emile Stenger of Kane presented the honor. Also noted were local ads for zipper repairs and clothing at low prices.
A 22 foot pine planted last month to honor President Eisenhower at Gettysburg National Military Park was chopped by an axe or hatchet. Superintendent J Walter Coleman said the act is one of several vandalism incidents in the area during the week. The tree was dedicated by World War I and II veterans to the President who commanded Camp Colt in 1917 1918.
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