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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1933
Page
6
Corry residents saw a divorce filing in county court as Aseneth King sues James King alleging desertion. The dispute references a June 13 1926 marriage and a March 21 1931 separation. The case marks another local family matter amid a string of community notices.
The Niagara Frontier Bridge Commission won a $2,800,000 loan from the Reconstruction Finance Corporation for two Grand Island bridges. The project, linking Tonawanda to Niagara Falls, entails North and South Grand Island bridges with 24 foot roadways, three foot sidewalks, and extensive concrete and steel works. Estimated total cost is $4,000,000 and about 2,000 workers will be employed for eighteen months on a sixty hour week.
The Venango County Taxpayers League urged drastic expense cuts in Oil City and Venango County. Proposals include 15 percent salary cuts for police, 16 percent fireman pay cuts, 25 percent cut in city engineer personnel, and reductions in health, clerk, water, and street departments, potentially saving about $105,000 yearly.
Fire destroyed part of a Walliams dry cleaning shop on Erle avenue around 11 pm, causing 47,000 dollars in damage before control was reported about 2 am. Firemen returned at 3:30 am when embers rekindled, keeping crews on site for about 30 minutes after alarms. A separate note reports a rare owl captured by Anthony Duda in Mount Angel, describing its wings and feather color.
April 30 to September 30 marks the new daylight saving schedule. The Terie Chamber of Commerce seeks formal approval from directors next Monday with broad support from merchants bankers athletes and doctors. Farmers oddIy request the change again as debates about timing continue among organizations and individuals. In Cambridge Massachusetts Antonio Persafara 45 received a three year jail term after a 74th court appearance.
A wartime style ad promotes GOLDEN-LAX TABLETS and SANCURA OINTMENT to treat piles instantly. It claims relief from itching, soreness, and raw membranes, promising safe usage and rapid results. The copy urges readers to visit stores for purchase.
Erle dispatches report Brig formally rejected four new rate proposals from the Pennsylvania Gas Co. City Solicitor Murphy will inform the Public Service Commission. Corry and Warren councils expected to follow Monday evening. Small consumers would see little or no saving while some bills could rise.
Jamiel R. Bell, 9, president of the Archment National Bank & Trust Co, died by his own action in the bank basement early today. Police found a .3h calibre pistol wound after a mysterious call to a closed bank. Bell resided in Albee Court apartment adjacent to the bank. With his wife and son away, police said he may have spent the night alone in the bank retora faking his life.
George J. Swindells 21 of Cheswick Pa was held for grand jury action today in connection with a March 8 hit run that killed two Acmetonia women Emma Reider and Catherine Fisher who were walking along the highway Swindells surrendered to police later that day in Pittsburgh
Harrisburg April 1 The State Highway Patrol launches a three months enforcement period under the compulsory motor vehicle inspection law. Only 168,240 vehicles had passed inspection. about 80 percent remain. Operators convicted face a $10 fine and costs, and up to five days imprisonment if unpaid. Police in Pittsburgh Erie Wilkes Barre Scranton Reading Harrisburg Lancaster and Altoona will aid the patrol in locating uninspected cars.
The Amici Class of United Brethren in Christ Church Sunday School hosted a reception for 110 new members last evening in the church parlors. Orval St. Pieris led the event featuring a tureen dinner and a varied program with hymns, solos, talks, and banjo and violin numbers.
A Pittsburgh dispatch reports Lucille Atkins, 21, Jamestown General Hospital graduate nurse, received a $12,500 settlement in a federal case arising from an auto crash near the state line. Her attorney William W. Rug prepared to proceed when Holland Furia Co. agreed to settle. The crash involved a Holland truck and a Jamestown nurse who suffered multiple jaw fractures, the loss of teeth, and facial lacerations.
Wattsburg Fair Association awards Otis Hufling of Corry the contract to supply grand stand attractions for the 1988 Wattsburg fair to be held in late August. Hufling, with years in show business, plans a top entertainment lineup, as the board promises no expense spared for a banner season.
Derrymen of Corry and nearby areas follow New York milk turmoil as Rochester milk producers strike for higher prices. Senate passage of the Pitcher bill creates a one year milk control board in Albany to license dealers, curb price fixing, and ensure benefits reach producers amid regional disruption.
In Fall River Massachusetts cobblers are making way for new trades as shoe repairers organize the Fall River Shoe Builders Protective Association to improve trade conditions and advance their craft in the local shoe industry.
In Searsmont Maine Mrs. Mary A. Birgess marked her 100th birthday with the aid of two childhood friends aged 9 and 93 who helped celebrate the milestone.
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