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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1936
Page
8
A local board of education special meeting in the school offices is reported along with multiple notices and local items. Highlights include cherry blossoms in the nation’s capital, stock offerings and conversions, Legion activities, Chautauqua Lake levels, CCC movements, and railroad incidents in the region.
Edinboro State Teachers College faces a full trustee overhaul with possible removal of Dr. Cannon Ross as president. Governor Earle is expected to act within 44 hours as eight new members may join the board and F. A. Loveland could stay on. The move follows resignation of Commissioner Helen Sehlcraft and rising pressure from Edinboro residents.
James Sellen 29 of Hanborovests faces possible murder charges over a fatal skull fracture suffered by James Welch 66 of Erie after a car collision on Station road six miles east of Wesleyville. Welch died at Hamet hospital after an altercation during WPA work. Sellen remains jailed in Erie County awaiting funeral and further action.
Corry Garden Club members are invited to attend two lectures by Pap Huttenlocher, a Better Homes and Gardena harne eConomic expert, to be held at the Trask Prescott and Richardson Co. store in Erie on Thursday and Friday. Mrs. James Daring of the local club arranged the invitation. Huttenlocher will speak on Flowers for Table Settings and will offer personal consultations during the two days.
Funeral services for Frederick Yates of Spring Creek R D were held Tuesday at 2 PM at the late home led by Rev W H Garnett. Interment followed in Spring Creek cemetery with bearers Albert Sandburg Theodore Vanderhot Glenn Donaldson Roy Defean Maud Griswald Perry Mead. Attending from away were Mr and Mrs Wm Gates Mrs Clira Brown Mr and Mrs Leonard Brown Leonard Tompkins of New York City Mrs Roscoe Hull Mrs Mr White and Edward White Rue P Conarro of Warren My anid Mo P M Mead of Columbus and several from Corry.
Residents of the yiilase express outrage as Dr. Ross plans to house students in the school dormitory rather than with local families, fueling tensions in Edinboro.
Willows are promoted as natural protection against shore erosion. Deep roots up to 100 feet below the surface bind soil and drain water from roads aid tree development, according to the Department of Forests and Waters.
The Lillian Guild of Remagyot Episcopal church held a supper and meeting at Maple Avenue Town Hall. Officers named include President Mrs Harold Gilbert First Vice President Mrs Wallace M Young Second Vice President Mrs W F Redmony Treasurer Miss Georgia Myers and Secretary Mrs Harriet Clough. They planned a bazaar foot sale April 15 16 and a rummage sale May 1 2 with the location to be announced. Visiting and closing cards completed the session.
About 700 men will maneuver at Bethany Beach Delaware from August 15 to 29. The 28th Division aviation section heads from Philadelphia. Tentative training dates exist for other units at Indiantown Gap. Seventy five men join the U S Marine Reserve School from May 1 to 29. The first regular army medical regiment at Carlisle includes 46 officers and 450 enlisted, May 18 to 29, and 75 U S Marine Corps reserves from June 1 to 28.
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